Tag - Salman Khan

Ready – All time Blockbuster?

15 years ago
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Ready has shocked and surprised the trade once again. The demand for the movie is just mind-boggling at the moment. Second Friday (8th day) witnessed a drop and the film managed a decent 4.5 crores. On Saturday it picked up, but what’s shocking are the collections on Sunday, which according to our early estimates could be as high as 9 to 9.5 crores! Single screens were full all over, infact extra seats were added on many screens to accommodate more people. Most multiplexes were houseful too for the evening and night shows. We spoke to a 11 year old kid,

3 Idiots vs Dabangg vs Ready : Comparison

15 years ago
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3 Idiots, Dabangg and Ready are three of the biggest money-spinners in the history of our film industry and comparing the box office figures of these films gives us a good idea on why 3 Idiots went on to nett 200 crores in India and remains the biggest grosser ever, why Dabangg did very well initially but couldn’t beat 3 Idiots and why Ready is unlikely to come close to the lifetime business of Dabangg. Check out the comparison table below 

Ready is a Blockbuster

15 years ago
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Ready is officially the first Blockbuster of 2011. The film has surpassed all expectations and has held-on pretty firmly during the weekdays. Although many trade pundits predicted huge drops Monday onwards, the Anees Bazmee directed film witnessed less than 50% drop from its first day of release (Friday). Below is a day-to-day nett gross of Ready 

Bollywood Biggest Grossers

15 years ago
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With the boom of multiplexes, the life of films at theaters has reduced drastically. Gone are days when a film needed a silver jubilee (25 weeks) or a golden jubilee (50 weeks) to be considered a success. These days, most films are out of theaters in a week, yet recover their investment. Films that run longer though, go on to earn bucket loads of money and are termed money-spinners or blockbusters by the trade. Below is a list of 5 such films, which are Bollywood’s biggest grossers ever! (Figures include collections from both overseas and India) 

Ready Box Office Report

15 years ago
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Salman Khan’s Ready finished Day 1 as the third biggest first day grosser in the history of the Hindi Film industry. The action – comedy came close to 3 Idiots’ first day record, but fell short. 1. Dabangg – 14.5 crores 2. 3 idiots – 13 crores 3. Ready – 13 crores (is likely to settle somewhere in the 12.75 – 13 crores range) 4. Tees Maar Khan – 12.8 crores Ready has failed to break records in any circuit, infact the collections of Tees Maar Khan are better than that of Ready’s  in Mysore, West Bengal and Punjab. But for a

Ready Movie Review

15 years ago
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After the earth shattering success of Dabangg, a film that not only did huge business but also won several awards, the...