Nothing against Shahrukh Khan or Karan Johar here. But watching every news channel and newspaper give My Name Is Khan national importance, is hard to digest. Even now with the film having released across all multiplexes in India, the topic of discussion and debate continues to be the film.
Surely there are bigger problems in the country, that deserve more coverage and importance, don’t you think?
Also would other actors get the same backing from the media, the government and not to mention the industry, as MNIK has?
1) When Aamir Khan’s Fanna was banned in Gujarat, not many stood up for the actor, least the media. The producers (Yashraj) lost a lot of money.
2) Hrithik Roshan’s last film Jodha Akbar too was banned in Rajasthan, later in Madhya Pradesh and eventually in UP. Where was the government, the media? Why wasn’t the same security and assurance provided to the film and its makers? The film lost 6 – 8 crores, no less.
All we are trying to say here is, irrespective of how big / small the film is, irrespective of who the lead star is, every film that is passed by the censor board should witness a smooth release all over.
I think it is getting way too much attention. While I was watching Zee News on Friday I heard stories that only included MNIK & SRK for 10 mins straight, which really got me furious. I wanted to hear other news but it was all about the whole Shiv Sena and MNIK. Anyways wish good luck to MNIK, its a sweet film. Its also funny in parts.
Now when the truth has come out then it’s false. Ok i can feel ur feelings guys. I feel so sorry for u. Comeon , be strong & accept the truth.
hahaha…yu guys fighting over a movie and an actor like monkeys …lolzzz!!!!
anyways.. the movie is not even among top #5 in North American box office. why the hell yur media backin up this movie that much.. no clue :S.
btw chck http://www.boxofficemojo.com/
and do check rottentomatoes.. movie is not even reviewed by single reviewer..hahaha.. whr the hell is it gettin RAVE reviews????
and cut that BERLIN crap.. its a film festival and movie maniacs like yuz exist everywhere in the world. i bet all the curries were lined up thr to watch this shitload of crap..hahaha..
btw my first hand experience.. after watchin this one..im goin further and further away frm bollywood.
yur media makes unnecessary noise. i think at best this movie is just among top bollywood #5 this year.. period.
btw.. where i watched this movie.. i didnt find a single WHITE or NON-INDIAN watchin this movie.. I WONDER WHERE YOUR MEDIA GETS ALL THESE STORIES..lol.
my review:
its horrible version of Forest Gump, loud music thrown in, awful performances, wanna-be direction and a shallow vision.
the only point I see is: they wanted to make a movie to WIN oscar and earn in $$$ . so they chose 9/11
k cool. then picked the most sensitive topic .. Racism!!.. i mean why the hell would you wanna make movie on a tragedy that took place in some other land and your ppl have less to do with..JUST THINK.
then they roped in FOX.. since Fox is buyin out all the local production houses all over the world..
and then MR SRK stirrin up the controversy to promote his movie, overlooking his own countries REPUTATION and disregarding its effect on ppl livin in abroad… well we all knw, we indians are selfish and pull each other down so he didnt do any worse. anyways..
i feel so good when i come here..every now and then .. see you guys makin a fkiin mockery outta yurself hahaha.. i still cant get it.. y are yuz..so obsessed with movie stars?????? srsly..like they are god???
i think yu recently had a bomb blast in some state.. its pitty that no one is discussin that .. wow!!
No. 5 was Fox’s “My Name Is Khan,” a 9/11-related drama about a Mumbai Muslim (played by Bollywood’s Shah Rukh Khan) with asperger’s detained at LAX airport after action suspiciously. The Fox International local production opened No. 1 in India ($9.2 million from 1,450 screens) and generated an overall weekend tally of $14.2 million from 1,572 screens in seven markets. Pound for pound, a strong opening splash generating more than $9,000 per screen.
The numbers speak for themselves:
to sum up, roughly 66 crore in ONLY 7 markets over the weekend, therefore about 35 markets still unnacounted for over the weekend.
Article is from the Hollywood Reporter, a publication in America.
Full article in context
‘Avatar’ still on top globally in ninth week
‘Valentine’s Day’ takes second place
By Frank Segers
Feb 14, 2010, 04:02 PM ET
“Avatar”
What a pair of boxoffice legs!
