Indian Box Office Thread | Jawan overtakes Pathaan, becomes highest grossing Indian movie of 2023

[keysersoze123]

why are folks discussing R1 when a big local film has released? Lack of interest in own films seems perplexing. Most other international threads I see great deal of excitement when a big local fim releases.

 

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Aamir Khan’s wrestling drama Dangal body-slammed most pundits’ expectations with dazzling debuts in India and a slew of territories including the U.S., Middle East, the U.K. and Australia last weekend - despite online piracy on Facebook and other sites.

Directed and co-written by Nitesh Tiwari and coproduced by Disney India and Aamir Khan Productions, the film launched on 4,300 screens in India, collecting 64.60 crore ($9.7 million) on Friday and Saturday and was on track to surpass 100 crore ($15 million) on Sunday.

Depending on the final figure, the 3-day tally could rank as the biggest debut of Khan's career, beating Dhoom 3's 97.2 crore ($14.6 million) in 2013, and the second highest this year behind Ali Abbas Zafar's Sultan. The Salman Khan blockbuster rang up 105 crore ($15.7 million), boosted by the Eid vacation, and finished with 300.45 crore ($45.1 million).

 

The opening beat that of Aamir Khan’s last film, Rajkumar Hirani’s comedy-romance PK, which mustered 93.8 crore ($14.1 million) in its first weekend in 2014 and went on to amass 339.5 crore ($51 million), the first Hindi title in history to cross 300 crore ($45 million) and still the industry’s all-time champion.

Released in 42 territories,  the drama hauled in an estimated $3.6 million in four days on 331 screens in the U.S., including the Wednesday night sessions, $3 million in the U.A.E./Gulf States, $1.1 million in the U.K. and $528,000 in Australia, where it ranked in second spot behind the second weekend of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

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http://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2016/12/25/aamir-khan-over-delivers-in-hindi-drama-dangal-despite-rampant-piracy/#48ef0c5f191c

[grim22]

1 hour ago, keysersoze123 said:

why are folks discussing R1 when a big local film has released? Lack of interest in own films seems perplexing. Most other international threads I see great deal of excitement when a big local fim releases.

 

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2016/12/25/aamir-khan-over-delivers-in-hindi-drama-dangal-despite-rampant-piracy/#48ef0c5f191c

 

Probably because Dangal was always going to be massive. Not much we can discuss about movies starring the Khans anymore, especially holiday releases. They release, make really good money and leave. 

[The Dark Rock]

As expected Dangal smashes records...looks like will do more than $100m globally when all said and done

 

Regarding Star Wars somehow people have never warmed up even after so many years...other superhero movies,  MI or Furious series  or Jurassic World have all gained strength over the years...its shocking for me to see it open even below Finding Dory.

Many of my friends haven't watched and they don't seem to be too much interested...some of them tried to watch but didn't liked that much...many people find lightsaber fighting kiddish and joke around and compare it with tube light fighting (fluorescent lamps)...puzzling indeed

Edited December 26, 2016 by The Dark Rock

[Spidey Freak]

I had an interesting discussion with my colleague who is originally from Kochi about why larger Indian audiences scoff at Star Wars as being "too silly" but LOVE other nerdy properties like superheroes, HP etc. She said superheroes are basically modern takes on gods which connects with a society where mythology is such a strong part of the culture. And she said aspects of Potter reminded folks of their own Anglo dormitory/convent school upbringing and also that the books really caught on as well. The other successful blockbusters belong to incredibly universal genres like force of nature (Jurassic Park/World, Anaconda, 2012) or straight up rollicking actioners like Fast & Furious. Her take was that Star Wars fell in a weird place where it was "too geeky" and felt too foreign, without overtly universal hooks like those present in superhero, Potter movies etc.

[Lordmandeep]

I think it's that the old films are such a part of the culture here in NA.

 

 

A person fresh from India could care less about SW here.

While a indian raised here or born here will likely be a SW fan.

 

[John Rambo]

20 hours ago, Lordmandeep said:

I think it's that the old films are such a part of the culture here in NA.

 

 

A person fresh from India could care less about SW here.

While a indian raised here or born here will likely be a SW fan.

 

In India itll either be Terminator or Rambo

If english movies are part of 80s pop culture in india ppl born in that period remember these 2 flicks the most! atleast 70s and 80s born 

[John Rambo]

On 27/12/2016 at 2:47 PM, Spidey Freak said:

I had an interesting discussion with my colleague who is originally from Kochi about why larger Indian audiences scoff at Star Wars as being "too silly" but LOVE other nerdy properties like superheroes, HP etc. She said superheroes are basically modern takes on gods which connects with a society where mythology is such a strong part of the culture. And she said aspects of Potter reminded folks of their own Anglo dormitory/convent school upbringing and also that the books really caught on as well. The other successful blockbusters belong to incredibly universal genres like force of nature (Jurassic Park/World, Anaconda, 2012) or straight up rollicking actioners like Fast & Furious. Her take was that Star Wars fell in a weird place where it was "too geeky" and felt too foreign, without overtly universal hooks like those present in superhero, Potter movies etc.

