De Dana Dan Box office updates

Akshay Kumar’s De Dana Dan has opened to a fantastic response at the box office, once again reaffirming the stars super-strong fan following.

What came as a pleasant surprise are those long queues outside single screens across the country, with poor quality theaters in the remotest areas of Bangalore and Mumbai  bustling with people all excited to catch Akki, Paresh and Suniel once again on the big screen.

While the business during the weekends was strong all over the country, its the first working weekday business that holds the key to the film’s success at the box office. Fortunately for Akshay Kumar, unlike his other films this year, De Dana Dan held up pretty well on Monday recording close to 4 crores – aided big time by the strong business at single screens.

The reports in the media of a drop on Monday, is mainly restricted to the multiplexes, which witnessed a drop of close to 50%.

With both films (Paa – Radio) releasing this week, targeted mainly at the multiplex audience, the second week of De Dana Dan should remain strong on single screens. HIT status or more looks highly likely now.

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  • Day 1 (Friday) – 6.75 crores
  • Day 2 (Saturday) – 8.5 crores
  • Day 3 (Sunday) – 8 crores
  • Weekend – 23.5 crores
  • Day 4 (Monday) – 3.25 crores
  • Day 5 (Tuesday) – 2.75 crores
  • Day 6 (Wednesday) – 2.25 crores
  • Day 7 (Thursday) – 2.25 crores

Total Week 1 – 34 crores

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Week 2 – Not too great a start on its second Friday and with the Paa wave all over the country, De Dana Dan is no longer the first choice. Due to high costs and dip in business from Tuesday, the movie is likely to be the 3rd Average grosser for Akshay Kumar this year. 2 flops to begin the year and 3 average grossers to end it.

Week 2 is likely to be around 10 crores nett. DDD should wrap up under 50 crores.

 

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amish:  (December 1, 2009 at 10:47 pm)

INDICINE team– wy Komal? wy not taran?..;)

and for 30cr budget it has to do 45-50cr for hit and for 60cr budget, 65cr for hit….?? wow…

Ok who gave the Budget was 30cr in d beginnin??

Am sure that above statement was to Tag DDD as flop in d comin days…;) am i rt….?

y yaaar….. y….. (^_^)

 
aakash:  (December 1, 2009 at 11:08 pm)

why not kurbaan budget is around 60 crore and ddd is going to flop after 4 flops frm akshay de dana dan

 
Indicine Team:  (December 1, 2009 at 11:23 pm)

Amish, the budget isn’t important here. The theatrical rights of India alone was sold for 30 crores to Baba Arts..

Now, to be declared a HIT the film has to do double business which is 60 crores. A lot more than 60 crores to be super-hit and triple for Blockbuster (90 crores).

So ideally 65 crores for a clean HIT.. Anything above 70 crores = Super-hit.

And Amish, why worry? If Ajab Prem Ki managed 60 crores in 3 weeks, De Dana Dan starring a much bigger star should do much better with the kind of opening that it has got.

 
amish:  (December 1, 2009 at 11:38 pm)

Indicine Team– simple Q… if d budget was tat high who on earth `ll sell it for 30cr all india rts…….???

bcoz d budget was less dey sold it for 30cr rt…..

Can u tel me hw u calculate it… just to increase my knowledge…;) In bollybusiness dey told if 40cr nett movie s hit and 55cr superhit and 65cr BB… with d calculation…
i want hw u calculate…;) can u…

 
Indicine Team:  (December 2, 2009 at 12:47 am)
 
elodie:  (December 2, 2009 at 2:09 am)

kambaqt ishq was not a flop it was a hit above average so its not 4 in a row for akshay dont forget

 
Harsh:  (December 2, 2009 at 2:43 am)

@Nauman
We would really like you to watch Paa asap, and put your review on it..
Btw your review for DDD was rocking..
Akki rocks !!

 
Harsh:  (December 2, 2009 at 2:51 am)

@exclusive arun
Thanx for ur response…
First week should do like u said but im not so confident of it..
Btw indicine has created new hoax abt the budget..
I dont agree with then abt it..
I dont think its that high..

 
abhi:  (December 2, 2009 at 4:36 am)

Finally akki rocks..though film did good business during weekend but we wud expext to maintain the same rhythm during weekdays also so dat it will be a HIT.
Also i feel dat PAA and RADIO will not going to give any kind of competition to DDD.
@Indicine team,wats ur opinion on it.

