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Race Smashes Box Office Records

2008-03-24T21:18:00.000+05:30

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Race has recorded phenomenal collections over the weekend. The figures are similar to last years Om Shanti Om which was released on Diwali.

Race collected a massive 22 crore nett in India over its first three days. The gross amounts to nearly 35 crore. The film has done extraordinary well in all circuits. The film may well end the week with collections in the region of 35-40 crore nett.

The three day territorial breakdown is as follows

Race (First Weekend-Three Days)

Mumbai-9.50 crore

Delhi/UP-4.55 crore

East Punjab-1.45 crore

West Bengal-1.15 crore

Bihar-0.40 lakhs

CP Berar-75 lakhs

CI-50 lakhs

Rajasthan-90 lakhs

Nizam-1.12 crore

Mysore-1.20 crore

Tamil Nadu/Kerala-0.40 lakhs

Assam-7 lakhs

Orissa-7 lakhs

Total-22.06 crore

Jodhaa Akbar Week Five Collections

2008-03-23T21:22:00.000+05:30

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Jodhaa Akbar has an extremely rock steady week five. The week five total was 5.03 crore nett which includes the hindi and tamil/telugu dubbed versions. The hindi version recorded an excellent 4.33 crore excluding Bihar and with Bihar added the total will be 4.43 crore approx. Jodhaa Akbar has been extraordinary in week five with many centres seeing improvements in collections and others showing just negligable drops. The smaller circuits (Bihar, CPCI) are now super strong. The film fell just 13% in week five compared to week four. Below is a complete breakdown of all the collections excluding Bihar.

One Cinema Unless stated

Jodhaa Akbar-Week Five

Mumbai/Thane-81,18,668 from 64 cinemas

Ahmedabad-23,68,749 from 14 cinemas

Baroda-10,15,129 from 4 cinemas

Surat-9,94,658 from 5 cinemas

Anand-1,66,289 from 3 cinemas

Bharuch-1,54,665 from 2 cinemas

Vapi-38,606

Himmatnagar-99,933

Patan-52,819

Mehsana-63,647

Navsari-64,999

Valsad-24,491

Rajkot-4,12,581 from 2 cinemas

Jamnagar-1,53,725

Bhavnagar-1,09,052

Gandhidham-72,294

Adipur-15,343

Bhuj-25,742

Madhapar-15,850

Junagadh-13,772

Mithapur-3,488

Gariyadhar-2,044

Pune-20,13,068 from 9 cinemas

Solapur-30,392

Kolhapur-2,79,482 from 2 cinemas

Nasik-3,14,375 from 5 cinemas

Ahmednagar-35,574

Mohal-19,840

Tembhurni-5,813

Karmala-17,140

Vados-13,882

Kodoli-20,304

Goa-1,52,084 from 2 cinemas

Mumbai Territory-1,68,88,440 from 134 cinemas

Delhi-51,22,325 from 32 cinemas

Noida-7,85,124 from 3 cinemas

Ghaziabad-6,28,276 from 9 cinemas

Lucknow-9,14,592 from 6 cinemas

Kanpur-5,45,160 from 4 cinemas

Agra-3,03,976 from 4 cinemas

Allahabad-1,30,371 from 2 cinemas

Meerut-2,48,022 from 3 cinemas

Varanasi-2,98,785 from 3 cinemas

Bareilly-85,148

Moradabad-1,36,066 from 2 cinemas

Aligarh-55,825

Gorakhpur-1,60,508

Dehradun-1,05,665

Saharanpur-51,006

Muzaffarnagar-22,557

Jhansi-52,973

Roorkee-17,291

Etah-21,568

Mirzapur-59,808

Delhi/UP Territory-97,98,190 from 78 cinemas

Jalandhar-3,25,620 from 2 cinemas

Ludhiana-3,81,087 from 2 cinemas

Chandigarh-6,24,225 from 2 cinemas

Amritsar-1,24,770

Gurgaon-8,63,415 from 5 cinemas

Faridabad-4,15,610 from 6 cinemas

Patiala-32,360

Pathankot-34,850

Hoshiarpur-33,938

Panchkula-56,528

Panipat-1,38,569 from 2 cinemas

Hissar-87,375

Ambala-1,45,432 from 2 cinemas

Jammu-1,06,078

Abohar-50,000

Kurekshetra-62,500

Sonepat-22,221

Kotkapura-50,000

Udampur-30,000

Sangrur-18,750

Jalalabad-21,250

Ropar-21,250

Kartarpur-22,500

Garshankar-12,500

East Punjab Territory-37,28,310 from 39 cinemas

Kolkata-28,33,550 from 20 cinemas

Darjeeling-44,684

Islampur-8,855

Garia-37,915

Chittaranjan-14,301

Kalimpong-13,196

West Bengal-29,52,501 from 25 cinemas

Bihar-Pending

Nagpur-5.06,580 from 3 cinemas

Amravati-1,06,403

Raipur-2,51,688 from 2 cinemas

Jabalpur-52,920

Akola-53,126

Bhilai-50,542

Sagar-29,111

Durg-35,043

Bilaspur-51,960

Betul-24,817

Washim-38,607

Warud-19,640

Savda-19,923

CP Berar Territory-13,55,523 from 16 cinemas

Indore-8,22,964 from 5 cinemas

Bhopal-2,91,800 from 2 cinemas

Gwalior-1,74,934 from 2 cinemas

Ujjain-39,104

Ratlam-43,194

Rewa-27,303

Satna-24,229

Vidisha-19,338

Biora-7,109

Guna-17,136

Bhind-7,257

Shivpuri-18,650

Astha-17,122

Dhammod-15,331

Barwani-770

Manawar-14,995

Barwaha-18,929

CI Territory-15,60,144 from 23 cinemas

Rajasthan-Not Released

Hyderabad-18,91,026 from 5 cinemas

Aurangabad-4,23,663 from 3 cinemas

Latur-1,47,460

Secunderabad-1,41,705

Gulbarga-40,005

Vizag-2,02,450

Musheerabad-1,19,241

Nizam Territory-29,65,550 from 13 cinemas

Bangalore-17,99,829 from 6 cinemas

Mysore-64,949

Mysore Territory-18,64,788 from 7 cinemas

Chennai-10,81,690 from 6 cinemas

Assam-5,01,766 from 7 cinemas

Guwahati-2,36,350

Orissa-3,69,063 from 5 cinemas

Other Territories-21,88,869 from 19 cinemas

GRAND TOTAL-4,33,02,315 from 354 cinemas (Bihar Pending-approx 10 lakhs)

JayShah’s Saturday Box Office Column – JA has another steady week, B&W steady at lower end…

2008-03-23T09:13:00.000+05:30

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Note all numbers are from IndiaFm

Reporting Methodology

1) New films most of the time where possible will be benchmarked against other films ‘in the same range’. The gross used for the older films will be either one’s I have computed or a BOI gross or a gross from Joginder’s column
2) Films currently playing – I will always do some trending analysis. This is always against the ‘week before’
3) To compute subsequent week grosses I will always benchmark against ‘the first week’. Before it was always the preceding week, but Week 1 is always the best base because it gives maximum centres to use
4) Going forward I will show ONE example in FULL and show the results of the remaining scenarios

New Releases

There were no notable new releases in the past week.

Past Releases

Black & White

Black & White stabalised at the lower end but due to very insignificant week one haul, the second week fall doesn’t count for much in the end. It fell approximately 50% across India to record collections in the region of 1.5-1.6Cr taking its total to 4.5-4.8Cr. The film is a flop.

Jodha Akbar

Jodha Akbar continues its rock steady run for another week. For the fourth week in a row it has shown extremely solid trending. Almost certainly it will get its first most significant fall this coming week due to the competition provided by Race.

