Hindi
Auro impact swells Paa box-office collections
MUMBAI: AB Corp’s Paa, released this week, opened to a good response as cinema-watchers were curious to see the 60-plus Amitabh Bachchan playing the role of a 13-year-old child.
The film has already grossed Rs 200 million in the opening weekend, according to industry estimates.
Paa had an average opening on its first day, but picked up considerably on Saturday and Sunday. The film had a 62 per cent occupancy on the first day at both single screen theatres as well as multiplexes, but made fantastic business on Saturday and Sunday.
Not only has Bachchan essayed the role of Auro (character played by Bachchan) perfectly but has also made people cry and laugh with the character that he has played. This has resulted in a lot of word-of-mouth publicity.
Says AB Corp CEO wing commander Ramesh Pulapaka, “Compared to Friday, occupancies increased nearly 50 per cent on Saturday. We have been receiving good comments about the film. To me, mouth publicity has been a positive factor. The film will do very well.”
Multiplex players said Paa, like Tare Zameen Par , has started on a slow note but recorded a significant jump in ticket sales on Saturday and Sunday following strong word-of-mouth reviews.
Fun Cinema COO Vishal Kapur said, “The film has done fairly well over the weekend and we are expecting around 50 per cent occupancy throughout the week.”
Inox Leisure vice president programming and distribution Utpal Acharya said, “While the film is doing very well in the metros, it is picking up in the smaller centres. People are very positive about the film because of which we are expecting the film to pick up well.”
Hindi
Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
