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^ I thought Salman was way better than Vijay but Mahesh Babu was certainly better.

What's Your Rashee? Opens To A Poor Response Wanted Is Huge

Saturday 26th September 2008 10.00 IST

Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

What's Your Rashee opened to a poor 25-30% response on its first day. The morning shows were dismal with some improvement as the day went along. Premium multiplexes in the big centres recorded better collections. Overall the film will find it hard to make a mark at the box office.

Dil Bole Hadippa grossed around 18 crore nett in week one. Best collections were in multiplexes of Delhi/NCR and Punjab. The film is showing dropping collections but will emerge an earner due to reasonable costs and decent opening week business.

Wanted had a huge week of around 36 crore nett. Business in single screens was phenomenal in week one and second week is off to a similar start. Bihar which is totally dominated by single screens has seen record business. Multiplexes in metroes picked up on Monday but have dropped again on its eighth day. But with such huge single screen business all over India the film looks set to emerge the first blockbuster of 2009.

Wanted Set To Emerge First Blockbuster Of 2009 🥳🥳🥳

Saturday 26th September 2009 08.30 IST

Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Wanted is almost certain to emerge first blockbuster of 2009 and is definitely the biggest hit of 2009. The first week nett collections seem to be in 36 crore region with the distributor share being a huge 23 crore plus which is similar to what Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi did and higher than what Love Aaj Kal did. The single screen business has been phenomenal and is strong going into second week.

Overall the film looks likely to be amongst the top ten theatrical revenue earners ever in India. The lifetime share may well be close to 40 crore which will put it up there with Krissh and Om Shanti Om and ahead of films like Welcome, Raja Hindustani, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.

Salman's WANTED creates history!

September 25, 2009 3:31:31 PM IST Bollywood Trade News Network

Salman starrer makes 70 per cent more business in single screens than multiplexes in its first week!

Boney Kapoor's latest release, WANTED, seems to herald the return of single screen theatres in Mumbai. While figures were too premature to be given for single screens alone, one of the trade analysts, said WANTED did business of approximately Rs 35 to Rs 38 crore across India in just a week.

The latest trade figures indicate that WANTED has 70 per cent more business than multiplexes, a view echoed by exhibitors and trade experts across Mumbai.

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Said another trade source, ''Single screen theatres have been historically known to cater to testosterone boosting movies - action dramas. WANTED is exactly that kind of film. Then you have the price of the tickets, approximately less than half that of multiplexes and the advantage of watching it on a 70mm screen. Quite naturally, audiences will choose single screens over multiplexes.''

Yet, single screens have been caught unawares. A single screen theatre in Govandi had to paint a 'Housefull' board because they didn't have one. In fact, they did not need one for many years. Theatres like Liberty and New Empire in Mumbai also had to dig out the 'Housefull' board from their godowns where it was gathering dust for years. In Panvel, there was a riot during the film's release and police had to be called in.

Ever since multiplexes first hit the city, moviegoers switched loyalties despite the higher ticket price for the ambience they offered. As a result of dwindling footfalls and heavy maintenance fees, many single screens have shut shop or have been demolished - Minerva, Novelty, Bahar and Lido, among others. Or they have given way to multiplexes - Sterling, Metro, Apsara, Cinemax Sion.

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Exhibitor Manoj Desai of Gaiety Cinemas, a multiplex, believes that with WANTED, single screens have finally shown their clout. ''WANTED has got the film industry and also the single screen cinemas out of the ICU. The film has got 100 per cent collections till now and it is only going to get better.''

Liberty cinema in south Mumbai had been witnessing a box office famine until WANTED. Said Satish Vengsarkar from the cinema, ''In the past two years, barring GHAJINI, no other film came close to a good opening week income. But now WANTED has joined that club.''

The manager at Chitra cinema in Dadar adds, ''Except for one show on Friday and one show on Saturday, every other show is a houseful. This is a welcome change for us.''

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Unwanted riots

- In Hubli, almost 5,000 people gathered outside the main theatre clamouring for tickets.

- On Tuesday night, there was police firing outside the theatre in Buland Shaher (UP) where the film was being screened due to the riot-like situation

- At Paras cinema in Jaipur, the police requested the theatre management to sell 200 tickets less in order to control the audience

- The film has been released in all the 3 theatres in Kanpur and all have police protection

http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/sep/25-salmans-wanted-creates-history-090907.asp

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Wanted was AMAZING!!

i have seen.. the telgu on youtube i didnt udnerstand a bit of it but it had sub titles

just came back from the movie.....I just love it.....salman was awesome specially in second half 👏👏👏