Akshay Kumar’s Singh Is Bling releases in theatres tomorrow and like every other week, it’s time for our IndicineFBO first day box office prediction and also a more detailed prediction for the first film in the last quarter of 2015.
Factors in favour of Singh Is Bling
- It’s as good as a solo release for Singh Is Bling on Gandhi Jayanti holiday as the other release is Irrfan Khan’s Talvar, which is a word-of-mouth film. More often than not, a big holiday advantage is around 30-35%.
- Officially, Singh Is Bling is not a sequel to Akshay’s 2008 film ‘Singh Is King’ which took a record opening at the box office. But the recall value is likely to positively impact the opening day collections of Singh Is Bling.
- Akshay is a huge star in North India and Singh Is Bling holds tremendous appeal in circuits where he commands a strong following.
Factors that could work against Singh Is Bling
- It’ll be Akshay’s 4th release this year. None of his films have been runaway hits at the box office and his last release, Brothers, was received very poorly. Singh Is Bling arrives less than 50 days after the Brothers debacle, which could affect the business of his latest release.
- For some unknown reason, the comedy genre hasn’t been performing too well in the last few years. On-screen madness worked a few years ago, but not anymore. Having said that, there hasn’t been a good comedy film in years now and if Singh Is Bling is a well made film, it should find its audience. Also, when it comes to comic timing and onscreen buffoonery, it simply cannot get better than Akshay Kumar.
- Prabhu Deva last directed Action Jackson, which was rejected by the audience when it released last year.
Like most of his films, Akshay will be fighting a lone battle once again at the box office. The music album hasn’t quite gained the popularity that it was expected to (atleast there are no chartbusters like Teri Ore or Jee Karda from Singh Is King) and the lead heroine isn’t too popular either. Akshay is the lone crowd puller.
Moving on, Gandhi Jayanti in the last couple of years has been good for the industry. The year-on-year growth in business has been huge. While Singh Is Bling is unlikely to continue the upward trend, it remains to be seen if it can match or beat the business of Besharam in 2013.
| Year of Release | Film | Screen Count | Net Opening (Gandhi Jayanti) |
| 2013 | Besharam | 3400 | 21.3 cr |
| 2014 | Bang Bang | 3250 | 27.5 cr |
| Haider | 1250 | 6.1 cr |
#IndicineFBO: We expect Singh Is Bling to collect Rs 18.6 crore on Day 1.
| Movie | Prediction | Official | |
| Tevar | 6.5 | 7.05 cr | + 8% |
| Alone | 4 | 3.50 cr | - 12% |
| Hawaizaada | 1.25 | 0.6 cr | - 52% |
| Khamoshiyan | 1.75 | 1.92 cr | + 9% |
| Baby | 8.5 | 9.30 cr | + 9% |
| Dolly Ki Doli | 1.6 | 1.75 cr | + 9% |
| Shamitabh | 4.0 | 3.5 cr | - 12% |
| Roy | 8.5 | 10.4 | + 22% |
| Badlapur | 6.5 | 7 cr | + 7% |
| Dum Laga Ke Haisha | 1.25 | 1.1 | - 12% |
| Ab Tak Chhappan 2 | 1.1 | 1.25 | + 13% |
| NH10 | 2.75 | 3.35 | + 22% |
| Detective Byomkesh Bakshy | 4.5 | 4.25 | - 5% |
| Ek Paheli Leela | 5.25 | 5.30 | + 1% |
| Mr X | 4.2 | 4.5 | + 7% |
| Margarita With A Straw | 0.2 | 0.23 | + 1% |
| Gabbar Is Back | 13 | 13.05 | 0% |
| Piku | 5.5 | 5.32 | - 3% |
| Bombay Velvet | 9.5 | 5.2 | - 45% |
| Tanu Weds Manu Returns | 7.05 | 8.85 | + 25% |
| Welcome To Karachi | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0% |
| Dil Dhadakne Do | 9.5 | 10.53 | + 11% |
| Hamari Adhuri Kahani | 5.75 | 5.04 | - 12% |
| ABCD 2 | 12.5 | 14.3 | + 14% |
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | 30.4 | 27.25 | - 10% |
| Drishyam | 5.25 | 5.3 | + 1% |
| Bangistan | 2.5 | 1.1 | - 56% |
| Brothers | 15.5 | 15.2 | - 2% |
| All Is Well | 3.1 | 2.9 | - 6% |
| Manjhi | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0% |
| Phantom | 7.6 | 8.46 | 11% |
| Welcome Back | 11.5 | 14.35 | + 24% |
| Hero | 7.5 | 6.85 | - 8% |
| Katti Batti | 4.6 | 5.28 | - 14% |
| Calendar Girls | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0% |
| Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon | 4.5 | 10.15 | + 125% |
| Singh Is Bling | 18.6 | 20.67 | +11% |
| Talvar | 3.3 | 3.0 | -9% |
| Jazbaa | 4.5 | 4.23 | -6% |
| Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 | 3.3 | 6.80 | + 103% |
| Shaandaar | 14.7 | 13.1 | -11% |
| Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | 43.6 | 41.75 | -4% |
| Tamasha | 11.7 | 10.87 | 7% |
| Hate Story 3 | 9.4 | 9.72 | 3% |
| Dilwale | 25.2 | 21 | - 16% |
| Bajirao Mastani | 11.5 | 12.8 | + 11% |
Singh Is Bling Box Office Predictions
IF VERY GOOD (excellent word-of-mouth)
- Day 1 – 20 cr
- Day 2 - 15 cr
- Day 3 - 18 cr (Sunday)
- Weekend – 53 cr
- Week 1 – 85 cr
- Final – 120 crore plus
IF AVERAGE (mixed response)
- Day 1 – 19
- Day 2 - 14 cr
- Day 3 - 15 cr (Sunday)
- Weekend - 50 cr
- Week 1 – 75 cr
- Final - 100 crore
IF BAD (worst case scenario)
- Day 1 – 18 cr
- Day 2 - 12 cr
- Day 3 – 12 (Sunday)
- Weekend – 44 cr
- Week 1 – 65 cr
- Final - 80 crore
It will be a 100 cr grosser !!!
DAY 1-22cr
Blockbuster on the way for Akshay Kumar…
weekend- 72cr,
1st week- 120cr,
lifetime- 200cr.
Take it as Average (typical Akki trademark). It will be icing on cake if it crosses 100 crs. However opening will be 20+ due to holiday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol delhi,Punjab,Up,CI, Rajasthan ki advance booking report bhi dekh lete predict karne se pehle to acha hota. Singh is Bliing will definitely cross 20+ crores on opening day.
Akshay Kumar movies are opposite of Leap Years.
Wo 4 saal me ek baar aate hain,
Yeh ek saal mme 4 baar. :-D
Totally disagree!!!!It will cross 20cr on day 1
Same old story, nothing is new in this movie. Songs r totally crap. Trailor is pathetic than what to expect. According to some previous report kirti senon left project because of bad script. So i am sure movie will be flop.
Am going for a 21cr opening and a 123cr lifetime HIT
Hit !
Good prediction but 10 to 15 percent lower I think
My prediction:
Best case scenario: FLOP
Mixed case scenario: FLOP
Worst case scenario: FLOP
We all know why, don’t we?
hope movie do well at the box office hopefully its to100cr
41.5cr only for prdp..???
Sib will be akshya 4th flop in this year.
Trending comedy Kkpk will affect sib
Its a flop. Search on google sib review by masala.com. it has given it (-10) stars.
Pradhudeva is a pathetic director and dont know why akki went with this project.
Infact talwar is getting some excellent reviews. Sib should turn into akki’s 2nd flop and 4th film not to cross even 100cr.
Its now very much debatable whether young actors are better than him. Because with poor films+ too many films he is reducing his value.
And look at his guts, he is challenging Hrithik’s mohenjo-daro next year. Almighty bless him.
R yu crazy ….150 plus plus on cards…..BLOCKBUSTER FOR SURE….Akshay will rule!!!
Yeah…18 crores
SIB will be superhit
mark my word indicine it will take opening around 25-27cr even higher…Singh is going to bling you…music already becomes chartbuster I have a big doubt on your music sense…keep learning indicine team.
25CR Likh ke Le le.
PRDP. 1st day 41 cr true but release date is wrongly mentioned.. It’s 12th Nov not 11th…
*BLOCKBUSTER*
am watching First day First Show..
I like Akshay Kumar, I’ll be happy ? even it cross half of prediction. In fact I’ll not cross 10cr. First day. Mark my word.
150 cr for sure
Wat crap. U still blv bajirao will gt just 9cr opening. Mark my words this fbo will b ur worst fbo ever beating kkpk 120% inaccuracy by a long margin
if ramleela with 1 hit old ranveer out of form slb, cameo from pc cN score 16cr opening then how cn bm b just 9!!!
FLOP
My prediction for SIB first day is 21.7 crs
It will struggle to cross 60 crores. Mark my words.
Sing is bling seems very bad movie from its trailor and songs itself. 18.6 crs on 1st day is very high prediction for sib. I think it will open 14 crs first day at best otherwise around 9 crs. But @indicine u have almost accuretly predicted at past so it may be. But after 2nd day i am sure it will decline at boxoffice.