Ready finally reaches 120 crore nett in 5th Week.

Ready finally reached 120 crore nett mark at the end of 5th Week. It collected around 1 crore nett in its 5th Week. Weekly breakup is below mentioned:

 

Total - 119.55 crore nett.

 

1st Week - 69.4 crore nett.

2nd Week - 31.9 crore nett.

3rd Week - 13.5 crore nett.

4th Week -  3.75 crore nett.

5th Week: 1 crore nett.

 

Verdict: Blockbuster

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Chillar Party picks up! 3.15 crore nett all India in opening weekend.

Chillar party has finally picked up. It has collected around 3.15 crore nett all India in its opening weekend. Break up As follows: Friday - 0.45 cr nett, Saturday - 1.1 cr nett and Sunday - 1.6 cr nett. Movie is well appreciated by all.

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Delhi Belly rock solid second weekend. Total Box Office collection - 52.25 crore nett all India

Delhi Belly had a rock solid second weekend of 10.5 crore nett all India. The ten day business of the film is around 52+ crore nett.

Total : 52.25 crore nett.

1st Week: 41.75 crore nett.

2nd Friday - 2.5 crore nett.

2nd Saturday - 3.75 crore nett.

2nd Sunday - 4.25 crore nett.

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Murder 2 has a huge opening weekend.

Murder 2 has a humungous opening weekend. Sunday had a huge jump from Friday and Saturday. Total screens are around 1000 but its more on single screen side. It has collected around 22+ crore nett all India, which is huge considering limted Multiplex release. Since, Murder 2 reports are hugely good, it might follow Ready and become 2nd blockbuster of the year. Film industry is now back with vengeance after the low 1st half of the year. Daily breakup as follows:

Total : 22.3 crore nett.

Friday - 7.1 crore nett.

Saturday - 6.6 crore nett.

Sunday - 8.6 crore nett.

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Bodyguard Promo to be launched with Singham - Official!

Bodyguard is scheduled for 31st August Release, but still no sign of promo. Is this the sign of confidence or film extended shooting or other stuff. Whatever is the reason still no one can deny the fact that Salman Khan and Eid is just invincible combination now. Remember 2009 Eid it was Wanted and 2010 it was Dabangg. So lets wait and see what's store for this August. Still there is some good news for Salman Fan's finally. Bodyguard promo will come with Singham and its official now. 

Also, Imran and Katrina starter Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and Shahrukh's Don 2 promo will come with Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

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Delhi Belly wave continues in 2nd week. Total stands at 48 crore nett all India.

Delhi Belly is rock steady in second Friday and Saturday also. Sunday is also showing good jump. It has till now collected 48 nett all India in 9 days total. Super Duper HIT.

Total : 48 crore nett.

1st Week: 41.75 crore nett.

2nd Friday - 2.5 crore nett.

2nd Saturday - 3.75 crore nett.

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Murder 2 collects 14 crore nett in 2 days.

Murder 2 surprised everybody on second day also. It had collected around 14 crore nett all India in 2 days. Breakup is as follows: 

Total : 13.6 crore nett.

Friday - 7.1 crore nett.

Saturday - 6.5 crore nett (Early Estimate).

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Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap Flop (Theatrical figure only).

Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap verdict is finally out. It collected around 11.3 crore nett all India for 1st week. It started poorly. Weekdays was steady, but it was on lower side. But, now after Delhi Belly wave and Murder 2 bumper opening, BHTB has collapsed badly. Nowadays film has to make good opening, since every week there is rush of new films and its very difficult to sustain from 2nd week. BHTB still will recover its cost and make slight profit from satellite rights, but overall from theatrical figure its a losing proposition all the way.

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Murder 2 takes bumper start. Second biggest opener of 2011.

First Delhi Belly broke last week the second biggest opening record of Double Dhamaal and now Murder 2 has surpassed Delhi Belly as per first day figure is concerned. Murder 2 has easily collected 7+ crore nett collection all India as per early estimate. Single screens are rocking all over India. Multiplexes are slightly on lower side. But after all permutations and combinations, its has to be said that Murder 2 has taken bumper opening and its a winner all the way.

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Murder2 opens big. Chillar Party strong word of mouth. Delhi Belly still strong on 2nd Friday. Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap sinks finally.

