'Rowdy Rathore' scores a century, 'Shanghai' below expectations
It is often difficult for a brand new film to come back right after a successful one; that is precisely the case with Shanghai. Rowdy Rathore in its second week has entered the coveted group of the Rs 100 crore box office club by collecting Rs 101.42 crore in India.
In fact it's the first film of UTV and Sanjay Leela Bhansali to achieve the 100 crore mark. The film has collected $2, 676, 432 from the overseas market on the end of the ninth day.
Despite excellent reviews, Shanghai is yet to connect to the audience. Though it opened at a minimal pace by collecting Rs 3 crore at the opening day, the film has collected Rs 9 crore over Saturday and Sunday making the weekend selection of Rs 12 crore.
Distributor Rajesh Thadani from Mumbai says, “Shanghai has collected Rs 12 crore at the weekend. It had an even start nevertheless it was below our expectations. Given the reviews and star value of the actors, we expected it to reach no less than Rs 20 crore because the film has released in 1, 200 screens.”
A distributor from Kolkata claims, “From the 65 centres that the film is being screened, over the weekend the film has collected Rs 70 lakh that's an excellent number for Bengal territory. But only the Monday figures will be in a position to tell if the film will become profitable for its distributors or not.”
Shanghai goes strong on the multiplexes and Rowdy Rathore has a powerful hold on the single screens.
In fact on account of Rowdy, Shanghai has not even got enough single screens. A few of the Hollywood releases Prometheus and Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, the latter is doing better in comparison to Prometheus.
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
More Titbits
Those who've had a sneak peek of Qasam Se Qasam Se can not help but rave about Azim's performance within the film...
Neha Chauhan who featured in Dibakar Banerjee's Love Sex aur Dhoka will next be seen in Rahul Dahiya's film...
Farah Khan, who was in Dubai recently, made it some degree to go to the top building on the planet ” the Burj Khalifa...
Arjan Bajwa seems to bear a robust resemblance to Esha Deol's beau Bharat Takhtani...
Amrita, who can be next seen opposite Boman Irani within the upcoming Jolly L.L.B, wonders why no Bengali film offers are coming her way...