JA Week 5 vs JA Week 4
38% Mumbai means JA fell by 38% in Mumbai in Week 5

Mumbai 38%
Ahmedabad -3%
Baroda 74%
Bharuch 75%
Himmatnagar -46%
Jamnagar 17%
Pune 91%
Nasik 92%
Delhi 52%
Ghaziabad 62%
Kaushambi 67%
Noida 74%
Aligarh 7%
Bareilly -10%
Lucknow 95%
Meerut 82%
Faridabad 93%
Indore 84%
Ujjain -9%
Nagpur 57%
Raipur 15%
Kolkatta 73%
Bangalore 93%
Chennai 89%

Trending
Week 2 drop = 40%
Week 3 drop = 39%
Week 4 drop = 34%
Week 5 drop = 35%
First note that I have ignored any centre that has fallen by more than 65% because it is likely to be under-reported. Key examples are Bangalore, Kolkatta and Noida and many more.
Mumbai is incomplete but even at 38% fall it is showing strength. Ahmedabad showed an increase in collections & Delhi’s fall is actually not 52%, it more likely to be around 20% since week four was a dodgy number. Overall I have calculated that the all-India fall is probably around 35%.

The JA Week 1 total for the above centres = 9.67Cr (ignoring any centre that has fallen by more than 65%)
The JA Week 5 total for the above centres = 1.56Cr (ignoring any centre that has fallen by more than 65%)

This means that JA’s Week 5 total is 16% of JA’s Week 1 total (1.56/9.67 = 16%)

Using my own JA Week 1 Total of 22.5-23.5Cr, the JA Week 5 Total = 16% * (22.5-23.5) = 3.6-3.8Cr

Jodha Akbar 5 Week Total = 22.5-23.5Cr(Week 1) + 13.4-14.1Cr(Week 2) + 8.2-8.5Cr(Week 3) + 5.5-5.8Cr(Week 4) + 3.6-3.8Cr(Week 5) = 53.5 – 56.0Cr

Verdict – Hit

Jodha Akbar is a clear hit for sure. The trending has been rock steady for four consecutive weeks. It will almost certainly see a big drop in the coming week, but may have a chance to pick up again depending on how Race is received from the audience. By me Jodha Akbar probably still has an outside chance of reaching 60Cr at the higher end. If it passes 58Cr comfortably, then it will earn a superhit grade. The film despite a steady opening is now on a super run since the first week. It’s remained steadier than many of the biggies from last couple of years.

Summary of the week
Jodha Akbar continues to be the number one choice for the fifth consecutive week. Black & White had a steady week amounting to very little. All eyes are on Race, the year’s second big release so far.

Race Opens To An Excellent Response

2008-03-21T16:40:00.001+05:30

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Race has opened to an excellent response in its early shows today all over India. Race has had a huge release in terms of theatres and shows with over 800 cinemas playing the film.

Many multiplexes are giving the film 16-18-20 shows a day. The great start will ensure bumper business over the first weekend and even a decent follow through will mean huge shares in the first week.

Race is a sure shot and will emerge a universal hit at worst.

ETIG multiplex tracker : Top Multiplex hits

2008-03-15T19:24:00.003+05:30

Cumulative Movie Statistics For The Week Ended Mar 13
Movie	Net Collection (Rs lakh)	Audience	Occupancy (%)	Weeks of Release	Ratings
Taare Zameen Par	2055.63	2000046	42.59	12	Average
Chakde India	1693.34	1822400	38.01	29	Average
Om Shanti Om	1597.47	1736624	28.74	17	Flop
Welcome	1273.97	1403768	45.75	12	Average
Jodhaa Akbar	1151.16	1171802	39.88	4	Average
Guru	1125.21	1274772	47.40	24	Average
Partner	1124.56	1302288	11.99	33	Super Flop
Heyy Babyy	1093.57	1208329	32.39	28	Flop
Bhool Bhulaiyaa	1052.78	1178154	22.40	15	Flop
Jab We Met	940.13	1058131	29.44	19	Flop
Namastey London	920.12	1122638	37.22	14	Average
Don	883.14	1001252	48.16	73	Average
Tararumpum	798.94	903671	18.56	9	Flop
Dhoom -2	790.85	882704	49.80	16	Average
Bhagam Bhag	749.17	870856	42.68	8	Average
Dhamaal	721.39	802678	22.59	9	Flop
Spiderman-3	698.29	773085	45.34	24	Average
Cheeni Kum	646.56	686744	44.04	10	Average
Jhoombarabar Jhoom	554.23	621358	33.13	4	Flop
Shootout at Lokhandwala	545.41	639512	48.60	7	Average
Salaam-E-Ishq	512.10	582179	37.48	6	Average

JODHAA AKBAR- Four Weeks Big Centre Figures

2008-03-15T19:14:00.001+05:30

Jodhaa Akbar-Four Weeks Big Centre Figures
City	Week One	Week Two	Week Three	Week Four
Mumbai/Thane	5,18,90,116 (96)	3,28,76,599 (90)	1,92,75,482 (75)	99,94,152 (64)
Ahmedabad	1,00,23,828 (28)	66,20,099 (23)	51,97,326 (18)	24,11,308 (16)
Baroda	34,23,490 (5)	21,39,671 (5)	15,23,910 (5)	10,03,101 (4)
Surat	50,61,870 (8)	24,72,122 (7)	17,23,910 (6)	11,33,897 (5)
Rajkot	12,95,006 (2)	9,89,126 (2)	8,09,675 (2)	4,55,807 (2)
Pune	1,31,87,897 (20)	68,43,920 (19)	39,83,543 (12)	22,07,715 (8)
Nasik	16,45,672 (5)	10,24,219 (5)	7,01,760 (5)	3,85,902 (5)
Goa	17,23,940 (6)	8,32,890 (6)	4,32,908 (5)	1,95,934 (2)
Delhi	2,53,28,387 (39)	1,36,00,790 (36)	1,09,44,392 (32)	60,21,038 (30)
Noida	34,12,109 (3)	20,91,397 (3)	6,99,822 (3)	9,10,447 (3)
Ghaziabad	49,23,928 (13)	25,78,493 (13)	7,34,929 (10)	7,45,284 (9)
Lucknow	28,10,135 (6)	17,08,143 (6)	7,59,433 (6)	9,34,535 (6)
Kanpur	14,97,988 (5)	10,55,785 (5)	4,12,988 (4)	5,47,078 (4)
Agra	10,95,185 (4)	6,74,200 (4)	3,33,980 (4)	3,32,555 (4)
Meerut	10,22,990 (4)	6,35,790 (5)	2,00,676 (4)	2,29,565 (3)
Varanasi	10,64,792 (3)	5,93,437 (3)	2,12,289 (3)	3,34,049 (3)
Jalandhar	9,10,400 (1)	7,99,400 (2)	5,88,987 (2)	3,52,440 (2)
Ludhiana	17,64,745 (3)	11,89,611 (3)	8,44,876 (3)	5,62,939 (4)
Chandigarh	11,14,747 (2)	12,34,664 (2)	8,23,029 (2)	6,80,661 (2)
Gurgaon	38,81,209 (6)	23,02,323 (6)	17,71,909 (6)	9,14,728 (6)
Faridabad	18,79,670 (6)	11,06,252 (6)	7,05,485 (6)	4,33,886 (6)
Kolkata	89,45,940 (40)	76,08,143 (40)	51,87,654 (35)	32,05,467 (21)
Nagpur	21,88,322 (4)	14,79,306 (4)	9,51,541 (4)	5,15,294 (2)
Raipur	10,23,601 (3)	8,15,825 (3)	4,60,334 (2)	2,71,037 (2)
Indore	39,23,929 (9)	-	19,02,349 (8)	9,43,889 (6)
Bhopal	8,48,709 (2)	-	6,76,950 (3)	3,14,710 (2)
Hyderabad	92,11,121 (17)	64,45,953 (16)	34,23,928 (8)	20,15,275 (7)
Aurangabad	17,98,260 (3)	9,84,594 (3)	7,15,930 (3)	4,07,241 (3)
Bangalore	1,18,10,507 (15)	71,72,468 (15)	50,34,829 (10)	24,85,312 (7)
Chennai	35,57,523 (8)	26,71,913 (8)	19,45,839 (7)	12,63,010 (7)