 
Payal:  (December 2, 2009 at 9:55 am)

De dana dan can surely cross 60 cr. Paa n radio doesn’t seem to b working much. Its only that they r low budget movie n wud probably get a hit status. 2nd week for ddd is bright.! Especialy this weekend when paa n radio releases, ddd will b the unrivalled movie of all and emerge as a hit certainly.

 
Payal:  (December 2, 2009 at 10:01 am)

Nauman : do post ur paa review on thursday. Looking 4ward to it.
Megha : when is ur slapstick movie on mental asylum backdrop releasing? I am sure you have signed srk for that opposite you.

 
amish:  (December 2, 2009 at 10:03 am)

Dhan, dhan, more dhan

December 2, 2009 – 08:29 IST
DE DANA DAN has proved that the junta’s verdict is final, it’s the ultimate verdict.

Ponder on this. Akshay + Suniel + Paresh + director Priyadarshan. That’s the ultimate combo for a laughathon. Naturally, the expectations were bound to be humungous. DE DANA DAN had to perform, especially for Akshay Kumar, whose last few films hadn’t lived up to the junta janardhan’s expectations.

The opening weekend has been fantastic. According to industry estimates, the film has amassed approx. Rs. 24 crores nett, which easily ranks amongst the highest this year. Monday witnessed a decline in business, especially at plexes, but it held well at single screens of most centres. Also, let’s not overlook the fact that DE DANA DAN has had a really wide release. It has opened at 1,334 screens across India, which is a huge number.

A section of the industry was predicting doomsday for the film on Saturday. Then Monday. But the slanderous talk fell flat on their face as the film continued to fetch robust figures.

DE DANA DAN has a big price tag attached to it and with the domestic and international markets yielding good returns, a big chunk of the investment should be recovered. Of course, it also depends on how well it sustains in its second weekend.

A film like DE DANA DAN should also fetch handsome returns from Satellite rights [clean comedies work big time] and also Home Video, which should make it a safe investment.

This proves movie was sold for a High cost….;)

 
amish:  (December 2, 2009 at 10:06 am)

Paa & Radio s for multiplex audience.. so single screens have still 3 weeks to perform…

Rocket singh s also for multiplex ppl.. 3 Idiots also… so Bright future for DDD…..:)

bcoz d cost s high it `ll surely be a hit… with 60cr +……(*_^)

 
abroxy:  (December 2, 2009 at 10:28 am)

I expect
DDD first week 35cr and
2nd week 8cr
3rd week 4cr
life time business 50cr
indicine team 65cr clean hit

 
nauman:  (December 2, 2009 at 11:46 am)

Guys i got the ticket for Paa . it is 9 om thursday ast
so i will finish it about 11:45 coz running time is 150 min ( too long for this type of movie ) then i ll reach at my home about 12:30 ( coz late night no trains) 1 am review finish so i can put it 1:15 am AST and it will be 8 pm ist.
so guys be ready at 8 pm ist thursday for first review of PAA by Nauman.
at this time i culculated time properly . it wont happend again like DDD when i said i ll put review at 6 pm. it wsas misculculation of time from me.

 
nauman:  (December 2, 2009 at 11:47 am)

and this review is only for beautiful lady Payal coz she waited alot for DDD ( hahaha just kidding).

 
nauman:  (December 2, 2009 at 11:48 am)

sorry mistyping show will start at 9 pm ( not 9 om)

 
Punter:  (December 2, 2009 at 12:08 pm)

@Indicine: Will this include Overseas as well . i mean Domestic +overseas need to be 70 cr ???

 
anil:  (December 2, 2009 at 1:17 pm)

good news for akki fans teusday ddd business is only 2.75 showr flop ha ha ha wednesday thursday will 1 1 cr

 
Harsh:  (December 2, 2009 at 1:24 pm)

@Nauman
thanx for ur efforts…
Waitin for ur review…
Btw how was tuesday?
I heard its around 3 cr..

 
 

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