Ashutosh Gowariker's latest magnum opus, Panipat, released on December 6 alongside Kartik Aaryan starrer comedy Pati Patni Aur Woh. While the first is a historical period film based on the third battle of Panipat, the other is a modern day romance drama set in a Tier 2 city. Despite releasing on the same day, the two films were expected to appeal to different sets of audiences. While Pati Patni Aur Woh has successfully drawn audiences to the theatres, Panipat seems to be lagging behind on that account, going by box office numbers of the first weekend. Pati Patni Aur Woh has managed to earn Rs 35.94 crore in the first three days of release, despite division of screens. But Panipat's run so far hasn't been that good. The Arjun Kapoor starrer's India box office collection stands at Rs 17.68 crore till Sunday. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the box office numbers of the two films. #PatiPatniAurWoh has a solid weekend... Day-wise growth - despite division of screen space [#Panipat] - is … [Read more...] about Pati Patni Aur Woh Earns Double of Panipat in First Weekend at Box Office
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Box Office: ‘Frozen 2’ No. 1 Again with $34.7M; ‘Playmobil’ Flops
NEW YORK (AP) — “Frozen 2” blanketed multiplexes for the third straight weekend, continuing its reign at No. 1 with $34.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.The Walt Disney Co. animated sequel has already grossed $919.7 million worldwide. It will soon become the sixth Disney release this year to cross $1 billion, a record sure to grow to seven once “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” hits theaters later this month. Early next week, Disney will cross $10 billion at the global box office this year. But the weekend overall at the box office was yet another disappointing one for the movie industry. A handful of under-performing releases and a relatively thin wide-release schedule have only grown the roughly 7% slide in domestic ticket sales from last year. This weekend produced an outright flop in “Playmobil: The Movie,” the week’s only new wide release. The STX Films release was never expected to do well, but it … [Read more...] about Box Office: ‘Frozen 2’ No. 1 Again with $34.7M; ‘Playmobil’ Flops
No. 1 ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Box Office Profits – 2017 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament
This will end the top 10 Most Profitable, but the tournament is far from over. Also coming tomorrow will be a list of the five most profitable films that didn’t fit the criteria for inclusion in the tournament, but still made a disproportionately high amount of profit. Then comes our experts’ list of the five biggest losers of the year, the films that ended up precipitously in the red. Tomorrow we officially crown the winner, and present all of the cost vs revenues charts to wrap things up. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDIDISNEY THE FILM Disney landed its fourth film in the top 10, hitting the top spot with the Rian Johnson-directed sequel to the J.J. Abrams Star Wars relaunch in 2015. Even though it would be hard to imagine eclipsing the relaunch’s gross — highest domestic grossing movie of all-time with $936M and third highest worldwide with $2.07 billion — The Last Jedi continued Disney’s year end dominance, to the point where the studio is sucking … [Read more...] about No. 1 ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Box Office Profits – 2017 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament
No. 3 ‘Rogue One’ Box Office Profits – 2016 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysterious end of the equation, Deadline is repeating our Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament, using data culled by seasoned and trusted sources. ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORYDisney/Lucasfilm THE FILM If Disney’s unprecedented domination of 2016’s most profitable film tournament wasn’t evident by now, consider Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The film, the first spinoff to be made within the George Lucas-created universe, was reportedly a very troubled production. The picture, directed by Gareth Edwards, had creative problems through shooting. Tony Gilroy, integral in crafting the original The Bourne Identity, came on and did a lot of rewriting, and then … [Read more...] about No. 3 ‘Rogue One’ Box Office Profits – 2016 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament
No. 5 ‘Zootopia’ Box Office Profits – 2016 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysterious end of the equation, Deadline is repeating our Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament, using data culled by seasoned and trusted sources. ZOOTOPIADisney THE FILM Next up on the profitability tournament at No. 5 is Zootopia. If you want to ponder why the first-dollar gross star business is dead, consider the fact that half of the Top 12 most profitable films of the year on Deadline’s list starred animated or computer-generated animals. It shows the importance of the family film business, and the effectiveness of lining up familiar-sounding voices (at discount) to the cartoon stars of the film. Nobody does this better than Disney and Illumination. The Walt … [Read more...] about No. 5 ‘Zootopia’ Box Office Profits – 2016 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament
