Hate Story 2 First Monday Business

Hate Story 2 fell a little over 50% which is higher than the norm but still it has decent figures for the first four days. The daily four day business is as follows.

   Friday - 4,85,00,000
   Saturday 4,30,00,000
   Sunday 5,00,00,000
   Monday - 2,25,00,000  
   TOTAL 16,40,00,000  


The film will gross around 21.50 crore nett in its first week but with Kick releasing on Friday it will be lucky if it gets to 25 crore nett. Still the film will cover costs thanks to the good weekend.

In Theaters Fri, July 12

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Lootera First Day Business

Lootera had below the mark collections with first day likely to come out in the 4.25-4.50 crore nett region. the film fared better in the metros with mass belts having very low collections.

The collections are similar to Ranveer Singh's last film Ladies vs Ricky Bahl which was released 18 months back but Lootera is a much bigger film than that film.

The best collections have come in West Bengal as the film is set there but the Central belt has low collections and North also has not collected outside the Delhi/NCR region. The film will have to show very strong growth to come out with even reasonable weekend figures.

Policegiri First Day Business

Policegiri fared poorly on its first day with collections around the 2.50 crore nett mark. The collections at multiplexes were very bad especially the metros, Dehi city had ridiculously low collections.

The film did fare better in places like UP, Bihar, CPCI and Rajasthan as these areas collected better than Lootera which was very low in these areas. But Policegiri had to put up excellent numbers in these mass belts to get even reasonable day one figures as urban centres so low.

Policegiri has had such a low start that its impossible for the film to score at the box office unless there is some sort of miracle 300% jump on Saturday.

Lootera And Policegiri Start Slowly

Lootera and Policegiri both started slowly at the box office with Lootera recording collections of 30-35% at metro multiplexes but lower elsewhere while Policegiri was awful at multiplexes on its limited release though single screens recorded better collections of around 30%.

A start like this for Policegiri means its an uphill struggle because when a film in the action genre does not open it is a lost cause most of the time.

Lootera was never expected to open and will depend on what sort of growth it shows over the weekend but like Raanjhanaa it will have a lot of work to do as the budget is on the higher side looking at the type of film it is and a male lead whose previous films have not done that well at the box office which makes an it even harder for the film as far as opening morning collections are concerned.

Indian Idol Junior: Sonakshi Sinha - Ranveer Singh

The Lootera duo surprised everyone by unleashing their hidden talents on sets of the singing reality show

Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh are on a roll to promote their latest flick Lootera. And after making their presence felt on various TV shows, the couple recently made an appearance on Indian Idol Junior. What’s more interesting than their presence was that both actors showcased their not-so-known sides on the show. First up was Ranveer, who wooed the audience and the contestants with his shayarana andaaz. After adhaansu performance by contestant Anmol, the actor in fabulously fun and poetic way said, “Anmol, Anmol, Anmol, jama diya tune rock n roll.” Yeah, so you may remember that RS is a good rapper, no?

On the other hand, Sona showed off her vocal skills by singing Tu ashiqui hain along with a contestant. And that’s not just it! She even grooved to the song Hawa hawai in great Sridevi ishtyle. Later, Ranveer also took to the stage and sang Humma humma with full vigour, leaving the audience asking for more.

Raanjhanaa Rock Steady In Week Two

Raanjhanaa was rock steady in week two collecting around 17 crore nett against the 35 crore nett approx in week one. The week on week drop is around 50%.

The film has now collected 52 crore nett in two weeks and should record good figures in week three despite competing with two new major releases. The film has done very good business all over expect East Punjab and West Bengal where collections are average.

Raanjhanaa has chances to do final business of around 65 crore nett and could even become the fourth highest grossing film of the year by beating the Special 26 total of 65 crore nett.

Ghanchakkar Has Low First Week

Ghanchakkar had low first week collections of around 28 crore nett. The collections came down rapidly over the weekdays. The second week has seen a huge reduction of shows and the film will not add much in week two.

The film put up low numbers in practically all the circuits with Mumbai grossing around 9.50 crore nett and Delhi/UP being 6.50 crore nett approx. Mysore which may have been expected to do better for this type of multiplex film also had disappointing figures of around 1.40 crore nett.

The single screen dominated areas had very low collections be it UP, CP Berar or Bihar.

