Q. Will Raees remain highest grosser of the year till Tiger Zinda Hai (excluding Baahubali) ?
A. Golmaal Again should easily beat Raees to become the highest grosser of the year. It’s a film that the family audience would want to watch and as long as its not a bad film, it should top the year in October. Before that we have films like Jab Harry Met Sejal, Toilet Ek Prem Katha and Judwaa 2 – with good content these films could beat Raees. After Golmaal Again, the big films are Padmavati and Tiger Zinda Hai.
Q. How much film makers spend on marketing?
A. It varies from film to film. The average marketing spend on medium to big budget film is 10-15 crore. Much lesser for smaller films.
Q. Any pre release reports of Jab Harry Met Sejal? Can it go beyond 175 Cr, if it’s WOM is positive?
A. If the film is exceptional, then anything is possible. But a lot would depend on the start it gets. Very few films these days are even doubling their weekend total, so to get to 175 crore – Jab Harry Met Sejal has to open above the 20 crore mark, grow over the weekend to get to a 65-70 crore weekend and then trend very well over the weekdays. Even after that – since it only has one open week – the kind of response that Toilet Ek Prem Katha gets will have a direct impact on the lifetime business of Jab Harry Met Sejal. We are currently looking at 170 crore range with exceptional word-of-mouth, 140 crore with good word-of-mouth, 100 crore with average word-of-mouth and 80 crore range if the response is poor. All of these numbers are only expectations, the opening day number will be crucial. The film will be in trouble if it falls below 17 crore on Day 1.
Q. How much does cooperate booking affect the first day business?
A. A fixed number cannot be put for corporate booking, it varies from film to film. Usually block corporate bookings are made for the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
Q. Will Golmaal 4 have a clash with Robot 2 or not?
A. No. Robot 2.0 has been pushed to early 2018.
Q. At worst case what will be minimum collection of ‘Golmal Again’? I didn’t liked much ‘Golmaal Returns and Golmaal 3’
A. Individual opinion of liking or not liking a film does not make any difference at the box office. As long as majority of the paying public like a film, it’ll do well. Golmaal Again has competition from Secret Superstar during Diwali, but it should be the first choice for the family audience.We wouldn’t be surprised if it does 30 crore plus on the Diwali holiday. It should easily get to 100 crore plus maybe 200-250 crore if it turns out to be entertaining or the best Golmaal film.
Q. Is Hrithik going through a bad phase again? Considering his last few films have disappointed, and he takes a long time to sign films
A. The post Bang Bang phase hasn’t been good. His films haven’t been opening, but the promos of both his releases have been extremely poor too. We’ve seen how even a Salman Khan during Eid can deliver an ‘average’ box office opening when the trailer isn’t liked or when it doesn’t cater to the all-India audience / fan base. As for not signing enough films, it’s his personal choice. He isn’t very competitive and we don’t think he has the desire to be one amongst the top actors in the industry. The number game or sustaining his level in the industry probably isn’t important for him, as it is for some of the other stars in the industry.
Q. Which movie will be the biggest hit of the year 2017…?
A. Our pick in order of preference – Tiger Zinda Hai, Golmaal Again, Padmavati.
Q. What is lifetime box office prediction of Mubarakan?
A. Our final prediction for the film is 45 crore. Monday will decide the fate of the film. Anything below 4 crore will be end of the story. It needs Friday level collections on Monday to ensure that it gets fair amount of shows at multiplexes in the second weekend when Jab Harry Met Sejal releases. The overall response is better than Munna Michael, but due to the extremely poor start, it has a lot left to do over the weekdays and after the release of the SRK film.
Q. @indicine I’m visiting your site since 2012 and i have read almost all of your articles q/a session etc… i know team indicine is very hard working and you never post fake news till now, and thats why i’m your biggest fan.. please answer me this time.. do you think pakistani movies can release in india in the near future because indian people appreciate pakistani movies.. do you think any pakistani hit movie can survive like bollywood movie in india.. Big Thank you..!!
A. Thanks for visiting. As compared to the popularity of Hindi films and its stars in Pakistan, there’s very little awareness about Pakistani films in India. We are not too sure about the overall quality of Pakistani films either. Our own industry is struggling to get decent initial for our films, 9 out of 10 films are failing. Films like Mubarakan and Munna Michael are collecting 5-6 crore with successful directors and rising stars. So even if Pakistani films start releasing here, it’ll take time for it grow in popularity.
Q. Which actor and actress has the most Top Grossers of The Year in Bollywood history?
A. From 1989, Salman Khan has topped the year 9 times (not including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai) last was Bajrangi Bhaijaan in 2015. Aamir Khan has delivered the highest grosser of the year 7 times, last was Dangal last year. SRK 5 times, last was Om Shanti Om in 2007. After that it’s Hrithik, 3 times, last was Dhoom 2 in 2016. Sunny Deol twice, last was Gadar 2001. Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and others have never topped the year.