Murder 2 has taken a very good opening with collections on average 60-65% mark. In prime places like Delhi, Mumbai and south opening is little low because of Delhi Belly wave, but rest India its on par. Its look to be winner all the way for Bhatts again. Imran Hashmi is now more than a bankable star. Salute Murder brand. Awesome thriller. One of the best in recent times.

The other release of the week Chillar Party is a word of mouth film and had a low turnout till now as far as its opening shows were concerned. But, movies like this always picks late and will gain on Saturday and Sunday as Kids and family audience will turnout. Anyways, Chillar party is given Thumbs Up by crtics and Govt in many places made it Tax Free, which will benefit audiences as well as producers and financers. Must Watch.

Now lets come to main topic. Delhi Belly (DB) wave has started. A film generally lose its ground from 2nd week, since new films arrives by friday. But, in case of Delhi Belly its rock solid, many friday shows are still housefull, and hats off to Aamir Khan to create a new aura in Hindi film industry and for sure DB will be a trendsetter for most of upcoming movies in this era.

Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (BHTB) is set to lose big from now on. In such huge fight its difficult to survive if opening is very poor and its well said and done for BHTB.

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Delhi Belly had a fantastic opening week. 2nd biggest opening of the year.

Delhi Belly grossed fantastic 41.75 crore nett in its first week. It sustained on weekdays. It is a mega HIT now. It had the second biggest opening week of the year after Ready, simply outstanding. Now lets see how it fair next weekend and where it stands in HIT films list. The daily collections for the first week are as follows.

Total : 41.75 crore nett (Opening Week)

Friday - 7.15 crore nett.

Saturday - 8.25 crore nett.

Sunday - 10.5 crore nett.

Monday - 4.8 crore nett.

Tuesday - 4.2 crore nett.

Wednesday - 3.7 crore nett.

Thursday - 3.15 crore nett.

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Ready Box Office collection from India is 118+ crore nett at the end of 4th week.

Ready has till now collected around 118+ crore nett all India at the end of fourth week. Lifetime business will be around 120 crore nett. It is the biggest hit of the year by a far margin. Its Salman Khan second film after Dabangg that has grossed 100 crore nett all India.

 

Breakup:-

Total - 118.3 crore nett.

 

1st Week - 69.4 crore nett.

2nd Week - 31.9 crore nett.

3rd Week - 13.5 crore nett.

4th Week -  3.5 crore nett.

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Delhi Belly Second in Best Opening of the year 2011.

Delhi Belly took the second biggest opening weekend collection this year after Ready. The top openers are as follows. All figures nett.

 

1. Ready - 42.24 crore

2. Delhi Belly - 25.9 crore

 

3. Double Dhamaal - 25.45 crore

 

4. Yamla Pagla Deewana - 22.79 crore

 

5. Thank You - 17.47 crore

 

6. Patiala House - 15.88 crore

 

7. Dum Maaro Dum - 15.48 crore

 

8. Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji - 14.43 crore

 

9. No One Killed Jessica - 12.40 crore

 

10. Tanu Weds Manu - 11.25 crore

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Delhi Belly rock steady. Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap finally and slowly picks up, Baap has woken up!

Delhi Belly is set for a mega hit film of 2011.  The early estimate for Monday are suggesting that the day could come out to be around 5 crore nett. Total nett collections for 4 days now stand at 31 crore all India.

Total: 30.9 crore nett.

Friday - 7.15 crore nett.

Saturday - 8.25 crore nett.

Sunday - 10.5 crore nett.

Monday - 5 crore nett (Early estimate).

Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (BHTB) has finally shown the BAAP power. Film business is slowly picking up. Though its still on lower side, but its steady. It has collected around 9 crore nett all India in 4 days. Its a tribute to the Salim-Javed films like Deewar, Zanjeer, Don etc when only angry 'young' man Mr. Amitabh Bachchan ruled Box office. They don't make any such movies now. Film has picked up on Saturday and further picked up on Sunday. Monday there is no such big drop as per early information. In some circuits its giving neck to neck fight. 

Total: 8.52 crore nett.

Friday - 1.9 crore nett.

Saturday - 2.33 crore nett.

Sunday - 3.09 crore nett.

Monday - 1.2 crore nett (Early estimate).

Note: It is to be noted that after the initial hype and hoopla for Delhi Belly, few people are coming back to watch BHTB.

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Delhi Belly rocking first day business. Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap poor first day business.

