The Fiasco Of Dil Chahta Hai
The film had Aamir Khan as main lead and lesser actors like Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khan, these two can today be replaced by superstars Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan and the results would not be better. Dil Chahta Hai got 1 crore footfalls at the time and even with the three Khans you are not getting much more than 1.5 crore because its still not going to work outside the few cities that it did in 2001 even though expectations will be for the highest ever (at least highest in multiplex era) Just for the record putting aside the box office failure in most parts, the bigger failure as a film for Dil Chahta Hai was post release which makes it clear for all. In the decade of its release, repeat runs were still happening though business was not like earlier. In 2006, Dil Chahta Hai had a repeat run at just 12 theatres across India through the year and Gadar also released in 2001 had repeat run in 205 theatres and this is not counting very small centres where repeats are tough to track. This shows the insane gap five years after release and if we go to 2011 then the trp rating of a screening of Dil Chahta Hai was 0.18 and Gadar was 75% higher in one screening and 65% higher in another while Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham was 55% higher in one 60% higher in another and 70% in another. Not only where the blockbusters of 2001 screened more times but each time rated far higher and this was ten years after release. So after ten years the actual results were no different but the a section of the industry was going totally into Dil Chahta Hai type cinema. Something had to give and it did
Last week there was report how Disney India came unstuck with this Dil Chahta Hai cinema.
But even bigger advocates of Dil Chahta Hai cinema are Excel Entertainment the makers of Dil Chahta Hai where practically all there films belong to this cinema even when its an action film like Don.
But it is a film from Excel Entertainment and they are pulling away from their normal cinema obviously for better box office and thats why doubts come. In 1974 there was a film released named Geeta Mera Naam (Sunil Dutt, Sadhana, Feroz Khan) and the film had a caption "Its a R.K. Nayyars conception of a super hit film" whatever that was supposed to mean. But credit to the maker the film may not have been a super hit but it was hit in many circuits.
MI6 - Fallout Is Sixth Biggest Hollywood Opening Day
Mission Impossible 6 - Fallout had a very good first day as it grossed 9.50 crore nett apprx on day one. It is the sixth highest opening ever for a Hollywood release in India on its early estimate figure. It could be fifth or seventh on the final figures. .
The last Mission Impossible film Rogue Nation had grossed a little under 6.50 crore nett and there is a 50% improvement in the opening numbers of the franchise in India which is very good. It remains to be seen how the film goes in the long run and the first target will be 55 crore nett which is the lifetime business of Rogue Nation in 2015. Mission Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol had grossed 46 crore nett in 2011.
The top ten Hollywood opening days in India (first full day) are as follows.
1. Avengers - Infinity War (2018) - 31,23,00,000
2. Fast & Furious 7 (2015) - 12,03,00,000
3. The Avengers - Age Of Ultron (2015) - 10,96,00,000
4. The Jungle Book (2016) - 10,12,00,000
5. Fast & Furious 8 (2017) - 9,57,00,000
6. Mission Impossible 6: Fallout (2018) - 9,50,00,000 apprx
7. Deadpool 2 (2018) - 9,48,00,000
8. Captain America (2016) - 8,46,00,000
9. Batman v Suoerman (2016) - 7,93,00,000
10. Thor : Ragnorak (2017) - 7,78,00,000
Infinity War Becomes Seventh Historic Hollywood Blockbuster
Avengers - Infinity War has become the seventh historic blockbuster from Hollywood in India as listed below. It could even become the biggest of them all in terms of adjusted gross but that will depend where the film finishes. At the moment The Jungle Book is the biggest closely follwed by Titanic in terms of adjusted figures.
It all really started for Hollywood in 1994 with Jurassic Park which grossed around 7.50 crore nett which equates to 125 crore nett in value today. Jurassic Park and Titanic are the only big hits in the single screen era as at that time it was difficult for Hollywood films to fill up 1000 seaters even if dubbed. the multiplexes changed the game and in the last three years the huge grossers from Hollywood have become more frequent.
The seven historic blockbusters from Hollywood in India is as follows.
1. Jurassic Park (1994)
2. Titanic (1998)
3. Spiderman 3 (2007)
4. 2012 (2009)
5. Fast & Furious 7 (2015)
6. The Jungle Book (2016)
7. Avengers - Infinity War (2018)
Baywatch Beats XXX In United States
XXX - Return Of Xander Cage - $85 million
Baywatch - $69 million
XXX - Return Of Xander Cage - $44.90 million
Baywatch - $56.76 million
HOLLYWOOD VS BOLLYWOOD IN INDIA (THIS DECADE)
The trade’s attention, quite understandably, tends to be grabbed by milestones and achievements like Furious 7 in 2015 and The Jungle Book doing even better last year, with collections almost approaching `200 crore. However, what we also need to be mindful of are the macro trends.
