Category - Box Office

Kaabil and Raees give the industry its Biggest Ever Day

The holiday for Republic Day on Thursday was the biggest ever day for the Hindi Film Industry, as the combined collections of Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil and Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees is Rs 44.97 crore – which is exactly the same as the reported collections of SRK’s Happy New Year on the Diwali holiday in 2014.

Kaabil vs Raees Collections on Wednesday: Early Estimate

The much-awaited box office clash between Raees and Kaabil turned out to be a damn squib, as Shah Rukh Khan reigned supreme, decimating the Hrithik Roshan starrer on Day 1. As per early estimates, Kaabil has collected 8.5 – 8.75 crore on Wednesday, while Raees has collected 20 crore plus. The collections of Raees at almost every theatre that we tracked was 2 to 3 times more than Kaabil. Like we mentioned in our report, which was published in the evening (Read), the morning shows of Kaabil had occupancy ranging from 10-20% at multiplexes. Raees on the other hand was running at 65% plus at several centres for the early morning shows.

Kaabil Movie Review

Hrithik Roshan returns after a disappointing outing in ‘Mohenjo Daro’ last year, with his latest film ‘Kaabil’ where he plays the role of a blind man. The film, directed by Sanjay Gupta, also stars Yami Gautam as the female lead and the Roy brothers (Ronit, Rohit) are the lead antagonists. The promos of ‘Kaabil’ haven’t really caught on, which could actually work in favour of the film as the expectations are low. Given the competition from a big film like Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Raees’, ‘Kaabil’ absolutely needs to be a good film to make a mark at the all-important box office. Does it work? No better time to find out than now!

Raees, Kaabil Advance Booking Report

The clash between Raees and Kaabil is one of the biggest in recent times and the verdict on who will emerge the winner, will be out tomorrow morning. But as far as the advance booking of the two films is concerned, Raees is way ahead of Kaabil at the moment.

Raees, Kaabil Runtime compared to other big films

Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees and Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil has been passed by the Censor Board of Film Certification with U/A certificate. Both films are on the shorter side, with the runtime of Kaabil at 139 minutes while Raees has been trimmed to a shade under 145 minutes. Kaabil is the third shortest film of Hrithik’s career after Kites and Guzaarish. SRK has done several films that are shorter than Raees – including his last film FAN.

Ok Jaanu Weekend Collections: Flops at the domestic box office

The first major release of 2017, Ok Jaanu, has flopped at the domestic box office. The growth was missing and even though the dent in business was due to the cricket match – it shouldn’t be an excuse for the film under-performing. ‘Kapoor & Sons’ from the same banner, showed growth of 13% on the day when the India vs Pakistan World T20 match took place.

Ok Jaanu Day 2 (Saturday) Box Office Collections

‘Ok Jaanu’ continued its struggle on Day 2 at the box office, with the film not showing the kind of growth it needed to do well in the long run. The start on Friday was disappointing to say the least, because it was the first major release of the year and the on-screen pair of Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor were returning after ‘Aashiqui 2’. The music had done pretty well too.

Filmfare Awards Best Actor 1954 – 2017

Filmfare Awards is the second most prestigious award in the industry after the Indian National Awards. Part of the reason is history, Filmfare is the oldest awards in the Hindi film industry. Out of more than 20 categories and trophies presented each year, the Filmfare Best Actor Award is something that the entire industry and fans look forward to. It’s also the most fiercely competed and discussed category, as those nominated for the Best Actor award are usually a combination of immense popularity and talent. Filmfare Popular awards, in itself, is 50% audience voting and 50% jury.

Ok Jaanu Box Office Prediction

‘Ok Jaanu’ is the first major Hindi release of 2017 and it releases at a time when the holdover release ‘Dangal’ is still going strong at the box office. That’s not the only competition that ‘Ok Jaanu’ will be facing as Deepika Padukone’s debut Hollywood film will release at multiplexes 6PM onwards tomorrow.