Q. Singh Is Kinng has smashed the box office and Akshay is at an all time high so will Chandni Chowk to China break the records of Singh Is Kinng?
A. Basically Chandni Chowk To China, Ghajini and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi will be expected to beat Singh Is Kinng opening as makers will try and get wider releases for these films. But it remains to be seen if exhibitors and distributors are as confident at the time of release to enable these films to get a bigger release than Singh is Kinng. The first three days are so huge for Singh Is Kinng that it is going to be tough for the other biggies this year to beat its opening records especially in B+C centres where Singh Is Kinng collections are out of this world.
V Mehta, India
Q. How will Bachna Ae Haseeno open?
A. It should open very well in metroes, other cities could be affected by Singh Is Kinng.
Shahid Hussain, UK
Q. What will be the total gross of Singh Is Kinng?
A. A good estimate can be given only after 10 days. But one thing is for sure it is going to be huge and a record holder in many circuits. It is a box office juggernaut at the moment all over.
Karan Arora, Canada
Q. If Singh Is Kinng made 8 crore on Friday and collections are set to get to 10 crore over the weekend does that not mean the film did not open well and was only 80%?
A. The capacities are higher over the weekend. The ticket rates at most multiplexes are higher, that is a big reason why the collections improve over the weekend and with a huge record breaker like Singh Is Kinng, the single screens are adding extra shows starting at 6.00am in the morning due to demand to further increase the capacity.
The unparalleled frenzy continues in Pakistan. Singh is Kinng doing in the country what even their own films have not been able to do. Taj Mahal cinema in Faisalabad was sold out all day today and for the 9 PM show they had to accommodate another 350 people at the show due to the crowd desperate to watch the move. The capacity is 500 but for this show there were 850 people sitting on the floor wherever space was available.
Earth Shattering Day Two In Mumbai For Singh Is Kinng
Singh Is Kinng continued to destroy all records in Mumbai city as it did 1.25 crore nett on Saturday taking its two day total to 2.38 crore.
At Cinemax Versova it has collected a mindboggling 18 lakhs nett in two days. To put this into perspective the collections of the other 25 crore+ budget films released this year for the whole first week at the cinema were as follows.
Jodhaa Akbar-24 lakhs
Race-27 lakhs
Tashan-No Release
Sarkar Raj-23 lakhs
Love Story 2050-10 lakhs
Singh Is Kinng will surpass all the figures above in just 3 days.
Singh Is King grossed 59.50 crore worldwide over its first three days. This is a new worldwide record smashing the 50 crore worldwide total set in November 2007 by Om Shanti Om.
The highest worldwide total for 2008 was by Race which grossed 45 crore.
Singh Is Kinng is grossed an unheard of 29 crore nett over its first weekend. The gross figure is 45 crore.
The film smashed the 22 crore weekend record held by Om Shanti Om by a huge margin. The business is unbelievable all over but the business in Delhi/UP, East Punjab, Bihar and Rajasthan is just out of this world. In these territories the first week business will be like the total business of superhit films like Race and Jodhaa Akbar.
Singh Is Kinng has also done extremely well overseas. The film has grossed around $1.1 million in North America and £470,000 in the United Kingdom in its first weekend.
The three day overseas business looks set to be around 14 crore taking it amongst the top three overseas weekend openers ever.
Singh Is Kinng took a huge opening in international markets. UK was outstanding with 4.25 crore. North America was excellent with 4.50 crore (In Canada it broke all records). The Middle East was also strong with 3 crore. Australia was very good with 50 lakhs. The overseas total was 14.50 crore. It was the third highest first weekend total ever after Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Om Shanti Om
Singh Is Kinng Rock Steady In North Monday Drop Elsewhere
Singh Is Kinng remained rock steady in Delhi/UP, East Punjab and Rajasthan as it recorded an amazing 75%+ collections on the huge volume of shows on Monday. The film looks set to emerge the biggest grosser ever in these circuits. The long standing records of Gadar look set to be surpassed.
