Putting KI box-office pieces together!

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Considering the meddled state of affairs of the indian box office – where there is no outright proper reporting – it boils down to collecting the bits and pieces and putting it all together.

So what happened with KI at the box office this weekend? On correlating all the reports, we get:

1. On Friday it opened to 19 crores Gross worldwide. The Indian Gross is 12 crores which means 7.2 – 7.8 cr Nett (depending on the conversion factor used as 0.60 or 0.65). BOI had reported initally 8.5 cr and then 8.3 cr for Friday, which was also over-reporting. This is again nothing new for BOI, they have similarly over-reported CCTC opening.

2. On Saturday’s TV show Akshay confirm’s the 19 cr Worldwide Gross figures. Since he gave the interview no later than Saturday, he could only have figures for Friday. And his figures match with that reported by PlanetBollywood.com.

3. Indore barometer depicts Saturday collections were lower than Friday, and Sunday collections were higher. Considering 12 cr Gross for Friday, the producer figures of 30 cr Gross till Sunday makes sense because it cant be significantly higher.

4. A rough 30 cr Gross means around 18 – 21.5 cr Nett (depending on conversion factor). BOI says 24.5-25 cr which again seems to be an over-estimation.

5. RNBDJ and SIK opening weekend was roughly 25 crores … comparing the 3 day figures from Indore barometer – KI is 85% of RNBDJ n SIK … this again implies 21 cr Net for KI.

Now whether KI had a 18-21.5 cr Net (as I have correlated) or a 25 cr Net (BOI) or 30 cr Nett (as Gorilla and Sunil wants to believe) will only be clear once we get the first week collections of reported centers from Taran Adarsh and Film Information.

A 18-21.5 cr weekend is in tune with the poor overseas collections, very poor reviews and bad WOM. Every reports tends to apprehend a fall from Monday (as some of us in NG had predeicted on Friday itself). In that case we may get a first week total similar to New York. If the first week estimates indicate 30-35 cr or higher, then certainly KI has done 25 cr or more in the weekend.

“All in one” 3 Idiots Boxoffice thread

BOI – 10.5 cr for WUS and 11 cr for DND

BOI over-reporting on MNIK AS EXPECTED

Three Idiots has recorded historic weekend collections by collecting around 40-41 crore nett over the first weekend.

Wanted Is Rock Steady On Its Eighth Day at Single Screens

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Anna 6 July 2009
08:25:52 am

Excellent analysis once again. Tend to agree with your estimate of 20 cr net.

ACHILLES 6 July 2009
08:43:19 am

Thank you Anna Bhai, i have seen a part of this have been already in your previous commments.

Considering how poor this year has been, even a 20 cr weekend will be this year’s record opening! But on the other side the budget is 45-50 cr (as per makers and Akshay).

Gorilla 6 July 2009
09:00:49 am

what was RNBDJ and SIK’s weekend figure? I think KI is close to those.

Tango 6 July 2009
09:47:04 am

Thanks Ach bhai.

Yes, like you I’d like to wait, “Now whether KI had a 20 cr Net (as I have correlated) or a 25 cr Net (BOI) or 30 cr Nett (as Gorilla and Sunil wants to believe) will only be clear once we get the first week collections of reported centers from Taran Adarsh and Film Information.”

If you ask me, it cannot be 30 crore nett nor 20 crore nett. It’ll be something else.

If we go by a projection (with my little BO knowledge) I’ll say that 12 crore (gross) first day, with some fall on Saturday (not in Hindi belt of North & Central India as per my inputs) and again improvement on Sunday as compared to Friday, to me it looks like this for India.

(All gross)

Friday 12 crores

Saturday (let’s say) 10-10.5 crores

Sunday (let’s say) 13-13.5 crores

So it may well be around 33-34 crore gross.

Just my humble projections at this stage of the match. Obviously we will know once the numbers are out.

ACHILLES 6 July 2009
09:49:13 am

“what was RNBDJ and SIK’s weekend figure? I think KI is close to those.”