*Cinemas in Brackets

JayShah’s Saturday Box Office Column – Black & White poor plus another solid week for JA

2008-03-15T19:01:00.000+05:30

Note all numbers are from IndiaFm

Reporting Methodology

1) New films most of the time where possible will be benchmarked against other films ‘in the same range’. The gross used for the older films will be either one’s I have computed or a BOI gross or a gross from Joginder’s column
2) Films currently playing – I will always do some trending analysis. This is always against the ‘week before’
3) To compute subsequent week grosses I will always benchmark against ‘the first week’. Before it was always the preceding week, but Week 1 is always the best base because it gives maximum centres to use
4) Going forward I will show ONE example in FULL and show the results of the remaining scenarios

New Releases

Black & White

Subhash Ghai’s Black & White opened extremely slowly with most reports suggesting 15-25% occupancy. With the added plus of tax exception in Delhi, the film has grossed around 3Cr in India. In fact the numbers posted are very similar to that of Mithya not to look ago. Like Mithya, it probably suggests Black & White did fairly decently over the weekend but it would be unlikely for this to continue to much more. It will flop unless it can hold very steady in the coming week before the next big release of the year – Abbas-Mustan’s Race.

Past Releases

Jodha Akbar
Jodha Akbar enjoyed another very stable week.

[Please note that I have picked up on a slight issue in the model this past week, but the fortunate point is each film in the past has had the same benefit. My model assumes a film that releases in X cinema’s and will continue to run in those cinema’s through its run. In fact along its run, X falls as centres are dis-continued. So for the un-reported portion in later weeks I am always showing an incremental benefit to movies. In fact this is not a lot in the end, the centres that evaporate are usually low yielding one’s so by the end of its run, a film like JA will only see a benefit of around 0.5-1.0Cr, if it makes say 55Cr. It is 1-2% overall. The main point all movies in past have seen such a benefit but only noticed the impact with JA, since the numbers with JA have been reported very well]

JA Week 4 vs JA Week 3
44% Mumbai means JA fell by 44% in Mumbai in Week 4

Mumbai 44%
Ahmedabad 54%
Baroda -124%
Bharuch -23%
Himmatnagar 58%
Bhavnagar 59%
Jamnagar 18%
Pune -352%
Nasik 17%
Delhi -4%
Kaushambi -227%
Noida -30%
Aligarh -5%
Lucknow -2345%
Mathura 79%
Faridabad -439%
Indore -10%
Ujjain 34%
Nagpur 5%
Raipur 47%
Kolkatta -118%
Bangalore -1094%
Chennai -269%

Trending
Week 2 drop = 40%
Week 3 drop = 39%
Week 4 drop = 34%
Please ignore all centres which show a rise in collections. This is because week three was vastly under-reported in half a dozen or so centres. Otherwise Mumbai/Ahmedebad are still fairly stable. Delhi of course looks like a dodgy number this week, as does Bangalore. But looking at the numbers for all major centres from week one, week two and week four – it is very clear that JA has done splendidly well in major cities.

The JA Week 1 total for the above centres = 14.62Cr (Bangalore, Delhi and Ghaziabad)
The JA Week 4 total for the above centres = 3.62Cr (Bangalore, Delhi and Ghaziabad)

This means that JA’s Week 4 total is 25% of JA’s Week 1 total (3.62/14.62 = 25%)

Using my own JA Week 1 Total of 22.5-23.5Cr, the JA Week 4 Total = 25% * (22.5-23.5) = 5.5-5.8Cr

As I suggested above, like movies in past, this is an overestimation. However, I personally feel the lower end at 5.5Cr is a reasonable figure for JA’s 4th week.

Jodha Akbar 4 Week Total = 22.5-23.5Cr(Week 1) + 13.4-14.1Cr(Week 2) + 8.2-8.5Cr(Week 3) + 5.5-5.8Cr(Week 4) = 49.9 – 52.2Cr

Verdict – Hit

Jodha Akbar is pretty much in hit range now. In fact, though the opening was good but not extra-ordinary, it’s caught up very well in subsequent weeks. Interesting to note is, taking the higher end of my range for the opening of 23.5Cr and total so far of 52.2Cr – JA has already more than doubled its first week. Further proof is, no film barring TZP and CDI has made more than JA in the fourth week in 2007 or 2008. That absolutely suggests the film is a clear winner at the box office and as stated before if it gets to 58Cr (likely considering one more clear week) then it will get a superhit tag.

Mithya
Mithya fell around 50% to record between 0.15-0.20Lakhs. Its total is now 4.9-5.2Cr and the film is an average performer.

Taare Zameen Par
TZP fell around 50% to record between 0.20-0.25Lakhs. Its total is now 58.6-60.5Cr. It is now almost certainly ending its run.

Summary of the Week
Black & White had a poor opening week and has one last chance before Race releases to rack up some moolah. Jodha Akbar continues to impress further and is now a hit. Mithya/TZP are coming to the end of their runs.

December 2007
Welcome : 65.0 - 69.4Cr (SuperDuperHit) – 9 Week Total
Taare Zameen Par : 58.6Cr – 60.5Cr (Blockbuster)

January 2008
Halla Bol : 11.6 – 12.3Cr (Flop)
Sunday : 18.1 – 19.0Cr (Below Average)

February 2008
Mithya : 4.9 – 5.2Cr (Average)
Jodha Akbar : 49.9 – 52.2Cr (Hit range)

2007 – Significant Grosses (note 10Cr+ means 10Cr-20Cr bracket)

70Cr +
Om Shanti Om

60Cr+
Chak De! India, Welcome

50Cr+
Partner, Taare Zameen Par

40Cr+
Guru, Heyy Babby, Bhool Bhulaiyaa

30Cr+
Namastey London, Tara Rum Pum, Shootout At Lokhandwala, Jab We Met

20Cr+
Dhamaal

10Cr+
Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd, Bheja Fry, Life in a Metro, Cheeni Kum

Black & White Poor, Jodhaa Akbar Strong

2008-03-15T19:00:00.000+05:30

Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

26th July At Barista opened to extremely dull houses of 5% and even lower. No chance at the box office.

Black & White has fared poorly with business of around 3 crore nett in week one. The film is Tax Free in Delhi and Maharashtra so it remains to be seen if this can help.

Jodhaa Akbar is still strong as it takes its four weeks total 53.50 crore nett. It is a Blockbuster in South and Superhit in Mumbai.

Jodha Akbar Week Four Collections

2008-03-15T08:52:00.001+05:30

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BoxOfficeIndia.Com brings a complete centre by centre total of the fourth week collections of Jodhaa Akbar with Bihar pending (figures are not available yet). This is the first time that complete centre by centre details have been put up anywhere for the general public to see of a big budget film. We will bring more such exclusive reports when possible.

Jodhaa Akbar has collected 4,99,11,371 nett from 379 cinemas with around 25 cinemas pending in Bihar. Below are the complete figures.