20th Century Fox’s “Avatar” in its ninth round on the foreign circuit defiantly stared down overseas openings of three big major studio films over the weekend, emerging No. 1 with $59 million drawn from 8,453 screens in 71 markets.
Director James Cameron’s blockbuster epic in 3D pushed its record-setting overseas gross total to $1.690 billion, and its unprecedented worldwide cume to $2.350 billion. The 20th Century Fox release was the sole holdover in the weekend’s top five titles.
Top “Avatar” on the weekend was Japan, which generated $5.8 million from 569 spots for a market cume of $121.9 million. Other big markets in order of market cumes are France ($156.4 million), China ($155.5 million), Germany ($125.3 million), the U.K. (124.4 million) and Russia ($108.5 million.)
No. 2 on the weekend was Warner Bros.’ “Valentine’s Day,” which kicked off its foreign run at 4,562 venues in 52 markets for a weekend tally of $30.4 million for a $6,664 per-screen average.
The Garry Marshall romantic comedy with Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Garner leading a multi-name cast opened strongest in Australia (No. 1 with $6.4 million from 373 sites), the U.K. (No. 2 with $4.7 million from 432 spots) and Germany ($2.5 million from 410 sites). Domestically, it grossed $52.3 million on the weekend.
No. 3 was Fox’s adventure fantasy, “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” director Chris Columbus’ adaptation of the popular book series by Rick Riordan. Opening round produced $28 million from 5,800 venues in 40 territories with No. 1 market finishes recorded in South Korea, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Venezuela.
Finishing fourth was Universal’s “The Wolfman,” which collected an estimated $21 million from 4,222 situations – for a $4,974 per-screen average – in 37 territories. Domestically on the weekend it premiered No. 3 with a weekend tally of $31.1 million.
Director Joe Johnston’s update (costarring Benicio De Toro, Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt) of the classic 1941 Universal horror title (costarring Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lagosi and Maria Ouspenskaya) drew $3.4 million from 404 screens in the U.K., finishing No. 3 in the market.
“The Wolfman” opened No. 1 in Mexico with $3.2 million from 486 sites and placed No. 2 in Spain with $2.4 million from 426 locales. Its France debut produced $1.7 million from 388 screens. The horror title has 25 overseas territories yet to play with Italy on tap this Friday (Feb. 1).
No. 5 was Fox’s “My Name Is Khan,” a 9/11-related drama about a Mumbai Muslim (played by Bollywood’s Shah Rukh Khan) with asperger’s detained at LAX airport after action suspiciously. The Fox International local production opened No. 1 in India ($9.2 million from 1,450 screens) and generated an overall weekend tally of $14.2 million from 1,572 screens in seven markets. Pound for pound, a strong opening splash generating more than $9,000 per screen.
Disney’s “The Princes and the Frog” grossed an animated $11.3 million from 3,643 locations in 39 markets, hoisting its overseas cume past the $100 million mark ($109 million) with the prospect of various holiday playtimes ahead in active territories. Top markets were France ($3.9 million in its third round from 674 screens for a market cume of $17.6 million), the U.K. ($2.4 million from 460 sites, cume $6 million) and Spain ($2.2 million from 375 venues for a $6.2 million cume).
Finishing No. 1 in the Paris area was Warner’s “Sherlock Homes,” which detected $9.6 million overall on the weekend from 4,224 screens in 53 territories. Director Guy Ritchie’s update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective figure grossed $3.5 million from 676 sites in France for a market cume of $10.2 million. U.K. cume stands at $40.3 million.
Warner’s “Invictus” from director Clint Eastwood collected 6.5 million from 2,220 screens in 27 teritories. The drama costarring Oscar nominated Matt Damon has recorded an international cume to date of $54.2 million.
Thanks to a reasonably robust Germany round ($1.1 million from 263 spots for a $3.5 million market cume), Paramount’s multiple Oscar nominee “Up In The Air” drew $6 million overall on the weekend from 2,547 screens in 46 markets. Foreign gross total for the drama-comedy starring George Clooney stands at $58 million.
Fox’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” jacked its overseas cume to $207.1 million thanks to a $4.5 million weekend at 3,774 screens in 38 markets. The same distrib’s “Chuen sing yit luen-yit lat lat” (Hot Summer Days), a Fox International local Chinese language romantic comedy shot in Beijing opened at 700 screens in China for $3.8 million on the weekend.
