|
|
|
| The two new releases of this week are Kiran Rao`s `Dhobi Ghat` and Manish Gupta`s `Hostel`. While neither of the two could boast of a big start, it was 8-9 crore Aamir-Prateik starrer `Dhobi Ghat` which after a dull start showed a pronounced jump during the evening shows at metro multiplexes. |
 |
| Yamla Pagla Deewana |
Verdict: Above average |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£213,366 ; US$563,042 |
Total Earnings: UK£213,366 ; US$563,042 |
|
|
As expected the Sameer Karnik directed three Deol starrer `Yamla Pagla Deewana` had a great weekend in the North, Central and Eastern India (especially at the single screens). Given the reasonable budget (25 crore inclusive of all costs) the film is all set to emulate (or may be surpass) the success of the last Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby starrer `Apne`. has also done very well in the Overseas.
|
| Turning 30!!! |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
|
The other release of the same week, Prakash Jha`s `Turning 30!!!`, did not get even a half decent start and failed to interest or impress the audience.
|
 |
| No One Killed Jessica |
Verdict: Above average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 20 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 20 crore ; UK£155,617 ; US$372,357 |
| PB Rating: 8.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 397 unique users): 5.21 |
| Director: Rajkumar Gupta |
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala |
| Music: Amit Trivedi |
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya |
| Starring: Rani Mukherjee, Vidya Balan |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
|
|
Meanwhile the Rani-Vidya starrer ` No One Killed Jessica` is on an inspired run (especially at good cinemas. The film has also performed well in the Overseas.
|
 |
| Tees Maar Khan |
Verdict: Above average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.25 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 62 crore ; UK£ 706,000 ; US $1,076,266 |
| PB Rating: 2.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 835 unique users): 3.07 |
| Director: Farah Khan |
Producer: Shirish Kunder, Ronnie Screwvala, Twinkle Khanna |
| Music: Vishal-Shekhar, Shirish Kunder |
Lyrics: Shirish Kunder, Vishal Dadlani, Anvita Dutt Guptan |
| Starring: Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Raghu Ram, Rajiv Laxman and Arya Babbar |
| Genre: |
Recommended Audience: |
|
|
The collections of Farah Khan’s `Tees Maar Khan` have hit rock bottom. The Akshay-Katrina starrer has also under-performed in the Overseas given the festive period.
|
 |
| Band Baaja Baaraat |
Verdict: Sem-hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.60 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 23.35 crore ; UK£63,082 |
| PB Rating: 7.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 409 unique users): 5.25 |
| Director: Maneesh Sharma |
Producer: Aditya Chopra |
| Music: Salim-Sulaiman |
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya |
| Starring: Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Manmeet Singh, Manish Choudhary,
Neeraj Sood. |
| Genre: |
Recommended Audience: |
|
|
Concluding with Yash Raj Films’ `Band Baaja Baaraat`, the film is still doing good business. The Anushka-Ranveer starrer though has been rejected in Overseas.
|
Previous Weeks Box Office Reports » Archives of all Box Office Reports ...
|
|
|
Let us know what you think about this box-office report