3 Idiots : Box office prediction

Less than a week to go for the release of 3 Idiots and the hype is surprisingly missing this time around, or is it? Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani, is by far the biggest release of the year.

Expecting the movie to break Ghajini’s record is unfair, since 3 Idiots doesn’t really carry mass appeal of a Ghajini or a Wanted, and is expected to perform much better at multiplexes than single screens. Yet, we expect a film starring Aamir Khan to easily break opening week and weekend records, currently held by Love Aaj Kal, for the year.

Here’s our prediction, do post your’s below in the comments section.

  • Preview shows – 1.5 crores
  • Day 1 – 8.5 crores
  • Day 2 – 9 crores
  • Day 3 – 11 crores
  • Weekend (including preview shows) – 30 crores
  • Week 1 (with positive reports) – 48 – 50 crores
  • Week 1 (with mixed response) – 45 – 48 crores
  • Week 1 (with negative reports) – 42 – 45 crores
  • Lifetime (positive) – 90 – 95 crores
  • Lifetime (mixed) – 75 – 78 crores
  • Lifetime (negative) – 65 – 68 crores

Will James Cameron’s Avatar, with a super strong opening and positive reports all over India affect the opening of 3 Idiots and eat into the number of shows at multiplexes? It just might!

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  • SHOCKED TO SEE AVATAR COLLECTION GROS7 17CR 1ST DAY..EVEN GANJI GROSS WAS 15CR,ND AVTAR WAS BIGGEST ND BEST MOVIE OF WORLD CINEMA EVER..I THINK NOT ONLY INDIAN FIRANGS TOO LIKES BAD MOVIES..

  • Haha.. Wat a Prediction By Indicine, Anyways….

    My prediction:-

    Friday- 6.5 crores (Movie does not hav that gr8 Buzz + It wont work except Metros)

    Saturday – 7.5 crores

    Sunday- 9 crores

    23 crore weekend

    13-17 crores weekdays

    First week total :- 36-40 crores

    Lifetime 65-75 crores

    Verdict:- At MAX “SUPER HIT” coz of it’s high cost and it being a Multiplex Movie

  • According to Hollywood.com,Avatar first day collection stands at $27 million(including 3.5$ midnight showings)
    which is far below Twilight-New Moon($72 million) and Transformers2($62 million).Really dunno
    the reason behind this performance.$75 million is the gross expected over the weekend.

  • @hina:Thts cool. I m seeking for a college for bachelor level in aboard for Engineering with major course Computing!!!!

  • sudeep:
    if u r seeking engg study in abroad then u need to talk to me instead of hina coz i m in abroad.
    just let u know that if u wana come to sydney then it will be good for u coz easy visa policy and good oppertunity of part time jobs and less tution fee than uk or usa , and one more bennifit that u will watch movies on thursday like me and u can put the review ont hursday . is it cool ???
    hina just finished her study and she is working in a softwere house in lahore.
    Hina:
    this movie is about doctors not engg coz in thetrical trailers they show some doctors . i dont know why sharman or madhuan’s father said that mera baita engg banay ga.

  • @sudeep..Sure if you want help I can always help u.

    @nauman..Kool watchin gulal.enjoy the movie

    Ahan they were taking about engineering in trailers of 3idiots..I am shocked if its about medical

  • @Hina n Nauman:I donot need help ..i just say abt me!!! i m planning to go to Bangkok in feb. hope it goes well otherwise i m applying for US… Coming back to topic..It is abt life of engineering not doctor nauman!!

  • sudeep , hina :
    i m sorry it is abt engg coz college name is imperial college of engg . but in trailer u can see alots of doctors and hospital scenes may be some one got injured so they went to hosp. i m sorry i got wrong.
    sudeep why u want to go bangkok ?? indian movies dont release their in cinema u hv to watch ghatiya priated dvd , and usa is 10 hrs back from india so come to sydney we will go together to cinema.
    hina why u r not online on msn ?

  • guys after gulaal i gonna watch Biggest Blockbuster of the year and all time blockbuster movie “RADIO” which will get 22 oscors and it will break all records.
    yesterday i watched radio for half an hour , after that it was very hard for me to digest it so left but may be i gonna watch it again todey and try to complete it.

  • Indicine Team,

    One question .. i expect you to reply honestly ….

    Why you didn’t include Paa preview figures in first weekend total ??????

    This mistake (intentional) is done by every site except bollybusiness …..