RNBDJ and SIK opening weekend was roughly 25 crores … comparing the 3 day figures from Indore barometer – KI is 85% of RNBDJ n SIK … this again implies 21 cr Net for KI – which matches producer’s 30 cr gross claim considering 0.65 conversion factor.

Som 6 July 2009
09:49:33 am

I’ll wait for the numbers to come on Saturday before I say anything on KI’s performance in India. Having said that I do think it could have easily done more than 20cr in the weekend even if there was bit of a fall in the collections on Saturday.

What has surprised me is the overseas collections.US has been poor,lesser than Hey Babby,bit more than Bhool Bhulaiya.It is disappointing considering the hype and the budget.UK which has always been Akshay’s strong base in overseas has not performed well either.

ACHILLES 6 July 2009
10:20:16 am

Tango Bhai – Agree with your analysis, if we break it into Nett then we get:

Friday – 7.2 cr Net (12 cr gross)
Saturday – 6 cr Net (10 cr gross)
Sunday – 7.8 cr net (13 cr gross)

Weekend Total – 21 cr Net (35 cr gross)

Sajid may have given an approx Producer Gross of 30 cr.
We can check this on next Saturday.

Tango 6 July 2009
10:23:33 am

Thanks Ach bhai.

Doga 6 July 2009
11:13:37 am

Good work Ach bhai, looking at BOI tendency of over reporting, there is a chance of what you are saying is right.

But dont you think 21 cr is too low.

If friday was 8+ cr i would atleast expect, 23-24 cr weekend.

But yes, i think my optimistic view on the movie has ended, the writing is on the wall, KI hasnt been liked that much.

From here if the movie does indeed reach a 35-37 cr opening, i will say good enough.

KI team should be happy if they reach 60 cr, though even this will be tall task now.

My prediction of 70-75 cr has been wrong.

KI will be average+ at 50 cr and Hit+ at 60-65 cr.

Doga 6 July 2009
11:15:14 am

Waiting for Indiafm numbers and then your analysis on them.

Doga 6 July 2009
11:20:16 am

My new prediction(along with Neo from SB):

final ~ 60 cr

Above average to semi hit.

Gorilla 6 July 2009
11:29:52 am

BO collection jo bhi ho , KI will be declared a certified HIT now by trade. There is already enuf positive buzz around the movie as far as collections are concerned.

60 Cr was the figure I quoted after watching KI FDFS and I knew it will not cross 70Cr. However on Saturday, after media trashed the film, I thought i may be wrong. But am happy for KI and Akshay.

Many thought KI will be another CCTC. Sorry for them. Better luck next time with Kites or MNIK.

Angels and Belds 6 July 2009
11:32:12 am

good stuff Ach. I think 20-25cr is very good for this movie with the poor reviews. so i think a first week of 35cr+ is in the offing for sure.
btw – ghajini totals look totally awesome or what. jai ho midget khan and jai ho midget khan fans

Gorilla 6 July 2009
11:34:44 am

‘whether KI had a 18-21.5 cr Net (as I have correlated) or a 25 cr Net (BOI) or 30 cr Nett (as Gorilla and Sunil wants to believe) ‘

well let me put it correctly-

18-21.5 As Ach desired but with wrong correlation
25Cr net – Most likely this is what it will be, wait and watch
30 Cr Nett – who me, never thought it will be possible

I just desired a HIT and come what may I know KI will be called a HIT much to the frustration of others.

ritz 6 July 2009
11:35:22 am

I was the ONLY one who predicted this – 35Cr First week and 55 Cr total final Nett. And I still stand by it.

Gorilla 6 July 2009
11:35:31 am

except for the first 3 words in your last comment, I agree with you beld.

ritz 6 July 2009
11:36:33 am

And I had also said it will be “Above average” in final rating.

