2015 has been good year for Akshay Kumar. ‘Baby’ was the first big release of the year and even though the film did not open well at the box office, it was Akshay’s most critically acclaimed film in a long time. The film sustained well and went on to do business of Rs 96 crore.
The superstar returned in May with ‘Gabbar Is Back’. The remake catered to Akshay’s fan-following at mass-centres, where the film did well.
So the big question with ‘Brothers’ is if the film, which is targeted both at single-screen and multiplex audience, will take a good opening.
The trailer received a good response, the song and dialogue promos has managed to raise the curiosity among audiences with its
storyline, emotional connect and realistic action sequences. Apart from action, Brothers also shows the relationship between two brothers, father-son and husband-wife. In short, the film has something for everyone.
Brothers will be releasing on 3500 plus screens all over country and the big question on Day 1 will be if Akshay Kumar, combined with Sidharth Malhotra’s fan-following amongst the fairer sex, can break his own records with the film.
All records currently belong to his film ‘Rowdy Rathore’ which released in 2012.
1. Highest Opening Day: Only 6 stars – Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Ranbir Kapoor and Ajay Devgn – have managed to give their films a opening of 20 crore or more on Day 1. When it comes to opening day numbers, the last Akshay film that took a good start was ‘Rowdy Rathore’. Since then, the opening of all his films have been below par. While ‘Brothers’ should beat the 3 year old record of ‘Rowdy Rathore’ (15.1 cr), it remains to be seen if the film can open at 20 crore plus.
2. Highest Opening Weekend: No Akshay Kumar film has managed to collect Rs 50 crore in its opening weekend and Brothers, because of two holidays on Saturday and Sunday, has every chance of beating the record of ‘Rowdy Rathore’ (48.3 crore) by a big margin. The same applies for films starring Sidharth Malhotra in the lead – his best is Rs 49.7 crore of Ek Villain.
3. Highest First Week: Another record that’s likely to be surpassed is the for the highest first week business. The record again belongs to Akshay’s Rowdy Rathore (79.52 crore). If Brothers is well-received, then the film could cross the 80 crore mark in 5-6 days!
4. Highest grossing film in India: Akshay’s highest grosser so far is Rowdy Rathore which collected Rs 134 crore back in 2012. Sidharth’s last film ‘Ek Villain’ collected Rs 104 crore and Jacqueline Fernandes is way ahead with ‘KICK’ collecting Rs 233 crore during Eid last year. Realistic targets will be crossing the business of Rowdy Rathore and collecting 150 crore plus.
5. Highest grossing film overseas: Akshay’s highest grossing film overseas is the 7-year-old film ‘Singh Is King’, which collected a little more than $7 million. Both ‘Baby’ and ‘Gabbar Is Back’ have performed poorly in the overseas markets, so it’ll be interesting to see if ‘Brothers’ takes a good opening. The Dharma factor should help the film.
6. Highest grossing film worldwide: The record currently belongs to Rowdy Rathore (Rs 201 crore gross), Akshay’s only film to cross the 200 crore mark worldwide.
@9:36pm
It hurts when I bash your lover kSHITij but get used to it coz it aint gonna stop anytime soon you juvenile kid…!
9:36pm
A yr ago you were using the word FCUK ending in ING word in your manipulative reviews more often than your diaper was getting changed by kSHITij n here you have a problem with the Censor Board for allowing the use of a perfectly legitimate word Bastard in 2 instances in the upcoming flop Bhojpori Bastards…!
You bloody hypocrite
@Aisha Iqbal: Loved reading your comments dear,so sensible and wisely written and I am never an Ajay hater,just sometimes circumstances force me to write such comments against him.
@Neeraj: I know you and Ajay rocks don’t like each other but someone has to end this,I couldn’t find any comments of his bashing Hrithik on any recent articles so plz refrain from bashing Ajay unnecessarily now,you are one of the few sensible comment maker here but these sorts of comments will taint that image of yours.
@9:36pm
I prefer being in a room and ‘given black n blue’ than being held in a room n given looTera n Mosquito Anguish to watch…!