After five months on the foreign circuit (it began its run on Sept. 16), Sony’s family-oriented animation title, “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs,” still is racking up boxoffice mileage with openings in Korea and Portugal, and grossing $3.3 million on the weekend overall at 1,455 sites 22 markets. Foreign cume has now surpassed the $100-million mark ($102.6 million).
Universal’s “It’s Complicated” pushed its foreign cume to $79.4 million thanks to a $3.1 million weekend at 2,500 screens in 41 territories. The Nancy Meyers romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep still has 22 overseas markets to play.
No local language title turned up in France’s top 10. Closest was No. 11, Pathe’s “Proteger et servir,” (Protect and Serve), a comedy about a pair of policemen which came up with $1 million in its second stanza at 495 sites for a market cume of $2.9 million.
Other international cumes: Fox’s “The Tooth Fairy,” $34.1 million (thanks to a $1.4 million weekend at 1,609 sites in 22 markets); DreamWorks/Paramount’s “The Lovely Bones,” 16.7 million (after a $3 million weekend from 1,029 sites in six markets); Lionsgate’s “Brothers,” estimated $8 million; Sony’s “Did You Hear About the Morgans,” $44.7 million; Paramount’s “Youth in Revolt,” $2.3 million (U.K. only); Lionsgate’s “Daybreakers,” estimated $10.6 million; Sony’s “Friendship,” $13.4 million (from Germany and Austria only); and Lionsgate’s “Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus,” estimated $48 million. ‘Avatar’ still on top globally in ninth week’Valentine’s Day’ takes second placeBy Frank Segers
Feb 14, 2010, 04:02 PM ET
What a pair of boxoffice legs!
20th Century Fox’s “Avatar” in its ninth round on the foreign circuit defiantly stared down overseas openings of three big major studio films over the weekend, emerging No. 1 with $59 million drawn from 8,453 screens in 71 markets.
Director James Cameron’s blockbuster epic in 3D pushed its record-setting overseas gross total to $1.690 billion, and its unprecedented worldwide cume to $2.350 billion. The 20th Century Fox release was the sole holdover in the weekend’s top five titles.
Top “Avatar” on the weekend was Japan, which generated $5.8 million from 569 spots for a market cume of $121.9 million. Other big markets in order of market cumes are France ($156.4 million), China ($155.5 million), Germany ($125.3 million), the U.K. (124.4 million) and Russia ($108.5 million.)
No. 2 on the weekend was Warner Bros.’ “Valentine’s Day,” which kicked off its foreign run at 4,562 venues in 52 markets for a weekend tally of $30.4 million for a $6,664 per-screen average.
The Garry Marshall romantic comedy with Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Garner leading a multi-name cast opened strongest in Australia (No. 1 with $6.4 million from 373 sites), the U.K. (No. 2 with $4.7 million from 432 spots) and Germany ($2.5 million from 410 sites). Domestically, it grossed $52.3 million on the weekend.
No. 3 was Fox’s adventure fantasy, “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” director Chris Columbus’ adaptation of the popular book series by Rick Riordan. Opening round produced $28 million from 5,800 venues in 40 territories with No. 1 market finishes recorded in South Korea, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Venezuela.
Finishing fourth was Universal’s “The Wolfman,” which collected an estimated $21 million from 4,222 situations – for a $4,974 per-screen average – in 37 territories. Domestically on the weekend it premiered No. 3 with a weekend tally of $31.1 million.
Director Joe Johnston’s update (costarring Benicio De Toro, Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt) of the classic 1941 Universal horror title (costarring Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lagosi and Maria Ouspenskaya) drew $3.4 million from 404 screens in the U.K., finishing No. 3 in the market.
“The Wolfman” opened No. 1 in Mexico with $3.2 million from 486 sites and placed No. 2 in Spain with $2.4 million from 426 locales. Its France debut produced $1.7 million from 388 screens. The horror title has 25 overseas territories yet to play with Italy on tap this Friday (Feb. 1).
No. 5 was Fox’s “My Name Is Khan,” a 9/11-related drama about a Mumbai Muslim (played by Bollywood’s Shah Rukh Khan) with asperger’s detained at LAX airport after action suspiciously. The Fox International local production opened No. 1 in India ($9.2 million from 1,450 screens) and generated an overall weekend tally of $14.2 million from 1,572 screens in seven markets. Pound for pound, a strong opening splash generating more than $9,000 per screen.
