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Dev D turns into a big success

Posted by Mohan Desai On 1:08 PM 0 comments

Although it was highly controversial that whether Dev D deserved the 5 stars that it got, the movie is definitely a commercial success. Numbers don’t lie and the collections of this Anurag Kashyap directed films are out and it is loud and clear that the film is a success.
This film was made on a budget of 6 crores and on its first week opening itself collected 8 crores and above and now in its first second week ending the film has collected more than 10 crores. This is Abhay Deol’s biggest success till date, even though he has made plenty of off-beat films. Also this is simultaneously Anurag Kashyap’s biggest hit till date.
Anurag’s next film is Gulaal, his magnum opus which is in the pipeline for year will release this year. Anurag considers it to be its greatest achievement yet.

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Box Office Report: Dev D's a hit

Posted by Mohan Desai On 12:36 PM 0 comments

Dev D, Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye and Chal Chala Chal, were the three releases last week. While CCC and MKMJA crashed miserably, Dev D to some extent managed to hit the spot.
BO Collections
Dev D, Anurag Kashyap's modern day adaptation of Saratchandra's famous novel opened with 25-30 per cent collections for the first show. It saw poor collections at single screens. Word of mouth saw a rise in collections in select multiplexes of Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The day ended with around Rs 1.5 crore net collections.
The weekend collections were good in many multiplexes across different cities. The first three days' net collections for Dev D was approximately Rs 5.50 crore. Trade sources are forecasting around Rs 8 crore net collections for the first week, which is definitely good for a medium-budgeted film.
The opening weekend collections in major multiplexes across the country were – Cinemax 55-60 per cent, PVR 60-65 per cent, Fame 60-70 per cent, Fun Cinemas 60 per cent and BIG Cinemas 55-60 per cent.
While Chal Chala Chal didn't get a wide multiplex release, it got big thumbs down from the mass centers. The film opened to a very poor 10-15 per cent collections and the weekend didn't see any chnage.
The third release of the week, PVR Pictures' production Mere Khawabon Mein Jo Aaye too had a dull opening in the range of 5-10 per cent on day-one and managed a 5 per cent rise in its collections for the weekend.