Ra.One not a success; forget being a hit!
Shahrukh Khan’s Ra.One must have earned a lot in cash. However, the film hasn’t yet been declared a hit.
‘Ra.One’ distributors claim that the flick has been made with a huge sum of Rs. 150 crore and that the film having earned over Rs. 170 crore at the BO, it is not a hit yet.
While talking to a daily, a prominent trade analyst said, “Ra.One is not at all a success; forget being a hit. Those who have bought the film are going to lose money. The figures have started going down and if this continues, it’ll be difficult to match even the Rs. 100 crore figure.”
If we compare Salman Khan’s Bodyguard and SRK’s Ra.One, it is clear that Bodyguard has earned superbly and much more than Ra.One, since Bodyguard was made at one-third the price of ‘Ra.One’, and it didn’t even have a 3D version too. Though ‘Ra.One’, surpassed the first two-day collection of Bodyguard, Bodyguard is a superhit, considering the above.
Shahrukh beats Salman at the Box Office!!
Despite terrible criticism from all four sides, Ra. One is going great guns at the box office.
In it’s three day run at the box office, the film has set three new box office records. The diwali collection (day 1) saw a decent amount of Rs.18.50 crore nett. The second day collection saw a rise to 25.10 crore. This is the highest collection ever, in Bollywood, on a single day.
The third days collection has seen the film crossing the collections of Bodyguard. Bodyguard held the record of highest three-day collection with a huge amount of Rs. 52.60 crore. Ra.One has crossed that figure amounting to Rs. 53 crore in its three days at box office.
We must say, a tough competition..
Ra.One at the Box Office…
Ra.One may not be doing really well with the critics but the audience response to the film has been marvelous so far.
The opening day, despite being Diwali, a festival where people prefer staying at home, managed an occupancy of 90 to 100 percent. Theaters have been packed for the coming days too. With such response on the first day it self, the film is definitely cross the 100 crore mark, within a week.
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The film is playing in over 3000 screens nation wide. 500 of them are screening the movie in 3D. Single screen theaters have good equally good response.
Ra.One, already declared a superhit!!
The first copy of one of the most antisipated film of the year Ra.One was watched by Shahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal and Karan Johar. The trio had all praises for the film.
Shahrukh Khan aka G.One wrote on twitter: “Everyone seemed to enjoy the Ra.One experience at the trial. Allah has been very kind to all of us & I hope all of u appreciate the newness.”
The villain of Ra.One, Arjun Rampal, too, appreciated the film to the core. He wrote: “Just saw RA1 guys so happy, guys get ready for a ride, so proud of the whole team. Especially the Vfx department.”
Karan Johar, was overjoyed by the final outsome of the film. He tweeted: “I just saw RA1! Adrenalin pumping and the best computer graphics india has ever seen!!! Its a MEGA BLOCKBUSTER super hero ride!! OUTSTANDING.”
Karan also mentioned Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor in his tweet, showering praises for their work in Ra.One: “Arjun rampal makes a stunning impact and my darling bebo is the most beautiful ever!!!! Watch out for the kid armaan in the film!!!”
Congratulating SRK’s superb acting skills, Karan Johar wrote: “@iamsrk is not only a mega movie star but every inch of his performance is conviction personified!!!”
Ra.One is all set to hit the big screen tomorrow i.e. 26 October. Hope you guys have booked your tickets!!
Bodyguard is Number 2
Which actor can compete with Salman Khan nowadays? Before answering the question, let us look at a tid-bit. We reported a couple of weeks ago that the collections of Bodyguard were just behind Dabanng’s Rs.147 crores putting Bodyguard in the third place. But now, Bodyguard has netted an overall collection of Rs.150 crores. This sends ‘Salman’s Dabanng’ to the third place and puts ‘Salman’s Bodyguard’ in the second place. I guess now, we have the answer to the question now – it’s got to be Salman himself.
With each film of his, Salman is proving a point to the other superstars of Bollywood. While Salman’s had three releases between Eid 2010 and Eid 2011, the Baadshah of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan and neither the ‘perfectionist’ Aamir Khan have had a single release. And mind you, Salman’s three releases within the year have raked in all the moolah and turned out to be blockbuster hits. No looking back for Sallu bhai at the moment, except for his facial nerve pain.
David Dhawan’s Back to Form
How long has it been that we got to witness a typical David Dhawan comedy flick? Probably not one, in the new millennium. But the Director of Blockbuster comedies of the nineties (especially with Govinda in the lead) is back on track again. The Ajay Devgan-Sanjay Dutt starrer ‘Rasacals’ that was released yesterday is indeed reminding everyone of the nineties where everyone was holding their tummies and were drowned in non-stop laughter.