Elsewhere in India, the collections showed the normal Monday drop as collections ranged from 40-55% at multiplexes. Even at this rate the collections will be healthy as the release is huge.
Overall the first week is heading for 45-50 crore nett business depending on what happens in the next few days. The film is already the fourth biggest grosser of 2008 in just four days.
"om shanthi om" ni left leg tho kotti danikanna 10crores ekkuva collect cheyyabothondhi first week lo ne
SINGH IS KINNG has fetched a fantabulous start in Overseas. The opening weekend has been historic everywhere, a close second to last year's blockbuster hit OM SHANTI OM. In U.K., the film has emerged the biggest opener of 2008, crossing RACE and JODHAA AKBAR. It is also Akshay Kumar's biggest opener to date. In America, SINGH IS KINNG has fetched an equally electrifying start. In fact, it's one of the biggest starts ever. Ditto for Australia, where the screen average is higher than even Hollywood biggies like THE DARK KNIGHT, MAMMA MIA, WANTED and new release PINEAPPLE EXPRESS. In UAE too, the film has opened to an earth-shattering response. The combined total from these 4 markets itself is close to Rs. 11 crores in just 3 days. Outstanding!
U.K. BOX-OFFICE Weekend: August 8 - 10, 2008.
* SINGH IS KINNG has debuted at No. 6 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 4,93,281 [approx. Rs. 3.97 crores] on 50 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 9,866. The breakdown:- Thursday previews: £ 62,533; Friday: £ 1,14,365; Saturday: £ 1,64,871; Sunday: £ 1,51,512.
* KUSELAN [Tamil film; last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 21]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 16,829 on 16 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,052. Total: £ 1,59,088 [approx. Rs. 1.28 crores]. The breakdown:- Friday: £ 4,790; Saturday: £ 6,525; Sunday: £ 5,514.
* KISMAT KONNECTION [last weekend: No. 21, this weekend: No. 49]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 2,231 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 172. Total: £ 2,77,380 [approx. Rs. 2.24 crores]. The breakdown:- Friday: £ 251; Saturday: £ 575; Sunday: £ 1,405.
* UGLY AUR PAGLI [last weekend: No. 20, this weekend: No. 70]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 687 on 5 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 137. Total: £ 30,098 [approx. Rs. 24.26 lacs]. The breakdown:- Friday: £ 110; Saturday: £ 404; Sunday: £ 173.
* JAANE TU… YA JAANE NA [last weekend: No. 67, this weekend: No. 85]: In its sixth weekend, the film has collected £ 108 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 54. Total: £ 1,36,767 [approx. Rs. 1.10 crores]. The breakdown:- Friday: £ --; Saturday: £ --; Sunday: £ 108.
THIS WEEKEND IN U.K. [Based on screen averages]
RANK FILM AVERAGE 1 SINGH IS KINNG £ 9,866 2 KUSELAN [Tamil film] £ 1,052 3 KISMAT KONNECTION £ 172 4 UGLY AUR PAGLI £ 137 5 JAANE TU... YA JAANE NA £ 54
U.S.A. BOX-OFFICE Weekend: August 8 - 10, 2008.
* SINGH IS KINNG has debuted at No. 15 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 9,01,787 [approx. Rs. 3.82 crores] on 77 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 11,712.
Note:- As per Studio 18, the U.S. gross is approx. $ 1.2 million in its opening weekend on 100 + screens. Fabulous! Weekend collections in America:- Silvercity 16 Brampton, Toronto: $ 53,930; Grande Strawberry Hill 12, Vancouver: $ 51,884; Albion Cinemas, Toronto: $ 41,136; Commerce Center Stadium 18, New York: $ 34,531; Barrington 30, Chicago: $ 31,030; Macarthur Marketplace 16, Dallas: $ 29,265, Empire Studio 10 @ Square One, Toronto: $ 28,378; Fremont 8, San Francisco: $ 25,460; Mercado 20, San Francisco: $ 25,339; Elk Grove Laguna 16, Sacramento: $ 22,622.