Angels and Belds 6 July 2009
11:40:01 am

see – i praised midget khan fans and ritz comes out of the closet in a jiffy. btw ritz – am in ur part of the world. kambakth ishq karna hai kya

Angels and Belds 6 July 2009
11:41:26 am

ach bhai’s reports are sooooo much better than Jay’s. Sandy why arent u publishing Ach bhaiyya’s reports. Also why are you not publishing Torna’s review – she is mad at u is what my sources tell me

Rocky 6 July 2009
11:44:03 am

RE.-Also why are you not publishing Torna’s review

Kyonkee Torna ka koi “Link” Nahee hai !! LOL

Gorilla 6 July 2009
11:45:46 am

‘ach bhai’s reports are sooooo much better than Jay’s’

I agree with this comment though Ach too sometimes gets biased while commenting (it is quite atural and here i am not complaining). However, when he does a full blown write-up he is very sincere. The one in this thread can be ignored because he has made many assumptions and picked the one that suited his liking.I am waiting for Ach’s report based on trade facts.

Gorilla 6 July 2009
11:46:51 am

‘Kyonkee Torna ka koi “Link” Nahee hai ‘

Beld bhai, Torna’s review of KI was better than KI

Angels and Belds 6 July 2009
11:49:07 am

now u guys know the storyline of 3 Idiots – Taran, Toran and Torna…

Rocky 6 July 2009
11:51:51 am

BTW-

KITES
Kambakht Ishq Tode Every Score !!

Gorilla 6 July 2009
11:52:01 am

Taran – Aamir
Toran – Madhavan
Torna – Kareena

Torna Toran Taran…..hey Gulzar saheb can use this poetry in his next song.

Angels and Belds 6 July 2009
11:53:23 am

btw on a lighter note – what happened to KI on monday gorilla – did it crash or is it holding?

Rocky 6 July 2009
11:55:25 am

Beld have you seen KI yet ??

Gorilla 6 July 2009
11:55:38 am

‘KITES
Kambakht Ishq Tode Every Score !!

LOL

What will happen if 3 idiots and Kites clashes?

Theree idiot kite kat gayi!

Gorilla 6 July 2009
11:58:38 am

‘what happened to KI on monday gorilla – did it crash or is it holding?’

No idea. Par Ab kya….Akshay has got another poop hit. He has flown away with crores….it’s for the trade analysts to count numbers and give tags.
BOI/Tango may give something enlightening tomorrow.

ritz 6 July 2009
12:01:44 pm

Beld, I am straight.

Angels and Belds 6 July 2009
12:06:00 pm

nopes rocky – r u kidding me!! after reading those reviews i wont go near a multiplex until KI is pulled out

ritz…lol

Rocky 6 July 2009
12:16:02 pm

For Beld and Ritz

http://www.indianexpress.com/n.....e/485178/0

Angels and Belds 6 July 2009
12:18:24 pm

rocky i think the right song to hum now given this is an Akshay thread is ‘hum hain seedhey sadhey….’

Rocky 6 July 2009
12:34:19 pm

hum hain seedhey sadhey….’

Jalebee kee Tarah …… LOL !!

ACHILLES 6 July 2009
01:21:23 pm

Doga – the weekend would had been 23-24 cr only if the Friday number was indeed 8+ cr … but when the producer himself is claiming 12 cr Gross then BOI’s 8 cr claim goes for a toss.

My previous observations on gross to Net conversion is that a 0.60 conversion factor usually correlates well with the estimations from reported centers.

It may be one cr here and there, but i still dont see anything beyond a 21 cr weekend for KI. As for BOI, they over estimated both Friday and weekend figures.

Beld – A 35 cr opening week is again a highly optimistic view, it will in all probability be much less unless it sustains well from Monday – and that in turn will determine whether it can reach 60 cr in total(which i doubt at this point of time).

Gorilla – We all know you want this to be a certified hit, but for that it has to get to a decent total. At this point, which ever way you try to analyze the available data and reports – at best it seems to have done around 21 crores over the weekend. If the Sat numbers indicate otherwise, i will be the first to accept.

