Weekend vs Lifetime Collections: Can Aamir Khan’s PK trend like 3 Idiots?

With less than a day to go for the release of Aamir Khan’s highly-anticipated PK, trade expectations are at an all time high. More so because the industry has suffered 5 back-to-back failures after the release of Happy New Year.

Can PK take a record breaking start like Dhoom 3 and go on to trend like 3 Idiots?

Aamir’s formula to measure the success of a film is simple – compare the weekend collections of a film to its lifetime business. If a film does more than 3 times its weekend business, it can be called a huge success that has found appreciation amongst its audience.

Below, we have a weekend vs lifetime collections of select few films that have released in the last few years. It will be interesting to see if PK can trend well and go on to be break the 3rd and 4th week collections of 3 Idiots – which has stood the test of time, nearly 5 years after its theatrical release.

MovieWeekend CollectionsLifetime CollectionsLifetime divided by Weekend
3 Idiots40.25 cr202.6 cr5.03
Barfi34.5 cr112.1 cr3.25
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani62 cr188 cr3.03
Ready40.2 cr120 cr2.99
Ghajini39 cr116 cr2.97
Kick83.8 cr233.6 cr2.79
Rowdy Rathore48.1 cr133.4 cr2.77
Dhoom 3107.6 cr283 cr2.63
Chennai Express100.4 cr227.3 cr2.26
Happy New Year108.8 cr204.8 cr1.88
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36 Comments

  • Not as big as 3 idiots but it’ll at least by 3 to 4 times it’s weekend

    My prediction:

    Friday: 30 cr.

    Weekend 95 cr.

    Lifetime: 320 cr+

  • you should consider films with record breaking opening weekends or with weekends close to record collections..including barfi makes no sense as it opened to a good respone only.so obviously it earned more in the long run

  • I dont think PK can beat 3 Idiots. If it does, we might have a 500 crore grosser.

    Just think.. the least that PK will collect in its first weekend is about 95-100 crore. If it does 5.03 times of that, then lifetime will be 477 – 503 cr.

    Other reason I think it wont be possible is.. more people watch movie in first weekend in 2014 as compared to 2009.

  • I agree with aamirs formula but ut should strictly b used fr superstars films only as films of others stars cn do 3-4 times their weekend business much more easily bcz they get avg to decent opening always.

    anyways glad to know my rk hs 2 films in top3.huge honour

  • Aashiqui2 had weekend collection of Rs18 cr and went on to make Rs110 crs so the lifetime divided by weekend would be 6.14.Please update the list

  • ghajini’s weekend collections is not 39 crores.It is 29 crores because 3 idiots’ 38 crore weekend was a record.

  • Dnt xpect another 3 idiots(campus film)
    pk is an xperimtal film it cant go either way 200+/belw 150
    lifetime max 180
    see hny n 3idts weeknd and liftime collectns
    it reminds me the story of rabbit n tortoise

  • @indicine where is krrish 3, bang bang, agneepath, ZNMD… i think these 4 deserves in your list… ofcourse krrish3 will take 2nd or 3rd possition
    1. krrish3 weekend 72 crore life time 245 crore so life time devided weekend = 3.40 so its 2nd spot. hny out of list now
    2. bang bang weekend 71 crore life time 185 crore so LDW = 2.60 so its 10th position
    3. agneepath weekend 48 crore life time 125 crore so LDW = 2.60
    4. ZNMD weekend 28 crore life time 94 so LDW = 3.35.. please corection the list

    • @Myanmar, we can’t include movies like OMG, Special 26 and others that have taken a slow start. Queen beats them all. First weekend 9.8, lifetime 62 crore.

      This is not a comprehensive list. Clearly mentioned in the article that we have included only a few films. Krrish 3 and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara will be added.

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  • Srk movies shows only openings but movies not as successful as expected. Even a movie like Ready is in top 5 when comes to this Average = Lifetime / weekend collections

  • thnk u indicine for u mind on Znmd nd k3…. Ty but nxt to that haters will definately bark for k3 :D as always burning :D and as u said queen isnt added as well like queen fukre, also trend vry well…

  • @indicine if you can’t include films like sp26 queen and omg oh my god what is the logic of this post.i understand the above films didn’t made to the converted 100crs 200cr club, but ithought we have talking about how films trended. and about Holiday film it trended superbly.

  • All the fools who are saying that Krrish 3 n Chennai Express didn’t do even 200 crores while Dhoom 3 did 280 crores are morons of the highest order.
    1. Not even one bloody scene in D3 can be called entertaining.
    2. Chennai Express n K3 had competition from Once upon a time in Mumbai dobaara n Ram Leela which did business of 55 and 100 crore respectively. Without the release of these two Chennai Express n Krrish 3 would have both done 300 crores individually.
    3. Dhoom 3 had the advantage of 4 open weeks.
    4. The climax and action of Krrish 3 is 100 times better than the faltu climax of Dhoom 3.
    5. If a production house like YRF can run DDLJ for last 19 years using their clout then how difficult is for them to inflate the collections of Dhoom 3.
    6. The moron who goes by the name of Navin seems to have been kicked out of a mental hospital from Agra.

  • Good article in indicine . Anyway I confident about pk
    Collection it will not more than 1.5 weekend collection
    Waiting for baby

  • @hrithik,you’re wrong CE faced 3 major release in after 1st weekend ,so the loss is at least about 70-80cr.so don’t add CE yes I agree KING KHAN have to concentrate upon story or have to go for south remakes which I hate to get blockbusters.however opening is huge that continues since from 90’s because HE is biggest star of Bollywood and film’s run after HIS even though working with directors like anhbhav sinha/Farah khan with 100+cr budget.no star has that much of capability whether you agree or not.

  • PK will trend better than Dhoom 3 but it is very difficult for PK to trend like 3 idiots but as Aamir and Raju combination is there so the expectations r high and bollywood may get another landmark movie like 3 idiots in the form of PK

  • 3idiots had a more relevant subject..it was a youth film that many students here and even overseas connected to..PK won’t be like that i think..

  • I think Chennai express did reasonably well to get to 227crs…
    I think for this case the formula does’nt work..though CE has 2.26 times but i think trended better than KICK and D3.
    Both kick n d3 had holidays in weekdays which don’t increase their weekend but increase there lifetime..hence a larger quotient..

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