Author: Milton Milton
After opening with a phenomenal Rs. 27.50 crores on Friday, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had a successful Saturday as well. Rs. 26 crores* more were added to this day which is very promising for such an event film- normally they make around Rs. 40 crores* on the first day via advance bookings and it settles down from there onwards.* What really brought this situation into clear relief was the fact that opening day collections for RRR in Hindi were Rs. 20.07 crores, and yet Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness managed to make more than that…
The Drishyam starring Ajay Devgn was released 24 days ago in China. The release had a slow start at the box-office and due to lack of interest it started losing its grip on people who came to watch it during this time period. With movies from other Bollywood stars like Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan having been shown here before – what sets out story apart? Now on Day 24, Drishyam has drawn in an additional $140,000 more than its previous gross revenue. With a total of $3.84 million [Rs. 29.55 crore], it is now the…
The latest film from the KGF franchise, which was released yesterday all around the world, lived up to its hype. Released in over 10,000 theaters, the eagerly anticipated movie smashed records after collecting an estimated Rs. 400 crore on its opening day alone! By the end of Day 2 – just 24 hours after it had been out – it had managed to surpass 100 crores in revenue! Collecting an astounding Rs. 53.95 crores on Day 1, with an additional Rs. 46.79 crores, KGF 2 has now become the first movie to break the Rs. 100 crore mark in just…
Yet another success in theatre this time around – the Hindi version of KGF: Chapter 2 has grossed an impressive Rs. 46.79 crores so far at the box office! It doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon either, considering that it was only released two days ago (on Good Friday) and there are no public holidays this weekend. This means that come Monday, we’ll see a significant jump in numbers as well before its release in Telugu on Wednesday of next week! So far, the movie has collected a whopping Rs. 100.74 crore and is well on its way…
Over the course of these last two years, with theaters usually being abandoned due to outbreaks of Covid, or opting for On Demand (OTT) Streaming Services, things have seemed less than rosy. With threats of Covid dissipating and theaters reopening, a surprising amount of movies are going back out onto the big screen again. This ranges from Sooryvanshi – which was released over six months ago- all the way through to Gangubai Kathiawadi – which is still playing in theatres right now! Also seeing success among audiences recently are Regional Films such as Pushpa – The Rise. And it’s not…
The SS Rajamouli directed RRR, which stars Ram Charan, Jr. NTR, Alia Bhatt, and Ajay Devgn among others has been raking in the numbers at the box office. With an opening weekend whose returns amounted to Rs.75.57 crores- now on its fifth day, the film managed to cross Rs 100 crores- making it one of six films post pandemic to do so. When considering recent movies that have been released after the pandemic, RRR has managed to rake in over one hundred crore rupees – Rs. 107.59 cr in just five days – which makes it the fastest movie to…
Over the past couple of weeks, people who have seen my new movie The Kashmir Files are asking me how they can go see it. When I tell them that it has been released in less than 500 theaters nationwide, they’re disappointed because they want to go see it now! But if you’re patient, then you’ll be able to go see my film when this Friday rolls around and my team and I expand the release to 2200 screens nationwide. Now, after holding out for 19 days against fierce competition from other films such as Bachchan Pandey and Raees -…
he Anupam Kher film The Kashmir Files released three weeks ago has been holding strong at the box office despite new releases in the form of Bachchhan Paandey and RRR hitting screens. After raking in the money, the collection of this film-which crossed Rs 200 crores mark after just 13 days-continued to grow towards their Rs 250 crore target. In this box office report, we will compare the collections of The Kashmir Files from its third week to other films released in the wake of pandemic. After collecting Rs. 30.95 cr in 3 weeks’ time, it has been labeled as…
Yash starred in the movie KGF – Chapter 2, which earned rave reviews in both international and domestic markets. The premiere for this highly anticipated film started off strong by earning approximately $50 million dollars on it’s first day of release domestically, showing rapid improvement from it’s opening weekend. Not only did this action-packed thriller exceed $100 million dollars but also hit past $200 million after only two weekends out of theaters. What’s even crazier is that KGF -Chapter 2 has made around 40% of it’s projected revenue domestically within just 12 days! Earning another roughly 60$ million dollars so…
Ram Gopal Varma – or RGV for short – is an ostentatious filmmaker who seems to know his way around the industry. He recently made waves when he praised KGF: Chapter 2 and it’s director, Prashanth Neel, for displaying the true power of Kannada cinema. There can be no question that this second installment has done wonders for the morale of this wonderful cinema culture; however, it begs to ask how long will these effects last. In a series of tweets on Friday, the filmmaker took digs at Bollywood for not being able to produce box-office successes like Southern films.…