With Phata Poster Nikhla Hero opening to a poor response on Friday, business had to be pick up by around 20% on Saturday for the film to have any chance of recovering its investment.
Unfortunately, the Shahid Kapoor starrer dropped at several smaller centres where it was expected to do well in the long run. Single-screen business was down by around 15-20% on Saturday. But given the fact that the multiplex business from Mumbai and Delhi circuits was at such low levels on Friday, the evening / night shows were bound to pick up, which has helped the film put up respectable numbers on Day 2.
Still, the overall weekend business is likely to be around 19-19.5 crore which is way below the mark for film released on 1900 screens and cost a good amount of money to make and market. Phata Poster Nikhla Hero is likely to be yet another failure for Shahid Kapoor, who hasn’t had a clean hit since Jab We Met in 2007.
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero Box Office Collections
- Friday – 5.41 crore (actuals)
- Saturday – 6.5 crore (approx)
- 2 day Total – 11.91 crore
A couple of our tweets from earlier today (below) – it is sad that someone as talented as Shahid Kapoor hasn’t been able to establish himself with a strong dedicated fan-base. Poor script choice is probably one of the main reasons why his career is yet to take off, even though he has been in the industry for more than 10 years now.
A film like Phata Poster Nikhla Hero was a safe bet at the box office. The film was carrying good pre-release hype and the music was pretty popular too. But the very fact that the film has opened lower than newcomer releases like Raanjhanaa and Shuddh Desi Romance is hard to believe.
Shahid has been in the industry for over a decade now, but has yet to establish himself. PPNH is lower than many films starring newcomers!
— Indicine.com (@indicine) September 22, 2013
Talented actor, good comic timing, dances well, decent screen presence.. but for some reason doesn't have a strong fan-base. #ShahidKapoor
— Indicine.com (@indicine) September 22, 2013
THE film is really good n Shahid has given a superb performance
unfortunately the film is not doing well at boxoffice
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the desktop critics is the main reason behind the failure of this movie
writing off someone’s hardworking even when it has good entertainment value just f###s
go for PPNH in theatres ..
you won’t be disappointed
Good come back shaid kapor.bad busness no preblem ur fun like dis.
seems like shahid is more unlucky than me
its a disaster film ji….your favourable comments don’t fool people mostly…bhenans!!!
Maybe he should have chosen the king of bollywood SRK for guest appearance… Then the story would have been different… 2 day total would be easily 25 cr
Shahid record of 10 back to back flop movies. don’t know why director cast him in the movies and people are comparing flop shahid with Ranbir kapoor prince of bolywood.
2008 Kismat Konnection
2009 Kaminey
2009 Dil Bole Hadippa!
2010 Chance Pe Dance
2010 Paathshaala
2010 Badmaash Company
2010 Milenge Milenge
2011 Mausam
2012 Teri Meri Kahaani
2013 Phata Poster Nikla Hero
The main reason his failure is his childish looks. His persnality never match with the characters. He always looks below 20 like school boy He need to show maturity on his looks.
@Vikram: Let’s see your King’s record of guest appearnace..
2013: Bombay Talkies – Flop
2011: Love Breakups Zindagi – Flop
2011: Always Kabhi Kabhi – Flop
2010: Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu – Disaster
2010: Dulha Mil Gaya – Disaster
2009: Luck by Chance – Flop
i think shahid has a larger fan base than ranbir. but the problem is people have no expectation from shahid’s movies. i thought PPNH would open around 12 cr, because promos were that good. it’s his bad luck or bad release from distributors.
@bollywood
Hey Mr who told you that Kaminey and Badmaash Company were flops and the verdict of PPNH is not out yet..
If that is the case then your Ranbir’s Anjaana Anjani and Bachna Ae Hasino were also flop…
What Shahid should do is that he should films regularly, atleast 2-3 films a year.If he does this then he will remain in public’s mind.
His last release Teri meri kahani released more than a year ago.
If you look at his competitors Ranbir and Imran, they are doing atleast 2 films a year.
Ranbir is talented but Imran is not that much so he is constantly working with big banners like Dharma productions and yrf and is somehow getting hits while Shahid is missing .
So now expecting PPNH to atleast recover costs and lets hope that Rambo Rajkumar will emerge as a clean Hit.
same desktop critics wil give 4 stars beshram & krissh-3..even joginder gave 4 stars to kites….
Movie is good enteirtainment.
@bollywood from those 10 films, only 4 flopped and PPNH is still running. yes, his hit ratio is 0% but his success ratio is 60% may be that’s why directors cast him. and his performance in kameeney is among the best performances of last decade in bollywood.
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Shahid only 2 hit in entire career vivaah and jwm.
@akb you are forgetting 36 China Town, Kaminey & Badmaash Company that also above average movies its means that movies was not flop so we can call these 3 movies hit and Shahid kapoor have to face bad luck in these PPNH will be hit i pray for that…………….
It’s a shame that an entertaining and good film like ppnh is having trouble in even recovering their investment & a disgusting film like grand masti is earning so much. I can’t believe people are really watching and liking this film. Grand masti is the most disgusting Indian movie I have watched. Disappointed …
@ ht,, rightly said ,, his childish luk…HE must give up now.!!.in no way he luks like a man ..he luks like a teenage boy who can play child roles of ajay, SRK, hrithik, etc etc..
Guys, its a fact Shahid is an amazing actor, but most of his films have flopped at the box office.
2003 ishq vishk hit
2004 fida flop
2004 dil maagne more flop
2005 shikar disaster vaah life ho to aisi disaster
2005 deewane huye paagal flop
2006 chup chup ke flop
2006 vivah Hit
2006 36 china town good opening but declared a below avergae or flop
2007 fool & fool flop
2007 jab we met Blockbuster
2008 kismet konnection good opening but saw huge drops termed as flop or below average
2009 kaminey blockbuster
2009 dil bodde haddipa flop
2010 chance pe dance flop
2010 paathsala disaster
2010 badmaash company good opening but saw big frops termed as flop
2011 mausam flop
2012 tere mere kahani disaster
Blockbuster – 2
Hit – 2
Flop/ Below Average/ disaster – 14
4 box office hits and 14 flops, shahid is defiantley unsuccessful and is slowly disapperaing he is a good actor
And for those who believe that shahid is flop n y directors take him… may go and make film and I am sure it will definitely flop … before commenting on others just look at yourselves … if he is flop then you are disaster n no one gonna watch your movie
Shahid is amazing but his luck is not working. He is a hardworker that is why I m damn sure his next movie R…Rajkumar will another block buster. Guys must watch his new block buster on 6 Dec.
It is fact that shahid is much better actor than
Ranbir. Shahid’s luck is not with him and
Ranbir has luck. In future shahid will definitely
beat ranbir.