Disney’s “The Princes and the Frog” grossed an animated $11.3 million from 3,643 locations in 39 markets, hoisting its overseas cume past the $100 million mark ($109 million) with the prospect of various holiday playtimes ahead in active territories. Top markets were France ($3.9 million in its third round from 674 screens for a market cume of $17.6 million), the U.K. ($2.4 million from 460 sites, cume $6 million) and Spain ($2.2 million from 375 venues for a $6.2 million cume).
Finishing No. 1 in the Paris area was Warner’s “Sherlock Homes,” which detected $9.6 million overall on the weekend from 4,224 screens in 53 territories. Director Guy Ritchie’s update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective figure grossed $3.5 million from 676 sites in France for a market cume of $10.2 million. U.K. cume stands at $40.3 million.
Warner’s “Invictus” from director Clint Eastwood collected 6.5 million from 2,220 screens in 27 teritories. The drama costarring Oscar nominated Matt Damon has recorded an international cume to date of $54.2 million.
Thanks to a reasonably robust Germany round ($1.1 million from 263 spots for a $3.5 million market cume), Paramount’s multiple Oscar nominee “Up In The Air” drew $6 million overall on the weekend from 2,547 screens in 46 markets. Foreign gross total for the drama-comedy starring George Clooney stands at $58 million.
Fox’s “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” jacked its overseas cume to $207.1 million thanks to a $4.5 million weekend at 3,774 screens in 38 markets. The same distrib’s “Chuen sing yit luen-yit lat lat” (Hot Summer Days), a Fox International local Chinese language romantic comedy shot in Beijing opened at 700 screens in China for $3.8 million on the weekend.
After five months on the foreign circuit (it began its run on Sept. 16), Sony’s family-oriented animation title, “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs,” still is racking up boxoffice mileage with openings in Korea and Portugal, and grossing $3.3 million on the weekend overall at 1,455 sites 22 markets. Foreign cume has now surpassed the $100-million mark ($102.6 million).
Universal’s “It’s Complicated” pushed its foreign cume to $79.4 million thanks to a $3.1 million weekend at 2,500 screens in 41 territories. The Nancy Meyers romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep still has 22 overseas markets to play.
No local language title turned up in France’s top 10. Closest was No. 11, Pathe’s “Proteger et servir,” (Protect and Serve), a comedy about a pair of policemen which came up with $1 million in its second stanza at 495 sites for a market cume of $2.9 million.
Other international cumes: Fox’s “The Tooth Fairy,” $34.1 million (thanks to a $1.4 million weekend at 1,609 sites in 22 markets); DreamWorks/Paramount’s “The Lovely Bones,” 16.7 million (after a $3 million weekend from 1,029 sites in six markets); Lionsgate’s “Brothers,” estimated $8 million; Sony’s “Did You Hear About the Morgans,” $44.7 million; Paramount’s “Youth in Revolt,” $2.3 million (U.K. only); Lionsgate’s “Daybreakers,” estimated $10.6 million; Sony’s “Friendship,” $13.4 million (from Germany and Austria only); and Lionsgate’s “Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus,” estimated $48 million.
According to screen daily: (sorry cannot post link have been banned I believe from doing so)
My name is Khan has grossed £957, 300 in the UK on first 3 days. (around 7 crore)
Acrroding to the same article, it has also made $1.1 million in the UAE (around 5 crore)
common yaar SAMI.
accept the truth and stop calling srk the badshah.
even if mnik has grossed 40cr or 50 cr or 60 cr or even 85 cr its way behind 3 idiots which grossed 93cr over the weekand worldwide.
acc to BOI the nett weekand collections are 29.50 cr.this is also way behind 3 idiots which netted 40 cr.
mnik has not breaken even ghajiji’s record
cool down yaar sami and take a chill bil.
AAMIR KHAN is the real badshah of bollywood
AS per box office mojo, mnik lags 3i as far as us box office is concerned.
No offence to srk fans, he is one of the finest actors we have, but, leave aside india, mnik probably can not break 3i record overseas. Check the below mentioned below link –
http://indiablogs.searchindia.com/2010/02/14/my-name-is-khan-box-office-average-gross-less-than-3-idiots/
And consider box office figures only, i do not agree with the other things written in the article.