So true i totally agree with you.

I asked my friends the same...out of 10 members oly 1 person had a positive view of SW remaining 9 said theyre not interested or boring.

[John Rambo]

On 27/12/2016 at 1:02 AM, The Dark Rock said:

As expected Dangal smashes records...looks like will do more than $100m globally when all said and done

 

Regarding Star Wars somehow people have never warmed up even after so many years...other superhero movies,  MI or Furious series  or Jurassic World have all gained strength over the years...its shocking for me to see it open even below Finding Dory.

Many of my friends haven't watched and they don't seem to be too much interested...some of them tried to watch but didn't liked that much...many people find lightsaber fighting kiddish and joke around and compare it with tube light fighting (fluorescent lamps)...puzzling indeed

Superhero movies Rule roost here nowadays spidey is the most famous of the lot!

Furious has huge fan following post F6 

JW thanks to JP it has its own set of audience! Huge as well

MI grew slowly first one made 1m 2nd one 2.1M

3rd did ok business 3.3M 4th and 5th did good business more than 10M+ but most of its fan base is restricted to bigger cities surprisingly but its BIG here.

Edited December 28, 2016 by John Rambo

[grim22]

3 hours ago, John Rambo said:

Superhero movies Rule roost here nowadays spidey is the most famous of the lot!

Furious has huge fan following post F6 

JW thanks to JP it has its own set of audience! Huge as well

MI grew slowly first one made 1m 2nd one 2.1M

3rd did ok business 3.3M 4th and 5th did good business more than 10M+ but most of its fan base is restricted to bigger cities surprisingly but its BIG here.

 

 

 

 

I think part of it is also that Star Wars was surprisingly absent during the times when India just opened up to Hollywood, the late 80s to mid-90s, signified by, as you said, Terminator, Rambo, Jurassic Park and then the early 2000s with Spider-Man 2 onwards.

 

Spider-Man was decently big, but I remember it was with SM2 that Hollywood really started making inroads with local language releases, getting big local superstars to dub for the movies and promote them, and they also got Strings to compose a hindi song for the soundtrack. It dovetailed perfectly into Batman Begins, Casino Royale, the MCU, Superman etc. which were relaunching franchises and allowed people to get on board.

 

Ghost Protocol got a big boost from Anil Kapoor's presence as well giving MI4 the required jump into India. Fast & Furious was present in the early 2000s boom and just continued that with Fast Five. Potter was a literary phenomenon as well.

[grim22]

Dangal continues to be huge. Wonder if Ek Tha Tiger 2 can challenge it next year, apparently Dutt (the Sanjay Dutt biopic with Ranbir Kapoor playing Dutt and Raju Hirani directing) will also release for Christmas, will be an interesting clash

 

http://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2590

 

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Dangal (Hindi) continued with fantastic collections on Tuesday as it collected 22.50 crore nett and took its five day total to 152 crore nett. The film is on course for the second highest first week total ever behind Sultan but beating the likes of Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Sultan.

 

 

[John Rambo]

3 hours ago, grim22 said:

 

I think part of it is also that Star Wars was surprisingly absent during the times when India just opened up to Hollywood, the late 80s to mid-90s, signified by, as you said, Terminator, Rambo, Jurassic Park and then the early 2000s with Spider-Man 2 onwards.

 

Spider-Man was decently big, but I remember it was with SM2 that Hollywood really started making inroads with local language releases, getting big local superstars to dub for the movies and promote them, and they also got Strings to compose a hindi song for the soundtrack. It dovetailed perfectly into Batman Begins, Casino Royale, the MCU, Superman etc. which were relaunching franchises and allowed people to get on board.

 

Ghost Protocol got a big boost from Anil Kapoor's presence as well giving MI4 the required jump into India. Fast & Furious was present in the early 2000s boom and just continued that with Fast Five. Potter was a literary phenomenon as well.

Jaws was huge in India! But even if india opened up to hollywood star wars would have done good business thanks to special effects but it wouldnt have gained popularity! Space Operaesque action sci-fi movies dont appeal to indian audiences! Audiences of 70s and 80s were into action thats the reason why Bond Rambo Terminator etc and Sly and Arnie were huge here! 

SM was huge as well for a holly flick in 2002 $5M+ is huge admissions would equal SM2 in India! 

