Dus Kahaniyaan starring 25 stars in 10 short stories directed by 6 directors has opened to a poor response at the Indian Box office. The opening was at 40 - 45% at major cities (especially multiplexes) on friday, while at the single screens the collections were poorer at 15 - 20%.

The collections picked up on Saturday, as the word of mouth and reviews >> More <<

Madhuri Dixit’s comeback film after a gap of 5 long years hasn’t exactly set the box-office on fire. The movie opened to a shocking 30% in the multiplexes while the capacity was as low as 20-25% at the single screens.

The reviews have been below average to bad. >> More <<

Om Shanti Om has had a earth shattering opening. According to Boxoffice India, the King Khan starrer which clashed against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya, has collected Rs 41 crores Net Gross in its 1st week.

Om Shanti Om on its way has also broken records in every single circuit in India. In Mumbai circuit the movie grossed a mind blowing 16 cores while Delhi / UP circuit the film touched 7.5 crores. >> More <<

The advance booking of Shahrukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om opened today at multiplexes all over India. Within a day almost all shows till Monday have been sold out.

“It’s a madhouse out there! I barely turned around to confirm the show timing with a friend of mine and the tickets got sold out!” says a SRK fan who has been waiting outside a multiplex from early morning. >> More <<

Akshay Kumar’s Bhool Bhulaiya has opened huge all over India. At quite a few places the opening was better than Akshay Kumar’s last movie Heyy Babyy. On the other hand >> More <<

The opening of Chak De India wasnt spectacular. But due to strong word of mouth the movie picked up by Friday evening. The collections were great on Saturday and Sunday. An expected slight dip >> More <<

Cash has opened big as expected, but the fall is gonna be inevitable. Gandhi My Father opening is shocking as there seemed to be a positive buzz around the movie after the promos were aired. Partner is on a dream run thanks to the open second week >> More <<

2007 has been a disappointing year so far with huge disappointments. Mega Budget movies like Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Salaam-e-Ishq have failed. Finally we have a universal hit in Partner. Partner >> More <<

Partner starring Salman Khan, Govinda, Lara Dutta and Katrina Kaif has opened huge according to Box Office India.

Directed by David Dhawan, Partner was always expected to get a big opening but the sort of business it has done till now is way above expectations. The film grossed 26 crore in India in its first three days according to the producers. >> More <<

Indian Box office verdicts are usually confusing. A few movies are called Blockbusters by the media even though they are just Semi-hit to Hit. A few movies which go into overflow are termed Flops.

Also many of you might have wondered on what basis a verdict is given out on a movie. How does the trade define a movie as a Hit, Flop, Superhit, Blockbuster. Hopefully this article will clear all your doubts. >> More <<