The month of January was rocking thanks to the blockbuster success of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Pathaan’. However, February spelt doom thanks to the back-to-back flops in the form of ‘Shehzada’ and ‘Selfiee’. But with ‘Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar’, the smiles have finally returned among the industry members. The advance booking of the film has been […] More
The year 2023 began on a very rocking note with the blockbuster success of Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’. It was expected that the momentum would continue and that the industry would also deliver a few hits in the month of February. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. ‘Shehzada’, starring Kartik Aaryan, opened on a poor note and […] More
Last week was a disappointment for the industry as both ‘Shehzada’ and ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ underperformed. ‘Shehzada’ is expected to collect around Rs. 30-32 Crore in its lifetime while ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ will struggle to reach the Rs. 40 Crore mark. The industry is now looking forward to seeing how ‘Selfiee’ […] More
After three weeks of no major release, this Friday will be an exception. A major Bollywood as well a Hollywood film will be arriving in cinemas. The expectations are immense from both but they also face certain challenges. ‘Shehzada’ stars Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon along with Paresh Rawal, Ronit Roy and Sachin Khedekar. It […] More
‘Pathaan’, starring Shah Rukh Khan, was released on January 25 and as discussed in our last week’s edition, it took an earth-shattering opening. It became the first film to collect as much as Rs. 68 Crore in a single day. Even after the five-day extended weekend, it continued to do well. A lot of experts […] More
In our last edition, we had confidently predicted that ‘Pathaan’, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, will have a huge opening and that on its first day, there’s a possibility that it can cross the record-breaking day one collections of the Hindi version of ‘KGF – Chapter 2’ (2022; Rs. 52.50 Crore), […] More
‘Pathaan’ is an action entertainer and a part of Yash Raj Films’ (YRF) spy universe. This series began with Salman Khan-starrer ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2017) followed by ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ (2017) and Hrithik Roshan-starrer ‘War’ (2019). This flick stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. Salman Khan also features in a cameo appearance, […] More
The excitement is at its peak as ‘Pathaan’ will release tomorrow, that is, January 25. It’s a foregone conclusion now that it’s all set to take a terrific opening. ‘Pathaan’ stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. Directed by Siddharth Anand, it is produced by Aditya Chopra’s Yash Raj Films (YRF) and is […] More
Not much was expected from ‘Kuttey’, the first major Bollywood release of 2023. Yet, its dismal opening and lack of jump in collections did give a shock. The word of mouth was extremely mixed and moreover, it looked like a niche product. As a result, it’ll collect only around Rs. 3-3.25 Crore in week 1. […] More
The first Friday of 2023, January 6, didn’t have any major Hindi release. But tomorrow, January 13 will see the release of a small and a medium-budget film. There’s not much hope for these films though the latter, titled ‘Kuttey’, can surprise if the word of mouth is strong. ‘Kuttey’ marks the directorial debut of […] More
The first Friday of 2023 is here but there won’t be any release. There was a time when it was said that the films that release in the initial week of the year flop at the ticket window. This jinx became popular as several films that were released in the first week didn’t work. No […] More
A lot was expected from ‘Cirkus’, the last big release of 2022. In last week’s edition, we informed readers that the advance booking of the film is not upto the mark. Yet, it seemed like the film would open in the range of Rs. 10-13 Crore. We had mentioned that if it opens in single […] More