Just as the mega-success of Chennai Express, Bajrangi Bhaijaan or Dangal did not necessarily indicate boom time for Hindi cinema this decade, not every Hollywood film released in India is a superhero tent pole that has mass appeal, especially when the language barrier is overcome through dubbed versions.
So how healthy really is Hollywood in India when one looks at the larger picture – warts and all – and how does its trajectory compare to the path that Hindi cinema is on? To answer these questions, this week, we have compiled some key data points for both categories of films, and how they have changed year-on-year. Take a look at the two tables below:
By themselves, each table gives you a good sense of how its respective industry has advanced (or not) over the years. However, it is when one compares both the charts that some even more interesting observations become visible.
For one, while Hindi films still command a substantial lead over Hollywood films, it is obvious that the gap is progressively shrinking – while the total collections of Hollywood films in 2009 were at just 16 per cent of the Hindi box office, that proportion rose to 28 per cent last year. The extent of the catch-up is even more spectacular when you compare the evolution of the ‘Average Collections Per Film’ column in both charts – a Hollywood film made a mere 24 per cent of what a Hindi film did in 2009, but by the end of 2016, it was within touching distance of parity at a shade under 90 per cent.
The difference in the trajectories that both film groupings are on is apparent from other data heads too.
The Hindi box office grew by 131 per cent over the last 7 years, prima facie not outstanding numbers but not disastrous either. However, they pale in comparison to the impressive 300-per cent growth registered by Hollywood films during the same period. Moreover, the Hindi box office has actually receded from the peak it was at in 2013, while Hollywood has doubled its cumulative takings during the last 3 years that Hindi cinema has been in decline.
And this raises an important question: while Hollywood films may not be a perfect or an exact substitute for Hindi films – and vice versa – is there a substantial degree of overlap in their respective audiences and, therefore, gains for one come at the expense of the other? The fact that the current period of de-growth and stagnation for Hindi films coincides with the growth of Hollywood films, would certainly indicate so.
But the good news, if you are in the Hindi film camp, is that two can play the game, and that the shift in preference can work both ways. The most powerful proof of that can be seen in the 2013 numbers in both tables. While that year was the most remunerative ever for Hindi cinema, it was also the only year in which Hollywood films saw a decline – both in their cumulative collections as well as the average takings per film.
Quite simply, the typical Indian cinema-goer is more likely to watch a Hindi film featuring familiar faces, locales and cultural values rather than a Hollywood film. But – and this is literally a million dollar ‘but’ – the onus is on our filmmakers to make it totally worth his or her while by offering a high-quality, compelling product.
If we can’t do that, well…you can bet your last rupee – and it may well be your last rupee! – that Hollywood will be glad to oblige.
XXX - The Return Of Xander Cage is a Disaster
Hollywood release XXX - The Return Of Xander Cage which had the top Hindi female star Deepika Padukane floped at the box office.
The media in India made a big deal about it but the audience in India was not really interested.
The film was the first Hollywood film for Deepika Padukone but for that exercise its not really about the collections in India or any other place. Its all about the domestic collections as you have to work in the home market of the industry to have any success.
XXX - The Return Of Xander Cage fared poorly in India and also not performed in North America. The opening was a bit of a disaster with it only collecting $7.15m on its first day compared to the $17.31 million of the original XXX film released in 2002.
In India film did 31 Crore Nett Collections & Its a huge 20 Crore loss for Indian Distributors.
Top Hollywood Grossers in India 2011
2. Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 32 crore
3. Pirates Of The Caribbean - Strangers Of The Tides - 24 crore
4. Fast & Furious 5 - 21 crore
5. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon - 20 crore
6. The Adventures Of Tin Tin - 17 crore
7. Kung Fu Panda 2 - 15 crore
8. X Men - 14 crore
9. Hangover 2 - 10 crore
10. World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles - 7.50 crore
The collections are nett and inclusive of all languages.
Harry Potter Takes Second Biggest Hollywood Film Opening Ever
Harry Potter And the Deathly Hallows Part 2 has taken the second biggest opening ever for a Hollywood film in India and the biggest opening of 2011 for a Hollywood release.
The first weekend collections are around 14.50 crore nett which is a big achievement due to the competition from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara which raked up huge numbers at multiplexes.
The best opening ever for a Hollywood release is the 17.50 crore nett of 2012 which was released in 2009.
 | |
Top Hollywood Opening Weekends In INDIA 1. 2012 - 17.50 crore nett 2. Harry Potter And the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 14.50 crore nett 3. Transformers 3 - 12.50 crore nett (5 day weekend) 4. Avatar - 11.50 crore nett 5. Pirates Of The Carribean: On Stranger Tides - 10.25 crore nett | |