Race 2 Grosses 66 Crore Nett In Week One

Race 2 grossed 66 crore nett in week one as collections fell from Monday on wards  The fall was bigger in the mass circuits as places like CPCI came down quite fast. The film held up a bit better in Delhi/UP and East Punjab.

The first week collections are the highest for a film featuring Saif Ali Khan or John Abraham and has already crossed the figures of Race (2008) but the film has not gone on from a good weekend. Race (2008) had grossed around 61 crore nett.

The second weekend is all important for the film and will tell where the film is going.

Table No.21 Has Low Opening Weekend

Table No.21 had a low opening weekend of around 5.50-5.75 crore nett. The film did not show the growth that suggests the film can work in the long run. There was improvement on Saturday but limited while Sunday was a bit better than Saturday.

Mumbai circuit saw the best business as it recorded around 2 crore nett business. The only plus for the film is that it collected much more than its competitor releases on Friday like Dekha Jo Pehli Baar, Dehradun Diary, Rajdhani Express and Meri Shadi Karo which all collected in lakhs.

The new year is off to a bad start with the first five releases of the year not making any impact at the box office.

Dabangg 2 Crushes All Records In Bihar

Dabangg 2 Crushes All Records In Bihar

Dabangg 2 has set new records in most circuitsbut in Bihar it has smashed records by a distance by collecting 1.70 crore nett approx in the first weekend. It has set a new high by beating the previous record by 30%. If the film holds in the circuit it is likely to set a new benchmark of a 4 crore distributor share which has never been done before. The top opening three day collections in Bihar are as follows.

1. Dabangg 2 - 1.70 crore approx

2. Bodyguard - 1.31 crore

3. Rowdy Rathore - 1.26 crore

4. Ek Tha Tiger - 1.12 crore

5. Dabangg - 1.10 crore

6. Ra.One - 1.06 crore

7. Agneepath - 1.05 crore

8. Don 2 - 1.01 crore

9. Raaz 3 - 96 lakhs

10. Son Of Sardaar - 93 lakhs

Dabangg 2 First Day Business

Dabangg 2 First Day Business

Dabangg 2 has collected 19.50 crore nett approx on day one as per early estimates. It is the highest non holiday opening day beating the 14.75 crore nett of Don 2 released in the same period last year but it has also released on 600-700 more screens than that film.

As has been seen in the last two years it is really tough to collect really big at multiplexes without a national holiday and the trend continued with Dabangg 2. There is just not enough of a multiplex audience on a working day to pack out 25 or 30 shows daily at a multiplex. Some shows go house full but odd timing shows have very low occupancies.

The first day is still fantastic and there should be growth on Saturday and Sunday as huge number of shows multiplexes give the film potential to get much higher collections as long as the public takes to it.

Talaash Is Excellent Overseas

Talaash Is Excellent Overseas

Talaash has done excellent business overseas. It is the biggest aamir Khan opener overseas beating the $4 Million of Idiots with business of $4.70 million. The overseas opening is amongst top of all time. The figures from major markets are as follows.

United Kingdom - £385,000

North America - $1,650,000

UAE - $1,250,000

Australia - $320,000

Jab Tak Hai Jaan has grossed $12.25 million till date and should finish with $12.75 million unless its released in other markets over time. BLOCKBUSTER

The approx 20 day figures from major markets are as follows.

United Kingdom - £1,490,000

North America - $3,275,000

UAE - $3,500,000

Australia - $690,000

Talaash Second Day Business

Talaash Second Day Business

Talaash had growth on day two as it collected around 14.50 crore nett adding to the 12.50 crore nett it collected on day one. The two day total is around 27 crore nett.

The film showed huge growth in the North as day one was not too strong. Both Delhi/UP and East Punjab showed 25% growth. Mysore was also fantastic.

The mass market held collections similar to the day before. If Sunday shows the same growth again the film will come out with a very good weekend.

Talaash First Day Business

Talaash First Day Business

Talaash grossed a good 12.25-12.50 crore nett approx on day one due to strong business at multiplexes. Basically most circuits had strong areas and weak areas be it big circuits or smaller circuits.