AUSTRALIA BOX-OFFICE Weekend: August 7 - 10, 2008.
* SINGH IS KINNG has debuted at No. 10 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected Aus. $ 1,28,667 [approx. Rs. 48.20 lacs] on 9 screens, with the per screen average working out to Aus. $ 14,296.
* KISMAT KONNECTION: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected Aus. $ 1,490 on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to Aus. $ 497. Total: Aus. $ 92,717 [approx. Rs. 34.74 lacs].
MIDDLE EAST BOX-OFFICE Weekend: August 7 - 10, 2008.
* SINGH IS KINNG: In its opening weekend, the film has collected AED 20,27,664 [approx. Rs. 2.33 crores] on 33 screens, with the per screen average working out to AED 61,444.
'Singh Is Kinng' rocks Pakistan; Incredible collections!
-By Taran Adarsh, August 13, 2008 - 10:51 IST Another EXCLUSIVE and ONLY on 'Bollywood Hungama'.
SINGH IS KINNG is ruling the hearts. In India. In U.K. In America. In Gulf. In Australia. And also Pakistan. Here's the proof. First, let's have a look at the day-wise collections in Pakistan:- Friday: 9,39,748; Saturday: 18,20,881; Sunday: 21,70,047; Monday: 13,10,783; Total: 62,41,459.
According to the distributor in Pakistan, the delay of prints caused:
* Loss of around 25 to 30 lakh rupees of business on Friday ALONE, as it did not play in several cities. Friday is a holiday in Pakistan and in most cities, the only day off for people.
* The film could have done a business of over 1 crore in the first week alone.
"In Lahore, we tried to control the panic at least by circulating the print in 4 cinemas, using the only print (censor print) we had," the distributor adds.
The Gross figures between Friday, 8th August till close of Monday, 11th August: Lahore: DHA 15,83,585, Sozo 7,54,710, Plaza 4,54,500, Prince 4,30,070, Tarranum 50,000 - Fixed Hire for a week. Started playing from Saturday. Suburb cinema.
Gujranwala: No shows at 3 pm and 6 pm on Friday. Thousands of people returned disappointed. Prince 1,44,050, Zinco Palace 2,93,935.
Gujarat: No shows at 3 pm and 6 pm on Friday. Faisal 1,34,400
Gross figures between Saturday, 9th August till close of Monday, 11th August for the remaining cities where the movie did not play on Friday, 8th August: Karachi: Nishat 7,20,050, Cineplex 1,23,200 - they played 1 show only on Sat, Sun and Mon and will probably play one show a day until Thursday, 14th August. They had to go for an alternate schedule and will now play movie from 15th onwards. Bambino 3,50,790
Hyderabad: New Majestic 2,01,289
Faisalabad: Taj Mahal 5,70,000
Multan: Dreamland 3,31,090
Sargodha: Khayyam 1,33,090
Distributor's comment:- There is a sharp drop in the figures on Monday due to torrential rains across Punjab and other areas of Pakistan from Sunday, 10th August night onwards. The good thing is that these figures, despite the mishap of Friday and rains in Punjab on Sunday night onwards, has sent shockwaves in the Pakistani Cinema Industry, as it has proved to be one of the biggest openings ever. Imagine what the business would have been if we had multiplexes in Pakistan.
Who Is The King? After the mega opening of Singh Is Kinng there is much attention by the trade and media to who is the king of the industry, King Khan or King Kumar. Both actors stand head and shoulders above the pack today and the media and trade is split as to who is No1.
The jury is still out but at the moment but it seems Akshay Kumar has edged ahead in India after Singh is Kinng while Shahrukh Khan remains ahead on a worldwide basis. Both actors have big releases coming in the next few months which could make a difference.