Delhi Belly has taken bumper opening since its for niche audience. It had a very good first day business. It was fourth best opening of 2011 after Ready, Yamla Pagla Deewana and Double Dhamaal. The film grossed around 6.5-7 crore nett approx on its first day.

Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap was very bad on its first day and needs huge turnaround on Saturday and Sunday to have even a small chance of scoring at the box office. The film grossed around 1.6-1.7 crore nett approx on its first day.

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Salman Starrer 'Ek Tha Tiger' to be released on 1st July 2012.

Yash Raj Films romantic-thriller “EK THA TIGER” starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif goes on floor end July and is slated for a 1^st June 2012 release.

The film is directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra.

The film is based on a story by Aditya Chopra and the Screenplay & Dialogues have been written by Kabir Khan and Neelesh Misra. 

The music will be scored by Pritam. 

The film has generated tremendous anticipation since its announcement.

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Delhi Belly starts with bang. Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap opens poor.

So, finally the junta janardan verdict is out for the opening atleast. Delhi Belly has opened very well this morning with collections on average around 70% at multiplexes and 50-60% at single screens. It is very good opening as the movie is urban centric. First day collection all India will be huge and even mumbai circuits will be bumper. Producer, financer and distributer will laugh way to the bank. Sure shot success as per the start.

Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap had a poor opening at multiplexes of around 10-15%, the single screens were a bit better at around 20-25%. The film will have to have a big turnaround to score at the box office but early reports are not encouraging. The film has better chances at small centres but even here opening is too low and big jump is needed. The film has low costs so should cover costs through non theatrical rights like Satellite and Home Video but will find it very tough to score theatrically at the box office.

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Aamir khan to write script for his next film! Kiran Rao will direct!

Not only has he been a prolific actor and filmmaker, Aamir Khan has even penned the story for one of his early films - 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' and wrote the screenplay for 'Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke'.

Now, he is all set to wield the magic of the pen with a new script that he is co-writing with wife Kiran, cousins Mansoor and Nuzhat Khan.

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Delhi belly is shocking, bold and naughty! Its going to open huge!

Delhi Belly looks set to post big numbers this week and beat the competition of Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap and Transformers 3 as far as the opening numbers are concerned..

Delhi Belly has super hit music and the youth is waiting for the film to hit the theatres. There is no doubt that Friday will be huge, possibly even the second biggest of 2011. After that it will depend on content. The advance is strong where ever it has started.

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Sanjay Dutt look from Agneepath :First Look

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Ready collected 2 crore nett in 4th Weekend. Rock steady!

Ready was always going to have a fall this week as Double Dhamaal released but it still managed to collect around 2 crore nett in its fourth weekend.

It is its first major week to week drop since release but it was expected as it was first time it had a major release for competition.

The film has now grossed around 117 crore nett till the end of its fourth weekend. Lifetime business will be around 120 crore nett.

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Double Dhamaal had rocking first day business. Ready crosses Ghajini all India lifetime business

Double Dhamaal  had a strong first day of around 6.75-7 crore nett as per early estimate. It is the third biggest opening day of the year after Ready and Yamla Pagla Deewana.  The weekend should come out in the 22-24 crore nett range depending on what happens on Saturday and Sunday. A 22-24 crore nett weekend total would be a great result for Double Dhamaal.

Ready in its third week collected 12.5 crore nett. Ready total now reads at 114.6 crore nett. Its set to settle at third position all India lifetime business after 3 Idiots and Dabangg and above Golmaal3 and Ghajini.

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Most awaited movie of the Year (Part 3) - Aamir Khan next suspense thriller with Reema Kagti!

He is known as the perfectionist in Bollywood and for good reason. When Aamir Khan decides on making a film or for that matter starring in one, the audiences can be rest assured that the film will not just be an entertainer but will be one of the best when it releases. Post Ghajini and 3 Idiots just imagine the market value of this Khan.

Aamir Khan will take on the bad guys as a Crime Branch officer in Reema Kagti’s film. The film is tentatively titled ' Zakhmi'. Aamir himself confirmed that he found the script, written by Reema and Zoya, really exciting and he is looking forward to working with Ritesh and Farhan once again. 

 

Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor are starring opposite Aamir. Since 3 Idiots has grossed Rs 200 crore nett all India, it remains to be seen how much impact Aamir next suspense thriller makes. Anyways till then Aamir 3 Idiots still is the biggest grosser till date. Other have to do the catching, he just have to maintain it. In today's date brand Aamir Khan is the biggest Indian brand in Indian Box Office and there is no question regarding that.