There was a similar situation with CCTC, and you were equally reluctant to hear my take on BOI’s over-estimation at that point too.

KI had gone for a mega release – bigger than Ghajini in screen counts and print counts and number of shows. But the claimed numbers are far from comparable to Ghajini and in fact quite less than RNBDJ or SIK. Considering these aspects, KI’s opening is nothing to boast about.

But the most shocking for KI is the overseas collections. Usually Akshay’s flops do wuite well in UK, what happened here?

Doga 6 July 2009
03:36:17 pm

But if the weekend is indeed ~ 21 cr, then its a bad news for Akki.

Are we going to see the fall of akshay kumar now.

This is how it starts, openings are still there but public is done with the content/has less faith etc and the movie falls down to average+ status.

This phenomenon happened to salman in 2003-05 period where we saw him opening movies well but were having problem sustaining, thus most of them ending as average+ and since 2006 we know whats been happening, he is having hard time even to entice the audience about his movies.

Akki flew high on the basis of comedy(starting from 2005 and going strong till 2007), but with tashan,SIK,CC2C and now KI, the audience is giving a clear signal to Akki, ” that they are done with akki doing these comedies, i mean even if comedies they should be better”, i hope akki listens otherwise slowly but surely even these openings which he is getting will go away.

rks 6 July 2009
04:08:35 pm

US gross – $768,542

UK gross – £ 299 533

Tango 6 July 2009
07:25:34 pm

What was Ghajini US and UK gross for 3-day weekend?

Tango 6 July 2009
07:27:19 pm

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/m.....hajini.htm

Opening Weekend: $766,859

ACHILLES 6 July 2009
07:28:59 pm

The US number is respectable but neither too poor nor good. The UK number is surprisingly poor for an Akshay movie.

Som 6 July 2009
07:35:04 pm

Ghajini had a 5 day weekend in US which stood at $1,387,534 from 83 cinemas.LINK.

Ghajini in UK had done £ 318 538.

Tango 6 July 2009
07:37:19 pm

I had just asked for the 3-day weekend Som because KI has not will not be available for a 5-day weekend.

All the same thanks for putting up the 5-day weekend.

ACHILLES 6 July 2009
09:05:37 pm

Doga – Did you notice something about BOI’s KI opening reports?

1. First they said paid previews were 1 cr and Friday was 8.5 cr Net.
2. Then they said Friday was 8.3 cr Net.
3. Now they have corrected the paid previews collections as 0.4 cr … that is significant reduction from the initial report.

This is not a one-off instance of over-estimation from BOI … i am not skeptical of their numbers without any reason.

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
05:23:49 am

Kambakkht Ishq grosses over Rs 46 cr worldwide: Eros

Mumbai: Sajid Nadiadwala’s ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ has registered a stupendous opening grossing over Rs 46 crore at the box office in its opening weekend, Eros International, the film’s co-producer and distributor has said.

The film, directed by debutant Sabbir Khan with Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles has grossed over Rs 32 crore in India and Rs 14 crore overseas.

The film, which released worldwide on July 3, has also touched the number eight position in UK in the same period.

Speaking on the films performance, Nandu Ahuja, Executive Vice President, Distribution India, Eros International said, “Despite heavy rains, the film remained steady through the weekend all over and continues to show fabulous response today on day four as well. We are confident of the films performance in the weeks to come.”

“In UK, the film secured a strong number eight position earning 3,00,000 pounds despite releasing along with big Hollywood films such as ‘Ice Age 3′ and ‘Public Enemies’,” Pranab Kapadia, President Distribution – Europe and Africa, Eros International added.

The US saw strong opening figures of 7,00,000 US dollars, as the film released during one of the most popular bank holiday weekends of July 4.