Hope it gets 3500 screens
Hiz normal promoted nd less screen size film easily collects 12 plus every time so with More screens & bigger looking film he can easily put close to 18 cr on his own stardom..!
I know still some idiots will give excuse like it’s because of sidhrth malhotra whos only solo film HTP Collected record Tod 3 CR’s ..!
Nd they r trying 2 influence indicine so indicine should not give only credit to akki 4 it’s success BT u guys are idiots not indicine team ..!
All the ßest Akki
Fod k aa ??
Yeah it is gonna b akki’s full paisa vasool film
@Aisha wallah ! ?
U r very kadaKkk
BTW akki fans don’t hate Ajay nor they say bad about him because Ajay iz not close 2 Akshays stardom. FACT .
Infect Ajay iz second favrt of many akkians on My Facebook ID .it’s just me who started bashing Ajay devgan.
So remember akki fans doesn’t hve intrst in arguing with Ajay fans because they r very less Ajay fans nd they respect Akshay nd also akkians respect Ajay devgan ..
Only I started this fight by making fun if Ajay ..! OK
@nipun : Jalli kya ?? At least he is honest n using abusive words on front unlike hypocrites, double standard, cheap, fake, born haters who write reviews without watching a movie n disagree with people who has watched n praised it !!!!!!!!
@I am Dhakkan : Srk despite on prime form has never given a movie like BB n smashed Box Office despite Bahubali Strom. That’s real Stardom. Angrez ki aulaad don’t chant about overseas. A film verdict is only based on domestic verdicts still BB has smashed MNIK overseas for which you srkians had called Salman will never break MNIK overseas even in 7 births !!!!!!!! If a movie like BB is crap then all Srk movies n his entire career is crap !!!!!!!
I wonder how can people hate a movie like BB ???? OK, you may not like its lead actor but there is something called Humanity which exactly the moral of BB. People no longer humans to feel the Humanity !!!!!!
@Babaji & @BVS : Check calendars if you have at your homes. Gabbar Is Back was released on May 1, 2015 which is a May Day or Labour Day. Majority of offices (except few private n chota mota companies) throughout India are closed. Schools were already closed due to summer vacations !!!!!!!!! If this is not Holiday then Republic Day on Sunday is a holiday for you ??? Grow up !!!!!!
brother is getting huge buzz for a akki star movie…promo went well,songs good so geeting some good attention….@indicine is right 150 should b d target…if wom is very much +ve den max 180…will catch by sunday…gudluck brother & akki..u deserved more…
@imdhakkan u r still alive ….go & hide ur face unlike ur bro @sss….BB made every 1 pissed up…haha haha haha haha……u r a classless man…ur comment reflecting absoultly ur class…
@Hrithik lol
If 1st may iz really a holiday then y stars only fight 4 festival release nd national holiday release ? Tell ur lallu to release his sultan on 1st may rather then eid ..!
Non sense
@Anand we aamir fans always respect salman khan and watch his movies. we also whistle on his entry in cenema and cheer for him. and look at you. you are maybe born jealous of aamir. why did you need to bring talaash here. anyways I will not leave my quality and level because of imbecile like you and i wont bash salman because I won’t go down to your level. if it was fan then I would’t have spared him and his idol by bashing him badly. so take care next time and don’t bash aamir again. and i want to remind you that talaash was offbeat thriller and was not a universal genre and it also lacked masala and entertainment adn was a pure non holiday release. so better don’t blabber about talaash. and you should also remember that fanaa and RDB were non holiday releases and were superhits.
@Hrithik:: May be you work in chhota mota company which gives you holidays every now and then but any reputed company in the country doesn’t give holiday for 1st May..neither my college was closed,it is holiday only in some states like Maharashtra and Gujarat and the effect was nullified coz a Marathi film named Time pass 2 released there which was quite an anticipated sequel movie.
