Meena Iyer & PARAG MANIAR, TNN Dec 2, 2012, 12.00AM IST
(Salman Khan in Dabangg 2More')
Most territories already sold, while some key territories have been kept with Salman's family
Salman Khan's Dabangg 2 is valued at 180 cr. Bollywood trade pundits are still reeling under the prices this film is being marked at, per territory. Eros International hold the overseas and home video rights, while a general entertainment channel has paid a whopping 45 cr for the satellite rights.
The lion's share of the territories '" Mumbai, Delhi-UP, East Punjab, CP-CI and Rajasthan '" are with Salim Khan and he has several sub-distributors queuing up.
Trade consultant Amod Mehra says, "This is the highest valuation for a Bollywood film till date. Obviously, it is the Salman Khan factor, the success of the earlier Dabangg, the rise in satellite prices and the increased number of cinema halls playing Hindi films across the globe, that gives the sequel an edge."
Also Salman's last release Ek Tha Tiger did business of approximately 187 cr. So, obviously, this valuation seems to make business sense.
Trade sources also point out that deals that were sealed six to eight months ago, were comparatively under-valued because there was a satellite slump earlier. So if you check out the prices at which Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express and Hrithik Roshan's Krrish 3 were sold around that time, you will see that their figures are lower when compared to that of Salman's Dabangg 2.
Territories and ancillary revenues Price Delhi-UP, Mumbai, East Punjab, CP-CI, Rajasthan with Salim Khan 80 cr South (Nizam, Mysore, Tamil Nadu, Kerala ) 10 cr Eastern India (Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa) 10 cr Satellite 45 cr Overseas & home video 25 cr Audio 10 cr Other big deals in the recent past RA One 137 cr Krrish-3 125 cr Chennai Express 105 cr Talaash 90 cr Don 2 90 cr * All acquisition figures are approximate * The figures don't include the Print and Advertising costs
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