Link

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
05:29:40 am

The producer total is 32 cr gross … thats 19.2-20.8 cr Net (depending on conversion factor) … no idea what BOI or Taran is smoking to claim 25 cr opening weekend … btw, why no indore barometer reported for Monday by either BOI or Taran? Why does Taran avoid talking about sustenance/drop on Monday in his mid-week report?

anyways, Som/Tango Bhai – waiting for Film Info figures on NY first week.

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
05:34:17 am

And Taran is calling a 25 cr opening weekend (if true) as ‘Historic’???? Then what was Ghajini – ‘contemporary’?

PR machinery full swing for KI.

Doga 7 July 2009
05:38:37 am

Ach , these developments have made me more curious about the indiafm numbers, lets see whats in store in them.

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
06:21:54 am

Here is another angle to it – the producer total till Friday was 19 cr gross worldwide … the same for opening weekend is 46 cr gross worldwide – what does this imply?

KI did 41% of its weekend business on Friday!!! Surely the Saturday and Sunday collections were not upto the level of Friday opening … but still we get reports that KI opening weekend is historic and some are claiming better than Ghajini!

Doga 7 July 2009
07:48:11 am

Indore Barometer:KI falls 62%

Kambakkht Ishq collections fell quite a bit at Indore multiplexes on Monday. The collections were 62% lower than the excellent first day collections. Below are the Monday figures from Indore multiplexes with Friday figures in brackets.

PVR

Kambakkht Ishq – 1,14,660 (2,72,700)

Inox

Kambakkht Ishq – 67,190 (1,57,260)

Big (Adlabs)

Kambakkht Ishq – 68,800 (1,84,250)

Velocity

Kambakkht Ishq – 35,800 (1,40,320)

Totals

Kambakkht Ishq – 2,86,450 (7,54,530) -62%

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
08:05:10 am

Again, if plexes are showing above 60% drops, then a 50% drop in collections for Monday may be another optimistic view … even if the single screens are holding relatively better. The contribution from plexes to the total collection is disproportionately higher than that from single screens (for which we dont have any data at this point of time).

rks 7 July 2009
08:39:18 am

I am not sure what to believe. Now, I am skeptical about saturdays numbers from Taran. BOI and Taran (normally Taran NETTS are lower for same gross, but this time Taran is 1 crore more than BOI) have been giving rosy pictures but producers numbers don’t match with them. First day collections were reported in vicinity of 19cr gross (12+7) and then weekend collections of 46cr gross (32 + 14); suggesting a fall in collections. If Indore numbers are representative of all India then it is ~85% of SIK and RNBDJ. If RNBDJ/SIK weekend NETT was 26crore (see below link) then KI is 22.1 crore!

In fact if 32 crore gross is correct, then KI didn’t cross CCTC
Chandni Chowk to China crosses Rs 33 cr at local box office

CC2C Grosses 21 Crore Nett Over First Weekend

poori guthi FI aane par hi solve hogi

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
09:20:58 am

^^^ yeah the entire reason for this post and the subsequent 50 comments!

Anna 7 July 2009
09:29:31 am

In fact if 32 crore gross is correct, then KI didn’t cross CCTC

Agree here. Ach once agian proves right with his report. All I can say on KI is Much ado about nothing

Anna 7 July 2009
09:31:10 am

KI has nosedived in Mysore & other parts of south India I believe. I checked with vision cinemas and they mentioned that Newyork is doing better than KI today

Anna 7 July 2009
09:35:53 am

The year so far

Blockbuster- None

Superhit- None

Hit- Newyork

Semihit- Slumdog Crorepati, DevD

Above average- 99

Average -KI (heading towards flop)

Tango 7 July 2009
09:37:54 am

Anna – “KI has nosedived in Mysore & other parts of south India I believe. I checked with vision cinemas and they mentioned that Newyork is doing better than KI today”

Does that include Hyderabad-Nizam because that along with Bangalore is the significant contributor from mthose parts.

Do let me know.