The jury may be out still to decide on the king actor but there is no such thing as far as directors are concerned. Anees Bazmee is the undisputed king as far as direction is concerned. The media shy director has notched up three superhit/blockbuster films in the last three years in No Entry, Welcome and Singh Is Kinng, all huge hits and is by far the distributors favourite across all the major circuits.
Territory Favourites-Actors August 2008(Territory Value In Brackets)
Singh Is Kinng has grossed 1,12,53,344 in its first week in Pakistan. This is more than Akshay Kumar's Welcome did in its whole run though that films was released four weeks late.
In Lahore it collected a historic 25.50 lakhs from DHA cinema. At other places the film had shows a 1am and 2am at night due to demand.
The collections are from only 13 prints and at most places had a six day week due to late arrival of prints.
Singh Is Kinng has recorded historic collections in India. The film has broken the all India first week record of Om Shanti Om. Records have fallen over most of the country but what has happened in Delhi/UP, East Punjab and Rajasthan is historic as records have been torn to shreds.
The first week collections are below are for six days at most places due to the holiday today and collections will be available tomorrow. The all India nett will be around 44-45 crore when all collections are in after 7 days.
Singh Is Kinng First Week (Major Centres) (6 Days unless stated)
Mumbai/Thane-7,17,52,711 (7 Days)
Ahmedabad-1,40,308,159
Baroda-41,05,725
Surat-52,68,802
Rajkot-14,72,938
Pune-1,61,65,386
Goa-21,28,036
Nasik-22,48,511
Delhi-4,78,68,965 (Will Be First Film To Break 5 Crore Barrier After 7 days)
Noida-58,07,811
Ghaziabad-81,90,517
Lucknow-44,27,800
Kanpur-26,97,172
Agra-20,18,406
Meerut-22,61,198
Varanasi-14,48,380
Jalandhar-30,56,740 (7 Days)
Ludhiana-58,43,960 (7 Days)
Amritsar-19,75,260 (7 Days)
Chandigarh-64,34,080 (7 Days)
Gurgaon-1,06,74,518 (7 Days) First Film Ever To Break 1 Crore Barrier
Faridabad-59,35,431 (7 Days)
Ambala-16,05,830 (7 Days)
Panipat-18,33,026 (7 Days)
Hissar-11,02,777 (7 Days)
Kolkata-1,21,83,835
Nagpur-45,46,296
Raipur-19,92,655
Indore-48,09,105
Bhopal-16,48,739
Gwalior-6,53,443
Jaipur-98,42,146 (Will Be First Film To Break 1 Crore Barrier After 7 days)
The first day multiplex business from Indore has been good for Bachna Ae Haseeno, on the lower side for God Tussi Great Ho and a steady 8th day for Singh Is Kinng.
PVR Bachna Ae Haseeno-1,43,800[1st day] God Tussi Great Ho-58,000[1st day] Singh Is Kinng-1,08,000 (8th day)
Velocity Bachna Ae Hasseno-1,04,500[1st day] God Tussi Great Ho-32,700[1st day] Singh Is Kinng-80,200 (8th day)
Adlabs Bachna Ae Hasseno-1,62,000[1st day] God Tussi Great Ho-57,700[1st day] Singh Is Kinng-55,500 (8th day)
Inox Bachna Ae Hasseno-90,000[1st day] God Tussi Great Ho-55,200[1st day] Singh Is Kinng-89,000 (8th day)
Singh Is Kinng has managed to cruise past the first week total of Om Shanti Om thanks to its humungous business in the North.
Both films have done similar business in Mumbai and CPCI, Om Shanti Om is better in Bengal and South but Singh Is Kinng is way ahead in Delhi/UP, East Punjab and Rajasthan.
In Delhi/UP, East Punjab and Rajasthan, Singh Is Kinng has smashed every record whether it was held by Om Shanti Om, Welcome or Race.
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