How does footfalls data keep on changing ? - Page 2

Originally posted by: atominis

This all time list ignores old films.

Ignored Sholay, Mughal E Azam, Aradhana etc!

Infact Coolie alone had 9 crore tickets sold (it is in India Today archives).

If a film like Coolie can be this high then imagine how much other films of that era must have done!

It is so amusing that BOI's "all time" only begins from 90s and pretends no cinema existed before that!

Originally posted by: ibnbatuta

😲Sholay's must be off the charts then. So more people watched films back then than they do now.

Funny how with the increase in population and everything, there are less footfalls.😆

its simple , with Piracy u get a good print online within 2-3 days of a films release these days. Also there are other mediums of entertainment now with numerous TV channels on the board , before watching movies in theater was the only source.

Originally posted by: ibnbatuta

😲Sholay's must be off the charts then. So more people watched films back then than they do now.

Funny how with the increase in population and everything, there are less footfalls.😆

People got TV, pirated DVDs, online downloads. 😆

Nobody really cares now as they used to in past. It is said people used to load in trucks and buses from villages back then to watch films in theatres in cities. Release of a big star's film was almost like a mela.

These days people watch if they have time. Otherwise say they would catch it on cable TV or download it.

India Today once did a story on how electronic revolution killed cinema. Stars used to hate TV, VCR, and go blue in the face blaming these for low collection. They would hurt at loss of audience even due to telecast of Ramayan on TV!

In past, crowds had to be controlled by calling police as traffic on roads around cinema halls used to be held up. There have been reports of lathi charge to control crowds. And of masses threatening to commit suicide if they failed to get tickets.

There is a story about people beginning to line up outside theatre from 3 AM itself to get tickets of morning show as soon as theatre opened. It was madness back then. (This is from a book on Sholay)

Agreed. But weird how the numbers are like one-third of what they used to be, I mean from 9 crore down to 3.5 crore even though there's been some 79 crores increase in the population from 1960 to 2014.

So did anyone figure out why and how the FOOTFALLS can changed...or BOI is fraud has been established as the most logical answer?

Originally posted by: ibnbatuta

Agreed. But weird how the numbers are like one-third of what they used to be, I mean from 9 crore down to 3.5 crore even though there's been some 79 crores increase in the population from 1960 to 2014.

I am surprsied anyone watches a film in the theatres.

I think this is also due to overexposure of stars. Earlier you could see the star only in films. Not anywhere else. So there was massive curiosity not just for the film but for the star also. Now that factor has gone ever since stars are everywhere - ads, TV, fashion shows, page 3, live events, social media etc. There is no mystique left, that makes public eager to somehow watch the star. I also think cinema was a new medium in those decades that enchanted people but now it has become common place, murgi dal barabar type phenomenon. So excitement has come down a bit. Raised ticket prices also alienate audience. Just 5 or 7 rupees ticket back then, compare it to expensive ones now! People would rather spend Rs 20 on a 5 in 1 pirated DVD than spend a bomb on 1 film.

Internet and mobile has dented films even more. Earlier people used to go for just songs only. Not now when they get everything online including video.

There is a scene in old Golmaal in which a guy says he came to watch just Helen's song. Contrast it with today's situation. The one popular song can be easily viewed on Youtube. You won't buy tickets for whole film just for song.

All these factors coupled with rise in regional cinema, exposure to international cinema and popularity of TV, DVD has led to massive decrease in footfalls.

People know too much about stars now due to 24/7 TV, radio channels, internet, and those making of videos and pics. No curiosity or mystique left. People check reviews, WOM and their own schedule now before deciding to watch a film whereas earlier they just saw the poster and turned up at theatres!

Originally posted by: blue-ice

So did anyone figure out why and how the FOOTFALLS can changed...or BOI is fraud has been established as the most logical answer?

only slumgod's weight theory in the other thread about footfalls can justify BOI here 😆

Originally posted by: Sharif.Badmaash

only slumgod's weight theory in the other thread about footfalls can justify BOI here 😆

Originally posted by: atominis

I think this is also due to overexposure of stars. Earlier you could see the star only in films. Not anywhere else. So there was massive curiosity not just for the film but for the star also. Now that factor has gone ever since stars are everywhere - ads, TV, fashion shows, page 3, live events, social media etc. There is no mystique left, that makes public eager to somehow watch the star. I also think cinema was a new medium in those decades that enchanted people but now it has become common place, murgi dal barabar type phenomenon. So excitement has come down a bit. Raised ticket prices also alienate audience. Just 5 or 7 rupees ticket back then, compare it to expensive ones now! People would rather spend Rs 20 on a 5 in 1 pirated DVD than spend a bomb on 1 film.

Internet and mobile has dented films even more. Earlier people used to go for just songs only. Not now when they get everything online including video.

There is a scene in old Golmaal in which a guy says he came to watch just Helen's song. Contrast it with today's situation. The one popular song can be easily viewed on Youtube. You won't buy tickets for whole film just for song.

All these factors coupled with rise in regional cinema, exposure to international cinema and popularity of TV, DVD has led to massive decrease in footfalls.

People know too much about stars now due to 24/7 TV, radio channels, internet, and those making of videos and pics. No curiosity or mystique left. People check reviews, WOM and their own schedule now before deciding to watch a film whereas earlier they just saw the poster and turned up at theatres!

Red chillies and BOI website owner can answer. Srk movies figures, footfalls and rank data change in 1 day.