Anna 7 July 2009
09:40:19 am

Hyderbad, No idea bhai…. Must say that the movie has got cold reception in Chennai & Bangalore

rks 7 July 2009
09:40:47 am

From Satish Kaushik’s Shaadi se pehle

Sunil Shetty’s dialog – “Anna, chaubis ghante chaukanna”

Anna 7 July 2009
09:42:08 am

YOu can contact Sajid’s office for more accurate figures…

Tel.: 2639 3000, 2639 4000, 2630 1230, 2630 2688
Fax:2639 3222

Email:mail@nadiadwalagrandson.com

http://www.nadiadwalagrandson.com/

Anna 7 July 2009
09:43:22 am

“Sunil Shetty’s dialog – “Anna, chaubis ghante chaukanna”

Mere dialog – Anna, gusa doonga peeche se ganna

Tango 7 July 2009
09:43:46 am

Thank Anna. But please try and ask Vision films abt Hyderabad and Bangalore. Chennai I know it is poor but Bangalore if it is doing bad is alarming, because I have heard its doing well but not from a reliable source.

Tango 7 July 2009
09:45:04 am

“Sunil Shetty’s dialog – “Anna, chaubis ghante chaukanna”

Mere dialog – Anna, gusa doonga peeche se ganna

Classic Anna.

Anna 7 July 2009
09:46:53 am

I know someone who audits fame cinemas collection. Will try to get figures for KI this weekend

Tango 7 July 2009
10:03:15 am

Thanks Anna 24 hrs chaukanna. If you can get it easily then fine par kisi ka obligation mat lena. Its not all that important.

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
10:03:25 am

“Sunil Shetty’s dialog – “Anna, chaubis ghante chaukanna”

Mere dialog – Anna, gusa doonga peeche se ganna

LOL … btw, thanks for ur kind words.

Tango Bhai – blore and chennai usually have better taste for bollywood movies.

Som 7 July 2009
10:16:15 am

“Som/Tango Bhai – waiting for Film Info figures on NY first week”

Have not got yet, Ach.Will put it up once I receive it,positively.

Som 7 July 2009
10:18:40 am

Kambakkth Ishq is a flop but Akshay’s in denial

Tango 7 July 2009
10:21:15 am

I thought Kareena said that her parents were out of town, so this article loses its worth for me as it talks of Babita seeing it.

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
10:23:37 am

Thanks Som!

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
10:28:11 am

Akshay in his blog is sounding like RGV on SR and Abhishek on Drona! btw, he shud wait a bit before declaring KI a blockbuster smash hit – or is it anxiety?

After CCTC defense and now with his reaction about KI – this guy must really believe in such films!

rks 7 July 2009
01:02:16 pm

Aside: I am liking the title song of KI immensely, especially this line

“kehati hai sau taare dila do, maang mein phir unako saja do
antariksh ka thekha liya hai, bhaade pe kya rocket liya hai”

ACHILLES 7 July 2009
07:33:59 pm

So now we have three possibilities:

1. Eros says 32 cr gross means 20 cr Net weekend = CCTC opening
2. Taran and BOI says 25 cr weekend which implies a 40 cr Gross = RNBDJ/SIK opening.
3. Producer’s success party is flaunting 60 cr worldwide gross which implies 46 cr domestic gross, thats 27-28 cr Net = New York Week 1 Net.

We will have to wait for Film Information numbers (if Taran’s are not comprehensive) to see who is speaking the truth here.

RAJ 7 July 2009
10:24:16 pm

Ach,

Thanks for putting up this post….This post itself is enough to counter the false propaganda and PR from the KI camp.

There has been enough spin employed by BOI,Taran and other media entities to fool the audince…

Akshay shold understand that you cant fudge the numbers in the long run and he cant take audinces’ intelligence for granted…

The bottomline is the audince has rejected the movie and its high time Akhay and Kareena buck up and do some better movies..

