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After a long time I saw a bollywood movie in theatre and it's OMG2. I am not exaggerating but it's one of the best movies to ever come out of bollywood, if you have time, watch this one, not a single (yes single) dull moment in 150 min runtime movie.

Gadar 2 - The Katha Continues Creates Havoc - Insane Bumper Opening Gadar 2 - The Katha continues has created havoc all over with an insane bumper opening recording occupancy which have not been seen in this modern era when films are releasing on these huge number of screens. This sort of craze has not been witnessed in recent times and takes you back to the old good days. Pathaan was pretty insane itself and KGF 2 but this is another level with the mass audience with record opening collections like for like.. More than collections its the euphoria at cinemas which is there and the vast volume of crowds being seen at cinemas which has not been seen for ages. Gadar 2 - The Prem Katha was a white horse which could have gone the way it has gone but could have easily gone the other way also. But as soon the teaser came out it just rekindled memories of Gadar Ek Prem Katha and since then there has been no looking back for the film as the trailer added extra momentum. It is basically hitting cinemas like a runaway train where momentum is just unstoppable. Sunny Deol is a huge star in terms of popularity and face value with the masses but that has never been reflected in collections over the last decade and more due to films not having the elements needed mainly in terms of dialogues which create an impact. This one is like going back to the 90's and the days when no one could open like him on the first day. The opening of the film is the biggest ever in many circuits but the film is not a solo release with Oh My God 2 releasing and holdovers also wanting multiplex space so the overall total is unlikely to match a Pathaan or a KGF 2 but despite these restrictions it will be challenging those films in many areas. The standouts are Delhi / UP, Rajasthan and Bihar with no words to describe the opening here. West Bengal could have been better while many centres in East Punjab mainly Punjab political could also have done better. Sunny Deol was god in East Punjab in the 90's but joining politics may have taken the shine out of that. Still overall East Punjab will come out with a big first day number. South is surprisingly doing very well as this was expected to have low collections but the numbers are much better than expectations be it Hyderabad or Bangalore. https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7914

Hollywood Dominates: Oppenheimer Outstanding - Barbie Good The last two months has seen Hollywood give two HITS in India with Fast X and Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning though despite proving solid HITS the numbers may be seen a little bit on the lower side considering the franchise value of the two films. But this week there is a total outperformance with Oppenheimer which has opened better that both the established franchises in the places where bulk of the collections come for Hollywood. There is only a Hindi dubbed version for the film and the opening here is so so and not much of a release but the English version is simply outstanding and far better than the likes of Fast X and Mission. In fact at some cinemas the opening is comparable to Avatar - The Way Of Water. It is the brand value of director Christopher Nolan at play here with the class audiences of major centres. The better cinemas of places like Lucknow and Nagpur are also managing to up a very good show in the English version. The opening day collections are likely to be best of the year for Hollywood and that too without much of a dubbed release. https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7877

I don't see many comments mentioning Russel Crowe's russian accent but boy did I die laughing hearing that. Especially when he said 'shoot'

Han Solo Memorial is my favorite weekend thread ever, it got even better as the China numbers came in.

Shazam 2 is now available on PVOD. So anyone who missed it in theatres can now miss it on OTT as well.

Here I am 1:00 AM Midnight, reading the news that we had earthquake here, some of the links that were given for references have made me squeal of laughter. So thanks for that I guess 😭

Avatar - The Way Of Water Records Huge Second Monday Avatar - The Way Of Water is breaking records of all Hollywood releases as it heads for a huge second week which could be in the 100 crore nett range. This will be a first for Hollywood in India. The second Monday collected a huge 12 crore nett which is just 35% down from last Monday and is the same as the second Friday. The film has come into its own in the second week and should keep on getting big numbers till next Monday when the drop will come as the holiday period ends. This is the perfect film to take advantage of holiday period as it catering to that multiplex audience in major centres.. The collections so far for the film are around 258 crore nett and it will become the second Hollywood film to hit the 300 crore nett mark in India which it should do over the third weekend. The film chases the 367 crore nett of Avengers Endgame and the way the film is going at the moment gives it a chance of beating that film. The collections of Avatar - The Way of Water till date are as follows. First Week - 1,89,50,00,000 apprx Extended Second Weekend - 69,00,00,000 apprx TOTAL - 2,58,50,00,000 apprx https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7441

Avatar - The Way Of Water Has Extraordinary Growth On Second Saturday Avatar - The Way Of Water say extraordinary growth of 70-75% on its second Saturday as it collected in the 20.5-21 crore nett which is the highest collections ever for a Hollywood film for a second Saturday in India. The film has now started to beat Avengers Endgame game daily collections as that film collected a little under 19 crore nett on its second Saturday. . The growth was extraordinary all over though it was Mumbai leading the way where the film has almost touched the 40 crore nett mark. Nizam / Andhra still leads the way as it crosses the 50 crore nett mark. The total collections of the film are now almost 223 crore nett and it is cruising towards that 300 crore nett mark. The film could hit 250 crore nett in ten days today as it is a national holiday for Xmas though as it has fallen on Sunday the benefit of the national holiday will not be that big. The collections of Avatar - The Way of Water till date are as follows. Friday - 40,00,00,000 apprx Saturday - 40,50,00,000 apprx Sunday - 47,00,00,000 apprx Monday - 18,75,00,000 apprx Tuesday - 16,25,00,000 apprx Wednesday - 14,25,00,000 apprx Thursday - 12,75,00,000 apprx First Week - 1,89,50,00,000 apprx Friday - 12,00,00,000 apprx Saturday - 20,75,00,000 apprx TOTAL - 2,22,75,00,000 apprx https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7433

Awful trailer, I had so much expectations from this one. I am still hoping the movie will be better and not complex to understand, this multiverse nonsense is getting beyond me now.

I think it's totally possible that there's no fixed Black Panther in this movie, it could be multiple people taking up the mantle ala Spartacus. Everywhere in the promotions for this movie, Wakanda Forever is being highlighted more than Black Panther itself, the movie is about the kingdom rather than individuals.

Gonna take this thread, bring to my kitchen and pour all the salt on my potatoes. Tasty.

What I mean is Ant Man 3 followed by GOTG 3 will get universal acclaim (~90% RT and better public WOM) as opposed to movies released this year so far as well as BP2 which I am skeptical about.

I am going to make a bold prediction here, BP2 WW < BP1 DOM. MCU will emerge from the shadows next year with Ant Man 3.

Saw this today, 1st Marvel movie I have genuinely disliked in a long long time, even Eternals was passable. The movie is just plain boring for long stretches and that's all I am going to say. There's some definite course correction required otherwise the ROI will keep on decreasing with new movies.