After 85 releases, may finally gave that big hit with Tanu Weds Manu Returns with its domestic revenue heading for te 60 crore mark. The month also saw Piku and Gabbar Is Back do well but the combined profits from all three are not enough to cover the losses of Bombay Velvet.
So despite one big success and two other successes the month still does not end up in the black and its not very often that a month has three successes.
Since Diwali last year only big films like Happy New Year and PK have had footfalls and its heartening that a film with limited face value like Tanu Weds Manu Returns scores all over. It also proves if the content is there then even non cast films can score in mass circuits. In a circuit like Rajasthan the film could put up a figure challenging films like Bang Bang and Singham Returns which is huge for a film like this. The classifications of films in 2015 are as follows with their apprx distributor shares in brackets.
All Time Blockbuster
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Blockbuster
1. Tanu Weds Manu Returns (Will cross 60 crore)
Super Hit
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Hit
2. Piku - (Expected - 34 crore)
3. Badlapur (23.50 crore)
4. Dum Laga Ke Haisha (12.75 crore)
Semi Hit
5. Gabbar Is Back - (Expected - 45 crore)
6. NH 10 (14.75 crore)
Average
7 Baby (38.50 crore)
Below Average
8. Hunterrr (6 crore)
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