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

[marveldcfox]

1 hour ago, THUNDER BIRD said:

Bang Bang was a big bore, deservedly ignored by audience, whereas War was entertaining and got the audience to become a blockbuster.

 

It didn't help that Knight & Day itself is a slog to sit through.

Umm BB was not ignored at all. Audience did come to watch it and it made solid money. It's just that people were expecting it crack 200 cr easily due to super hit album, action movie and HR+Kat jodi. It is just that Haider took away some of the multiplex audience. That and the remake tag of a Hollywood movie did not help it. 

[Nero]

34 minutes ago, THUNDER BIRD said:

Well people need to watch his movies to appreciate his talents.

 

Which they don't, so..... 

Because Indian audience was not mature enough to understand. Even the critics didn't understand no smoking movie lmao. It doesn't help that most of the mainstream movies are brainless over the top masala movies so audiences are so used to that. But times have changed now and hopefully people open up. But seeing how movie like kashmir files is sent to film festivals for award contender is hilarious and sad. 

[NamakFiskKa]

They are trying to remake transporter haha

[THUNDER BIRD]

28 minutes ago, marveldcfox said:

Umm BB was not ignored at all. Audience did come to watch it and it made solid money. It's just that people were expecting it crack 200 cr easily due to super hit album, action movie and HR+Kat jodi. It is just that Haider took away some of the multiplex audience. That and the remake tag of a Hollywood movie did not help it. 

Let's compare soleley with War as both had Hrithik Roshan in lead with similar kind of movies.

 

War made more than just Solid Money.

 

War had Joker to deal with, which had much bigger impact at Multiplexes.

 

Bang Bang didn't work at box office simply because it didn't had good reception among people.

[THUNDER BIRD]

29 minutes ago, Nero said:

Because Indian audience was not mature enough to understand. Even the critics didn't understand no smoking movie lmao. It doesn't help that most of the mainstream movies are brainless over the top masala movies so audiences are so used to that. But times have changed now and hopefully people open up. But seeing how movie like kashmir files is sent to film festivals for award contender is hilarious and sad. 

Always the fault of Audience.

 

People not coming to theaters means Audiences are at fault, ok Onve or twice maybe they ignore real good movies. 

 

But three times, four times, five times..... Your entire filmography, maybe then you need to look beyond audience.

[THUNDER BIRD]

13 minutes ago, NamakFiskKa said:

They are trying to remake transporter haha

Imagine Ranveer Singh gets cast in it.

 

He'll be getting another disaster, which will be nice.

[marveldcfox]

32 minutes ago, NamakFiskKa said:

They are trying to remake transporter haha

I hope hrithik does not do it. He should stay far away from official remakes. Being inspired by certain hollywood and bollywood films and doing own thing is fine.

[marveldcfox]

22 minutes ago, THUNDER BIRD said:

Imagine Ranveer Singh gets cast in it.

 

He'll be getting another disaster, which will be nice.

Most likely Tiger shroff. Lmao. Getting tired of his schtik.

[Nero]

24 minutes ago, THUNDER BIRD said:

Always the fault of Audience.

 

People not coming to theaters means Audiences are at fault, ok Onve or twice maybe they ignore real good movies. 

 

But three times, four times, five times..... Your entire filmography, maybe then you need to look beyond audience.

You are talking as if all the movies anurag directed have been flop lol 😂

[marveldcfox]

23 minutes ago, Nero said:

You are talking as if all the movies anurag directed have been flop lol 😂

TBf he hasn't had a big commercial success yet. Most of his movies are indie darlings. Even gangs of wasseypur weren't box office hits.

[charlie Jatinder]

2 hours ago, THUNDER BIRD said:

Well people need to watch his movies to appreciate his talents.

 

Which they don't, so..... 

cinema isn't only place to watch fims. GoW films have massive audience.

[charlie Jatinder]

1 hour ago, THUNDER BIRD said:

Let's compare soleley with War as both had Hrithik Roshan in lead with similar kind of movies.

 

War made more than just Solid Money.

 

War had Joker to deal with, which had much bigger impact at Multiplexes.

 

Bang Bang didn't work at box office simply because it didn't had good reception among people.

Bang Bang had 1.75cr ffs and War had 2.11cr. So not much difference between two, considering a bit of market growth from 2014 to 2019. 

[charlie Jatinder]

2 hours ago, Danhjpn said:

How much for Avatar this Tue? 

around 12.5cr aka $1.5m.

Wed morning shows around 5% down from yday. should be almost flat from TUE today.

[THUNDER BIRD]

48 minutes ago, Nero said:

You are talking as if all the movies anurag directed have been flop lol 😂

Anurag Kashyap 14 Movies Directed

 

7 Flops

5 Disasters

1 Below Average 

1 Average

 

[THUNDER BIRD]

23 minutes ago, charlie Jatinder said:

cinema isn't only place to watch fims. GoW films have massive audience.

That Massive audience didn't translate to theaters na.

 

It's like saying we'll appreciate your stuff, but won't pay to see that in theaters.

[charlie Jatinder]

21 minutes ago, THUNDER BIRD said:

That Massive audience didn't translate to theaters na.

 

It's like saying we'll appreciate your stuff, but won't pay to see that in theaters.

As I said cinema isn't only place to watch a film and box office performance isn't

 judge of film's quality 

[THUNDER BIRD]

23 minutes ago, charlie Jatinder said:

As I said cinema isn't only place to watch a film and box office performance isn't

 judge of film's quality 

I never said about quality, anyways you yourself has said some less than decent things about him too, so you're one to talk. 

[Nero]

51 minutes ago, THUNDER BIRD said:

That Massive audience didn't translate to theaters na.

 

It's like saying we'll appreciate your stuff, but won't pay to see that in theaters.

I think the issue lies here. People didn't appreciate his movies at all (back in those days). Also he had to face issues with censor board all the time. They would almost always delay his movies and sometimes didn't even allow them to release. Another great example would be Tumbaad , which has been best horror movie which came out of India but it didn't do much business. 

[Saul Goodman]

You know Bang Bang! is considered a solid hit when the director was handed the keys to YRF's spy universe despite BB not being from YRF. Also, BB made 180 crores in 2014 which isn't bad by any means. I don't think anyone expected it to surpass Kick that year, it was peak Salman in a mass-y action role lol.

That being said, BB is more re-watchable than War. Even War wasn't completely original as it rips-off from Bond, MI, FnF and War(2007) with Statham and Jet Li. It was just a two hero film done well in Bollywood after ages.

[charlie Jatinder]

22 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

You know Bang Bang! is considered a solid hit when the director was handed the keys to YRF's spy universe

you will be surprised to know the dearth of good directors in Bollywood. there is a reason why Bollywood is doing so poorly compared to South. South is far far ahead Bollywood in terms of talent and skill, Bollywood was just the one that was richer.

With things getting even money wise and North opening up for watching dubbed content, they are blowing Bollywood apart.

  

22 minutes ago, Saul Goodman said:

Also, BB made 180 crores in 2014 which isn't bad by any means

It did 140. It was hoped to do 180, if it had done that, would have been considered a SUPER HIT.

Edited December 28, 2022 by charlie Jatinder