    I am sure you guys don’t have any source … so i never take into account your figures … you are simply running in Airs ………

  • indicine team:
    friendly speaking ur personality is dought full we dont know who are u where do u live wht do u do wht are ur names and wht are ur ages , and u never give any report or figures before any other site. ur review always comes when all sites already put their reviews , ur figures always comes when every site especially bollywoodhungama and boxofficeindia already put the real figures. how can we trust on u ? may be u r some IT studnets and running this site for fun , may be u r some extra actors who walk in the studios , may be u r some old pensioners and for time pass u get some info from other sites and put them here .
    why u dont want to show ur identity ????
    some times when we put any comment u give reply within 2 minutes and some time whole day u guys are quite.
    if u r 5,6 people who are running this site then how every one’s choice is same ? ok i can believe that only one person goes to cinema and gives the reviews but some other articals, and reply of ur comments and reply of “ask us” does a single person do this or u guys hv roasters like morning shift Mr A , after noon Mr B evening Mr C .
    may be Mr A likes Akki , Mr B likes Sallu and Mr C likes SRK .
    u know we make our fav actors and players onlu one time and we keep then our fav whole life , from 1991 to 2007 my fav batsman was inzamam but after his retiremenr my fav is micheal clarke , and he will remain untill he retire , in tennis my fav was steffy graf and when she retired then my fav is anna ivanovic ,
    i love akki and he will be my fav till his ending in bollywood .
    i want to say that when u guys joined and made this site may be every one had diffrent thinkings diffrent ideas , diffrent fav actors and u liked diffrent genders , if every thing is diffrent that how can u all like same thing ?
    80 % diffrent sites gives diffrent reviews, if 1 site give any movie 4 star then other site gives 1 star . like Blue taran gave 4 and u gave 1.5 , raaz tmc taran gave 4 and glamsham gave 1 star, kurbaan u gave 4.5 and some other sites gave 2 star .
    friendly speaking ur site and ur style is not practical
    in ur site so many guys i dont want to take their names give so many abuses to other actors and other poeple but u dont say any thing . if topic is about srk or akki then people want to talk abt sallu , and u dont stop them , poeple are using “F” words for others u r quite , is it practical ??? i never saw any other site ( bollywood , hollywood ) that viewers are abusing to other viewers , but in ur site it does why ???
    could u plz give us reply about it ?
    u know i respect u alot coz u guys give me honor , respect , but why u dont show ur self why u dont give ur introduction ?

    may be after this u will be angree with me , but wht can i do , we all guys really want answer of it.
    thx

  • AVATAR– A visual treat!! or shud i call it a new Ad from asian paints..;) ha ha just kiddin.

    It took James Cameron 15yrs to complete it and 1200 cr spent on it. But wat i wanna know is wat was new in it..?? i do agree d special effects wer 2 gud especially last 30min but excludin tat der was nothin new to rate it 5/5 or 10/10.

    First 30min makes u interested with giant machines n robots movin around and d planet Pandora along with d blue monkeys(as dey call it) but later d romantic angle made it a bit borin. along with tat colourful creatures flyin n running around seems like an animated movie or as if playing a video game..;)

    It s just like other sci-fi movies Good Vs Evil, d difference being Aliens(blue monkeys) being gud n humans being evil..;)

    But d movie s worth for d last 30min wer u really enjoy it to d max.

    Can give it max–3/5 or 7/10

  • Ha ha Nauman tat comment was funny…;) Most of them who run dese websites r IT professionals no doubt bout it..;) regaring disclosin their identity , i feel if they do so den ppl will abuse callin tat particular name and may be tats d reason they r playin it safe by replyin as a Team.

    Hope their new Upgraded version will be gud n they can interact with us more..:) As dey promised us they r gonna have a particular person for comment section who will reply us instantly..;)

    But INDICINE it would be nice if u can tel us bout urself as Nauman mentioned.. need not reply with ur identity but a small column on ur History and members..;)

  • Amish:i agree with ur point but the way director imagine the new world…the way he took all to make movie make this movie especial. Is there any director who have courage to do film like this!!!!!! It really big n big movie!!!! If same then titanic was also same movie love story n ship crash n fall!!!it was also predictable then…hehe don’t mind just saying!!!!!

  • ^ Dude Titanic was a real life incidence which took place in 1912.. and d movie was so natural..;)
    Regarding courage– Antony D`souza(Director of Blue) also had it..;) it needs courage to see 100cr flow down d drain..;) ha ha

  • I think we r too small to rate avatar..so plz dun downgrade JAMES CAMRUN BY rating avatar..we can not even dream of making this film . PERIOD.

  • BREAKING NEWS.AVTAR WEEKEND FIGURE RELEASD BY FOX..INDIA 500PRINT 19CR NORTH AMERICA CANADA 3135 PRINT 362CR WORLD WIDE 20956 PRINT 1176CR..MARK MY WORD IT LL CROSS TITANIC RECORD OF 9000CR GROSS WORLDWIDE,

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