Author: Westra Westra
The Ayushmann Khurrana-fronted social dramedy, Doctor G has opened above expectations at the box office in India. According to early estimates, the movie has collected 3 crore rupees on its first day – an impressive figure considering industry analysts were expecting 2 crore rupees going into its release. The film was mostly successful due to Ayushmann’s past popularity amongst his fans and those who may have been looking forward to his comeback after hearing about him being named one of Bollywood’s most eligible bachelors last year. Comedy-driven movies starring actor Ayushmann Khurrana about socially relevant issues has been garnering quite…
Ponniyin Selvan had an impressive opening in southern markets and international cinemas alike. As of this week, Ponniyin Selvan became the highest grossing Tamil film domestically, with a revenue exceeding $3 million (USD). Last weekend, when it was released at theaters in North America -the world’s largest movie market- Ponniyin Selvan surpassed records set by Rajnikanth’s blockbuster Baasha to become the first ever Indian film to make it onto both the US Top 10 weekly list for domestic films and the North American top ten weekly chart for foreign releases. As per reports, Ponniyin Selvan has now crossed the Rs.…
Doctor G has opened at approximately Rs. 3.87 crores per theater across India. Because films such as Doctor G are targeted toward a smaller and more specific audience, they don’t tend to fare too well when it comes to earning money in comparison to movies with broader appeal (post pandemic). With Ayushmann Khurranna starring as the protagonist for Doctor G, we expected the film to open anywhere from Rs 8-10 cr but received only about Rs 5 crore which was shocking considering how generous moviegoers were last year – averaging out near Rs 4 cr per theater from what we…
Early estimates project that Vikram Vedha earned an approximate amount of Rs. 3.75 crores to 4.05 crores on Saturday, which means that the film had grossed around Rs. 65 crores so far- despite having been out for just eight days since its release date. Furthermore, according to some reports coming in from all over the country, people who watched the movie at theaters rated it quite high across different regions and demographics – despite being a low-budget indie film with only two well-known actors starring in it (Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan). There is one more opportunity for the…
Best known for creating cult films like Masoom and Mr. India, director Shekhar Kapur recently took to social media platform Twitter to talk about the box office collection of his latest film. Referring to how the film’s success is often classified by its entry into Rs. 100 crore or Rs. 200 crore club, he said, the filmmaker believes that in this race there is often no importance given to the film’s content. Having received a lot of support from movie buffs and fans alike who replied to his tweet, he added that in many ways it takes away from what…
Actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran was impressed after seeing the Rishab Shetty starrer Kantara which features him in the role of a Kambala athlete. Owing to its brilliant portrayal of character and plot line, this film has received plenty of appreciation from various corners. After being informed of such acclaim for his work on this stunning piece, he announced his decision to release it in Malayalam through social media. He appealed that no one would want to miss out on such an amazing film! Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran posted about Kantara on social media, writing in Malayalam: KANTAARA will be out soon! After…
Kantara is about to become a huge success in the box office, this time in Hindi as well. With the original Kannada version already being successful, Kantara’s English counterpart will soon catch up too. As proved on Friday night when Kantura made Rs. 2 crores – twice what it did last week – all over India! At this rate and pace of success, Kantura may go down as one of the most successful films ever! The movie made Rs. 1.27 crores within its first day and with 2.05 crores by the eighth, it is clear that word of mouth will…
Yesterday, Prince- the romantic comedy film written and directed by Anudeep KV starring Sivakarthikeyan, Maria Ryaboshapka and Sathyaraj- opened up in theaters nationwide. With stiff competition from the Karthi starrer Sardar- it maintained its current level of success with a first day gross of Rs. 7.03 crores at the Tamil Nadu box office alone; this is only one indication that it had started out strong. Surprisingly, the Sivakarthikeyan starrer Prince has managed to entice the audience despite its competition in this market in the form of Sardar garnering positive reviews. In fact, looking at the current trend within this market,…
The Karthi-starring film Sardar released yesterday. It also stars Rajisha Vijayan and Rashi Khanna, who are playing important parts in this spy action thriller. Director Mithran has made a good movie which has been appreciated by the viewers so far. Positive reviews and word of mouth seem to be helping the movie at theatres right now, as it builds up its footfalls steadily with each show it does. As reported, Sardar earned a staggering Rs. 6.91 crore rupees on the first day at the Tamil Nadu box office only. Evening and night shows of the film were sold out in…
Today, the makers of Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer NBK107 announced the title of the film. The Shruti Haasan starrer has been titled Veer Simha Reddy and it will hit the big screens in Sankranti 2023. Interestingly, three other major releases have been scheduled for the same date which includes Mega 154 starring Chiranjeevi, Ravi Teja, Prabhas starrer Adipurush, and Thalapathy Vijay starrer Varisu. While these films would want to cash in on this holiday season – Southern cinema is about to witness one of its largest clashes with four superstars releasing simultaneously during Eid al-Adha next year – let’s wait and…