Can PK beat Dhoom 3 and cross the 300 crore mark?

Question: Do you believe that PK can actually beat D3 records, it being a satirical movie with a message? Would it become a 300 cr. domestic venture? – Ishaan Gulati

Answer: We have written about this in several articles in the last few days. The trend of films like Bang Bang, Happy New Year, Singham Returns, Kick, Jai Ho and even a Besharam – have a clear cut message to filmmakers. Content is king. A superstar can get the audience to theatres on the first or second day, but after that it comes down to the content. If you have a film as solid and entertaining as 3 Idiots, it can plunder records. Films that are fairly well-received like Kick, will do well enough to collect Rs 233 cr, even though the same actors previous release failed to excite the audience.

Besharam collected 20 cr on Day 1 and dropped to less than 6 crore on Day 2. Singham Returns took a record opening of 32 crore, but finished with lifetime business of 140 cr. Bang Bang with better content would have crossed 200 crore.

In short, if PK turns out to be as good as any of Rajkumar Hirani’s last three films, then the records that it sets could stand the test of time like 3 Idiots. Having said that, the response to the trailer has been mixed and PK will be carrying very high expectations. The audience is not just expecting an entertaining film, but a classic.

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The QnA section has become quite popular here. We receive more than 1000 questions everyday. Some of them are funny. Read on!

  • What are the collection of film Bajrangi Bhaijaan? – asks Shreya Singh, who probably confused Eid-al-Adha (Bakri-eid) to Eid-al-fitr, as Salman films release every Eid.
  • Why PK has larger theatre prints than HNY and Kick? – asks Bhushan Bagul – we are not too sure what he means.
  • Who is srk??? – asks Reyaskhan - what are you doing on our website, mate?
  • Why is Salman cleaning street of Karjat and not Mumbai which is much more dirty? – asks Sushil – because he is currently shooting in Karjat, does it really matter? And how do you want us to answer that?
  • Can SRK break Rajesh Khanna’s record of giving 15 back to back hits? With HNY trending towards superhit status srk now has 11 back to back hits – asks ‘Arjun Kapoor’ – asking a astrologer would be a better idea, no?
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  • @indicine thus is the 5th question u hv answered which indirectly or directly asks-cn pk enter 300cr?
    on the other questions about baby,tamasha,bv,brothers,ddd gets ignored.y?

  • indicine u r correct,asking an astrologer wheter srk cn break rajesh khanna record woukd b better!

    but wat about all these questions that u answer?wat will b the 2nd week of hny?which films cn break d3 record?wat will b lifetime of hny?cn pk break d3 record?

    arent all those questions also meant for astrologers -_-

    • @Arjun Kapoor, if you ask us about a film that has released, we can give you an answer based on trends. If you ask us about PK, since the trailer has released and we know the star cast and director, we can tell you about our expectations. But asking about SRK’s next 4 films, when we do not know the budget, star cast, director and release date of atleast 2 of those films, what do you expect as answer?

  • PK has a chance to over 275 crores IMO.

    If PK ends up suffering from 3 IDIOTS hangover because of Hirani-Aamir combo, it can actually suffer if movie is not good.

    It’s up to the quality and content of film itself.

    Personally I found trailer boring and childish. It’s same aamir again doing Rancho masti with DHOOM 3 eccentric twin mixed in.

    I will only watch if content is good. Aamir narcisism of hogging all the screen time selfishly bored the he’ll out of me in DHOOM 3.

  • Correctly said srk proved his king status with opening day collection but problem with srk is that his image and body doesn’t show him as a macho man, boys can anyone believe it 10 yrs back that srk action movie will earn 200 cr

  • Interesting…first of all it is not a full masala film like dabangg,kick etc…so opening day nd opending weekend collection would not be earth shattering but would be good definitely…then content will matter…if it does match to rajkumar hirani last three films then it would do great business in the long run..
    Acc. To me it will be a good movie nd will do great business in domestic circuits as well as international circuits…
    I predict 225 plus crores for peekay minimum in india nd 25 million usd overseas minimum….let’s see what would be happened.