One Cinema Unless stated

Jodhaa Akbar-Week Four

Mumbai/Thane-99,94,152 from 64 cinemas

Ahmedabad-24,11,308 from 16 cinemas

Baroda-10,03,101 from 4 cinemas

Surat-11,33,897 from 5 cinemas

Anand-1,74,746 from 3 cinemas

Bharuch-1,62,589 from 2 cinemas

Vapi-85,595 from 2 cinemas

Himmatnagar-73,149

Patan-39,053

Dessa-40,374

Mehsana-74,121

Navsari-69,718

Bardoli-4,342

Valsad-56,192

Kapadwanj-23,487

Rajkot-4,55,807 from 2 cinemas

Jamnagar-1,84,145

Bhavnagar-96,367

Gandhidham-92,852

Adipur-20,878

Bhuj-24,645

Madhapar-20,610

Junagadh-16,114

Jasdan-7,090

Mithapur-18,957

Gariyadhar-18,466

Div-9,653

Savarkundla-10,180

Pune-22,07,715 from 8 cinemas

Solapur-39,522

Kolhapur-3,65,520 from 2 cinemas

Nasik-3,85,902 from 5 cinemas

Ahmednagar-9,160

Goa-1,95,934 from 2 cinemas

Mumbai Territory-1,95,24,799 from 137 cinemas

Delhi-60,21,038 from 30 cinemas

Noida-9,10,447 from 3 cinemas

Ghaziabad-7,45,284 from 9 cinemas

Lucknow-9,34,535 from 6 cinemas

Kanpur-5,47,078 from 4 cinemas

Agra-3,32,555 from 4 cinemas

Allahabad-1,60,318 from 2 cinemas

Meerut-2,29,565 from 3 cinemas

Varanasi-3,34,049 from 3 cinemas

Bareilly-85,208

Moradabad-1,21,173 from 2 cinemas

Aligarh-1,41,279

Gorakhpur-1,90,205

Dehradun-93,967

Saharanpur-58,609

Muzaffarnagar-33,366

Jhansi-62,025

Bulandshaher-25,333

Barabanki-24,910

Unnao-7,300

Khurja-22,850

Baraut-4,410

Deoria-62,092

Azamgarh-40,000

Pratapgarh-40,052

Ballia-25,000

Mau-30,000

Najimbad-41,000

Roorkee-72,360

Shamli-41,000

Jaunpur-70,000 from 2 cinemas

Mubarakpur-15,000

Etah-39,660

Secundrabad-20,000

Modinagar-25,000

Khalillabad-20,000

Jalalabad-15,000

Mathura-10,000

Tumkai Road-20,000

Barhalganj-22,500

Delhi/UP Territory-1,25,51,858 from 97 cinemas

Jalandhar-3,52,440 from 2 cinemas

Ludhiana-5,62,939 from 4 cinemas

Chandigarh-6,80,661 from 2 cinemas

Amritsar-1,51,257

Gurgaon-9,14,728 from 6 cinemas

Faridabad-4,33,886 from 4 cinemas

Patiala-70,530

Bhatinda-83,500

Pathankot-34,850

Hoshiarpur-54,143

Panchkula-57,945

Panipat-1,23,720 from 2 cinemas

Hissar-97,404

Ambala-1,26,934 from 2 cinemas

Jammu-1,03,791

Shimla-46,377

East Punjab Territory-39,73,930 from 33 cinemas

Kolkata-32,05,467 from 21 cinemas

Darjeeling-56,358

Islampur-10,279

Jaigaon-8,969

Bauriya-5,217

Kholapota-10,568

West Bengal-32,96,858 from 26 cinemas

Bihar-Pending

Nagpur-5,15,294 from 2 cinemas

Amravati-1,14,896

Raipur-2,71,037 from 2 cinemas

Jabalpur-50,769

Akola-63,893

Bhilai-47,538

Sagar-25,979

Durg-33,014

Bilaspur-53,286

Khandwa-6,428

Jagdalpur-15,419

Betul-27,680

Hoshangabad-1,079

Pabdhurna-9,633

Harda-24,445

Burhanpur-10,212

CP Berar Territory-12,70,601 from 18 cinemas

Indore-9,43,889 from 6 cinemas

Bhopal-3,14,710 from 2 cinemas

Gwalior-1,79,029 from 2 cinemas

Ujjain-41,253

Ratlam-50,164

Rewa-30,731

Satna-45,511

Mansor-20,291

Vidisha-20,879

Dhar-18,926

Roopkheda-6,873

Depalpur-1,100

Pachore-10,354

Biora-26,734

Guna-25,806

Bhind-17,824

Shivpuri-28,612

Astha-42,786

Dhammod-26,660

Barwani-11,257

Manawar-17,534

CI Territory-18,80,923 from 28 cinemas

Rajasthan-Not Released

Hyderabad-20,15,275 from 7 cinemas

Aurangabad-4,07,241 from 3 cinemas

Latur-1,55,913

Secunderabad-2,40,326

Gulbarga-65,864

Vizag-2,16,866

Nizam Territory-31,01,485 from 14 cinemas

Bangalore-24,85,312 from 7 cinemas

Mysore-82,176

Mysore Territory-25,67,488 from 8 cinemas

Chennai-12,63,010 from 7 cinemas

Aneshwara-96,728

Anns-71,212

Bhubaneswar-52,374

Bargarh-14,775

Jharsuguda-7,299

Madhav-3,672

Assam-2,34,359 from 5 cinemas

Other Territories-17,43,429 from 18 cinemas

GRAND TOTAL-4,99,11,371 from 379 cinemas (Bihar Pending-approx 10 lakhs)

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2008-03-10T01:00:00.000+05:30

Jodhaa Akbar Has Fantastic Week Three

2008-03-09T17:29:00.000+05:30

Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Jodhaa Akbar has recorded fantastic collections in week 3. The film only managed to do business for a few days in week three before it was banned in UP by the state governemnt. This meant the film lost business of 50 lakhs upwards for the week. After three weeks the film has crossed the 48 crore nett mark. Intially it looked the film would be a city hit but the film has turned out to be a universal hit. Jodhaa Akbar will emerge at least a hit in every circuit of India where it had a release even likes of CP Berar and CI where it has had a troubled release from day one.

The expected verdicts range from Blockbuster (Nizam, Mysore) to Super Hit (Mumbai) to Hit (Delhi/UP, East Punjab, West Bengal, Bihar, CP Berar and CI). A small circuit like Tamil Nadu is also showing near Blockbuster business with 1.05 crore nett business so far. If the film continues its strong run and adds another 3 crore+ nett in Delhi/UP then the film will emerge a Super Hit in the domestic market.

Jodhaa Akbar-Week Three

Mumbai-4.25 crore

Delhi/UP-1.70 crore

East Punjab-0.65 lakhs

West Bengal-0.55 lakhs

Bihar-Pending

CP Berar-28 lakhs

CI-27 lakhs

Rajasthan-Not Released

Nizam-52 lakhs

Mysore-55 lakhs

Tamil Nadu-30 lakhs

Kerala-Pending

Orissa-Pending

Assam-Pending

The film has collected 9.07 crore in week three with figures not available yet from a few areas. We can expect another 30 lakhs approx to be added when all collections come in giving the film around 9.35-9.40 crore nett business in week three.

This is also the first time that the film showed very good collections on the weekdays as its third weekend added 6.20 crore and the weekdays added a further 3 crore.

Business Talk With Taran Adarsh

2008-02-28T15:03:00.001+05:30

A neat profitFebruary 28, 2008 - 09:09 IST
At the commencement of 2008, a few people had opined that there would be a scarcity of new releases in the months to come. A clear picture vis-à-vis the flow of releases can never be ascertained at the very commencement of the year, since a producer has to keep a lot of factors in mind before he locks the release date. Also, he has to consult his distributors/financiers before he decides on a date.As things stand today, the flow of films in 2008 is heavy and an equal number of films should be added to this exhaustive list as the year progresses. I foresee, 2/3/4 significant films clashing week after week, starting April this year. Although no one wants a clash, it's difficult to avert clashes in the coming weeks looking at the mass production happening in Mumbai. I've often been asked, will things change for better in 2008? Also, which genre would rule the box-office this year? As an optimist, I look forward to every film that's slated for release. I've always maintained that box-office is most unpredictable and that's the beauty of this business. There's no rule that only biggies would attract big crowds. As for the genre, any story well told will find its audience. Let's not forget, the viewer wants to listen to a gripping story unfold on screen. Rest everything is secondary!
So what's the verdict on JODHAA AKBAR? Like always, the opinions are divided. UTV calls it a success, since the money invested and the money recovered proves that it's a profitable venture. I endorse their viewpoint completely. But the pessimists continue to indulge in malicious propaganda [do they have an agenda?] that it's not working at so-and-so small centre. But aren't we forgetting that even CHAK DE INDIA and TAARE ZAMEEN PAR weren't as strong at some smaller centres? If one were to go by this obnoxious theory, we should've called these two films flops as well. Since UTV are the producers and distributors of JODHAA AKBAR, what matters is what money they eventually recover. If the cost is Rs. 50 cr. and the recovery is in the range of Rs. 70 cr., what would you call it? A flop? If that's a flop, will someone please explain the definition of a Hit to me? As for UTV, they're laughing all the way to the bank… and also at the zilch business sense of a few negative souls.

