Akshay Kumar’s Special 26 has collected Rs 23-24 crores at the domestic box office in it’s first weekend. For a movie that opened to a lukewarm response on Friday, the film managed to put up good numbers on Saturday and Sunday.
Business was best at big city multiplexes, while single screens (were the film released on limited screens) were poor. From here on, the Neeraj Pandey directed heist drama will rely entirely on it’s multiplex business. The film needs to collect 70 crore+ for ‘Hit’ status, which means it has to triple it’s first weekend business to be a clean success. Weekdays will be crucial.
Special Chabbis would have probably managed to put up better numbers over the weekend, possibly a 28-30 crore weekend, if the clash with Prabhu Deva’s ABCD was avoided. Especially in Mumbai, Mysore and Nizam/Andhra circuits, where ABCD was running to near capacity at multiplexes on Sunday.
Special 26 Weekend Box Office Collections
- Friday 5.7 crores
- Saturday 7.5 crores
- Sunday – 9.75 crores
- Total Weekend Collections – 22.95 crores
seems like ppl keep eating up the collections ;) Saturday n sunday i was not able to get a single ticket !!
“special 26” weekend collection is not even 26 crore.
@amish… movie released only on 1575 screens.. limited release so it was doing well at places where it released. I think single s were close to nil. No mass appeal for this film
I like akshay kumar has actor but his fans r really untolerable , so fr u i present u this-
Top grosser of the Year,
1988 Tehzab Anil Kapoor
1989 Maine Pyaar Kiya Salman Khan
1990 Dil Aamir Khan
1991 Saajan Salman Khan , sanjay dutt
1992 Beta Anil Kapoor
1993 Aankhen Govinda
1994 Hum Aapke Hain Kaun Salman Khan
1995 Dil Dhulania Le Jayenge Shahrukh Khan
1996 Raja Hindustani Aamir Khan
1997 Border Sunny Deol
1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Shahrukh Khan
1999 Hum Saath Saath Hain/Biwi No.1 Salman Khan
2000 Kaho Na Pyaar Hai Hrithik Roshan
2001 Gadar Sunny Deol
2002 razz- dino moria
2003 Koi Mil Gaya Hrithik Roshan
2004 Veer Zaara Shahrukh Khan
2005 No Entry Salman Khan , anil kapoor , fardeen khan
2006 Dhoom 2 Hrithik Roshan
2007 Om Shanti Om Shahrukh Khan
2008 Ghajini Aamir Khan
2009 3 Idiots Aamir Khan
2010 Dabangg Salman Khan
2011 Bodyguard Salman Khan
2012 ek tha tiger-salman khan
where is akshay kumar here ..he doesnt even hv top grosser in his 20 yr carrier ..nw tell akki fans wht 2 say ?
Oh come on… friday i watched it in single screen only.. sat n sun was not able to get tickets even at single screens… today am goin for the 2nd time…
Special 26 has shown decent jump over the weekend. Jump is big on Saturday from Friday and again big on Sunday from Saturday. Special 26 has collected around 26.5 crore nett in its opening weekend at the box office. It has collected around 10.5 crore nett on Sunday.
S26 showed a jump of around 15-20% on Sunday from Saturday. Jump is good considering Saturday business was also big. Occupancy of S26 on Sunday was around 65%. Occupancy of the film over the weekend was around 55%. Special 26 has collected decently in the opening weekend. But collections could have been better also. Anyways it has more or less collected decently and now weekdays are crucial for the film success. Reports are positive and hopefully film will be steady in the coming weekdays also starting Monday itself.
Collection Breakup –
Friday – 7 cr nett.
Saturday – 9 cr nett.
Sunday – 10.5 cr nett.
Total – 26.5 cr nett.
Akshay may not have a top grossin film!
But what he earns is more than any top grossin film! ..;)
@Salman Khan fan: this topic is not about this, So stop barking here
box-office collections dont mind. Only once sentense for the movie , Best movie , Best story , Best acting , Best direction-production of this year . Akshay and all stars in movie , Rockzzzzz.
Damn I cant believe Dino Morea made it to the top in 2002 with Raaz.
With all due respect that film has to be credited to Bipasha first and foremostly and then the ‘Ghost’. Lol Dino was so wooden in that film and carried that same gormless look throughout the film. Bips rocked from first frame to last.
