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Okay, so this may seem a bit late, but i'm doing this topic a bit late because I was waiting to see what Dabanng 2's final lifetime collections would be before doing this topic. Basically, I have used box office performance/trending to determine word of mouth in India for the films released in 2012.
There will be two separate: One section is for the films with a bigger opening weekend, while the second section is for films with a smaller opening weekend. I divided them into 2 sections because I find it unfair to compare a film with a small opening weekend with a film with a big opening weekend, because the film with smaller opening weekend will likely have a lower lifetime collections even though it may have had a lot of appreciation.
This analysis is only based on Word of Mouth in India for the films!
WORD OF MOUTH FOR FILMS WITH BIG OPENING WEEKEND:
(Note: in each category, the films are listed alphabetically)
MOST LOVED FILMS
BARFI
ROWDY RATHORE
(BARFI worked with the multiplex/class audience, whereas Rowdy Rathore worked with the audience universally in India. So, therefore, the most loved film of the year on an All-India level is ROWDY RATHORE).
GREAT WORD OF MOUTH
HOUSEFULL 2
GOOD WORD OF MOUTH
AGNEEPATH (on the lower side though compared to other films in this category)
BOL BACHCHAN
DABANGG 2
EK THA TIGER
AVERAGE WORD OF MOUTH:
COCKTAIL
JAB TAK HAI JAAN
KHILADI 786 (on the lower side)
RAAZ 3 (on the lower side)
SON OF SARDAR
STUDENT OF THE YEAR (on the lower side)
TALAASH
REJECTED FILMS
AGENT VINOD
EK MAIN AUR EK TU
HEROINE
JANNAT 2
KYA SUPER KOOL HAI HUM
FILMS WITH A SMALLER OPENING WEEKEND
GREAT WORD OF MOUTH
KAHAANI
OH MY GOD
VICKY DONOR
GOOD WORD OF MOUTH
ENGLISH VINGLISH
PAAN SINGH TOMAR (leaning more towards great)
TERE NAAL LOVE HO GAYA
ISHAQZAADE (on the lower side)
1920-EVIL RETURNS
REJECTED FILMS
AIYAA
AJAB GAZAB LOVE
BHOOT RETURNS
BITOO BOSS
BLOOD MONEY
CHAAR DIN KI CHAANDNI
CHAKRUYVUH
DANGEROUS ISHQ
DEPARTMENT
EKK DEEWANA THA (better than other films on the list though)
FERRARI KI SAWAARI (better than other films on the list though)
GANGS OF WASSEYPUR
GANGS OF WASSEYPUR 2
HATE STORY (better than other films on the list though)
JISM 2
JODI BREAKERS
JOKER
KAMAAL DHAMAAL MALAAMAL
KISMET LOVE PAISA DILLI
LONDON PARIS NEW YORK
LOVE SHUV TEY CHICKEN KHURANA
MAKHI (better than other films on the list though)
MAXIMUM
PLAYERS
RUSH
SHANGHAI
SHIRIN FARHAD KI TO NIKAL PADI
TERI MERI KAHAANI (better than other films on the list though)
TEZZ
OVERALL, THE MOST LOVED FILM OF 2012 ON ALL-INDIA UNIVERSAL LEVEL: ROWDY RATHORE
Extra, additional information:
MOST LOVED FILM OF THE DECADE SO FAR (JANUARY 2010-PRESENT): DABANNG 1 (2010)
Pati Patni Aur Panga
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
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