Jodhaa Akbar Emerges First Hit Of 2008

2008-02-25T16:27:00.001+05:30

Jodhaa Akbar Emerges First Hit Of 2008

Monday 25th February 2008 12.00 ISTBoxofficeindia.Com Trade NetworkAfter 2008 seeing failure after failure there is relief at last. Jodhaa Akbar has emerged the first hit of 2008. The film is not a universal hit but business is similar to the first hits of the last two years Rang De Basanti and Guru where both films succeeded due to strong business in certain areas.
Jodhaa Akbar has managed to do 10 crore nett business in its second weekend and this without Rajasthan and most centres of CP Berar and CI. The film is showing very good collections in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and South.
The ten day business of Jodhaa Akbar stands at nearly 35 crore and it is expected to end its second week with business of 39 crore. The film’s business is much lower than the likes of Om Shanti Om and Welcome but considering all the problems and obstacles the film faced and is still facing, it is a great result for the team of Jodhaa Akbar.

Jodhaa Akbar excellent at big centres

2008-02-19T20:33:00.001+05:30

http://indiafm.com/trade/top5/index.html

Midweek: 'Jodhaa Akbar' excellent at big centres!

- By Taran Adarsh, February 19, 2008 - 09:11 IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Jodhaa Akbar	Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	An interesting cinematic experience	Excessive length	Excellent weekend at big centres, especially Mumbai, Pune, Delhi-NCR, select centres of U.P., Bengal, Indore, South. Not too strong at single screens of some centres
Mithya	Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, Vinay Pathak, Saurabh Shukla, Harsh Chhaya, Brijendra Kala	A well-made film on all counts	Caters to a niche audience
Sunday	Ajay Devgan, Ayesha Takia, Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Mukesh Tiwari, Esha Deol [sp. app.], Tusshar [sp. app.]	Well-made and well-packaged entertainer	Second half and also climax could've been stronger
Taare Zameen Par	Aamir Khan, Darsheel Safary, Tisca Chopra, Tanay Cheda, Sachet Engineer, Vipin Sharma	Darsheel Safary's bravura performance, Aamir's brilliant execution and several heart-rending moments	Post-interval portions could be shortened	[Blockbuster in some circuits]
Superstar	Kunal Khemu, Tulip Joshi, Aushima Sawhney, Darshan Jariwala, Sharat Saxena, Reema, Vrajesh Hirjee	Kunal Khemu's performance and director Rohit Jugraj's execution of several scenes	Patchy script

BOI-Jodhaa Akbar Records Good Weekend

2008-02-19T08:32:00.001+05:30

Jodhaa Akbar Records Good Weekend

Jodhaa Akbar has collected 16.50 crore nett over three days in India. The collections have been fantastic in Mumbai, Delhi and South despite a problematic release on day one.

Mutiplexes and A centres in Punjab and Kolkatta were good while single screens in UP, CP Berar and CI saw average business. The weekend business is the fourth highest ever after Om Shanti Om, Welcome and Dhoom 2 and it makes it even more commendable as this is without Rajasthan where Jodhaa Akbar is still to be released due to security problems.

It was sad to see many media reports claiming a 20-40% opening for the film as there is no way that a film can open to 20-40% and then manage to collect 16.50 crore over the weekend. Monday has a seen a drop but it is not alarming and 30 crore+ business is certain if it maintains 55-60% collections like Monday over the next three days.

JODHAA AKBAR BOX OFFICE: HINDUSTAN TIMES

2008-02-18T14:29:00.004+05:30

Jodhaa Akbar Overseas: First weekend

2008-02-17T19:22:00.003+05:30

BOXOFFICEINDIA

BOI - Jodhaa Akbar Storms The Overseas Market

Jodhaa Akbar has stormed the International markets with bumper openings in most overseas territories. The film seems to be heading for a half million pounds weekend gross in UK with total overseas gross looking to be 10 crore plus over the weekend.

It is almost certain that Jodhaa Akbar will emerge Hrithik Roshan’s biggest solo overseas hit. The business will easily surpass the likes of Koi Mil Gaya and Krrish and if it keeps up at the initial pace then even the 2006 blockbsuster Dhoom 2 may be surpassed.

If the total overseas business was to reach 30 crore then this will ensure profits for UTV as a 18-20 crore share is a given from India even if collections were to fall badly.

IBOS: Jodha Akbar opening in overseas

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Jodha Akbar may be getting banned in large parts of India and its depictions being called politically and communally distortive by many, but the same is being used by it for advantage with the Pakistanis and with the muslim heavy overseas crowd. And atleast in the short term, the Bollywood film is expected to close in on a $1.5+ million 4-day opening extended weekend from screenings in US/Canada theaters.

In comparision, Hrithik Roshan’s big blockbusters like Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, Koi Mil Gaya and Krrish have all been relatively damp squibs at the box office in North America. So for a Jodha Akbar, the projected opening to be in the range of $1.5 million off the weekend is quite telling.

This is in contrast to the film’s opening in India which is below expectations and specially in contrast to the similarly themed 2001 fare Gadar, which too was set on a historic backdrop on communal integration, but was not supported by the overseas composition crowd proportionately. Gadar however went onto to break box office records across the country anyway.

Jodhaa Akbar Strong On Saturday

2008-02-16T23:56:00.000+05:30

Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Jodhaa Akbar had a decent start on Friday but has seen excellent business on Saturday with multiplexes recording 90%+ business and single screens around 85%. Business is best in the big cities with smaller centres lower. The first day business was 3.25 crore nett but business on Saturday will be around double that. Jodhaa Akbar has cost around 45 crore and will recover this money for its makers UTV but it is very difficult to tell if the film will be a hit or not as audience verdict seems mixed with a section of the public liking and another section being not so kind.

Weekend business is expected to be 16-17 crore nett. The advantage for the film is that there is no major release in the next few weeks which may help the collections to hold up better but it is a wait and watch situation as to how collections go from Monday onwards.

Jodhaa Akbar Opens Well -Boxoffice India

2008-02-16T23:55:00.000+05:30

Saturday 16th February 2008 16.00 IST

Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Jodhaa Akbar opened to a decent 75-80% response. The opening was expected to be better but it was effected due to the no show at multiplexes. In Delhi where it had a decent multiplex release the opening was 90%. The collections are expected to be strong on Saturday and Sunday as it will be on most multiplexes. The film will recover costs due to the weekend business but reports are mixed and it remains to be seen how well it can sustain.

Mithiya has done decent business at multiplexes with first week business of 3 crore

Superstar is a poor fare with around 2.50 crore nett business. FLOP

Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaa is a flop.

Sunday continues with business on the lower side. BELOW AVERAGE

Taare Zameen is rock steady. BLOCKBUSTER

Weekly Collection by Taran Adarsh

2008-02-16T10:40:00.003+05:30

http://indiafm.com/trade/domestic_boxoffice/index.html

By Taran Adarsh, February 16, 2008IST
Note: Figures are as per the reported centres)

Superstar - Week 1 Mumbai - 44,62,360 (18 FH.)