ACHILLES 8 July 2009
10:01:40 am

EROS PRESS RELEASE:

Kambakkht Ishq grosses over USD 9.6mn worldwide at the box office Reaches UK top 10

Mumbai, London, New York, 6th July 2009: Eros International, the leading London-listed Indian media and entertainment company has announced a stupendous opening of Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kambakkht Ishq, grossing over USD 9.6 million at the box office in just its opening weekend. The film directed by debutant Sabbir Khan with Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles which released worldwide on 3rd July has grossed over USD 6.7 million in India and USD 2.9 million overseas. The film has also touched UK No. 8 in the same period.

Speaking on the film’s performance, Nandu Ahuja, EVP – Distribution – India, Eros International said, “Despite heavy rains, Kambakkht Ishq remained steady through the weekend all over and continues to show fabulous response today on day four as well which is a very positive sign. The superb run of the film in its opening weekend has superseded all expectations and we are confident of the film’s performance in the weeks to come”.
Pranab Kapadia, President – Distribution – Europe & Africa, Eros International added, “We are delighted with the superb first weekend opening figures grossed by Kambakkht Ishq in the entire overseas markets. In UK, the film secured a strong position No 8 grossing £300k despite releasing along with big Hollywood films such as Ice Age & Public Enemies. USA saw strong opening figures of US$ 700k, the film releasing during one of the most popular bank holiday weekends of July 4th. In Pakistan, film grossed US$ 100k from only 15 prints, the highest ever for any Bollywood film. All remaining markets, the response has been overwhelming. As reports start pouring in, we thank the audiences for showing their support for Kambakkht Ishq”.

Well known trade expert and critic Taran Adarsh also said, “Initial tracking indicate Kambakkht Ishq is amongst top 5 openers of all times in India”.

With audiences queuing up at the box office and giving thumbs up for the film, leading multiplexes reiterate the fantastic response to Kambakkht Ishq. Devang Sampath – Sr. Vice President – Cinemax says, “This weekend was the best in terms of business and audiences, especially the youth are loving Kambakkht Ishq. Most of the shows for the film over the weekend were sold out”.
“Kambakkht Ishq enjoyed an extraordinary opening weekend across all properties of Fame “, added Aditya Shroff of Fame Cinemas.

EROS Website

Som 8 July 2009
11:32:47 am

Something is wrong somewhere I guess.The distributor Eros is coming up with a 32cr gross in the weekend i.e around 19-20cr nett. Let the real numbers come on Saturday, we will know.

rks 9 July 2009
09:05:32 am

Link

“The film made 60 crore in the opening weekend and is one of the five of the biggest grossers ever in the history of Bollywood.”

1. Is Eros reporting partial numbers? They may have sold some of the territories to sub distributors and not taking that into account. But then they should not claim ‘worlwide’ gross collections.

2. It is possible that success party is just a ploy to make the movie sustain better and Eros numbers are correct.

ACHILLES 9 July 2009
09:20:31 am

The reported centers should be able to clear up the confusion. I have a feeling Taran’s weekend numbers may be not be comprehensive this time and we may have to wait for FI numbers to know whats the truth here.

Thr producer total of 60 cr does not match with neither Taran/BOI nor Eros numbers. The success party and 60 cr figure sounds like a publicity scam. But then Joginder had reported 10 cr Net in India on day one itself!

If BOI/Taran’s numbers are true then week 1 should be 35-38 cr.

If its around 30 cr, then Eros numbers are correct.

ACHILLES 9 July 2009
09:50:45 am

Btw, Eros usually gives complete worldwide totals instead of partial ones.

Lets take Partner for example. Eros Press release was 10 million USD worldwide over the first weekend:

Link

Considering dollar value at its time of release thats roughly 40 cr gross over the weekend. It did 6-7 cr overseas. Domestic gross was 32-33 cr which meant roughly 20 cr weekend and the week 1 turned out to be around 28 cr.

rks 9 July 2009
10:07:56 am

some more Eros grosses

Smash hit opening of Eros’ “Heyy Babyy”
Eros International’s hit Salaam-E-Ishq grosses over USD 11 million across 1200 screens worldwide in opening weekend

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