Aamir and Salman are real badshah of Bollywood. Media and Critics have backing for SRK films. MNIK is a just an Average film at boxoffice. Aamir and Salman gives Block Buster Hits even media and critics gives 1 or 2 star for their films. Jai Ho Aamir,Salman and Akshay.
mNik will not even be in Top ten after one week. SRK, Yash Chopra’s, Johars gets backing from Media and Critics always, because Media and critics get payment from SRK and Johars. Indian critics are shame, shame, Shame less. They give wrong ciritics and wrong reports.
MNIK weekend collections
29.5 cr in india
source boxofficeindia.com
hahahaha
my prediction 30 cr weekend 50 cr 1st week is true.
my all predictions are true now.
Guys
My name is Khan has grossed 97 crore over the weekend, has broken the record of 3 idiots over the weekend according to my sources. Waiting for proof of this and will post it.
nauman my prediction are 100% better than you.
1-you predict 10cr on friday even afterr considering mumbai debacle.
my prediction was 8-9cr. spot on.
2-i predicted much before you when i gave indicine a slap on their face when they say more than 12cr saturday just look at my accuracy i have predicted a liitele lesss than 10cr and again spot on.
so you might be btter at reviews but not in box office prdiction
Who knows even 29.5 may be hyped fig since full media is in support of movie
yaar Nitesh ab 1 cr ke liye larai kare ga ???
overall i said 28-30 cr 1st weekend , and it is 29.5
for 1st week my prediction was 52-54 cr . lets see
@ Aditya
Did you read te article about My name is khan being globally 5th, it generated 66 crore from only 7 markets, MNIK released in 45 countries, therefore it will break wordlwide weekend records. Wait and watch.
for a matter of fact, im not a SRK fanboy, im only doing what im good at, reporting true, sourcable news.
sami now believe it or not it will not break the record of ghajini so leave 3idiots alone.
now you will again give same point that veer do avg business but remember the ratings it gets the worst possible reviews but mnik get 5stars from most of the reviewers but even after that the business is coming from metro cities mostly this show that though the collection will be more but the popularity of srk acroos india has fallen sharply and aamir and salman are more popular. though film may do life time business of 85-90cr if it sustains very well on weekdays but otherwise 74-78cr
indicine this is for you now accept that you dont have the required source to predict by what source you say that sat collectons are above 11-12cr . wat a joke
Movie cant be hit it will be average or above average because of 90 crore hard to collect
@ nitesh
Im talking about WORLDWIDE gross over the weekend
Dp you think im claiming about India? it has grossed 29 crore in india, no record broken there.
Wordwide it is believed to have grossed about 95 crore pver wweekend, 3 idiots took 93 crore WORLDWIDE.
i am talking about indian market infact a good news for srk fans mnik break oversses record
My Name Is Khan Smashes Records Overseas
Monday 15th February 2010 13.30 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
My Name Khan has smashed records overseas and has recorded the biggest opening weekend ever in Overseas. The total from all International markets is approx $5.5 million (25 crore). Below is a comparison of the biggest openers in overseas (first three days). The figures for My Name Is Khan are preliminary numbers are actuals may be slightly different.
My Name Is Khan
United Kingdom -$1.5 million (including paid previews)
North America – $1.9 million
Middle East – $0.90 million
Austrailia – $0.38 million
Rest Of The World – $0.80 million
TOTAL – $5.48 million
Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
United Kingdom -$1.4 million
North America – $1.35 million
Middle East – $0.75 million
Australia – $0.18 million
Rest Of The World – $0.60 million
TOTAL – $4.28 million
Om Shanti Om
United Kingdom -$1.1 million
North America – $1.75 million
Middle East – $0.70 million
Australia – $0.17 million
Rest Of The World – $0.60 million
TOTAL – $4.32 million
Three Idiots
United Kingdom -$0.70 million (4 days + paid previews)
North America – $1.65 million
Middle East – $0.70 million
Australia – $0.35 million
Rest Of The World – $0.65 million
TOTAL – $4.05 million
mnik may break first week record overseas also, but i doubt it can break lifetime record of 3i. This is because the trending of 3i was very good even in overseas specially in us. The 2nd week drop was just 9% in us, wheras all other overseas hit movies fell by 50% or more. Just check the link below.
http://indiablogs.searchindia.com/2010/01/06/aamir-khan-new-king-khan-of-bollywood/
Indicine team,
Why my comments are not getting updated, cant understand the reason.