@sunny leone. First of all you should learn from @thallu. Secondly this is such a matured and intellect comment from @aisha qbal. @thallu we agree with you. Am not an ajay fan but to be honest fans like @sunny makes himself so cheap. @sunny I once told you, try bashing ajay in akki article and see the no. Of ppl that will dislike yr comments even akki fans. You don’t get it still. If ajay is after akki that is for your face book account! You are very funny and childish. You see the power of ajay even on an akki article? What does it mean?? He has FANS and ppl that are moving wit time not you always moving backwards. Ajay is not worth being comparable? Did you read @aisha 1st comment wen she listed Shah rukh Aamir Ajay and salman? For what? Crowd pullers earning 30 crores plus! You praise akki fine you get praises but just talk a rubbish comment on ajay dislikes on akki article being read mostly by Akkian fans! Vaah!! Look at all the points @indicine brought out on akki chasing his records be it opening weekend week highest grosser. Ajay ahead of akki on all those important records akki is chasing. Don’t you stillget it? Yeh toh @aisha ki baratpan hai that she even considers akki almost same with ajay. If not all @indicine points on box office records ajay way ahead of akki? Who is bigger? Even a NON ROHIT MOVIE SOS clashing with megastar SRK has a much HIGHER 1ST WEEK THAN AKKI HIGHEST. FORGET ROHIT SR!!. 2. Keep aside box office record which the whole world has seen Ajay way ahead. Come to CERTUFIED HIT MOVIES not success! Ajay has 20 akki 19,even if you add success counts go to @box ofc india akki 1st with 21 ajay 2nd 19 with Akkian doing 15 movies more! Ajay clear winner! 3. Go to best debut superstars aamir salman ajay srk hritik. Where is akki? Go to filmfare awards best actor or critics ..ajay has few solid filmfare over akki. Go to president award national ajay 2,akki NON!! 4. IN today’s economic phool aur kante vs yash raj classic lamhe clash. PAK blockbuster 1st ajay movie,jigar super hit. Akki after 10 movies delivered 1st hit with multicast Yeh dullagi and mohra. Ajay way ahead! 5. Count ajay 100 crores movies and akki 100 crores movies right now on @indicine article. Ajay 5 akki 3. Ajay way ahead! Earning 2 100 crores before Srk is not a lucky task for an ordinary actor! 6. Ajay vs Akki clashes. I remain silent! Okay lemme talk,ok I will not!?? prove any of these SOLID CAREER HIGHLIGHTS OF AJAY VS AKKI WRONG,I bet you I leave @indicine right now. For many as u said may be ajay is akki fans of your Facebook 2nd favourite but I bet you an average ajay fans will have Aamir Salman as 2nd 3rd or vice versa favourite before akshay. You are still so childish it’s a pity. So next time bash ajay even in your joker article and see the responds from many many fans meaning..no one wants to agree with you except for you and your always fake created id users here. Shame on fans like you who don’t even know how to appreciate other users comments and for once be a sportsman. We know you hate ajay so to he’ll with your great respect for ajay. I don’t think ajay fans need them. Just continue bashing him bcos it suits your name philosophy and your personal stupidity. That’s why we Bhaijaan fans always mock your joker bcos of people like you. Try and exceed SOS 1st week collection with the help of sidharth. Then talk. If not jalke maro!!!?
@hritik @aisha @thallu(last comment on @aisha). All of you guys well said. @hritik keep on with our BHAIJANS SPIRIT,always on a different league of his own?????
@Navin. Always a fan of your comments. Keep the Dabbang spirit alive and fresh always.
Brothers max 135. No he is not breaking any of his record though I wanted Sid to break rr record but his fans will call Brothers an akshay movie. Muuft mai capitalize karenge yeh joker walle!!
@indicine. Is this a Salman or ajay page? Why most deserved praises about the 2 superstars attracts more sensible and valid facts and points more than joker boy fans? Is this how high jokerfans are? Where are they? They can’t even counter cross all points given on Salman and Ajay? Except for may be asual tweeters Forbes or facebook account followers? Eg never a doubt the evergreen envious @sunny chadi off track comments.
Brothers film looks like family entertainer , I have full faith on Akki Sir he will surely give best performance .
