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Posted: 12 years ago

I have never understood why u guys trust this site. What makes this site official...god knows...its official for haters ( of any star) coz it reports lowest figures...tomorrow if TA starts reporting lower figures than BOI, he will become official. All of us here are well educated, so we should do some research on the source we trust so much.
Now SRK haters can say he bought off TA. Firstly, that is a big offence to a man whose life has been dedicated to films ever since I have known. Secondly, even if we assume it to be true, did SRK also bought off koimoi, indicine, ALL news channels and plethora of other sources? That is impossible. Its insinuating that India is so corrupt that just for a film, so many entities can be bought off. Bullshit. And offensive.

As for BOI, these guys themselves say that their numbers are approximate...and their best estimate. Hence, their numbers are not sacrosanct. We should not worry about a doubtful source just to please a hater.
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Posted: 12 years ago
Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobara Has Fair Start On Friday


Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobara had a fair start on Friday which is actually its real first day as the release was not even 50% of what it should be on Thursday. The Friday occupancies were a decent 50-60%.

It will be interesting to see if the film can go higher than its 9 crore nett figure of Thursday or will it be that the holiday factor on Thursday just cancels out the wider release on Friday.

The film has doubled and even trebled its shows at some multiplexes but the single screen release is a concern as its a poor chain with a lot of low collecting theatres. The film will perform better in circuits like Mumbai, CP Berar and Nizam and it was a similar story for Once Upon A Time In Mumbai released in 2010.





okii.. so that means CE still got the best single screens all over.. masses loving it.. 👍🏼

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Posted: 12 years ago
HNY is looking like the BIGGEST HIT of 2014 already..

the canvas gonna be grand and massive..

ALL-TIME BLOCKBUSTER like Chennai Express..

I wish CE becomes the biggest grosser of Indian cinema by end of 2nd week

🥳
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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: BeShArAm

Why are you people so angry on aditya writing??

I mean I know he wrote JTHJ But he also wrote Veer Zara

I think JTHJ is his only screw up as far as BO is concerned, even then it did 120 cr

His films connect with masses surprisingly well for romantic director


Rab Ne Banadi Jodi was also had its share of loop holes.

Aditya thinks he knows the audience well 🥱
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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: sajni_ka_sajna

HNY is looking like the BIGGEST HIT of 2014 already..


the canvas gonna be grand and massive..

ALL-TIME BLOCKBUSTER like Chennai Express..

I wish CE becomes the biggest grosser of Indian cinema by end of 2nd week

🥳

HNY to me looks dull

But everyone who thought CE would tank are now hiding

So maybe It might just be a BB

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Posted: 12 years ago
What Lifetime Collection needs to be for Chennai Express for Theatrical (HIT, Super HIT, Blockbuster or All Time Blockbuster) -

ATBB (All Time Blockbuster) - 200 cr nett+.
Blockbuster - 140-190 cr nett.
Super HIT - 125-139 cr nett.
Clean HIT - 115-124 cr nett.

OFFICIALLY A BLOCKBUSTER!! 🥳...BOI is 145 cr.. while official figures are 156 cr..😳
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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: khoslakadhokla

@bold: OMG! You're hilarious! 🤣

You know I was reading Masand interview of some sort that came out recently and there he mentioned Kabhi Haan, Kabhi Naa, CDI, Swades among his fav. SRK movies.
I think Shah has been brilliant in most of his movies...as he said recently that he knows what the critics "want" to see and he can do that but it won't be reaching out/appealing to all the audience. He is still acting even in films like OSO, MHN, CE, KHNH, just that this is a lil 'easier' kind of acting compared to his other acclaimed works. But its still acting, cuz even for those roles, I can't picture anyone other than Shah...eg. Sallu can't do a CE or, Amir wouldn't pull off an OSO/MHN. But, the so called critics, fail to realize that and don't acknowledge the hard work and acting that still goes in these roles he has done. Cuz as far as I know SRK the person if far too different from those characters...so he ain't playing himself unlike *ahem* someone. 😆

As I said before, I do understand his predicament of wanting to do this kind of massy cinema. He is at a point in his career where youngsters and other big stars of his league are just waiting for one little downfall to put him down. So, I think that whole thing keeps him back and gives him hesitation from doing the 'other' kind of cinema like CDI/Swades.


But critics praised OSO and MHN too...and I mean critics like Masand, Raja Sen. Were they just nicer back then? They praised SRK in JTHJ...and before that in MNIK, Rab Ne.

I get his predicament and you're right...and look what CE's done, if he doesn't beat CE's record with his next film, it will be an "underperformer"...the stakes are way too high for them..& SRK has way too many detractors, perhaps more than anyone else (or so it seems to me maybe b/c I notice more with him) just waiting to pull him down. But just see if CE can get to this level, then where will SRK take a film like CDI today with the way the market's grown? It had exceptional WOM. Aamir took a 3I to 202 4 years back. I guess we could probably get near 300 with the kind of universal WOM 3I had today..SRK is essentially still scared b/c Swades, Paheli flopped some 10 years back and he doesn't see/realize that audience taste has changed since then too. 🥱 ...and his way of selecting scripts is so wrong too -__- "just tell me when to show up" for all his friends. W*FFF! I don't care if the guy is Vishal Bhardwaj but read the damn script or get a narration. For CE he got a proper narration & then decided to do it...result is there for us to see box office wise. I don't even know the last film of his that he got a narration for/read the script. Whattt a wasteee.
PS. Sorry I'm just super mad about Aditya news right now because I just know SRK is going to do that film.
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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: khoslakadhokla


Rab Ne Banadi Jodi was also had its share of loop holes.

Aditya thinks he knows the audience well 🥱

it was stupid yes, But RNBDJ worked at the BO big time

It was a massy film

and thats what SRK needs right now

He has to maintain a BB streak to reclaim his throne truly


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Posted: 12 years ago
DOMESTIC LIFETIME COLLECTIONS according to BOI

3 Idiots - 202 cr
Ek Tha Tiger - 186 cr
Yeh Jawani Hai Diwaani - 179 cr
Dabaang 2 - 151 cr
Chennai Express - 145 cr

We are #5
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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: humanspirit


I have never understood why u guys trust this site. What makes this site official...god knows...its official for haters ( of any star) coz it reports lowest figures...tomorrow if TA starts reporting lower figures than BOI, he will become official. All of us here are well educated, so we should do some research on the source we trust so much.
Now SRK haters can say he bought off TA. Firstly, that is a big offence to a man whose life has been dedicated to films ever since I have known. Secondly, even if we assume it to be true, did SRK also bought off koimoi, indicine, ALL news channels and plethora of other sources? That is impossible. Its insinuating that India is so corrupt that just for a film, so many entities can be bought off. Bullshit. And offensive.

As for BOI, these guys themselves say that their numbers are approximate...and their best estimate. Hence, their numbers are not sacrosanct. We should not worry about a doubtful source just to please a hater.


I admit that I used to believe BOI but when the whole world everyone says and knows about the official figures and you quote figures to them referring to a site that 99% of the general movie-going audience is not even aware of.. you start sounding like an idiot..🤣



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