Box office Reports: continue bad response from three new releases

Box office Reports: continue bad response from three new releases: Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, Phas Gaye Re Obama and Rakht Charitra - 2 - the three releases of last week couldn’t do much to fight the box office blues. As the year 2010 is mostly a year of flops, a lot depends on the December releases.

The biggest film of the week, Ashutosh Gowariker’s Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey disappointed its makers with collection of just Rs 3.50 crore approx from its first weekend. The collections on Saturday and Sunday were better but can’t help the movie from being a sure-shot dud.

Phas Gaye Re Obama, the best of the lot, also had a poor weekend of just Rs 1.25 crore approx. The film did pick up on Saturday, alas, it couldn’t continue its better run at the BO. It can be said that the masses are still not accepting small budget films in a big way.

Rakht Charitra 2 had weekend business of only Rs 2 crore approx. The film is said to be better than Rakta Charitra 1 but its collections are lower. The first was a flop and second is also on its way.

Now all eyes are set on Yashraj Films’ Band Baaja Baaraat which is an entertainer releasing on December 10 along with the madcap comedy No Problem.

Box Office Report: Currently New Releases get down

Box Office Report: Currently New Releases get down: The movie buff isn’t in the mood for an outing it seems. For all the three releases of this Friday, Rakht Charitra - 2, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and Phas Gaye Re Obama have opened to very poor response at box office.

Many expectations were attached to Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Khelein Hum… starring Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. But despite the film’s patriotic theme, it got 10 to 20 percent response on its opening day.

Ram Gopal Varma’s Rakht Charitra 2 is faring no better. The film introducing south star Suriya to Bollywood is doing dull business even at single screen theatres where it was expected to do well.

Director Subhash Kapoor’s black comedy Phas Gaye Re Obama is also doing very poor despite getting rave reviews from critics.
Verdict: the box office also seems to have mood swings.

Box Office Report: 'Break Ke Baad' going not well at cash windows

Box Office Report: 'Break Ke Baad' going not well at cash windows: Deepika Padukone and Imran Khan starrer ‘Break Ke Baad’ has failed to rake in big money at the box office after opening to a low occupancy rate.

Though it performed better at high end multiplexes like PVR Ambience Gurgaon with an occupancy rate of 40%, its occupancy was abysmally low at 15-20% in other multiplexes. Despite some heavy promotions and hype, the film literally disappointed.

Expectations were also high riding on the new pairing of chic Imran Khan and the sexy Deepika Padukone. Plus, a lot was being expected from Aamir Khan’s bhanja after he delivered a semi-hit with ‘I Hate Luv Storys’.

However, the opening day didn’t go as well. And after negative reviews from critics, it’s unlikely that it’s performance shall improve much over the week.

On the other hand, ‘Allah ke Banday’ failed to set up any momentum. Dark theme, lack of publicity and dearth of big stars spelled disaster for this film that could barely afford an occupancy of 10-15 percent.

Sunny Deol and Tabu starrer much delayed project ‘Khuda Kasam’ failed to leave any mark and vanished behind the veils of oblivion. With an average occupancy of 10-25 percent, it hardly bothered the cashiers.

‘Guzaarish’ that released last week, surprisingly, continued its miserable run while ‘Golmaal 3’ has gone past a mark of Rs 100 crore. Staggering result for this comic caper!

Box Office Report: ‘Guzaarish’ get better performance not best!

Box Office Report: ‘Guzaarish’ get better performance not best!: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s arthouse yet commercial film Guzaarish has found many takers in the metros where the movie is doing well. But as the movie lacks mainstream masala that masses seek, its box office collections are lackluster in the rest of India.

With a poor start on its first day, the film with positive reviews from the critics could not really do better on Saturday and Sunday. However, in metros like Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Bangalore the audiences are appreciating the film.

The weekend collection of Guzaarish was mere Rs 14.95 crore approx. The coming days of the week will decide the film’s fate. The movie is also facing competition from Harry Porter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Harry Porter’s collection was also not bad; it collected approx Rs 8 crore from its first weekend.

Other releases of the week Deewangi Ne Hadh Kar Di and Shahrukh Bola Khoobsurat Hai Tu were extremely poor at the BO. Both the movies will go unnoticed.

Coming to the overseas collection of Golmaal 3. The comedy flick is expected to finish its business with approx collection of $3.2 million. However, in India, Golmaal 3 had another huge week of Rs 29 crore approx which took its two-week total to around Rs 91 crore; it may hit Rs 100 crore mark in the coming days. The movie has been declared a Blockbuster.

Action Replayy, on the other hand, is a flop; the movie couldn’t improve its performance in the second week.

Box Office Report: 'Guzaarish' unexpected slow opening!

Box Office Report: 'Guzaarish' unexpected slow opening!: In the festive season when madcap comedies are all the rage, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s dark and broody film Guzaarish wasn’t expected to get a great opening anyway.

The film, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, had an average, or even below average opening at many multiplexes in major cities. But as the rave reviews began to come in from critics, and the positive word of mouth from the viewers began to spread around, the film picked up in the evening shows.

Multiplexes in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Pune saw greater footfalls in the evening. The collection is likely to go up further on Saturday and Sunday.

Given the fact that the film has no major competition at box office except from Golmaal 3 which released two weeks back, Guzaarish is expected to do a decent business in its first week.

We will provide you the box office collections of the film soon. Keep watching this space.

Box Office Report: Golmaal 3 running good in an international markets

Box Office Report: Golmaal 3 running good in an international markets: Golmaal 3 bettered Action Replayy at the box office in all key international markets including U.S.A, U.K, Australia and the Middle East.