@Salman Khan fan,2002’s biggest grosser was ‘Devdas’ not ‘raaz’.
kya zarurat salman aur akki compare karne ki
really its a good movie..everyone don’t like this kind of intelligent movie..bec now a days people don’t want story..they want some crap fights,itom songs etc..don’t see the movie based on box office collection..
in 2007, akki has 4 releases, no critically or commercialy fail.
all successfull. if any khan roshan or devgn has star poer than release 4 movies in a year and make them successfull. its my challenge. if akki release 2 films pr year all will be bb.
when omg release all were saying its akki’s movie, as it started from 4.5 cr 1st day. but when it ends up at 85 cr, all haters become jealous. all say it is not akki’s movie. now it take 5.75 cr start according to boi, see where it goes. when it will show decent collection then they will say it is manoj’s movie. huh.
@salman khan fan, boi rated akki as 2nd biggest star of bollywood. this year sallu has no chance in top 3.
akki fans prayin in temple,chruch,masjid to make spl 26 a hit like chak de india and taree zameen paar…but 23-25 crores in weekend…some akki fans prayin tht it should trend like barfi,omg way..next murder-3 and jayaant bhai luv story are releasin so collections will drop….
it proves people only like crap brainless movies than this master piece movie special 26 is a perfect movie bt some people in india only like crap movie thts y good movie suffers
@salman khan fan, does akki has any holiday release in 2012, but his 3 movies in top 10.
@karan wat abt chakde india and taree zameen paar…last year omg and barfi? akki suits only for film hf-2 and r.r
Akki should take a rest. He is like a permanent fixture in the movie circuit maybe film buffs are getting tired of him no matter how good the script
****** Spoilers Alert********
1. The climax shows that Jimmy Shergill is Akshay Kumars companion and they all are partners in crime. So, why the hell did he get in touch with the real CBI? No one could testify against them for the first heist on the ministers house. There were no witnesses, except the Minister himself who did not want to report the heist. Jimmy also identifies Anupam Kher and thus the entire group. Why? They could have gone about conducting many such raids before the needle of suspicion actually falling on them. This is my biggest grouse with the movie, that the entire film was a sham and there was no need at all for the real CBI, and thus Waseem Khan in the picture. And without them, there would have been no real drama.
2. Why did Jimmy Shergill, Diva Dutta, and their fake Police commissioner go the ministers house after the heist? Just to conduct a drama to mislead the audience? Like normal criminals were they not expected to have a fear of getting caught while they returned to the scene of the crime, and that too for staging an act? On a related note, why did JS and Divya Dutta keep waiting in front of the Ministers house after the fake raid, while making tensed faces at the camera? Again, to fool the audience?
3. Assuming there is some valid reason for JS to involve the real CBI and thus planting a time bomb behind all of their asses. Why the hell did Waseem Khan allow the show to go on. He could have apprehended them and made them confess. Just like he made Anupam Kher confess. There was no need for the drama. In other words, the characters of the movie behaved as if they knew a movie is going to be made on the events they are involved in, and they wanted it to be as spicy as possible.
4. Why did the owner of the jewel shop agree to Waseem Khans proposition? If they wanted to nab the culprits, he was at the complete liberty to refuse cooperation. He was made the subject of an experiment by the real CBI, which ultimately led to his devastation. Even after this huge goof up, Waseem Khan is still shown as a CBI officer and obviously still as eager to catch the culprits. But how the hell did he stick to his job after his pathetic show.
The above four points are my broad issues with the logic of the events shown in the film. The following are some of the issues I had with the execution of the film. These things were more glaring as the film is being projected as an intelligent, no frills heist drama, which is out of the ordinary.
Redundant first half: The climax just reinforces that the movie Special 26 is based entirely on the final act which lasted for about an hour or so. The first half has many unnecessary scenes and sequences just to add to the length of the film. The initial heist is fantastic, and creates tremendous curiosity. But from there on, the first half is an exercise in futility.
What was the need of the wedding sequence? Just to show a celebration song. This is akin to creating a song situation in a Masala movie.
