Category - Box Office

Bahubali 2 ends Aamir Khan’s club founding spree

S.S. Rajamouli’s ‘Bahubali 2: The Conclusion’ will become the first film (Hindi version only) to cross the 400 crore mark on Saturday. It’ll be for the first time that a non-Aamir Khan film will be crossing a ‘multiple of 100’ milestone. Ghajini created history back in 2008 when it became the first film of all-time to cross 100 crore. 3 Idiots exceeded every expectation and raced into 200 crore territory in 2009 and PK founded the 300 crore club in 2014.

Bahubali 2 is Highest Hindi Grosser of All Time, targets 500 crore

S.S. Rajamouli’s Bahubali 2 has shattered the record of the highest Hindi grosser of all-time, Aamir Khan’s Dangal which released during the Christmas weekend last year. The second week collections of the film has crossed the 140 crore mark – which is more than the lifetime collections of 2017’s highest grosser so far, Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees. It has also collected nearly 3 times more than Raees – a film that featured a major Hindi sueprstar – which goes to show the phenomenon that Bahubali 2 has become.

Sarkar 3, Meri Pyaari Bindu Box Office Prediction

Two Hindi films are scheduled to release this week – Amitabh Bachchan returns as ‘Sarkar’ in the third film in the series and Parineeti Chopra makes a comeback in ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’. It’s a difficult week to make predictions because the ‘Bahubali 2’ storm is likely to sweep both films aside this weekend and unless the word-of-mouth is extraordinary, both will struggle for a decent lifetime.

‘Bahubali 2’ tops most watched trailers, Tubelight Teaser makes a mark

The trailer of ‘Bahubali 2: The Conclusion’ has become the most watched Indian trailer on YouTube. It has overtaken the trailer of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees, which was the first to cross 50 million views. Not surprisingly, ‘Bahubali 2’ is the only film that has sold more tickets all over India than the number of views the trailer has received on the internet. 

The side effect of Bahubali 2: The Conclusion

‘Bahubali 2: The Conclusion’ is a once-in-a-lifetime film. A box office phenomenon like the S.S. Rajamouli film happens only once in a decade or two. The last time a film pushed the level of film business to an altogether different level was Sooraj Barjatya’s ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’ and before that we’d probably have to go back as far as Ramesh Sippy’s ‘Sholay’. But a box office storm like ‘Bahubali 2’, a film that has shattered records across the country, has both advantages and disadvantages.

Dangal Worldwide Collections set to cross 900 crore today

Aamir Khan’s Dangal will become the first Hindi film to cross the 900 crore mark at the worldwide box office today. The film has collected around Rs 896 crore worldwide, which includes collections from markets like Taiwan and China. The China business alone has touched Rs 149 crore and will cross the 150 crore mark today.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 vs Dangal in China

Hollywood films have a huge market in China, but Hindi films haven’t yet reached out to a vast majority of the population. But Aamir Khan is changing all that and how! His latest release ‘Dangal’ is all set to surpass a major Hollywood film like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, which has received critical acclaim across the world – but isn’t showing good trends in China.

Dangal: First India film to cross $50 million overseas, could cross $100 million

Aamir Khan’s Dangal has become the first Indian film to cross the $50 million mark overseas and it could also become the first film to collect $100 million (Rs 650 crore) too – as the film is showing unbelievable trends in China. The Tuesday collections in China is better than its Monday business and the word-of-mouth is said to be extraordinary. The 5-day collections in China is more than the lifetime overseas business of all films barring the Top 9 (list below). With little or no competition in the next few weeks in the Chinese markets, trade estimates are now putting the China collections of the film at $60-70 million. 

Dangal Monday Collections in China: Targets India collections!

Dangal has sustained outstandingly well at the China box office on Monday as the film has collected ?19.9 million (approx – USD 2.9 million / Rs 18.5 crore) on Day 4, taking its cumulative collections to a little under?100 million (USD 14.5 million / Rs 93 crore). The Monday collections are better than Friday (opening day). The trend is so good that the film is now looking at a $50 million plus total and could even get to $60 million (which would be similar to the net collections in India which is Rs 387 crore).

The stars of Bahubali 2 did not go on reality and comedy shows: Kunal Kohli

Filmmaker Kunal Kohli, the director of films like ‘Hum Tum’ and ‘Fanaa’, has mocked Bollywood celebrities for attending reality and comedy shows – when the stars of India’s biggest blockbuster ‘Bahubali 2’ didn’t make national television appearances – nor did they answer “silly Q&A’s” in various interviews that are said to be a part of film promotions. “So the stars of Bahubali 2 didn’t go on reality & comedy shows & make an ass of themselves doing silly things & answering silly q&a’s” Kunal said.