Bond was always big in India bigger than Indy which was a sensation in NA and Europe. Spectre underperformed though! 

Ghost Protocol is definitely better success because it competed with Srks Don2 after 2 weeks run if not for Don2 MI4 would have done gangbusters in india WOM was super positive TC is well known property in India and MI movies are popular among teens and adults!

Potter was a force to be reckoned! First movie didi well in all versions(Dubbed) from 2nd dubbed versions either did abv avg-below avg business but never mind english version was big! 

Fast movies gained strength from F4 to be precise but ill agree with u Fast 5 made it more popular! Fast penetrated in mass pockets of india which is why its huge now! 

[John Rambo]

3 hours ago, grim22 said:

Dangal continues to be huge. Wonder if Ek Tha Tiger 2 can challenge it next year, apparently Dutt (the Sanjay Dutt biopic with Ranbir Kapoor playing Dutt and Raju Hirani directing) will also release for Christmas, will be an interesting clash

 

http://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2590

 

 

Dangal is Fucking huge today as well atleast in Bangalore! Night shows SOLD OUT! 

ETT2 may open bigger but may end up grossing close to PRDP or maybe closer to 3Idiots! No hopes on this flick

[grim22]

New single day record 

 

Dangal created history on its third day as it set an ALL TIME RECORD for the highest single day ever. It also become the first film ever to surpass the 40 crore nett mark in a day, four years after 30 crore nett was first surpassed by Ek Tha Tiger in 2012. The record was held by Prem Ratan Dhan Payo which it set last year. It held the record for over 13 months and still holds the record for the highest opening day of all time. The top ten opening days in history are as follows and only six films are there in the list as Sultan has four of the biggest days while Bajrangi Bhaijaan has two of them. All the figures are either holidays or Sundays barring the Sultan day four which was a Saturday and a partial holiday for Eid.

[spizzer]

Record 2nd weekend

[grim22]

If this number is right, Assassins Creed opened to 50% higher numbers than Rogue One. Didn't think it had a big fanbase

 

Rogue One numbers

 

Iceland	Samfilm	12/16/16	$197,575	59.3%	$333,100	12/25/16
India	Disney	12/16/16	$651,739.	63.8%	$1,020,949	12/25/16
Italy	Disney	12/15/16	$3,298,502	35.7%	$9,250,420	1/1/17

 

http://deadline.com/2017/01/rogue-one-sing-great-wall-passengers-new-year-weekend-box-office-international-1201877387/

 

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The Fox release was game for another $22M in 49 markets in its 2nd frame. The international cume is now $44.1M. Debuts were strong in Germany($5.3M/No. 2); the UAE($1.4M/No. 1), and India($1M/top MPA title). Francedipped just 21% for a $10.6M cume and Belgium rose by 1% for a $1.4M cume to date. Other major cumes include Spain’s $4.86M.
 

[terrestrial]

taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh 9 hours ago

comScore [Rentrak] announces agreement with PVR Cinemas to report daily BO results for its cinema circuit [562 screens in 48 Indian cities].

[Ash Skywalker]

Dangal beats Sultan, becomes highest grosser of 2016. Looks like 350Cr is easily doable & 400Cr is possible with a stretch!
http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/dangal-beats-sultan-aamir-khans-film-crosses-300-cr-becomes-highest-grosser-of-2016-3188942.html

[grim22]

Dangal is all time champ

 

http://deadline.com/2017/01/aamir-khan-dangal-highest-grossing-bollywood-movie-india-us-box-office-1201880893/

 

Gaining momentum and breaking records since releasing just before Christmas, Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal has overtaken his own PK to become the No. 1 Bollywood movie ever in India, per local media. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the wrestling drama achieved the milestone in just 17 days of release. Dangal, also now holds the title of the No. 1 Bollywood film ever in North America with $11.13M through Sunday, according to producer/distributor UTV.

 

The estimated India box office is 345.3 crore ($51.9M) through Sunday, which puts Dangal just past PK

 

Passengers flopped

 

http://deadline.com/2017/01/rogue-one-crosses-900-million-china-sing-passengers-dangal-international-box-office-weekend-1201880724/

 

India, currently led by Aamir Khan’s blockbuster Dangal, launched with $690K from 635 screens.

[TigerPaw]

How big is triple X - Starring Deepika... Going to be in India?

[grim22]

3 hours ago, TigerPaw said:

How big is triple X - Starring Deepika... Going to be in India?

 

Its a wild card. Deepika has box office pull for sure, but with her being a supporting role it will be interesting to see. Vin Diesel has done well with F&F in India, maybe he can carry over some goodwill to xXx as well.