Ahmedabad - 9,69,959

Himmatnagar - 39,392

Baroda - 73,080

Bharuch - 46,243

Bhavnagar - 83,240

Jamnagar - 74,603

Gandhinagar - 21,864

Pune - 1,75,400

Goa - 1,54,438

Nasik - 60,716

Delhi - 13,36,256

Noida - 2,50,478

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Kaushambi - 56,017

Gurgaon - 1,70,023

Faridabad - 96,725

Meerut - 1,22,286

Moradabad - 28,665

Indore - 51,226

Nagpur - 1,50,589

Raipur - 1,35,285

Lucknow - 22,496

Guwahati - 82,380

Kolkatta - 6,16,170

Darjeeling - 49,364

Jaipur - 1,81,668

Kota - 1,01,815

Bangalore - 2,00,371

Chennai - 51,943

(Average per print: 79,643)
Total collections for Week 1: 1,01,18,375
Total Collections (Till Date): 1,01,18,375

Collections (INR) Avg. Per Print % change since last week
Week 1 1,01,18,375 79,643 NA
Total Gross 1,01,18,375

Mithya - Week 1 Mumbai - 76,07,722 (3 Unrecd.)

Ahmedabad - 8,40,080

Himmatnagar - 3,848

Baroda - 1,45,225

Bharuch - 31,546

Pune - 4,39,879

Goa - 1,49,881

Nasik - 62,706

Delhi - 60,80,908

Noida - 11,03,646

Ghaziabad - 7,61,861

Kaushambi - 1,75,905

Gurgaon - 11,90,344

Faridabad - 2,24,165

Moradabad - 25,641

Indore - 75,793

Nagpur - 2,60,263

Raipur - 1,09,510

Lucknow - 30,821

Guwahati - 44,662

Kolkatta - 1,84,614

Darjeeling - 7,066

Jaipur - 1,35,754

Kota - 37,265

Bangalore - 3,89,362

(Average per print: 1,72,416)
Total collections for Week 1: 2,01,18,467
Total Collections (Till Date): 2,01,18,467

Collections (INR) Avg. Per Print % change since last week
Week 1 2,01,18,467 1,72,416 NA
Total Gross 2,01,18,467

Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa - Week 2 Ahmedabad - 50,555

Himmatnagar - 31,192

Jamnagar - 21,396

Bhavnagar - 46,323

Delhi - 1,33,174

Noida - 33,931

Ghaziabad - 1,22,675

Kaushambi - 3,471

Gurgaon - 28,883

Faridabad - 28,233

Aligarh - 1,08,000

Agra - 58,500

Raipur - 21,988

Kolkatta - 30,194

Ujjain - 24,500

(Average per print: 21,063)
Total collections for Week 2: 7,43,015
Total Collections (Till Date): 79,74,044

Collections (INR) Avg. Per Print % change since last week
Week 1 72,31,029 71,454 NA
Week 2 7,43,015 21,063 -89.72
Total Gross 79,74,044

Sunday - Week 3 Mumbai - 35,04,952 (1 unrecd. Incl. Thane)

Ahmedabad - 13,40,061

Baroda - 1,61,090

Bharuch - 42,094

Jamnagar - 1,18,844

Bhavnagar - 51,010

Gandhinagar - 42,328

Pune - 2,18,983

Goa - 1,54,293

Nasik - 70,215

Delhi - 18,92,682

Noida - 4,01,014

Ghaziabad - 6,30,416

Kaushambi - 1,07,481

Gurgaon - 4,94,662

Agra - 65,000

Aligarh - 27,800

Faridabad - 2,20,397

Meerut - 1,71,852

Moradabad - 67,764

Lucknow - 12,576

Bareilly - 54,000

Nagpur - 1,38,349

Raipur - 75,912

Indore - 34,970

Kolkatta - 4,96,144

Darjeeling - 23,970

Jaipur - 1,31,916

Kota - 50,124

Bangalore - 2,44,157

(Average per print: 83,789)
Total collections for Week 3: 1,10,45,056
Total Collections (Till Date): 9,19,17,848

Collections (INR) Avg. Per Print % change since last week
Week 1 5,74,41,890 3,32,120 NA
Week 2 2,34,30,902 1,60,444 -59.21
Week 3 1,10,45,056 83,789 -52.86
Total Gross 9,19,17,848

Welcome - Week 8 Mumbai - 4,65,680 (Incl. Thane.)

Ahmedabad - 3,12,865

Gandhinagar - 6,456

Baroda - 12,445

Bhavnagar - 12,773

Bharuch - 15,580

Goa - 12,245

Nasik - 19,161

Delhi - 1,09,446

Noida - 29,002

Ghaziabad - 71,864

Kaushambi - 15,143

Moradabad - 53,630

Agra - 74,636

Bareilly - 47,797

Kota - 4,599

(Average per print: 22,179)
Total collections for Week 8: 12,63,322
Total Collections (Till Date): 54,85,76,797

Collections (INR) Avg. Per Print % change since last week
Week 1 27,36,99,428 6,36,371 NA
Week 2 16,50,61,959 4,15,434 -39.69
Week 3 6,36,10,262 2,05,320 -61.46
Week 4 2,73,92,006 1,29,551 -56.94
Week 5 1,27,09,065 81,689 -53.60
Week 6 28,31,596 50,025 -77.72
Week 7 20,09,159 28,724 -29.04
Week 8 12,63,322 22,179 -37.12
Total Gross 54,85,76,797

Taare Zameen Par - Week 8 Mumbai - 32,21,682 (3 unrecd.)

Ahmedabad - 6,24,225

Gandhinagar - 29,232

Baroda - 92,005

Bharuch - 20,718

Jamnagar - 29,588

Bhavnagar - 21,131

Pune - 1,25,668

Goa - 63,318

Nasik - 80,359

Delhi - 22,07,300

Noida - 2,15,725

Ghaziabad - 2,41,673

Kaushambi - 7,601

Gurgaon - 2,32,346

Agra - 70,371

Meerut - 29,568

Lucknow - 9,288

Faridabad - 83,866

Nagpur - 2,14,230

Raipur - 71,169

Guwahati - 46,960

Indore - 61,121

Jaipur - 1,14,644

Kota - 27,251

Kolkatta - 4,79,530

Darjeeling - 7,135

Bangalore - 2,20,214

Chennai - 85,280

(Average per print: 67,295)
Total collections for Week 8: 87,33,198
Total Collections (Till Date): 36,23,47,763

Collections (INR) Avg. Per Print % change since last week
Week 1 11,12,47,746 6,53,384 NA
Week 2 8,26,17,130 5,22,699 -25.74
Week 3 5,75,43,852 3,82,898 -30.35
Week 4 4,28,27,512 2,99,922 -25.57
Week 5 3,18,60,112 1,89,551 -25.61
Week 6 1,71,65,369 1,41,353 -46.12
Week 7 1,03,52,844 1,15,902 -39.69
Week 8 87,33,198 67,295 -15.64
Total Gross 36,23,47,763

B.O. update: 'JA' starts slow, picks up, optimism prevails: Taran Adarsh

2008-02-16T10:38:00.001+05:30

http://indiafm.com/trade/boxoffice_update/index.html

- By Taran Adarsh, February 16, 2008 - 08:44 IST
The much-awaited historical JODHAA AKBAR opened to a mixed response on Friday. The film started in the range of 40% + in the morning shows, but shot to 60% - 70% in the noon shows, with the collections improving further [80% - 90%] during the evening shows. This was the trend at multiplexes and also at bigger centres. At smaller centres, however, the collections were in the range of 20% - 30%. Meanwhile, the multiplexes are expected to start screening from Saturday onwards.