The romantic angle is so insipid and irrelevant to the plot that it can be seamlessly edited from the movie, without actually disturbing the rest of the screenplay. The 30-40 minutes thus saved could have elevated the movie to the next level (at least in the eyes of those who dont think there are any logical holes/plot holes).
What was the need to show the Kolkota heist? It has been done really well, and is really entertaining to watch. But like we get to know later in the movie, the group had conducted 50 raids in their career. Like we didnt get to see the first forty seven, there was no real need for them to show the 49th either.
The chase sequence of Manoj Bajpayee in CP is superb. But again, it was not connected to the the movie in any ways. Did it really need to be so long? They could have connected this chase to the rest of the plot to make the movie more seamless.
The detailing of the film is pretty good, especially in the Delhi sequences. But when the action shifts to Mumbai, the VFX is so in your face that it becomes unsettling. Especially the scenes which have the sea as a backdrop. The green wall to sea conversion is pretty substandard.
Wow wow wow.finest movie of the year.better than all crap south remakes and fake love stories. We all akki fans feel proud today on this movie. Akki made a lots of money now he needs movie like this
These days any crap move can make some money.but no one can deliver this kind of movie. We all Bollywood audience should encourage this kind of cinema rather than watching craps and making them blockbuster hit at the box office
@bhuwan, who is free to read ur so lengthy comment. and by the way from which biased site you copied it???????????
what the hell indicine???to prove this film flop,you are taking boi’s collections??and for every other films you takes other websites collections..why???
@bhuvan of lagan,my dear friend,itna reaserch kisi aur field mein karte to aaj shayad scientist ban jate.and what you have said is totally wrong.in this matter you can find mistakes in each and every films.just like in 3idiots,why sharman and madhvan search amir after 5 long years??why they could not even asked amir that where he came from when they were in hostel for 5 long years,infact kareena was daughter of the din of college,why she could not find out from the college about where amir belong from???
@KING KUMAR
IN 2004,SRK RELEASED 4 FILMS & DID WELL AT THE BOX OFFICE. KAL HO NA HA=SUPERHIT,
MAIN HOON NA=HIT,VEER ZAARA=BLOCKBUSTER, SWADES=SEMI-HIT IN INDIA & BLOCKBUSTER IN OVERSEAS.
ALTHOUGH, MAIN HOON NA WAS A BLOCKBUSTER.IT WAS DECLARED AS A HIT ONLY DUE TO ITS MEGABUDGET.
@king kumar…i think ur ryt dude..salman might not be in top3 this year. I think hrithik is gonna take the top this year with krissh 3,then aamir with dhoom3.(this is debatable but i get the feeling that krissh3 is gonna make more business than dhoom3…i dont have much confidence on d3s director…he might be good but for now lets stick to the fact that rakesh roshan is a very experienced director and all films he made with hrithik till nw were blockbusters…and both the films will get almost same opening no.s…my prediction around 22cr. For d3…for krish the 2nd day will be super huge with around 30crs as first day is diwali)..that leaves us with the 3rd highest grosser…the films competing for this will be mental,ouatim2,chennai express,himmatwala,boss,race2…lets look at mental first..all of salman khans last releases had released on holidays(eid mostly and d2 in christmas)..hes missing out on the eid release this year as ouatim2 is gonna release..rumour is that its going to release on independence day this year…it ll put up very strong openings but if the film has to do as good as ett or d2 then it has to be good at content..salman cannot put up huge collections based on his popularity alone this time..the reasons for this are…ouatim2 is releasing…tats a really huge film…for one thing its the sequel to ouatim..which was one of the best crime films..im sure that if the film would release now when ajay devgn has an established fan following it would have done superb business…probably even 140cr or more..now its sequel would be highly anticipated and akshay kumars presence would put good opening collections and if the film is good it ll surpass rowdy rathores collections..if mental has poor content then people would prefer ouatim2…also satyagraha releases a week after mental which may have promising content(lets not forget raajneethi)…but if mental is good then it ll put up collections of around 150cr i guess..good means again in a way his fans like it..(personally i dont think ett,d2,bodyguard or ready were good films but they worked for their fans and put up great numbers…and if mental has to surpass all these films including krish nd dhoom this year then it has to have universally acceptable content which i think is impossible for a salman khan film considering his image…and mental is a remake of chiranjeevis stalin..im from andhra pradesh and ive seen that film..it wasnt a really huge grosser but it was a good film..something i liked…mental wud probably have some extra fight sequences and masala to cope with salmans image..overall i dont think it has the thing to beat krish or dhoom but lets see.)…now we have chennai express….the last 4 srk films..mnik,ra.