  • The last question :D

    Indicine is trolling Arjun Kapoor. I feel pity on that guy. There are some “chameleons” trolling him and now even indicine taking a dig at him :D :D

    I dont know why indicine feels teaser got a mixed response. It has more than 90% likes on youtube. Pk has every chance to smash records.

    A star director, A star actor, strong ensemble cast and an unusual story line with a perfect release date. Only bad content can spoil the party.

  • For PK,it is clear and simple–if it clicks,300crs will be too easy!
    If it does’nt,might fall short of bang bang also..

  • PK can cross 300 crore mark and not all but many king fans including me have decided on social networking sites that we will support PK for betterment of Indian cinema and also will try to stop other king fans who are planning to spread negativity against PK

  • okay i understand indicine.but plz answer this
    if ranbirs next 3 films all releasing next yr bcm superhit and one epic blockbuster then will he bcm the 4th biggest star of bollywood?

  • Dont know why there is so much negativity surrounding Talaash. If someone feels the movie is gonna tank they are simply saying, “This is Talaash 2”

    I stopped following BOI when they said Talaash is a semi-hit. For heaven’s sake it is a clean hit. Just like Ra-one and Don 2

    It was made on a budget of 42-45 crores and collected 95 crores nett in India. How is this a flop? If Don 2 with 106 is a “hit” Talaash has to be a hit. Also it was made only for the multiplex audience. Aamir himself went all out to tell his audience that this film is about “loss and grief” and isnt his regular feel-good movie.

    He could have easily manipulated 5 to 10 crores to cross “100 crores” but he refused to do that and accepted that the film has recieved mixed response. It is amazing how people “bully” a man without even getting their facts right.

    Anyway Pk has Raju Hirani so the movie will at least get a super hit status.

  • why are quetion related to emraan hashmi ignored ? He has also given many hits,superhits, bb , critically acclaimed movies ???

  • “When writing about PK, i wanted an actor who has child-like innocence, shud look young, answer was obvious, Aamir” – @RajkumarHirani

  • arjun kapoor is most targeted person on the website for his childlike behaviour.
    l think everybody is too harsh on him. sometimes even you indicine.
    @indicine
    try to include two three questions in a single article instead of one question per article. that would be much better according to me.

  • Again Confirmed #AamirKhan is not playing an Alien in #PK #RajuHirani Can Never Go Senseless. Offcourse Its an Unusual Film

  • strange questions loolz
    ok @indicine, let me ask you a question what do you think if a miracle happens and HNY becomes the first 300 cr film??!! ROFL

  • I am starting from last question cuz isme kick hai—-

    @ arjun kapoor — time is more precious rk gave 15 hits in 3 and half year but srk? dnt u think srk dnt want risk in his movies?
    @ sushil — when u will start cleaning ur house and road?
    @ reyaskhan — srk’s full name is shahrukh khan.
    @ bhushan — I feel u wanna ask why pk has more screens compared to kick and hny.. but bro even indicine dnt know how many screen pk will get but sure less than kick.
    @ shreya — salman release his film on meethi eid and bb has potential to cross 250 atleast.
    @ ishaan gulaati — pk will neither go on 3 idiot way nor d3 way so 300 is not possible but it will earn anything between 160-210. my pick is 186.

  • No!! PK can’t beat Dhoom 3 Collections!! First of all, it won’t take a big opening!! And it will sustain for a longer time like 3 Idiots, which don’t see nowadays!! PK will end up around 250 Crores! Highest Grosser of the year!
    People are nowadays talking about BBs but sarook and flop youngistan fans like arjun kapoor still stuck in Hits era. Nowadays, even Sunny Leone gives Hits. By the way, where are 11 back-to-back hits?? The multistarrer KANK was a semi-hit, Billu was a flop and the verdict of ratoon point one was ambiguous!!

    @Indicine, what do you mean by Jai Ho has failed to excite the audiences? So, HNY with its second lead actor after DP, SRK, a has come to the big screen after 15 months from his last release is successful to excite the audiences??? For how long will you promote SRK and his HNY at the expense of others???

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