The silver lining is, the audience feedback is extremely positive, the overall reviews are excellent and the business is expected to consolidate on Saturday and Sunday… Meanwhile, the film started with a bang in U.K., with the film collecting an impressive £ 57,427 in its paid previews on Thursday night

‘Jodhaa Akbar’ gets lukewarm response in Mumbai

2008-02-16T08:14:00.000+05:30

Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Director Ashutosh Gowariker’s much-awaited epic drama “Jodhaa Akbar” opened to a lukewarm response at the box office here Friday. Despite the media hype and large-scale promos, the initial box-office collections in Mumbai stood between 75 percent and 80 percent - not a handsome percentage for a film made on a whopping Rs.400 million budget and starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai.

Set in the 16th century, the epic love story explores a marriage alliance between two cultures and religions for political gain. Gowariker has tried to portray this political alliance as a romantic tale.

Younger audiences reacted unfavourably to the movie, primarily because it was a historical and many felt Akbar’s role did not suit Hrithik.

Vinita, a college student, said she couldn’t reconcile to Hrithik playing Emperor Akbar, at least at this stage of his career.

The usually bankable A.R. Rehman’s music also proved to be a letdown as none of the songs will stay with the audience, unlike some of his memorable tunes in “Bombay” or “Lagaan”, said trade analyst Amod Mehra.

The fact that “Jodhaa Akbar” has not been released at many city multiplexes, except the PVR chain, could be another reason for its discouraging box office performance.

The film has already run into trouble with the Rajput community of Rajasthan, which felt Gowariker has distorted facts. Rajput organisations said Gowariker has presented Jodhabai as Akbar’s wife, which is they claimed was factually incorrect.

According to them, Jodhabai was not the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber as shown in the film. The princess was the daughter of Motaraja Udai Singh of Marwar and she was married to Akbar’s son Salim alias Jehangir. And Mughal king Shahjahan was her son, they say.

However, Maharani Padmini, the direct descendant of Jodha Bai, not only attended the music release function of the film held here, also showered praises on Gowariker for keeping historical facts intact and doing justice in portraying the relationship between Akbar and Jodha Bai.

Gowariker is also said to have consulted several eminent historians for the film.

If the first day’s collections are any indication, the movie will find it difficult to set the cash registers ringing in the coming days. Mehra also felt that barring grandeur, the film has very little to offer to the audiences by way of entertainment.

Some also complained that the movie was a bit long - 200 minutes - especially for youngsters and for what is essentially history retold.

2008-02-14T12:47:00.003+05:30

TARAN ADARSH BOX OFFICE REPORT

www.indiafm.com

February 14, 2008 - 08:44 IST
The cold wave coupled with the ongoing cricket matches is taking a toll on film business. The occupancy at single screens/movieplexes has fallen to a new low, with films running to almost empty halls during evening and night shows. But you can't blame the weather conditions or any sport only for making a dent in business. Most movies don't have the stamina to stand on their feet beyond the opening weekend.Last week's SUPER STAR was a good idea gone wrong. Despite its actor [Kunal Khemu] and director [Rohit Jugraj] putting their best efforts and the producers [Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision] going out of their way to promote the film, SUPER STAR lacked the meat to sustain audience interest. Clearly, the writing was the culprit here. There have been instances of films starting slow, but gathering speed gradually, but the public response to SUPER STAR sent out negative signals on Day 1 itself. No wonder, the film fell on Day 2 [ideally, it should've been on an upswing], while Day 3 was at par with Day 1. The one person who'd be badly hit by its non-performance is Kunal Khemu. Carrying a heavy title like SUPER STAR on your shoulders is no joke. To top it all, it's a solo hero film. But it's not the end of the world for Kunal or Jugraj. These are minor aberrations!

The one question I raised in separate interviews with Rajat Kapoor and Ranvir Shorey is, will the common man decipher the meaning of MITHYA? Also, prior to its release, I was under the impression that it's a comic fare, partly because of its [misleading] promos and also because it came from the team of BHEJA FRY. And generally speaking, people do tend to carry on with similar genres if they hit gold once. But the moment I saw the film, I made it a point to tell the producers that they had faltered in its promotion and they should change the promos pronto. It is not a comic fare. Plus, there's so much more in MITHYA which the promotion strategists have not highlighted in its campaign. Looking back, the simple, but eye-catching promos of BHEJA FRY created quite an impact, but that wasn't the case with MITHYA. Expectedly, MITHYA started on a slow note, but the word of mouth and the glowing reviews helped the film gather steam on Day 1 itself. It picked up at multiplexes of big centres, zoomed further on Saturday and fared much better on Sunday. The upward trend continued at several centres during the weekend, although the business came down on Monday and Tuesday. Of course, MITHYA is a big city film and I feel it should remain afloat in coming days, provided the makers/distributors pump up the promotion further. MITHYA is a deserving case for sure!

Box office analysis - Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Saturday, February 02, 2008]

2008-02-03T09:11:00.000+05:30

Box office analysis-Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Saturday, February 02, 2008]

First weekend performance of latest release

Box office 2008 is certainly throwing up surprises. After a disappointing run of HALLA BOL, even SUNDAY opened to a below par response. While a 70%-80% seemed to be very much on the cards, close to 50% opening came as a bit of surprise. Not that all is lost though for SUNDAY (Rohit Shetty’s films are known for opening around average mark and becoming money spinners as days progress - as witnessed in ZAMEEN and GOLMAAL) but a speedy revival is an absolute must.

What didn’t work for the film? It’s lukewarm climax. For any thriller to work, it’s culmination is of utmost importance, howsoever solid the 2 hour built up may have been. In case of SUNDAY, it carried on quite well up to the last reel but the climax turned out to be an anticlimax. Still, if one looks at the film in entirety, it’s narrative is far more original and novel than one has witnessed in many a comic thrillers. Arshad Warsi’s comedy is the strength of the film along with Irrfan Khan’s antics and some jaw dropping stunts. Music works extremely well for the film and one expects all these factors to work together and help the film sail through past the safety mark.

Last week’s movies

BOMBAY TO BANGKOK has flopped. With mere 1.5 crores coming in the first week, it is a battle which the film has lost even before it could announce it’s arrival in the field. This Nagesh Kukunoor film didn’t arouse curiosity at all to make people excited. And those who did enter the theaters didn’t have positive things to say about this comedy which was quite ‘feeka’ in appeal. Result was that after 50 lakhs from Mumbai (hence accounting for more than 30% of the total revenue) and 20 lakhs from Delhi, the film is already getting ready for a DVD release.

Has this seriously impacted Shreyas Talpade’s sole hero dreams? Too early to say that, considering he was one of the best things to have happened in last year’s release AGGAR. Given a good script and a solid role, he can make a mark.

From the past

HALLA BOL is now breathing it’s last. One expected some revival with BOMBAY TO BANGKOK being a weak competition in the second week of this Rajkumar Santoshi film but that didn’t quite happen after a below average first week. Suffering a 70% fall and only 3.5 crores more, HALLA BOL now stands at 15 crores with little chances of any further money inflow. With Mumbai getting 40 lakhs and Delhi another 35 lakhs, the film has seen a sharp drop everywhere. Could Sunny Deol in Pankaj Kapoor’s role have salvaged the film? Probably yes, but for that a Santoshi-Deol reconcilation has to happen first!

MY NAME IS ANTHONY GONSALVES is 2008’s first official disaster. The film was nowhere in the picture in the second week, as can be seen from an astonishing 97% fall. Frankly, even the worst of the detractors wouldn’t have bargained for such sorry state of this film which has folded up at 65 lakhs. While certain C grade films make this kind of money, an E Niwas film backed by entities like Sahara and Red Chillies experiencing such a terrible fate is nothing short of heartbreaking. So what went wrong? It’s promotion which never told the audience about what they were getting into. Result? No one bothered to check that this out themselves at the cost of their hard earned money.