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Double Dhamaal Movie Review - Double Masti, Double Mazaa!

Yet another sequel of a well-liked franchise makes it to cineplexes; this one's helmed by Indra Kumar, the King of Melodrama. The challenge evidently lies in making DOUBLE DHAMAAL far more engaging, compelling and amusing than the first in this series. Right from DIL, his directorial debut, to DHAMAAL, his last outing, Indra Kumar has integrated a generous dose of light moments in all his films, irrespective of the genre. And he's got it right most of the times!

The four jokers [Arshad, Riteish, Javed, Aashish] reunite to cause a comic riot in the much-anticipated follow-up DOUBLE DHAMAAL. DHAMAAL was a laugh-riot and was, in fact, one of the earlier films that gave an impetus to the trend of attempting madcap entertainers.

A word of caution, though. It's outrageous and ridiculous... yet extremely funny and hugely entertaining. As we are well aware, the sole motive of a motion picture of the DOUBLE DHAMAAL variety is to entertain the viewer. Such nutty escapades are not fashioned to appease or mollify a miniscule minority of those viewers who are not in sync with the sensibilities and receptivity of a majority of moviegoers. DOUBLE DHAMAAL is also not for those who loathe and abominate desi masala movies and label them 'brain dead' or 'cheesy, low-brow humor'. All Time Blockbusters like DABANGG, GOLMAAL 3, even 3 IDIOTS and GHAJINI and more recently READY were not spared by the skeptics, but the audience mandate proved the inflexible cynics wrong and how! Very evidently, DOUBLE DHAMAAL is targeted at the massive number of spectators who relish zany capers.

Packed with hilarious moments, amusing gags, witty one-liners and uproarious situational comedy, DOUBLE DHAMAAL lives up to its name and is in a league and genre of its own. It's double the fun and double the guffaws this time. The humor here is poles apart when compared to the MUNNABHAI or GOLMAAL series, yet the objective of each of those films has been to woo lovers of desi masala movies.

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Amul ad for Delhi Belly's DK Bose

The utterly butterly Amul gets inspired by Delhi Belly. The photo of the latest Amul ad, says, 'Kha Kha Amul Roz, Amul Roz, Kha!' with sketches of the cast of Imran Khan's upcoming film 'Delhi Belly' and a caption calling them the 'The Big Bose of Butter'.

The bold, youth-centric film, 'Delhi Belly' is slated to be released on July 1. Imran Khan plays the lead role in 'in the film and the song 'Bhag DK Bose' has already struck a chord and is topping the popularity charts.

Their last ad was a touching tribute to slain journalist Jyotirmoy Dey an ad that said "Karo sahi, daro nahin" (do not be afraid to do the right thing). 

The Amul ads have often been described as one of the best Indian Advertising concepts because of their humour, with puns being its forte, and their penchant of picking up on current events to bring home a poin

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Most awaited movie of the Year (Part 2) - Shahrukh Khan 'Ra One' and 'Don2'! Whopping 300 crore riding on these two movies.

King Khan is back and back with bang. Shahrukh's two most awaited movies are to be released in 2011, Ra One and Don 2. A whopping 300 crore is riding on SRK's shoulders for just these two movies.

The buzz in the trade is that Reliance Big Pictures has bought the rights of SRK’s Don 2 from Excel Entertainment for Rs 125 crore. There is also talk in the industry of Eros International buying Shah Rukh's home-production Ra.One for a whopping Rs 175 crore.

A leading distributor says, Shah Rukh rocks. He is still one of the top three stars in this country. His film guarantees good returns. Yes, Reliance Big Pictures has bought Don 2 for an amount which is definitely more than Rs 100 crore. But I think that Shah Rukh's deal with Eros International on Ra.One could be a funding proposal, which implies that Shah Rukh can still sell the film to other buyers. Even Ra1 has fetched the highest price ever for satellite rights of 35 crore just edging out the 33 crore figure for Three Idiots.

Phew! That’s a lot of money riding on one man, imagine the pressure!

 

Ra.One is an science-fiction superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film, which features Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. According to SRK, the film's title stands for "Random Access: Version One" as well as the mythological character Ravana. 

Don 2: The Chase Continues is an action thriller film directed by Farhan Akhtar. It is the sequel to the 2006 film, Don: The Chase Begins Again, which itself is a remake of the 1978 film Don. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and Om Puri, reprising their roles from the previous film, with Lara Dutta and Kunal Kapoor playing new characters while Hrithik Roshan has a cameo appearance respectively.