So, what’s your take on Rascals fellas? Did you enjoy the typical David Dhawan comedy?
John is the ‘Force’ to Reckon With Now
John Abraham – the super hunk and the super model turned actor. It’s been eight year that John Abraham has tuned an actor. But to date, there was not one film where his acting skills were appreciated, neither by the critics not the masses. But, John’s just kept weathering the storm finally people are beginning to reckon his ‘Force’. Yes, John’s film Force, that was released yesterday has received a positive response countrywide and John’s acting has been well appreciated by both the masses and critics, for the first time in his career maybe.
Given the fact that John is the ‘sole force’ in Force, and the film running to packed houses in both urban and rural India, John can also now join the league of big heroes.
While all is hail and hearty with the unit of Force, things are just not looking good for team ‘Mausam’. In fact, Cinemax has replaced Mausam, their evening show with Force, and it was a ‘Sold Out’. Looks like Shahid’s got a lot to worry about, given the fate of his film and the growing competition.
This Friday’s Half-Dozen Clash
Wondering what the half-dozen clash is all about tomorrow? Movie goers are sure to be spoilt for choice tomorrow at the Box Office, as this Friday, we are going to see the release of 6 new films. Yes, 6 new films coming out on the same day, 30 September 2011. Although the audiences wouldn’t mind choosing from six different films, the scenario doesn’t look too good for the ‘indutsrywalas’. Not that Bollywood has not had a good year but, 6 films seeing a same day release is definitely not a happy scenario.
Well, let us look at the six films that are coming out tomorrow. ‘Force’, ‘Hum Tum Shabana’, Sahib Biwi aur Gangster’, ‘Tere Mere Phere’, ‘Chargesheet’ and ‘Na Jaane Kabse’. Amongst the six, the first three are the most prominent ones while the next three are small films. Well, which one are you looking forward to watching over the weekend fellas?
Bodyguard Breaks Dabanng’s Record
It just can’t get any better for our ‘Sallu Bhai’. Post Wanted, Salman has been on a never before career high delivering 4 successive, not just hits but blockbusters to date. While Wanted saw the return of Salman to form, Dabanng just established the massive image of this fearless star and Ready raked in the all the required moolah to make the producers of the film only ‘happy-happier and happiest’. If that was not enough for 2011, Salman arrived on Eid with his latest offering Bodyguard,which according to latest reports has broken the records of Dabanng as far as collections are concerned.
While the exact figure is yet to be known, Bodyguard apparently has surpassed the 140 crore mark that was set by Dabanng last year thanks to the 9 crore collection in its third week. This makes Bodyguard the second highest grosser in the history of Bollywood, with the first, of course as you all know being ’3 idiots’.
Now, Ek Tha Tiger, Dabanng-2 and Sher Khan (in 3-D) are only just going to get bigger and better. Keep it coming Sallu Bhai, and wish you a speedy recovery.
What’s Your Take on Mausam?
Well, the wait was over and Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut film, with his son Shahid Kapoor in the lead has finally hit the screens? Judging by the overall critical reviews, one would have to say that Mausam has been recieved pretty badly by most critics with the rating being a mere 2/5 by many. So, is the “timeless love story” a mere time waste or can it be watched for the performances of its lead pair and some good music?
What’s your say fellas?
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan at the Box Office!!
Yash Raj Films’ frothy rom-com, MERE BROTHER KI DULHAN starring Imran Khan-Katrina Kaif had a pretty good start.
The film opened to a splendid 80 to 90 percent response at multiplexes, particularly Delhi-U.P. and East Punjab. However, single screen theaters saw a little low occupancy rate, between 50 to 60 percent.
Despite getting mixed reviews from critic, the film is expected to witness a good first weekend.
Coming to last week’s release, Bodyguard, the film has broken all box office records with a whooping collection of Rs. 111 crore in 9 days.
Salman Khan, the king of masses!
His latest flick has got mixed reviews from critics, yet Salman Khan ‘Bodyguard’ hits a whopping Rs 100 cr mark, beating his earlier film Dabanng.
The film has made Rs 86 crore in just the first four days of its opening, in India. And adding the abroad collections, the figure surpasses the Rs. 100 crore mark.
Says Sanjeev Lamba, Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Enetertainment, “Salman’s super stardom, the special relationship he enjoys with his fans on Eid, the quality of the film, the multi-faceted marketing plan and the wide release have all combined to create a perfect storm.” “It will be the fastest film to net Rs. 100 crore in India” he added.
Despite getting critical appreciation, Friday’s release, That Girl In Yellow Boots and Bol drew almost no crowd.
The coming Friday would see the release of Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, starring Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif and Ali Zafar.
