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Reliance Big Pictures to release Three Idiots, Kites
MUMBAI: Reliance Big Pictures has acquired the distrbution rights of two of the year‘s two upcoming big films, Three Idiots and Rakesh Roshan‘s Kites.
Says Big Pictures distribution head Kamal Gianchandani, “With the acquisition of these two films, we have come out with a three-pronged strategy to distribute them nationally. We will distribute the films directly in all major territories across the country. We have the infrastructure to do so.”
Big Picture will reach out to as many cities and towns in the first release phase of the film, adds Gianchandani.
The second endeavour, as far as multiplexes are concerned, would be to maximise the showcasing of films “so that we are able meet up to the demand and expectations of viewers and stakeholders, in the first weekend.”
Finally, the company would collaborate with exhibitors in promoting both the films and helping a 20 to 25 per cent escalation in the prices of ticket rates for the first weekend. “This will help us expand the box-office collection,” Gianchandani adds.
Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Three Idiots is directed by Rajkumar Hirani and stars Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor and Boman Irani in pivotal roles. The movie is slated for release on 25 December.
Kites revolves around a love story between an Indian boy born who is brought up in Las Vegas and a Spanish girl from Mexico. Starring Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori, will release in early 2010.
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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.
