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Lacklustre films mar Dashera festivities
MUMBAI: Boney Kapoor‘s Wanted and Yash Raj Films‘ Dil Bole Hadippa, the most- awaited films
The footfalls at multiplexes and single screens proved that the viewers were starved of entertainment and were awaiting the biggies with bated breath.
While Wanted performed exceptionally well at the box-office, Dil Bole Hadippa fared ordinarily as people turned their back to the film.
Box-office results show that Wanted, in the first week, grossed Rs 111.78 million,
of which Mumbai contributed Rs 47.25 million. The overall total, countrywide, averaged Rs 4,88,395 per print. Incidentally, Wanted is still going strong at the box-office.
On the other hand, the reports of Dil Bole Hadippa were not enthusiastic. The film did an overall business of Rs 62.01 million, of which Mumbai contributed
Rs 30.05 million averaging Rs 3,76,285 per print.
Coming to the last week‘s releases, UTV and Ashutosh Gowariker‘s What‘s Your Rashee and Anjum Rizvi‘s Fast Forward disappointed the audience.
Before its release What‘s Your Rashee had created a big hype with it, having Priyanka Chopra 12 characters. But the hype didn‘t last long. Firstly, the film is 3 hours 20 minutes long and has 13 songs.
It‘s not that long films are boring. If a film has good content, hours don‘t matter; an unforgettable case being Titanic that was 3 hours and 17 minutes long.
But What‘s Your Rashee doesn‘t have any content. It lacks the power to keep one hooked and has turned out to be king-sized disappointment.
Similarly, Fast Forward does have some brilliantly choreographed sequences but doesn‘t have a gripping storyline. The final outcome is that the film falls flat, being a weak product.
Next week will see the release of Vashu Bhagnani‘s Do Knot Disturb and Karan Johar‘s Wake Up Sid.
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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.
