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Written by DON
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Tuesday, 16 February 2010 03:56 |
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MUMBAI: My Name Is Khan has grossed Rs 902 million (Rs 90.2 crore) worldwide in its opening weekend
Even the fact that it was a non-holiday 3-day weekend vis a vis both the previous high grossing films, which had 4-day Christmas weekends, did not prove to be a deterrent for Shah Rukh Khan. The movie has smashed existing global opening records in every country in which it was released this weekend.
My Name is Khan has scorched screens worldwide and raked in Rs 902 million (Rs 90.2 crore) ($ 19 million) worldwide in three days making it the biggest ever three-day collection worldwide ever.
"The most exciting part is that the worldwide collections jumped every day from Friday to Saturday to Sunday. This shows that the audience is absolutely loving Rizvan and Mandira," says Vijay Singh, CEO Fox Star Studios.
Sunday GBO in markets like US, Australia, UK & Middle East set new records for the Biggest single day internationally for a Bollywood movie.
Just to give a sense of scale, the overall weekend collections of MNIK have been double of closest competitor 3 Idiots worldwide.
Sanford Panitch, president of FIP, was esctatic over the results, saying, "While initially driven by the power of this extraordinary cast and director, it is My Name Is Khan as a film that has captivated audiences everywhere we have opened. An incredible start to this powerful and moving film."
In India, despite the issues in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Indore and other centres on Friday & part of Saturday, the film has opened exceptionally well. In states where the film opened normally, including Delhi-UP, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerela, the collections have been the highest ever.
http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=15455
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 February 2010 04:07 |
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Written by DON
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Monday, 08 February 2010 01:13 |
The countdown has begun. There are just four days left for the release of Bollywood’s most-hyped flick, filmmaker Karan Johar’s My Name Is Khan,
and the uproar is deafening.
The factions trying to put a spoke in the wheel of MNIK will be clearly outnumbered by a community called SRK junkies who are parched for a full-fledged Shah Rukh Khan flick. MNIK, coming as it is after SRK’s Om Shanti Om (2007) — if you don’t count Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and Billu (2009) — is being touted by trade experts as a blockbuster even before it opens.
Says Komal Nahata, “From what I know about this film, its script is bound to resonate with a global audience. Without giving away anything from the story, I can tell you that it is the first time that mainstream cinema has addressed the Hindu-Muslim issue in such a sensitive way. And yet, the film has entertainment at its core. It is a fabulous script... and I just get the feeling that the recent controversies that have surrounded it will help rather than hamper its box-office appeal.”
Vikas Mohan says, “How big a hit MNIK will be, can only be talked about after one has seen the film. But, with my eyes closed, I can say it will get a historic opening especially with a multiplex audience. The Karan-SRK-Kajol combination is lethal and it has so far worked.” Vikas also feels that the recent political controversy has raised the film’s prospects at the ticket windows.
Taran Adarsh says, “In my opinion MNIK will be to 2010 what 3 Idiots was to 2009. It will infuse oxygen into Bollywood’s veins. The craze for the film worldwide is far beyond what we can imagine. Shah Rukh and Kajol are a screen pair that is adored by millions. When they combine with Karan, it becomes an invaluable combination.” According to Taran, what is also going to work for the film is the fact that Red Chillies and Dharma Productions have tied up with Fox Star (India) who will release the film in two phases. The first phase will come on February 12, 2010 in the countries where mainstream Bollywood cinema has a definite market and then there will be a deferred release leading up to almost June 2010, where newer markets for Bollywood are being tapped. “It is a brilliant release strategy,” says Taran.
Theatre owners across the globe are absolutely in sync with the trade pundits and Bollywood insiders say that the excitement leading up to the movie is a ‘never-before-phenomena’.
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Written by Ankur
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 13:00 |
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Press Release
Mumbai January 12, 2010: Reliance Big Pictures release ‘3 Idiots’ a Raju Hirani film of Vidhu Vinod Chopra production starring Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharmaan Joshi, Omi Vaidya has stormed the box office worldwide. The film has broken all the previous box office records for Indian films. More that 60 million people have watched the film in theatres and the numbers are only growing and the film has grossed over Rs.315 crores (US $ 70 Million) worldwide.
More people have watched 3 Idiots in two weeks than any other film so far. According to the Trade Expert, Taran Adarsh, “3 Idiots is unstoppable. That’s the truth. No Distributor, no Trade Expert can predict the business of this film”
In India the 2nd week occupancy of ‘3 idiots’ fell by a mere 28% indicating a very strong word of mouth for the film, which has made the film a must see this winter. Most multiplexes have added 14 to 21 new shows in the 2nd week compared to first week with 150 additionally shows. After a long time an Indian film has had such repeat audiences for a film.
In the overseas market also ‘3 Idiots’ has beaten past records of all earlier Indian films to emerge as the new benchmark for the Indian film industry in the overseas box office. The film is the highest grossing Indian film ever to release in the US, Middle East, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Kenya, Fiji beating all previous records. The film in UK has retained its position in the top 10 film at the British Box Office, also is Aamir Khan’s biggest grosser so far & highest box office grosser of 2009. The screen count in the US has increased by 25% by the third week.
Commenting on the success of the film Aamir Khan said “As a member of the team am so happy with the kind of success that the film is achieving. Thanks to Raju, for making the film so well, to Vinod for doing such a great job as a producer and to Reliance Big Pictures for the kind of release they gave the film.”
Producer Vinod Chopra said, “I am thrilled and humbled that so many people all over the world have loved this film. It proves true Rancho's mantra: chase excellence and success will follow”.
Commenting on the huge success of 3 Idiots, Amit Khanna, Chairman, Reliance BIG Entertainment said, “3 Idiots has opened new vistas for the Indian Film Industry. The huge response across continents reinforces our belief that a well-made, well-exploited film can still create magic in the darkened auditorium. We are proud to be associated with Vinod, Aamir, Raju and the talented team of 3 idiots.”
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Written by DON
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Friday, 25 December 2009 21:01 |
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Three Idiots has taken a historic opening at multiplexes this morning. The first shows were held as early as 6.00 am this morning and some shows were 80% full which is phenomenal for shows that early in the morning at multiplexes. The first day business is likely to humungous as shows from late morning are likely to be showing a 95-100% turnout.
The paid previews yesterday had a bumper response of 90-100% on around 700 paid previews across the country.
There have been films lately like Kurbaan and Paa which have been good in paid previews but taken dull starts on Friday but Three Idiots is totally different and looks set for a huge run at multiplexes if early morning shows are any indication. Most single screens across the country will be having there first shows around 10.00 am and it remains to be seen what is the response.
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