Author: Milton Milton
Roughly ten days ago, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt had its release. This was a welcome change from what we were used to during this pandemic when many businesses and theatres closed down due to extreme chaos. With a sense of normality finally returning, plus theatre releases gradually increasing, business has been seeing an upward trend in these last couple weeks. Now thanks to the success it has seen at the box office- Rs. 102.60 cr in only thirteen days – Gangubai Kathiawadi is expected to surpass its budget limits by triple digits so far…
Let’s take a look at how positive the trend has been for exhibitors this past week. After some trouble and high doubts if audiences would show up to see these films in theaters, everything seems to be going smoothly now! Over the course of two weeks, there has been an increase in occupancy by leaps and bounds with many locations having houses full signs displayed again. Gubbi Kathaavadii led the way over the past few weeks, but it looks like The Kashmir Files took charge this weekend. Since Friday was such a big success, Thursday saw even higher numbers and…
The awaited movie that many anxiously speculated over finally came out on April 26th, the morning being spent trying to collect tickets for the afternoon show. Audiences seemed pleasantly surprised at The Kashmir Files! Albeit getting reviews a day early and getting some good attention before its release time, this movie surpassed all expectations with revenue of . (pounds). (Cents) in just one single day without even considering any other factors. And then because everyone was so invested in such an excellent first-day turnout, people kept showing up for more screenings making all estimates way off kilter! From earning money,…
New life and rebirth have taken a hold in my community after the uplifting ban that was put into effect prohibiting people from attending movies. This week, I am so excited to share with you all of the huge success stories we’ve had such as Vivek Agnihotri’s newest release The Kashmir Files – already making waves for itself; overtaking the top three spots for the highest grossing movies for last quarter: Padmaavat (200 crore), Singham Returns (180 crore), and 3 Idiots ($35 million). Now let me tell you about how Alia Bhatt broke another record this week. Her new film…
Industry experts rejoiced when Gangubai Kathiawadi made waves in the Indian Box Office after 3 years, but it was The Kashmir Files that took their success to another level. On its first weekend, the film earned Rs. 15.10 crores on Sunday – which is more than most thought possible – and now has raked in Rs. 15.05 crores on Monday; something unprecedented by far! When many thought this would be the film’s final total earnings, they were wrong: it seems to grow stronger each day while breaking records left and right! Industry insiders didn’t predict such astronomical figures from a…
It is looking like a return to the good times for Bollywood with two major successes. After Gangubai Kathiawadi became an unstoppable force after it went past Rs. 100 Crores, The Kashmir Files has joined its ranks in terms of pure ROI ratio – which is impressive given that the Vivek Agnihotri directed film was made on a low budget with little marketing and promotion. With revenue steadily increasing across Saturday (from Friday collections up to Rs. 8.5 crores), the film seems destined to do well through the weekend- even when considering that it’s playing at only around 700 screens…
After being unable to attract an audience even on the second day of screening, it is now confirmed that Kangana Ranaut’s Dhaakad is performing much below expectations. With each hour which passes only gets worse for the movie. While Friday saw about 50 people purchase tickets in Delhi alone, Saturday reports showed a turnout of barely 30 people in UP – leading theatre owners to cancel some screenings during those timings due to lack of interest. And while early predictions thought otherwise – if they had just gone according to what was seen over just one single day; then despite…
The 28th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness released a couple of weeks ago. Promoted heavily and publicized far and wide, this release did start out strong for its first few days. But then it slowed down as predicted – which shouldn’t surprise anyone who knows what kind of long haul it takes to make these types of films successful. But still considered one of the most anticipated movies lately, it managed to break some records when it comes to box office sales numbers. In fact, at the worldwide box office, Doctor Strange…
BHOOL BHULAIYAA 2 has so far collected around Rs. 15.5 crores (approx $2 million) during its opening weekend in overseas; making it Kartik Aaryan’s highest opening weekend grosser as well as the second-highest earning film of all time during this period, globally. List of Kartik Aaryan’s Top 5 overseas opening weekend grossersBHOOL BHULAIYAA 2 – 2 mil. USDLUKA CHUPPI – 1.13 mil. USDLOVE AAJ KAL – 1.1 mil. USDPATI PATNI AUR WOH – 0.967 mil. USDSONU KE TITU KI SWEETY – 0.73 mil. USD List of Top 5 overseas opening weekend grossers of 2022GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI – 2.75 mil. USDBHOOL BHULAIYAA…
A star-studded cast including Kangana Ranaut might have been the reason behind why much anticipation was built up around Dhakka – but its poor performance has led to it earning barely even Rs. 50 Lakhs on Day One of its release, with a subsequent count of Rs. 1.55 Cr over 3 days post release. It is pertinent to note here that despite good reviews by both audiences and critics alike, Dhakka appears to be struggling at the box office due to what seems like an inflexible approach towards content driven cinema- while movies such as Bijoy Nambiar’s Bool Bhulaiyaa 2…