Even though 'Kurbaan' bombed at the Box Office, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are making sure 'Agent Vinod' hits the bulls eye once it releases this Friday. ...
05:35 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Los Angeles: Ultra competitive movie studios rarely want to sit atop this box office list. When the Walt Disney said on Monday that it expected its sci-fi movie 'John Carter' to lose about $200 million, it very likely shot the intergalactic box office bomb to the top of Hollywood's biggest loser chart. If so - and box office math is always a little tricky in Tinseltown - the megaflop would...
01:54 PM, Mar 21, 2012
London: Action movie 'John Carter' is the biggest grosser on international box office for the second consecutive week, raking in over $40 million in 54 markets outside America. The film, starring Taylor Kitsch as a Civil War hero transported to Mars, has been panned by critics in the US but that hasn't stopped it from raking in the moolah. 'John Carter' has now earned a total of $126 million internationally...
11:41 AM, Mar 20, 2012
Mumbai: None of last Friday's releases have managed to register any audience interest over the weekend. If known faces like Mithun Chakraborthy and Ranjeeta couldn't generate any curiosity for 'Zindagi Tere Naam', one couldn't expect any better from 'Akkad Bakkad Bam Be Bo' and 'Love Possible'. As for 'Chauraahen', it was released only in one multiplex chain. On the other hand, the previous week's releases like 'Paan Singh Tomar' and...
10:35 AM, Mar 20, 2012
After bagging a national award for 'Dirty Picture', Vidya Balan is continuing her winning streak at the box office. ...
02:38 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood's just married duo Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza are happy with the success of their film 'Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya'. They believe the credit goes to the sheer hard work of the team behind the film and not to the buzz their recent marriage created. Riteish asserts that the excitement around their marriage did not lead to the film's success. "We have done two films together -...
11:06 AM, Mar 04, 2012
The going was tough for the new releases of last week. Neither Ekk Deewana Tha, Married To America or ? manage to register any attention at the ticket windows. Needless to say, the trade has declared them non-starters. Veteran trade analyst Amod Mehra attributes the debacle of Ekk Deewana Tha to lack of star power and bad music. He explains, "Prateik isn't a star who can draw in the crowd....
05:55 PM, Feb 21, 2012
Made on a budget of Rs 28 crore, the film collected Rs 5.25 crore on Friday and saw a steady increase over the next two days. ...
02:14 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Los Angeles: Two of The Weinstein Company's contenders for Academy Awards - 'The Artist' and 'The Iron Lady' - surpassed the $20 million mark at the box office this weekend. The company's 'W.E.', directed by Madonna, meanwhile, opened to a run-of-the-mill $45,000 at four locations. IFC's horror-thriller 'Kill List' opened to $12,400 at two locations, according to Rentrak's numbers. 'W.E.' is drawing critical praise for star Andrea Riseborough - The...
02:15 PM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: After a record opening in the domestic market, filmmaker Karan Johar's 'Agneepath' has tasted success in the overseas market by earning $3.2 million (Rs 160 million) since it opened on January 26. Eros International released the Hrithik Roshan-starrer on 337 screens worldwide. The film, directed by debutant Karan Malhotra, grossed 347,000 pounds in Britain in the first four days. In the US, the four-day collections were $1.3 million...
07:27 PM, Feb 01, 2012
Director Karan Malhotra's remake of the 1990 Amitabh Bachchan starrer of the same name, Agneepath notched in Rs 23 crores on its opening day at the box office, making it the biggest first day opener. ...
05:22 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Los Angeles: Kate Beckinsale is back with a vengeance, with her latest 'Underworld' movie opening at No. 1 this weekend. 'Underworld Awakening' made an estimated $25.4, distributor Sony Screen Gems reported Sunday. This is the fourth film in the vampire action saga. Beckinsale starred in the first two movies as the warrior Selene, then bowed out of part three but returned for this latest installment. 'Underworld Awakening' was shown for...
12:22 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Los Angeles: Adult thriller 'Contraband' starring Mark Wahlberg grabbed the weekend movie box office title, beating expectations with an estimated $24.1 million in ticket sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters. 'Contraband' added $1.5 million from seven international markets for a global opening-weekend debut of $25.6 million, distributor Universal Pictures said. In second place, a 3D remake of Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) animated classic 'Beauty and the Beast' also topped studio...
01:02 PM, Jan 16, 2012
Bachchan whose latest movie 'Players' tanked at the BO, said if we don't win the awards we say they are rigged. No one likes to lose. ...
03:11 PM, Jan 11, 2012
Los Angeles: The fright flick 'The Devil Inside' scared up a monstrous $34.5 million opening weekend to help Hollywood exorcise its recent box-office demons, according to studio estimates Sunday. The surprise hit from Paramount Pictures debuted well above industry expectations as horror fans crowded theaters for the low-budget tale about exorcists trying to free a woman possessed by evil spirits. Between 'The Devil Inside' and solid results for holdover films,...
01:09 PM, Jan 09, 2012
Los Angeles: Tom Cruise's new mission remains impossible to beat at the box office. Studio estimates Sunday placed 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' in the No. 1 spot for the second-straight weekend with $31.3 million. With a $134.1 million domestic total, it's the first $100 million hit with Cruise in the lead role since 2006's 'Mission: Impossible III'. The Paramount release led a solid New Year's weekend as Hollywood managed...
01:50 PM, Jan 02, 2012
Los Angeles: Hollywood has picked up a little Christmas bonus. Studios generally underestimated the size of their movie audiences over the weekend, and they're now revising the holiday revenues upward. Leading the way is Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol', which pulled in $29.5 million for the weekend. That Monday figure is $3 million more than distributor Paramount estimated a day earlier. For the four-day period Friday to Monday,...
12:58 PM, Dec 27, 2011
Los Angeles: Tom Cruise's latest mission has won a holiday weekend that's shaping up with some silent nights at movie theaters as business continues to lag. Studio estimates Sunday placed Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' a solid No. 1 with $26.5 million domestically over its first weekend in full release. The movie raised its total to $59 million since it started a week earlier in huge-screen cinemas and expanded...
12:09 PM, Dec 26, 2011
'Rockstar' and 'The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn' scored big at the box office over the weekend. ...
10:01 AM, Nov 15, 2011
New Delhi: Ranbir Kapoor's role as the reluctant but ruthless politician in hit political thriller 'Raajneeti' earned him a lot of praise, but his 'Anjaana Anjaani' failed to garner the same response. Now the young actor is hoping to make a mark with 'Rockstar', releasing Friday, where his character goes through various shades. For the film, he teamed up with young director Imtiaz Ali, known for making films like 'Jab...
04:42 PM, Nov 07, 2011
