New Delhi: 'Ironman 3', which has Robert Downey Jr reprising his role of superhero industrialist Tony Stark from the first two films as well as last summer's 'The Avengers', got a 100 per cent opening for 3D and 80 per cent for 2D in India, an official Disney UTV spokesperson said. There were houseful openings in theatres in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata. Gaurav Verma, Director, India Theatrical Distribution,...
01:57 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan said Saturday he is pleased with the response to the Hindi version of his controversial film 'Vishwaroop' in north India. The Hindi version released in over 1,000 screens Friday. "I am extremely happy with the response my film has received in north India," Kamal Haasan said upon his return to Chennai Saturday. ...
02:14 PM, Feb 02, 2013
Aamir Khan, who already has two Rs 100 crore club films under his kitty, seems to be on his way to make a hat trick with his suspense thriller 'Talaash'. The film, which hit the theatres last Friday, has already raked in Rs 47.1 crore by the end of the weekend. ...
03:45 PM, Dec 03, 2012
New Delhi: Late Yash Chopra's last directorial venture 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' is still casting its magic on the silver screen. The romantic saga, which has already entered the Rs 100 crore club, has managed to rake in some more moolah. The film, which had collected Rs 120 crore in six days of its release, has finally earned Rs 150 crore at the box office. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh recently...
06:10 PM, Nov 23, 2012
New Delhi: Filmmaker Bhushan Patel's horror flick '1920: Evil Returns' has made an estimated Rs 20.33 crore in its second week to be declared a hit, said film trade analyst Taran Adarsh. "1920 Evil Returns (2nd Week) Fri *est* 1.22 cr. Total: Rs 20.33 cr. HIT.," tweeted Adarsh on Saturday. '1920: Evil Returns' featured Aftab Shivdasani. His last film was 'Bin Bulaye Baraati', which released in 2011 and didn't do...
03:21 PM, Nov 10, 2012
New Delhi: 'Skyfall', the latest film in the James Bond franchise is still doing well at the UK box office, and positive word of mouth publicity is expected to give it a good opening in India too. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets about its business in UK, "#Skyfall is smashing records in UK. Week 2 - Fri 5,089,014. Total: 42,420,327 [$ 67.9 million]." He also tweets about the business of...
05:45 PM, Nov 04, 2012
New Delhi: Emraan Hashmi's latest flick received a cold response in first few days of its release. The film could only garner Rs 2 crore at the opening weekend despite a good star cast. Not that the film's competitors at the box-office, 'Ajab Gazabb Love' and 'Chakravyuh' set the cash registers ringing. Instead, both the films failed to leave a mark at the box office. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted,...
04:21 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: It seems director Sachin Kundalkar's 'Aiyyaa' had failed to make any mark at the box office. The film has collected a meager amount of Rs 4.7 crore in its first weekend. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets, "#Aiyyaa - Opening Weekend *revised* 4.7 cr nett. Disaster!" 'Aiyyaa' revolves around a bubbly Marathi girl Meenakshi Deshpande who is madly in love with a South Indian boy. Prithviraj Sukumaran has played...
02:27 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Actor Prithviraj who had been keeping his fingers crossed waiting for the initial reviews of his debut Bollywood movie 'Aiyyaa' is quite relieved now. The movie which had a steady opening on October 12 at maximum screens across the nation also has brought good reviews for the actor. While trade analyst and popular reviewer Taran Adarsh finds him to be "damn confident actor with a striking screen presence", much of...
09:44 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: The magic of Anurag Basu's 'Barfi!' continued to work at the Box Office. The heartwarming movie, about love between a hearing and speech impaired boy and an autistic girl, has grossed Rs 100 crore abroad, according to film trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Barfi, which was chosen as India's official entry for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, has grossed 100 crore overseas in only...
05:30 PM, Sep 24, 2012
New Delhi: Even with a limited release, Barfi did "remarkable" business in its opening weekend and collected approximately Rs 34.20 crore nett, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh said. This is the breakup of the Barfi business: Friday 9.20 crore, Saturday 11.50 crore, Sun (estimated) Rs 13.5 crore. "Barfi was released in less than 700 cinema halls in India (a tiny release as compared to the biggies)," Adarsh said. "Occupancy at...
12:07 PM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: 'Joker' may be a disaster of epic proportions everywhere, but it's breaking records in Fiji and is a bigger hit than even Shah Rukh Khan's 'Don 2' there, said film trade analyst Taran Adarsh. The overseas Box Office report for Joker is far from promising according to the collection figures Adarsh tweeted. New Zealand: Thu NZ$ 1,480, Fri NZ$ 6,303, Sat NZ$ 6,772. Total: NZ$ 14,555 (Rs 6.49...
12:20 PM, Sep 03, 2012
New Delhi: Akshay Kumar's absence from the promotion of 'Joker' is reflecting in its collection. The film has collected around Rs 5 crore on the first day, which is lower than the collection of recent Akshay Kumar films. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets, "#Joker Friday numbers are poor in India and international markets. Amongst akshaykumar 's lowest openers." Adarsh further tweets, "#Joker India *estimates* Fri 5 cr. Amongst the lowest...
04:01 PM, Sep 01, 2012
New Delhi: Salman Khan's 'Ek Tha Tiger' continues to break records in India and overseas. The film has become Salman Khan's biggest hit in New Zealand. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets, "#EkThaTiger is @BeingSalmanKhans biggest hit in New Zealand. Biz at par with #3Idiots, #MNIK and #Housefull2 there." Adarsh further gives the break-up of the business, "#EkThaTiger *New Zealand* Wed NZ$ 5,794 [3 screens yet to report]. Total: NZ$ 176,143...
11:35 AM, Aug 23, 2012
New Delhi: Salman Khan, a.k.a 'Bhai' to his disciples, has retained his membership as the President of the exclusive Rs 100 crore club for the fourth time running. And this time he has done it in record time - five days, to be exact. 'Ek ThaTiger' is Yash Raj's first film to cross the Rs 100 crore mark and this is Khan's fourth century. He now counts himself among the...
04:18 PM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: One of the most awaited films of the year, Jism 2 has done decent business in India but failed to impress the foreign markets. This erotic thriller directed by Pooja Bhatt and starring adult entertainer Sunny Leone, actors Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh, got mixed reviews from the critics. While some criticised Sunny Leone's acting skills, others like Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh blamed the screenplay for the film's...
02:03 PM, Aug 05, 2012
New Delhi: Ajith Kumar's 'Billa 2' didn't get good reviews on its release but the film has done well at the box office. It has done well in the overseas markets also. As per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, "In its opening weekend, the film has collected 72,120 [Rs. 61.20 lacs] on 20 screens, with the per screen average working out to 3,606," in the UK and Ireland. He also tweeted...
11:31 AM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: The Punjabi film 'Jatt & Juliet', the romantic story of a warring couple, has fared better than most Hindi films in the international markets, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted. The story of Jatt, a mischievous guy and Juliet, a typical Punjabi girl, unfolds in Canada. Sparks fly when their paths cross due to their different outlook on life. Their differences are slowly ironed out and the hatred...
10:20 AM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: Despite a good publicity drive, 'Teri Meri Kahaani' is not doing well at the ticket window. The film earned Rs 16.75 crore in the first weekend. Made at an approximate budget of Rs 30 crore, the film was expected to do better. However, trade analyst Taran Adarsh feels that the film is doing fairly well in the overseas market. He tweets, "Teri Meri Kahaani does fairly well in...
01:03 PM, Jun 26, 2012