Reason for RA One and Don2 as most awaited movies of the year. 

First Reason, SRK himself. After My Name is Khan and Rab Ne Banadi Jodi, its been long waiting. Both were clean hits and Overseas Blockbusters. People are dying to see him in new Avatars.

Second Reason, time has changed. At todays time Salman Khan and Aamir Khan has marched ahead of SRK in terms of Box Office Business. So, its time to prove lots of points. But no one can deny the fact that King Khan still is in good competition with other two Khans, even if their fan following is ominous now.

Third Reason, is astronomical price Ra One and Don 2 is fetching from all markets (Theatrical, Satellite, Music, Overseas). Now lets see where Shahrukh's Ra One and Don 2 stands in the fight with Salman's Bodyguard. 

Part 3 will be updated soon.

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Ready for Double Dhamaal?

Ready has bought life into the industry again with its huge business all over. The industry is looking for a big month in July with likes of Delhi Belly, Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap, Zindagi Mile Na Dobara and Singham but a huge surprise may come this week in the form of Double Dhamaal this week.

As per trade, the film is expected to a notch up around 15-17 crore over its first weekend , but my gut instinct is it may cross 20+ crore weekend business. As the film has more of an ensemble cast rather than a huge cast, this is probably why the trade feels it will not put good weekend business.

On the other side the film is hot amongst exhibitors as Ready exhausts its run and Dhamaal released in 2007 did very well after a slow start.   

Double Dhamaal may surprise all in the trade and do business of over 20 crore nett plus on day one. It may also be the surprise of the season and put a big lifetime number even with competition every week in July.

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Most awaited movie of the Year (Part 1) - Salman Khan 'Bodyguard'!

Though Shahrukh's Ra One and DON2 are slated to release in 2011. Also Aamir's next thriller is slated for 2011 end release. Still I feel Salman's Bodyguard is the most awaited movie of the year. 

Salman was always the darling of the masses. The kind of numbers he has been getting with Dabangg and Ready are proof of his immense popularity. This has further enhanced the stardom of Salman who is now being seen as consistently bankable.

Now lets come to the point. Why Bodyguard is the most awaited movie of the year.?

First reason, Salman's hattrick with blockbusters Wanted, Dabangg and now Ready. He is in the best phase of his life. All his movies the crashing box-office records. 

Second reason, its shocking with the theatrical price being offered to Bodyguard is that while earlier films got enviable amounts for worldwide theatrical, satellite, music and home video combined, in the case of Bodguard, the 75 cr price is only for India (theatrical). So, there is a clear jump in terms of the price being offered. 

Third and biggest reason is Salman itself. Just imagine the last Eid releases were Wanted and Dabangg. Now Bodyguard is the next Eid Release. Eid and Salman combination is just invincible. Plus Kareena Kapoor, 5 days weekend, masala entertainer. God knows what box office number will be safe. One thing is for sure if the film content is good it will surely break Dabangg opening record by huge margin and it is a real threat to Aamir's 3 Idiots life time business. Till then wait and watch. My next 2 columns on most waited movies of the year are soon coming.

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Ready cross 100 crore nett at the end of 2nd Week!

Ready finally at the end of week 2 completed 100 crore+ nett business. It joins the 100 club comprising of 3 Idiots (202.5 cr - ATBB), Dabangg (145 cr - ATBB), Ghajini (114.7 cr - ATBB) and Golmaal3 (108 cr Blockbuster). Now lets see how it fares in 3rd week and where it stands in biggest blockbuster list. It is now a blockbuster. But it is going to be an uphill task for doing all time blockbuster (ATBB) business. But with Salman factor anything is possible.

Days	Nett Gross (Rs in Crore)
1st Friday	13.28
1st Saturday	12.66
1st Sunday	16.22
Monday	8.07
Tuesday	7.32
Wednesday	6.35
Thursday	5.5
2nd Friday	4.5
2nd Saturday	6.5
2nd Sunday	9.25
2nd Monday	3.8
2nd Tuesday	3.4
2nd Wednesday	3
2nd Thursday	2.25
Total	102.1

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Ready Box Office Update - 95+ crore. Rock steady

Ready collected around 4 crore (2nd Monday) and 3 crore (2nd tuesday). This take its collecteion to 95+ crore nett in India. Business rock steady and Salman's dream run at Box Office continues!