@king kumar…i think ur ryt dude..salman might not be in top3 this year. I think hrithik is gonna take the top this year with krissh 3,then aamir with dhoom3.(this is debatable but i get the feeling that krissh3 is gonna make more business than dhoom3…i dont have much confidence on d3s director…he might be good but for now lets stick to the fact that rakesh roshan is a very experienced director and all films he made with hrithik till nw were blockbusters…and both the films will get almost same opening no.s…my prediction around 22cr. For d3…for krish the 2nd day will be super huge with around 30crs as first day is diwali)..that leaves us with the 3rd highest grosser…the films competing for this will bemental,ouatim2,chennai express,himmatwala,boss,race2…lets look at mental first..all of salman khans last releases had released on holidays(eid mostly and d2 in christmas)..hes missing out on the eid release this year as ouatim2 is gonna release..rumour is that its going to release on independence day this year…it ll put up very strong openings but if the film has to do as good as ett or d2 then it has to be good at content..salman cannot put up huge collections based on his popularity alone this time..the reasons for this are…ouatim2 is releasing…tats a really huge film…for one thing its the sequel to ouatim..which was one of the best crime films..im sure that if the film would release now when ajay devgn has an established fan following it would have done superb business…probably even 140cr or more..now its sequel would be highly anticipated and akshay kumars presence would put good opening collections and if the film is good it ll surpass rowdy rathores collections..if mental has poor content then people would prefer ouatim2…also satyagraha releases a week after mental which may have promising content(lets not forget raajneethi)…but if mental is good then it ll put up collections of around 150cr i guess..good means again in a way his fans like it..(personally i dont think ett,d2,bodyguard or ready were good films but they worked for their fans and put up great numbers…and if mental has to surpass all these films including krish nd dhoom this year then it has to have universally acceptable content which i think is impossible for a salman khan film considering his image…and mental is a remake of chiranjeevis stalin..im from andhra pradesh and ive seen that film..it wasnt a really huge grosser but it was a good film..something i liked…mental wud probably have some extra fight sequences and masala to cope with salmans image..overall i dont think it has the thing to beat krish or dhoom but lets see.)…now we have chennai express….the last 4 srk films..mnik,ra.one,don2 and jthj dint earn as much as expected and ppl strted saying srk lost his stardom..that is just so stupid…mnik was a film completely targeted to the classes..it was a good film..dint work much in india bcuz of lack of mass content..if u want proof that ppl enjoyed watching mnik go and check its overseas collections..thats proof enuf that it worked…ra.one was really a pathetic film but it earned because if srks presence and the hype…don 2 was hollywood based action..i dint do so much in india because again it wasnt targeted at the masses( all farhan akthars films always do awesome at the multiplexes but they dont do as good in the single screens)..hence the less than expected collections for don2..moreover its an out and out action film unlike ett which had so many other elements in it…jthj would have collected lot more if it dint have competition with sos and then talaash 2 weeks later..so the collections were not upto the mark because of the films..not because of srk…if you ppl want to find out srks real box office power look at cbakde india…released in 400 screens but earned 65 crs at the bo even after a very slow opening as the film had no hype or promotions..(nowadays films release with 3000 screens and put up strong opening…u see the difference now)..chennai express is masala my friends..a rohit shettys masala…masses will love it..classes might not like it but who cares…rohit shettys films touch 100cr with ajays stardom+mass appeal…cant they do so much more with srk+mass appeal+a little class appeal..ce cannot be underestimated bcuz if provided with a superb script…srk can produce fireworks at the ticket window…next himmatwala..sajid khans pre release statements tat himmatwala ll be in the top 3 grossers tis year may be possible but only if the film is really really good…otherwise it ll do business around 100cr i guess…boss..cant say anything bout tis till trailer releases…race2..chances r pretty less but i just included tat too..:)…..now plz post ur comments on my views…i did this in a neutral way without showing partiality or negativity towards any star…
some 1 s really tryin hard to pull down the movie… lol.