Q. Is Battle Of Saragarhi starring Akshay Kumar happening with Karan Johar and Salman Khan ?
A. It’s not happening in the near future. Salman Khan has backed out, but this has not been officially confirmed.
Q. Is Ajay Devgn really making Sons of Sardar ?
A. Not happening now. He had planned the film first, but the same subject was taken by Karan Johar / Akshay Kumar for Battle of Saragarhi. Ajay will now make Taanaji.
Q. What are your expectations from Toilet Ek Prem Katha and Baadshaho?
A. Toilet Ek Prem Katha Trailer got a good response, but there’s been nothing exciting since. The songs haven’t really worked. They’ve also revealed a lot about the film in the promos, so it’ll be down to word-of-mouth. At this moment, we expect a slightly better opening than Jolly LLB 2. Baadshaho has got a mixed response.
Q. Gentleman vs Judwaa 2 vs Padmavati vs Dutt. Which among this movie will be biggest hit for younger actors?
A. Our pick would be Dutt. It has both the best actor and best director.
Q. How is the buzz for JHMS?
A. Good, but only at major cities.
Q. What is the difference between theatre and screen?
A. One 3-screen multiplex counts as one theatre, but screen-count will be 3.
Q. Seeing the recent work, success – failure, age who will be in Top 5 and Top 10 in coming 5 years among the actors?
A. Ranbir, Varun and Ranveer have found acceptance. But it’s still difficult to imagine this industry without stalwarts like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar.
why the openings of all movies these day not upto the Mark? Will audience trust is lost in small budget movie or why?
Best Actor & Actress of 2017 so far as per U @Indicine?? And Best Movie too??
Who has more stardom? Katrina or kareena.
Can jhms cross 23 cr on opening ?
Also did advance booking started and if yes how is response until now
Why has there been a sudden slump in bollywood movies box offove performances. After bahubali its only been Hindi medium tht hs saved some grace. But its not only about lifetime collections they are not taking an initial also. Prople seem to be really disinterested in bollywood movies doesn’t this scenario pit the upcoming movies in jeopardy. Your take on this
What does shraddha’s future look like now post HG?
What is a status of kareena kapoor stardom?
Any pre release report for JHMS and Toilet ? Also do you think they can be the much needed hits for Bollywood or do you think they will eat in each other business ?
After the success of Dangal and disapointed of Tubelight who is the box office king of bollywood
Who is bigger star?aamir khan or shahrukh khan in terms of stardom?
JHMS is buzzing quite well . Will it gross 20 crores each in opening 3 days wid good wom.
And will it be a new beginning for SRK to rule the industry again?
Who has more stardom and fans? Deepika or Anushka.
How is the biggest superstar shahid or ranveer singh and how is the lead hero of padmavati?
Who is the Action Director of Thugs of Himdostan? And I have heard padmavati budget is huge 190 cr (even BOI.com Reported sometimes back), then what’s gonna be the budget of YRF’s two mammoth looking movies at the moment, TIGER ZINDA HAI & THUGS OF HINDOSTAN?
What is the buzz around JHMS ? Do you think it can open between 22-25 crores ?
What is the buzz around TEPK now ? Do you think it can open between 12-14 crores ?
Why did Arjun Kapoor starrer Mubarakan open to low numbers ? He is not a big star but still his movies do open above 7-8 crores easily
How much does JHMS need to collect to be declared hit, super-hit, blockbuster and ATBB ? Below what numbers will it be considered as flop ?
Mubaraka was looking a dull film,but after release reviews are good in respect of that kind of cinema & people who have watch the film are saying it is good entertainer.Where the film is going now?If any top star would be there in mubaraka can film be 150-200 grosser with same content?
How much does TEPK need to collect to be declared Hit, SuperHit and BB ? Below what numbers will you consider it as flop
Do you think Baadshao has potential to cross 150 crores ?
Opening prediction of judwaa 2 golmal 4 padmavati
If HMS opens better than TEPK,but lifetime will be same for the movie than what is the standing for SRK & AKSHAY?
In their respective peaks, rank their stardom – Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor ? Were any of them at any point in their career called superstar ?
why 3khan (srk , Salman , amir) never win national award ???? is thy never give such wonder film or performance ????
This questions I have ask many time:
1)Which is Hrithik next
2)Has Aamir sign astronaut movie or anything else
3)Status on next Dhoom & kkrish
Why is the term superstar used so loosely ? Earlier such terms were reserved for only one or two stars of their generation. Now not just Khans – Salman, Srk & Aamir but even HR, Akshay, Ajay are called superstars ? Frankly to call anyone except Salman & Aamir a superstar does not make sense in 2017. Srk, yes at one point he was the biggest, but none of his last films have crossed 200 – even 150 ! Anything less than 150 is not something to boast off ! Akshay has not yet given ATBB and HR also has underperformed in last 2-3 years. Ajay barring Singham and Golmaal series can’t even take a respectable opening
Rank them in order of their opening power – Ranbir, Varun, Ranveer, Arjun, Sid, Sushant & Tiger. I personally would go by Varun > Ranbir=Ranveer > Sushant =Sid > Tiger > Arjun
Don’t you think nepotism is killing the industry ? Where are Srk and Akshay of this generation ?
Buzz of jab harry met sejal?