Author: Milton Milton
Moviegoers were greeted by a huge reception for the upcoming movie when they arrived to see it on opening day. It was directed by SS Rajamouli who also did Baahubali, and features well known actors such as Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn. There has been intense hype surrounding this new release due to expectations that it will be just like Baahubali but bigger in size and budget – some even say its scale is even greater than that of the original Baahubali franchise! And indeed, with many promotion campaigns going on before its release featuring the…
After earning a worldwide revenue of over $223 million on its first day, Rajamouli’s (R) much-anticipated historical film ‘RRR’ has continued to dominate the box office. Our calculations show that ‘RRR’ earned $133 million yesterday – taking it to a two-day total of over $353 million. These numbers are overwhelming; we’ve never seen anything like this before. This weekend also provides RRR with the opportunity to reach $500 million at the global box office, which is unbelievable for something without a release in China. Yesterday, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together made up $40 million dollars; whilst Hindi took home about…
Prashanth Neel’s directorial for KGF 2 shattered several box office records when it was released. Despite the release of other big Bollywood films, the Yash starrer is dominating ticket sales and pulling in audiences all over India. This film which was universally loved by audiences around the country had theatre goers celebrating during its theatrical run. Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma voiced his opinion after the film’s debut, exclaiming that KGF had already taken over several other films. KGF2 is like a quick-sand just swallowing up all old-fashioned big movies, he tweeted. Continuing on Twitter, Mr.Varma responded to one user’s question…
The Yash starrer KGF – Chapter 2 was released four weeks ago, and since then there has been no stopping the film at the box office. With its opening weekend earning Rs. 100 crores; the ensuing week earnings were enough to break through the Rs. 200 crore barrier; climbing all the way up to finish off with a whopping Rs. 400 crore-breaking record – which made it one of India’s most successful films ever! This Box Office Report discusses the collection of KGF – Chapter 2 after four weeks, in comparison to other popular films released recently. After earning Rs.…
The Ajay Devgn-starring ‘Drishyam’ opened to cinemas in China 29 days ago. Although it started off without a bang, the film was met with lackluster success and did not see much of an increase after its opening weekend. Unlike other Indian films screened in the country – which have seen great reception from audiences – ‘Drishyam’ has been battling for survival at cinemas across the country. Now on day 29 Drishyam has managed to draw in a further $80,000 [Rs. 61890 K] more taking its total collections at the China box office to $4.34 million [Rs. 335960 K]. Unlike previous…
The Mahesh Babu starrer Sarkaru Vaari Paata released today in both the domestic and overseas markets. However, before the movie is even released at theaters there are promotional screenings taking place. So far due to these preview showings and premieres it has started out positively at the Box Office. As per reports, Sarkaru Vaari Paata has managed to draw in Rs. 7 crores (USD 916k) from premier showings alone in the US markets. If that weren’t enough, the business of the film is expected to see more growth in collections over its opening weekend. With little to no competition from…
The sequel to the blockbuster hit, KGF – Chapter 2 was released last month and received praise from audiences across all of India. Running on over 10,000 screens worldwide, it’s business increased exponentially each day. However, weeks after its release, people are still going out to watch this movie in theaters because it has been so well-received. The overseas market for U.A.E has seen KGF Chapter 2 as its latest blockbuster hit. With a solid opening, the movie’s collections only continue to grow and match some of the country’s other blockbuster hits. In fact, at USD 32,21,057 [Rs. 25 crore],…
The Ajay Devgn starred film, Drishyam was released 28 days ago in China. In spite of having a less than stellar opening week, the film has seen little improvement over time. It is unlike other Indian films which have done well at the Chinese Box Office previously; but it seems as though Drishyam does not have what it takes to do well in this market. Now on day 28, Drishyam has collected an additional USD 80,000 [Rs. 61.89 lakhs], bringing its total income from the Chinese market to $4.25 million [Rs. 32.84 cr.] – so far unharmed by the Covid-19…
Just yesterday, the makers of the Ranveer Singh starrer Cirkus released the first look of the film along with an announcement of its upcoming release date. The Rohit Shetty production is set to debut on December 23rd- just in time for the holidays! Though it was only announced that this would be a Christmas movie, our team at Bollywood Hungama realizes there will also be two other different blockbusters competing for viewership this holiday season; Ganapath – Part 1 and Merry Christmas. A well-placed industry source told us, The release of the film Cirkus on December 23rd means that there…
Four and a half months after the release of 83, Ranveer Singh will be arriving with Jayeshbhai Jordaar this Friday. The film has been ready for a while now and could well have been released last year itself; however, due to the pandemic situation at hand, it was postponed until now. YRF had the option to take OTT route or go traditional cinemas – but they decided that theatrical releases were best. From that perspective, what they did is truly commendable. Though the film’s promo has generated about an average response, one would expect more when seeing it for themselves.…