TAARE ZAMEEN PAR is the most stunning box office story that I have witnessed in my 8 years of film journalism career. IF VIVAAH shook me up a year ago, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR has made me jump out of my seat week after week. Maintaining exceedingly well even in it’s fifth week with yet another <25%>

WELCOME isn’t letting it go either. In spite of a huge fortnight, the film hasn’t taken a fall that the biggest of blockbusters take after an early moolah inflow and has dropped by only 40%. With the 5th week bringing in 2.5 crores, the film now stands at 73 crores plus. All set to touch the 75 crores mark, the film has now done more business than the sum total of all Anees Bazmee directed films combined together.

In the future

This week RAMA RAMA KYA HAI DRAMAAA opens after lingering around for close to 3 months. Yet another comedy of the month, this Rajpal Yadav & Neha Dhupia starrer doesn’t have much going in it’s favor. Dated look and tacky production values mean that the producers would have to show some faith in ‘Lord Rama’ to do any decent business.

JayShah’s Saturday Box Office Column – Sunday has decent at best opening week…[02.02.2008]

2008-02-02T18:35:00.000+05:30

New Releases

Sunday

Sunday’s opening week looks to be steady overall but at the lower end. The comedy genre as a whole has had a lot of success recently but mainly when a leading star is part of the package; Partner, Welcome & Heyy Babby being such examples. Presence without a major star almost certainly means a far lesser initial, much like Dhamaal or Malawaal Weekly experienced.

The opening for Sunday as most reports confirmed was fairly poor, especially considering it had been 5 weeks since the release of Welcome/TZP and not one film since had opened strong. There were some reports of a rise in collections but overall it appears Sunday is not running houseful, but half full. The second week for such a scenario is crucial.

I’ve compared the opening week to Dhamaal, which is the best model to compare to. Also I have compared it to Jab We Met, Naqaab & Cash offline.

Week 1 Sunday vs Week 1 Dhamaal
Mumbai -10% means that Sunday is 10% LESS than Dhamaal in Week 1

Mumbai -10%
Ahmedabad -44%
Himmatnagar -80%
Baroda 0%
Pune 7%
Goa 0%
Nasik 0%
Delhi 2%
Noida -26%
Kaushambi 26%
Gurgaon -70%
Agra -86%
Aligarh -103%
Faridabad -132%
Guwahati -3%
Nagpur 3%
Raipur 15%
Indore -31%
Kolkatta 3%
Darjeeling -136%
Jaipur -15%
Kota -15%
Ujjain -56%
Bangalore 28%
Chennai -57%

Sunday leads in 10 centres
Dhamaal leads in 15 centres

The cumulative centre total for the above centres for Sunday = 5.61Cr
The cumulative centre total for the above centres for Dhamaal = 6.31Cr

This means that Sunday is 89% of Dhamaal’s total (5.61/6.31 = 89%)

Using my own Dhamaal Week 1 total of 12.25Cr (midpoint), the Sunday Week 1 = 89% * (12.25) = 10.9Cr

Note I will wait for a complete Mumbai figure since 6 centres are still to be reported. Compared with JWM I got 10.6Cr for Sunday’s opening, likewise vs. Naqaab it was 10.9Cr and vs. Cash it was 11.3Cr. Overall it is in the range of 10.5Cr – 11.5Cr (may increase a touch with better Mumbai number)

Sunday 1 Week Total = 10.5-11.5Cr(Week 1)

Verdict – Below par opening

Overall it is a below the mark opening considering there has not been much opposition around except for the twin success of Welcome & TZP. If Sunday remains steady, a 20Cr total looks likely which would just about be a below average performer. It appears people are waiting for Jodha Akbar’s imminent release !

Past Releases

Halla Bol

In its 3rd week, Halla Bol recorded not more than 0.3Cr – 0.4Cr (some un-reported Mumbai centres yet again). Overall it is exiting the scene with a total around 11.6Cr – 12.3Cr, a very poor showing overall.

Halla Bol 3 Week Total = 8.5-9.0Cr(Week 1) + 2.8-2.9Cr(Week 2) + 0.3Cr – 0.4Cr(Week 3) = 11.6Cr – 12.3Cr

Taare Zameen Par

Somewhat unexpectedly, TZP had a fairly junky fall BUT still it is way below industry average, such is the standard it has set in weeks gone by.

TZP Week 5 vs TZP Week 6
43% Mumbai means TZP fell by 43% in Mumbai in Week 6

Mumbai 43%
Baroda -183%
Bharuch 7%
Pune 34%
Goa 28%
Delhi 42%
Noida 45%
Kaushambi -47%
Gurgaon 63%
Agra 37%
Bareilly 4%
Faridabad 73%
Lucknow -64%
Nagpur 64%
Raipur 35%
Indore 9%
Jaipur 45%
Kota 52%
Kolkatta 55%
Darjeeling 7%
Bangalore 9%
Chennai 16%

Trending
Week 2 drop = 18%
Week 3 drop = 27%
Week 4 drop = 26%
Week 5 drop = 23%
Week 6 drop = 45%
Mumbai & Delhi fell a little steeper then in previous weeks and this is the main reason why the overall fall is steeper. Of course Sunday too may have added some competition in the past week. In Chennai, Bangalore & Kolkata, TZP has had an impressive run throughout.

Gross

The TZP Week 1 total for the above centres = 8.56Cr (ignoring Chennai, Bangalore, Jaipur, Kausambhi, Indore)
The TZP Week 6 total for the above centres = 1.60Cr (ignoring Chennai, Bangalore, Jaipur, Kausambhi, Indore)

This means that TZP’s Week 6 total is 19% of TZP’s Week 1 total (1.60/8.56 = 19%)

Using my own TZP Week 1 Total of 16.0-16.5Cr, the TZP Week 6 Total = 19% * (16.0-16.5) = 3.0-3.1Cr

TZP 6 Week Total = 16.0-16.5Cr(Week 1) + 13.1-13.5Cr(Week 2) + 9.5-9.8Cr(Week 3) + 7.0-7.3Cr(Week 4) + 5.4-5.6Cr(Week 5) + 3.0-3.1Cr(Week 6) = 53.9Cr – 55.6Cr

Verdict – Blockbuster

Despite a steeper fall, TZP is still on course to crack 60Cr and should be close before Jodha Akbar releases. Its business in big cities is the most impressive and if Sunday doesn’t hold up one would expect TZP to benefit the most.

Welcome

In it’s 6th week, Welcome fell significantly but the job is done. It’s recorded between 0.6Cr – 0.7Cr (I’ll wait for a better Mumbai number) and its overall total stands at an incredible 64.4Cr – 68.6Cr. Overall it is a SuperDuperHit.

Welcome 6 Week Total = 31.0-33.0Cr(Week 1) + 18.9-20.0Cr(Week 2) + 8.4-8.9Cr(Week 3) + 3.6-3.9Cr(Week 4) + 2.0-2.1Cr(Week 5) + 0.6-0.7Cr(Week 6) = 64.4 - 68.6Cr

Summary of the Week
Sunday had a relatively poor opening but overall had a below average week. TZP continues to sparkle even though it had a steeper fall then usual. Welcome & Halla Bol are coming to the end of their runs.

December 2007
Welcome : 64.4 - 68.6Cr (SuperDuperHit)
Taare Zameen Par : 53.9Cr – 55.6Cr (Blockbuster)

January 2008
Halla Bol : 11.6 – 12.3Cr (Flop)
Sunday : 10.5 – 11.5Cr (Below Average opening)

2007 – Significant Grosses (note 10Cr+ means 10Cr-20Cr bracket)

70Cr +
Om Shanti Om

60Cr+
Chak De! India, Welcome

50Cr+
Partner, Taare Zameen Par

40Cr+
Guru, Heyy Babby, Bhool Bhulaiyaa

30Cr+
Namastey London, Tara Rum Pum, Shootout At Lokhandwala, Jab We Met

20Cr+
Dhamaal

10Cr+
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