Another box office post! Maybe the first one I wrote? Anyway, it’s big and complicated and goes into a lot of detail. And some of the examples are a hair out of date, but still okay.
Continue readingI think I wrote this after Zero came out? One of those big movies that caused the reaction of “grrrr! The stars make terrible movies and that’s why the box office is falling!”
Continue readingKainaat sent me a fascinating article, which also depresses me, but has the very small silver lining that it confirms my analysis of years is/was correct. Keep trusting me, stop fighting me, I do actually know what I am talking about. Depressing though it is.
Continue readingI haven’t done a box office post in ages, mostly because I got so depressed by how well Mission Mangal was doing I couldn’t handle it. But yaaaaay! Two movies I enjoyed and honestly think are good movies are also making money! (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingRemember when I used to have fun pun titles? I miss that! I couldn’t even come up with something witty related to Judgemental Hai Kya, and it feels like I should have been able to manage SOMETHING. Oh well. As always, figures from bollywoodhungama
Continue readingWell, this is heartening! In India (shockingly [sarcasm]) Super 30 is doing well in multiplexes and poorly on the mass circuit. Because poor people don’t like movies about poor people, rich people like movies about poor people. But Super 30 is also kind of DOA overseas! Wooo for the global market! Realm of taste and common sense and not being interested in poverty porn! (figures from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingHuh! What an odd pattern! America continues to reject Kabir Singh, and so does New Zealand, but every where else loves it. What do American and New Zealand have in common? That feels like a riddle, but I am honestly asking. Of course, New Zealand also loved Loveyatri. Maybe they are just weird down there. (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingHuh. This is an odd interesting week at the box office. A Punjabi film tying with a Hindi film that is setting records in India. (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingOh boy! I haven’t down a box office run down in a few weeks, because it’s been boooooooooooring. But now Bharat is out! Excitement! (figures from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingForget all the talk about “flop” Kalank. The long weekend helped in the global box office, but it still did really well. At least, overseas. (numbers available from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingThat title is a bit harsh. More accurate would be “Kesari Ke-Disappoints Based on Past Performance of Similar Films Although in Isolation it Appears to Be Doing Quite Well”. But that’s not as snappy. (figures from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingOh shoot, I failed at a clever title. Oh well, there’s always next week. Something about playing Holi with money or something, that will work. (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingI took a little box office vacation the past several weeks, but obviously I had to come back to see how SRK’s new movie did!!!! (data from bollywoodhungama here) This is a pretty light post, because I am planning and writing a more in depth discussion of SRK and Red Chillies to go up separately.
Continue readingWell, this makes me happy! The movie whose genre and style I like (happy family romance) beat the one whose genre and style I don’t like (historical violence), plus the movie I think is generally better made won out, plus the movie with people in it that I like better, plus plus plus! (numbers from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingBollywoodhungama comes through again! Two really good clear graphics to help us understand what is happening at the Indian box office.
Continue readingBox office day!!!! Yaaaaaay! And we get to see if 2.0 has staying power, and if Kedarnath has opening day power. And then answer to both is…..sort of! (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
Don’t believe the hype! 2.0 did very very good, but still not as good as many other films of the past. The box office is still sliding. At least, the international box office. From what I am seeing, the Indian box office truly was record breaking. (as always numbers from bollywoodhungama.com)
This is so exciting! A big box office story after far too long! And all over the world, America to Germany to Malaysia, everywhere is interesting! Well, if you are a number obsessed person like me. (as always, numbers from bollywoodhungama)
Is that clear? I meant “bzz” like the “wrong answer!” buzzer on a game show. Anyway, it’s not doing well, is what I am saying. (as always, numbers from bollywoodhungama)
Is “money babies” too disturbing an image? Oh well, I’m sticking with it! It’s thematic and correct. (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
Is that the best possible pun? Could I have done better? Or is that the best I could possibly do? (as always, numbers from bollywoodhungama)
Well, the numbers are out and AndhaDhun is a shocking hit! Not the biggest ever, or even the biggest of the year, but far bigger than I would expect for a film like this. (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
I decided to try to get back to the clever titles. It’s my little writerly moment in these otherwise very dull number posts (as always, numbers come from bollywoodhungama)
Good week for Punjabi films! Bad week for all other films. Oh well, someone always has to rise to the top. (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
Well huh! This makes it the second week after the Teefa release week when Pakistan is making noise. And this week it is actually beating the competition. (figures from Bollywoodhungama, as always)
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