A Rajasthan was good in Jaipur and Kota but rest were average, Delhi/UP was strong in Delhi city, Noida and Lucknow but other cities were not as good. Similarly in Mumbai circuit, Mumbai city recorded good collections but in Gujarat only a few cities contributed well. The South Indian circuits of Mysore, Nizam and Tamil Nadu were all strong comparatively.

It's a good start for the film and now the key will be what sort of improvement can come on Saturday as a 12 crore first day on this release leaves room for plenty of growth on Saturday if the audience takes to the film.

Aamir Khan to direct children’s film again

After Taare Zameen Par, the perfectionist actor has found a suitable story for his next directorial venture

Little did Aamir Khan know that he would actually have to wait for five long years to direct his next afterTaare Zameen Par. The Talaash actor has always expressed his wish to direct a film after receiving an over-whelming response for TZP, but just that he wasn’t getting the right script to direct.

In one of his recent interviews, the box office king revealed that he’s keen to direct a film for kids again. Reportedly, his next directorial venture is about the relationship between a 14-year-old boy and his seven-year-old sister. “I’ve liked the subject a lot and hence decided to make a film on it. I’ve also bought the rights, but I’m not sure when will I start working on it considering I have Peekay, Dhoom:3 and Satyamev Jayate 2,” Aamir said.

We guess Aamir who became a proud father to Azad Rao Khan last year, has drawn some inspiration from real life to make a film for kids again.

First Day ALL TIME Gurgaon: Talaash Sixth

First Day ALL TIME Gurgaon: Talaash Sixth

Talaash recorded the sixth highest first day collection of all time in Gurgaon. The top ten all time first day collections in Gurgaon are as follows.

1. Ek Tha Tiger - 59,75,333

2. Agneepath - 40,19,815

3. Cocktail - 36,64,315

4. Bodyguard - 36,11,121

5. Don 2 - 32,33,062

6. Talaash - 29,91,658

6. Dabangg - 29,86,875

7. Housefull 2 - 29,17,877

8. Barfi! - 28,34,166

9. Three Idiots - 27,51,090

10. Rockstar - 26,24,789

Top Opening Days 2012: Talaash 6th

Top Opening Days 2012: Talaash 6^th

Talaash had the sixth biggest opening day of 2012. The top opening days of 2012 are as follows.

1. Ek Tha Tiger - 31 crore

2. Agneepath - 21.72 crore

3. Rowdy Rathore - 14.39 crore

4. Housefull 2 - 12.87 crore

5. Jab Tak Hai Jaan - 12.61 crore

6. Talaash 12.25-12.50 crore approx

                                          

7. Bol Bachchan - 11.25 crore

8. Coctail - 10.75 crore

9. Raaz 3 - 10.25 crore

  

10. Son Of Sardaar - 9.30 crore

Rajasthan Top Ten 2012: TALAASH 6th

Rajasthan Top Ten 2012: TALAASH 6^th

Talaash has taken the sixth biggest opening day of 2012 in Rajasthan. Overall its a fair opening in Rajasthan but Son Of Sardaar had a similar figure on Diwali Puja which has low occupancies for most the day and collections are not too far ahead of smaller films like Raaz 3 and Cocktail. The top ten first days in Rajasthan for 2012 are as follows.

1. Ek Tha Tiger - 1.76 crore

2. Agneepath - 1.20 crore

3. Rowdy Rathore - 1.00 crore

4. Bol Bachchan - 85 lakhs

5. Housefull 2 - 79 lakhs

6. Talaash - 66 lakhs

7. Son Of Sardaar - 64 lakhs

8. Raaz 3 - 61 lakhs

9. Cocktail - 58 lakhs

10. Jab Tak Hai Jaan - 56 lakhs 

Single Screens And Mass Belts Low For Talaash

Single Screens And Mass Belts Low For Talaash

Talaash could not open well at single screens and multiplexes in mass dominated circuits and there was not much improvement in the shows after. The multiplexes are in urban cities are good but eventually there is a limit to how far these cinema's can take a film. The single screen opening is around 40%.

The first day will come out with a decent total but not the sort of number expected from a wide release Aamir Khan film after three years. The average business in many circuits will tell on the first day business despite big contribution's by metro multiplexes.

The business in the big circuits (Mumbai and Delhi/UP) is not optimum as if Mumbai city has good numbers, Gujarat has low figures. If Delhi city is good, UP is recording low numbers.