@ Sami….hey i told u d correct stats ystrday….nw fully confirmd rite…. i told sat 9-10 crores…nd sunday around 12-13 crores..i even told weekend will b around 28-29 crores….hw accurate boy.. ma source is so gud…hope u undrstud..
Now its clear that
Mnik flop in India but
Mnik hit in overseas
He……..he………he……
dont mind
BECAUSE of huge Drop at single screens . my prediction for mnik for weekdays
Monday- 5 crores
Tuesday – 4 Crores
Wednesday – 3 crores
Thursday – 2 crores
1st week total will be – 43 Crores
Remember that 75 crores nett will be get hit status in India .
After 1st week it will be clear
This is for all SRK fans & other actor fans
IBOSNETWORK.COM
Box Office: Kurban 2. MNIK embarks on a Monday crash pattern, set to flop
Monday, February 15, 2010
As expected, boosted by the Pakistani/mideast populations, My Name is Khan got the initial response overseas but not Hollywood-challenging to the tune of $1.8 mil in USA in gross where they are incidentally celebrating the President’s day weekend. But more importantly, the post-release reports neither there in America nor especially in the mainland India are painting a good sign for the Shahrukh Khan-Kajol film in the days to come.
Across the country, the post-release reports are flat out mixed to very poor, belying the 5 and occassionally even 5.5 star scale-exceeding ratings that were relayed ahead of the release in Indian media. This incidentally had happened with Kurbaan too. Quite the contrary are the public reports of this movie.
Infact when it’s all said and done, Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan may actually thank Shiv Sena for creating enough controversy for the film to manage a respectable collection in the opening weekend in the metros atleast.
Because the actual box office pattern for MNIK in India went like this:
This is for all SRK fans & other actor fans
IBOSNETWORK.COM
On Friday the film could not release as planned in Maharashtra, North Karnataka, parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Orissa and even a couple places in Delhi-UP. It lost out in major centers like Pune, Nasik altogether. In Mumbai, India’s biggest center where it was to release on over 105 theaters, when it released on afternoon shows it was in only handful of multiplexes (Fun republic etc.), MNIK took to to 70-75% occupancies which was below expectation considering the media frenzy. In the interiors as reported occupancies were dismal, in the tune of 25-30% (even lesser in many cases).
On Saturday, the film did release in about 49 halls in Mumbai and in afternoon in Pune, this continued through Saturday evening till the terror blasts shook Pune putting Pune back to square one. Nonetheless Saturday and Sunday saw pickups for the film recording 80-95% collections in majority of multiplexes across the board which is quite good.
But after the curiosity triggered by the various controversies, the merits of the film as a box office power have to take over, and this is where the Karan Johar-Shahrukh Khan-Kajol film is unable to stand the test. The cracks for the film started around Sunday night shows, even as most of Sunday was advance booked on Saturday itself.
ya dipen,
right
This is for all SRK fans & other actor fans
IBOSNETWORK.COM
But Monday tends to be a make or break situation for any film, regardless of controversy or not. The worst fear for MNIK apart from the tensions of Friday would have been the much feared Monday crash, and unfortunately for the actor now, that is indeed happening as Monday morning opened nationally to poor to dismal response compared to Friday which wasn’t all that to begin with, and advance for Monday night is not showing much hope. In some multiplexes where Sunday went 85-90%. Monday is looking to end up doing just 8-9% (multiplexes, not single screens). On the other hand, Chandan cinema, a single screener in Mumbai for example maybe lucky to get 50 tickets sold against its capacity of around 1000 on Monday shows.
The situation is somewhat better in Hyderabad and Delhi which has a sizeable muslim population but it may not hold there either as in the nearby regions have gone down. Same in Jaipur, Kanpur, Ahmedabad etc.
The Karan Johar film never had much of a chance in the interiors of India and can already be dubbed a flop there. At this point, the 100 crore Fox Star Studios venture which has been billed as followup to Slumdog Millionaire, needs over 250+ crore gross revenues; but it is going to end up coming up short and lose by a long distance.
hey man DIPEN!
that’s a great article.
common SRK’S fans ,what you all have to say about this?