Golmaal 3, debuted at No.12 in the U.K. box office collecting £2,59,611 [approx. Rs. 1.86 crores] on 54 screens, with the per screen average working out to £4,808. In the U.S.A. the film debuted at No. 16 position collecting $626,432 [approx. Rs. 2.78 crores] on 86 screens, with the per screen average working out to $7,284.

Action Replayy debuted at No. 15 position in the U.K. collecting £1,54,911 [approx. Rs. 1.11 crores] on 55 screens, with the per screen average working out to £2,817; In the U.S.A. the film debuted at No. 23 position collecting approx. $300,000 [approx. Rs. 1.33 crores] on 100 screens, with the per screen average working out to $3,000.

The success of Golmaal 3 is attributed to the brand-value of the franchise and there is talk of a 4th edition. On the other hand Akshay and Aishwarya failed to pack the houses, we are unlikely to see a repeat performance from this jodi.

Box Office Report: Golmaal 3 up and Action Replayy?

Box Office Report: Golmaal 3 up and Action Replayy?: Aishwarya Rai took on Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar battled Ajay Devgan and with both the films having finally hit the theatres, the Box office report card has finally arrived and if the opening day is anything to go by, then it’s the Golmaal trilogy that is having things going its way.

Rohit Shetty’s comic caper which stars quite a few talented and rib tickling actors has demolished all competition from the retro flick Action Replayy which has received a pretty lukewarm response. Golmaal 3, riding high on its predecessors’ success, has been welcomed with open arms by the normal janta.

While Golmaal is going houseful with advance tickets flying off the shelves, Action Replayy is lagging behind and failing to pick up speed. While G3 is having an occupancy of 100 percent in some cinemas, Action Replayy is barely managing 40-50 percent.

But it is expected that as the weekend proceeds, Action Replayy shall recover slightly. But then going by the critics’ verdict, Action Replayy may never reach the stage it wanted to.

Both films have got advance bookings for Sunday but compared to Golmaal 3, Action Replayy is nearly licking dust. Despite the festive Diwali season and the presence of Aishwarya-Akshay, the film’s concept hasn’t quite lured the viewers who are veering towards the paisa vasool Golmaal fun.

Box office Report: Rakta Charitra going well in south

Box office Report: Rakta Charitra going well in south: Three films releasing on the same day are most likely to eat into each other’s business. But there’s not much to bite into, if the reports of the opening day collections are to go by.

Rakta Charitra, Ram Gopal Varma’s most violent film to date, had an excellent start in Andhra Pradesh.

The film’s Telugu version is running to house-full shows, and the reason could be that the film is based on the story of the bloody rise to power of the Andhra politico Paritala Ravi, played by Vivek Oberoi in the film. In the north, however, Rakta Charitra (Hindi) got a below average response from cine buffs, with mere 25 to 30 percent occupancy in theatres.

In comparison, Jhootha Hi Sahi, starring John Abraham and Pakhi, had a better start with about 35 to 40 percent occupancy, but the mixed reviews it has got from critics isn’t going to help it pick up much in the days ahead.

On the other hand, Mallika Sherawat’s Hisss, which has been unanimously panned by every critic, had a good start at single screen theatres. But the bad reviews and negative word of mouth might slow its run at box office.

Both Jhootha Hi Sahi and Hisss have got a poor start at the UK box office.

Which of the three films will sail and which will sink at box office will be clearer by Monday.

Box Office Report: Jhootha Hi Sahi going better

Box Office Report: Jhootha Hi Sahi going better: Jhootha Hi Sahi box office update. Jhootha Hi Sahi, starring John Abraham and Pakhi, had a start with about 35 to 40 percent occupancy, but the mixed reviews it has got from critics isn’t going to help it pick up much in the days ahead.

Mallika Sherawat’s Hisss, which has been unanimously panned by every critic, had a good start at single screen theatres.

But the bad reviews and negative word of mouth might slow its run at box office.

Both Jhootha Hi Sahi and Hisss have got a poor start at the UK box office.

On the other hand Rakta Charitra, Ram Gopal Varma’s most violent film to date, had an excellent start in Andhra Pradesh. The film’s Telugu version is running to house-full shows, and the reason could be that the film is based on the story of the bloody rise to power of the Andhra politico Paritala Ravi, played by Vivek Oberoi in the film. In the north, however, Rakta Charitra (Hindi) got a below average response from cine buffs, with mere 25 to 30 percent occupancy in theatres.

Which of the three films will sail and which will sink at box office will be clearer by Monday.

Box Office Report: Crook down but Do Dooni Chaar up

Box Office Report: Crook down but Do Dooni Chaar up: Emraan Hashmi  starrer Crook: It’s Good To Be Bad has disappointed the audience as well as its makers with its poor weekend collections. Films from the Bhatt camp generally manage a good run at the box office, but this couldn’t happen with Crook which opened to a below average response of 35-40%.

The other release of the week, the small-budget film with big heart, Do Dooni Chaar starring yesteryears’ hit couple Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh fared well at the BO in spite of its poor first day.

The response to the movie is good and with positive word of mouth publicity it successfully managed around Rs 2 crore nett over the weekend. A steady business is expected from the film in its first week.

Coming to Anjaana Anjaani and Robot (Hindi), Anjaana Anjaani is received well by the NRI crowd and did the business of around $1.55 million from its first weekend. Robot (Hindi) is not that remarkable at the overseas market. It managed a meager $375,000 approx. However, Endhiran (Tamil) is a huge success at all the overseas markets and did around $3.25 million business.

The BO king Dabangg added another Rs 6 crore approx in its fourth week, taking its four week total close to Rs 140 crore.