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The Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1 has managed to make it through India’s Monsoon period and emerge as one of the top ten highest grossing films this year, despite other great Bollywood movies released around the same time. With approximately 22.5 crores made in opening weekend, this action drama movie is looking more promising than last year’s Baahubali movies for sure. Critics were quite surprised about how quickly this film became a blockbuster when many did not even know about it beforehand! As per Aamir Khan’s formula, To measure a film’s success, you need to see…
The ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor starrer Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui was released some time ago. More recently, it has been available on the OTT platforms which have received a positive response from the audience. However, because of the pandemic going on right now and movie makers choosing to push back their releases – this movie which was already made for theater release originally has gotten an extension for people to watch it there as well. Thanks to theatres continuing to screen the film Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui for another week, there was an additional Rs. 10 lakhs added to its box…
Pandemic, theaters have been shut down and original theatrical release – There are many challenges that Pushpa has faced concerning its initial screenings. Still, it has not given up easily and continues to fight against this troubling turn of events. Yes, ticket sales dropped dramatically on weekday mornings in the 4th week and if they hadn’t done so then they could’ve entered into the 100 Crore Club. Nevertheless, Pushpa hasn’t turned their back on hope just yet; evidenced through surprisingly good Friday gift collection figures. With a take of Rs. 66 crore, Allu Arjun’s latest release did really well at…
Film ’83’ collected Rs. 102 crores* at the box office and may end up bringing in a couple of crores more. Even though it was well put together, curiously, it didn’t receive much attention. When you’re unable to pinpoint what went wrong despite there being so many aspects involved in its production (including budget), all hope seems lost. What’s done is done, this is what has happened with ’83’. It was a passion project for all those who were closely affiliated with it; from actors to directors to producers – they all worked tirelessly on something special and mesmerizing. From…
This year’s comeback king was a fast-paced actioner starring Allu Arjun, which steadily gained an increasing number of viewers since its opening weekend. However, due to lack of new releases during Christmas and New Year celebrations, PUSHPPA: THE RISE – PART 1 underwent a steep drop in viewership this winter season’s box office race while still grossing over Rs 83 crore rupees. After gradually being beaten out by other movies from this month’s releases PUSHPPA: THE RISE – PART 1 is showing promising signs of improvement. While the film continues its battle for supremacy against upcoming Bollywood projects for next…
The Tom Holland starrer Spider-Man: No Way Home made waves in cinemas earlier this month. With rave reviews and countless inspiring conversations surrounding it, no one was disappointed by what was in store for them. In the first few days of being out on screens nationwide, things were looking bright for the project and fans knew it would be around for awhile yet. By Week 4 however, interest slowed down and things weren’t quite as hopeful as before. According to recent reports, Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home has been able to earn an additional Rs. 4.14 crore for a grand…
Ranveer Singh starrer 83 made its highly anticipated debut on December 24, 2021. Made without delay thanks to the pandemic in South Asia, this cinema showcased an uprise of enthralling 1980s memorabilia. Starring Ranveer Singh in his most controversial role yet as India’s top cricketer Kapil Dev, the director Kabir Khan pays homage to all those who risked their lives defending freedom while fighting out against prejudice and adversity during this pivotal period in history where nationalist sentiment was strongest-and Indians were finally able to fight back without fear or apology; highlighting how sports can empower individual transformation if approached…
This was a rather disappointing weekend for the most anticipated film of Kabir Khan, 83 with Ranveer Singh as its lead character. Despite the big national holiday of Christmas, wherein Bollywood films such as Tiger Zinda Hai and Dangal create All-time single day records in collections over their opening weekends, the figures for 83 are substantially lower. Out of the Rs. 46 crore made over its first three days at the box office – which includes around Rs. 28 crores coming from sales through just three major chain cinemas – only individual theatres and those outside India contributed any significant…
Spider-man: No Way Home’s release date was some time ago now, but it still dominates at theaters. At the Global Box Office, this film has made an impressive USD 1.05 billion [Rs. 7882.40 crores]. 62 regions around the world were able to see this movie in theaters. It saw a significant increase in profit during christmas eve and day due to increased ticket sales – totaling its final numbers at roughly $1.2 Billion! Surprisingly, Spider-Man: No Way Home which garnered USD 587 million [Rs. 4462 cr.] worldwide at the box office over its first three days continued to rake in…
Starring Ranveer Singh, 83 was released towards the end of last year on December 24th domestically in Indian theatres only. Internationally, however, the film opened three days earlier – on December 23rd – taking 1512 screens across 80 different countries worldwide, collecting $1.57 million USD [Rs. 11.8 crores] on its opening day (Day 1). This number surpassed expectations and was even able to collect more money than blockbuster Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi which had been released internationally two days earlier and yet had one less screen available for viewing because Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home also debuted this weekend with an…