@aisha iqbal well said babe. You rock? to be frank with you even I after seeing all the records akshay is expected to break are has already been surpassed by ajay I mean all the records akshay is chasing ajay had left them back 4 almost a year plus made me wanting to mock all the grossy Akshay fans although not all,mock them in the sense that I wanted posting &&akshay to chase ajay sir records&& to be the topic of this article but I guess maturity and well wish is ideal for Akshay personally without putting how stupid many of their fans have been towards him!. I guess I too will wish the movie a gainer at box office. Also what a superbb reply to @neeraj. Perfect, well articulated with massy and classy facts. My only sympathy goes to @sunny leone who can’t hide his frustration and madness. Am sure he is the saddest person seeing all the records his fan is to achieve. That alone is enough to supremely give a hat off to mr Devgan. Reserve dashing and makes his noise only on the screen proving what it takes to win NATIONAL award twice. Drishyam is the highest rated imdb movie currently and its collection according to Taran adarsh yesterday is “rock steady and proving to be a winner despite its type of genre. Ajay has massive fans I know that he is known to be a massy superstar after Salman but drishyam has proven even classy multiplex audience have bowed down to his excellent character portrayal. No doubt Ajay is just something else. Unique and stardom oriented superstar when he is at his best. No doubt another 3rd nAtional award between him and salman this year,removing sentiments I give it to Ajay sir.
For brothers I think it’s going to do well but realistically not more than 150 and that of course due to Sidharth.
Hope it crosses at least 140 cr in domestic market as its got a very good release date…if the start is good , there is a chance for the flim to cross 150 cr…All the best to the team…
@ Aisha Iqbal really sensible comment from u , we Akki & Ajay never enemy . We Akkian want to be best friend forever .
Thank you Indicine. So it’s official now keeping aside powerful awards ,number of 100 crores and hit counts that Akshay is no match with Ajay. Excellent criterias @indicine to determine super stardom of a superstar. I always said after the Khans it’s Ajay Devgan. Forget what haters say,truth is it can’t change the fact that fact is as a result of facts and statistics. Akshay is a fine actor just that he has lots of rotten fans like @sunny. Whose hatred day by day shows how frustratedand jealous he his. It’s quite sad esp wen he brings some katchra ki dabba excuses or irrelevant facts always always beating round the Bush using some mystical social sites for accessing a huge personality. Well done babe well done.
Akshay’s films earn more than 400 crores in a year. His films are not mega blockbusters 4 thd only reason that he releases a film every 3 months unlike any khans, kapoor or roshan who take 2-3 yrs to release a film. Technically speakin Akki movies earn close to 1200 crores in the same period as other heros whose film crosses hardly 500 crores during the same period.whoz the bigger star then. U ppl analyze urself.audience wants to watch akki movies every 3 months without gettin bored .same cant b said of any khan films coz thsy dont have the stamina nor they can give 4 hits in a year.agree fellas
akshay’s Highest grosser Rowdy Rathore Worldwide collection only 201 crores is way less than salman ‘s BB net Domestic collection only
What A SHAME! MY god Salman and his friend Ajay rocks
@Funny Chachi : Jitna tera idol utni teri sochh !!!!! There is a difference between Holiday & Festive release. Akki can never get a Festive release like Eid, Diwali & Christmas but he can get Republic Day, May Day, Independence Day & Gandhi Jayanthi !!!!!!!!! Hope this will make you realize where is Akki n where are Khans !!!!!!
@Babaji : I work for a company who can run 50 such colleges where you study. Its revenue is in multi billion $ so don’t bark without knowing fact. You live in some jallad places where people are not given holiday even on May Day. Colleges may be opened because it is a May Day or Labor Day not Children’s Day to give holidays for kids like you !!!!!!! :-p
Get ready for Brothers film akki sir my favorite actor love u king Akki . Akki is Rashravadi hero After the successful
Baby : Terrorism
Gabbar : Corruption in India
Brothers : Family Bonding
Sib : Masala film & Proud for Punjabian
Airlift : Biggest Evacuation in human history.
Housefull 3 : Comedy
Namaste England : Love Story
All these film are really interesting for our Akkians akki sir is my religion & god he is everything for Akkians .
Sib will be bigger hit in Punjab .