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Gadar Ek Prem Katha: 10 Years On and the Gadar continues

Today (June 15th) will be tenth anniversary of the release of Gadar Ek Prem Katha which was a box office phenomena and probably sold more tickets at the theatres in India than any film in history apart from Sholay (1975). This was mainly due to the unparalleled  business it gathered from B and C centres across India. The reactions by the public at the theatres where the film was playing had not been seen before and also have not been seen since.

The film sold around 4 crore tickets at theatres in its run while films like Three Idiots and Dabangg are around 2.5 crore. Thats 60% more and these films are also amongst the biggest hits of all time.In Mumbai city which forms a big segment of all India business the film grossed around 7 crore nett as compared to the 12 crore nett of the highest grosser of that time Hum Aapke Hain Kaun but this 5 crore shortfall and more was made up from B and C centres where tickets were priced much lower than Mumbai city.

Gadar Ek Prem Katha released on 15th June 2001 left the trade stunned. There had been mega blockbusters just a few years back like Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge but these were small releases and prints increased gradually but with Gadar it was a full blown release of 350 prints and never had anybody seen collections remain this high for such a big release.

The first week opened to around all India 7.25 crore nett collections without West Bengal where the film was not released. The film had a massive release but prints had to be added in week two due to demand and with West Bengal seeing a release the collections went up to 8.25 crore nett. The third week was 7.50 crore nett. In its tenth week it was still bringing in around 2.50 crore nett with most of its prints still in play. Never had a film with such a big release held up this strongly.

In its 10th week the film had a billing of 75 lakhs nett in Delhi/UP and this was higher than what most films did in their second week at that time. In fact a hit film which was released alongside, Lagaan had that 75 lakhs nett billing in the third week of its run. At many centres, it still holds lifetime theatre records ten years after release.

Even today, Gadar finds it's way to a theatre a for re-run at some theatre every month. It's a favourite with exhibitors in UP, Bihar, MP and Rajasthan who mainly do re-runs at their theatres. The other major hits released in that period like Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, Mohabbatein, Lagaan and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham hardly ever get a repeat run probably because they do not have the same repeat value for the masses.

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Chillar Party Official Trailer - Chillar Raj!

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Salman Khan - The Sleeping Lion, woken up and roaring like never before!

Salman Khan is Bollywood's original bad boy. But two decades after his debut — and debacles—his original image has paled in front of his newly acquired status—that of a phenomenon and the most sought after actor in Hindi cinema. Earlier known for giving flops after mega hits, now Salman Khan can do no wrong. His latest hit "Ready" may not match the first week collection of his "Dabangg", but Salman's message is loud and clear—he's got his act together after crossing the age of 40, a threshold that most actors dread. Salman Khan is the only actor in bollywood who has delivered 4 all time blockbusters (ATBB) - Maine Pyar Kya, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Kuch Kuch Hota Hain, Dabangg and Ready closing in for the 5th. He has also the enviable list of Blockbusters and Superhits in his lineups. No other actor even come close to him in term of spinning money in the box office except Aamir Khan's 3 ATBB (Raja Hindustani, Ghajini, 3 Idiots) and Shahrukh Khan's 2 ATBB (Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai).

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Ready 10 days business - 90 crore. Havoc!

Ready has grossed nearly 90 crores in 10 days as per early estimate. Actual may be more also. Creating havoc at the Box Office. Salman Khan mania is still ruling. Wanted, then Dabangg and now Ready, its a hatrick of sorts for him, three years three blockbusters. 

Ready grossed around 20 crore nett plus as per early estimates over its second weekend. It was all thanks to a mega Sunday (2nd Sunday) where the film has grossed around 9.25 crore nett as per early estimates. Friday (2nd Friday) was around 4.50 crore and Saturday (2nd Saturday) around the 6.50 crore nett mark. The jump on 2nd Sunday was just out of this world. 

Many big budget films will even envy to touch Ready 2nd Sunday business. Word of mouth is working big time for Ready. 

The 1st Sunday also showed a huge jump but 2nd Sunday saw an even bigger one. The huge business on Sunday means families are coming out for the film in a big way as normally Sunday jumps are not this big even for mega blockbusters like Three Idiots and Dabangg.

Ready is trending good, so anything is possible in coming days. 

Ten days business of Ready:-

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