Author: Milton Milton
The Vijay Gupta-directed film ‘The Kashmir Files’, which just hit theaters two weeks ago, is still showing significant success. Though it had a successful opening weekend and first week, the business of the film saw an even larger spike in revenue on its second weekend. Following this, despite new films being released to screens last Friday – The Kashmir Files’ ticket sales remained steady throughout the rest of the week. In its third week now, it seems as though there may finally be some signs of slowing down for them; however at this point they are still performing remarkably well.…
This past Friday, the Ram Charan-Jr. NTR starrer RRR (Ra Ra Rajasekhar) hit screens nationwide with much anticipation from fans who couldn’t contain their excitement for this long awaited film. Within just five days of its initial release, it earned over 100 crores of revenue domestically and internationally without ever slowing down or showing signs of weakness. Furthermore, this success comes after months and months of promotion which made it all the more successful in people’s minds even before they saw it themselves despite being seemingly unsurpassable by Vikas Bahl’s Kaashmir Files starring veteran actor Anupam Kher. In fact, the…
Prashanth Neel-directed KGF – Chapter 2 starring Yash came out last week. Critics say it has been met with overwhelmingly positive reviews, while also managing to rake in a stunning Rs. 53.95 crores on its first day of release alone. Furthermore, it has seen continued success throughout its time at theaters – making an additional Rs. 46.79 crores over the course of only two days (excluding Sunday). Despite heavy competition from other films and little to no competing cinemas, KGF2 had continued to outpace expectations. In fact, the closer it gets to New Year’s Eve—and even after operating for three…
SS Rajamouli’s RRR continues to blaze its way through the box office after earning over Rs. 14.50 crore (about $200,000) on Tuesday alone. Now at an estimated cost of Rs. 105 crores ($16 million) in India’s Hindi belt, it has become 3rd consecutive film of his to earn over Rs 50 crores ($8 million). It is doing exceptionally well around the country – Gujarat, Mumbai and Bihar are some of the best performing regions for this movie. Interestingly enough Delhi isn’t one of those states who doesn’t typically embrace South-dubbed films – instead they’ve done very well there so far…
The Ram Charan-Junior NTR stars in the SS Rajamouli directed RRR, which also features Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn hit screens on Friday last week. Opening just after what was arguably the biggest event for Indian cinema this decade – Baahubali – many had high hopes for this new project from Rajamouli, but little did they know it would surpass all expectations! The film broke records with its opening numbers and living up to these expectations from fans around the world. In this recent film summary, we take a look at some major benchmarks that are set by releasing new…
The new SS Rajamouli directed film starring Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn entitled RRR was released last Friday. The movie which had 8000 screens in the Indian market opened strong. After an exceptional opening weekend where it brought in nearly USD$90 million (approximately Rs. 579 crores) the business of RRR has shown strong returns on its first Monday while grossing approximately USD$17 million (approximately Rs 83 crore). With this the total earnings for RRR are now totalling over USD$91 million (approximately Rs 580 crores). In this Box Office Report, we explore the opening week collections of…
A continuation of this past week’s trends, the newly released RRR directed by SS Rajamouli received an exceedingly good response and has gone up against some great films. Featuring many actors such as Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn – there are few who won’t want to see this blockbuster film when they can. With all the hype surrounding it – either due to reviews or word-of-mouth from others who’ve seen it – it wouldn’t be surprising if someone went without hearing a single thing about it until after release day – which seems highly unlikely given…
The eagerly awaited mega blockbuster movie RRR has finally hit theatres across the world. Co-directed by SS Rajamouli, who also stars in it alongside Ram Charan, Jr. NTR and Alia Bhatt, among others, it’s managed to generate one of the most anticipatory buzzes in recent history. With all that hype around the production, estimates suggest that it will make up for a hefty opening gross globally; with its international numbers already starting off on fire! In America—its first port of call—RRR started out with a massive bang, taking home $3.2 million (approx Rs24 crore) from paid preview screenings on just…
What a time it is for people to be going out and watching movies at theaters! Gangubai Kathiawadi has been released this week, The Kashmir Files has finally seen its end-of-the-week run come to an end – proving itself as popular – while RRR (Hindi) continues on as the newest hit around town. As pandemics loom upon us all and some temporarily disappear, there are one or two things certain: RRR (Hindi) won’t see the light of day until theatres do. It’s quite costly when you put so much money into a film; but audiences seem pleased with all the…
Though he was soon put out of the competition, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files secured a firm spot in cinema halls across India as it continues to sell tickets and drum up revenue. With enough content for two weeks worth, it will remain an attraction until March 17th. Though the title did face some stiff opposition from moviegoers who were more interested in supporting Akshay Kumar’s latest release – what many consider to be old Hollywood-style movies are popular among Indians everywhere. Already pared down to mere trickle earnings after just three weeks, there is hope that with sufficient promotion…