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Monday update: 'Dabangg' has super-strong Monday, total Rs. 58.5 cr.

By Taran Adarsh,
September 14, 2010

DABANGG performed very well on Monday and as per indications and early tracking, it collected approx. Rs. 10 cr. nett. The film registered a 30% to 35% drop compared to Friday numbers. The 4-day total of DABANGG now stands at approx. Rs. 58.5 cr. nett. Fabulous!

Meanwhile, check out the official figures of DABANGG in C.I. and Rajasthan circuits:-

C.I. -

Fri: Rs. 62 lacs
Sat: Rs. 64.40 lacs
Sun: Rs. 71.75 lacs
Mon: Rs. 42.20 lacs

RAJASTHAN -

Fri: Rs. 80.15 lacs
Sat: Rs. 88 lacs
Sun: Rs. 95.50 lacs
Mon: Rs. 64.70 lacs

[JonatonM]

I sincerely hope this movie will help Salman Khan to get Katrina Kaif back.

I yaam a Salman Pan 2 !

[Peretool]

Reserved

[eXC3Kvnn]

I can't resist opening a thread for this movie after watching first fight scene in Youtube !! It's awesome and comical too !! Bumper opening already

[GoodLover]

Reserved

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Twitter Update :

¤ 'Dabangg' Update: C.I. territory Friday total Rs. 62 lacs.Biggest opening ever. '3 Idiots' was Rs. 48 lacs.

¤ 'Dabangg' Update II: Rajasthan territory Friday total Rs. 80.15 lacs. '3 Idiots' was Rs. 69 lacs.

¤ 'Dabangg' Update III: East Punjab territory Friday total Rs. 1.25 cr. '3 Idiots' was Rs. 1.11 cr.

[WaicurtaitfuT]

Twitter Update from Mr.Taran Adarsh :

¤ UK Update: 'Wanted' 3 days £ 69,399 on 45 screens. 'Dabangg' Friday £ 97,804 on 38 screens [3 screens unavailable]. Ab bolo Hud Hud Dabangg.

¤ Guys, have the circuit-wise breakup on 'Dabangg'. Here it is...

¤ Mumbai circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 4.95 cr. '3 Idiots' 5.22 cr.

¤ Delhi-U.P. circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 3.01 cr. '3 Idiots' 2.36 cr.

¤ East Punjab circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 1.39 cr. '3 Idiots' 1.11 cr.

¤ C.P. Berar circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 82 lacs. '3 Idiots' 53 lacs.

¤ C.I. circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 62 lacs. '3 Idiots' 48 lacs.

¤ Rajasthan circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 81 lacs. '3 Idiots' 69 lacs.

¤ Nizam & Andhra circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 78 lacs. '3 Idiots' 70 lacs.

¤ Mysore circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 50 lacs. '3 Idiots' 60 lacs.

¤ Tamil Nadu-Kerala circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 25 lacs. '3 Idiots' 20 lacs.

¤ West Bengal circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 75 lacs. '3 Idiots' 72 lacs.

¤ Bihar circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 40 lacs. '3 Idiots' 20 lacs.

¤ Assam circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 10 lacs. '3 Idiots' 8 lacs.

¤ Orissa circuit - Friday: 'Dabangg' 10 lacs. '3 Idiots' 8 lacs.

¤ FRIDAY TOTAL: 'Dabangg' Rs. 14.5 cr. '3 Idiots' Rs. 13 cr.

¤ Dabangg should have 45 cr to 48 cr weekend. 3 Idiots was 41 cr [incl Thu previews], Raajneeti 34 cr, MNIK 33.2 cr, Ghajini 40 cr [4-dy].

¤ UAE Update: 'Dabangg' 1 million Dirhams. Creates history. Wow !! I wish we had a similar person for Tamizh Cinema !!

[VoriEremiagem]

2nd day collections predicted to be 17 C

[SasV7ReJ]

Twitter Updates :

¤ U.K. Update:- 'Dabangg' Saturday £ 1,21,480 on 40 screens. Fri + Sat = £ 2,21,458. 'Wanted' Lifetime Business in U.K. was £ 2,20,000.

¤ Australia Update:- 'Dabangg' Fri + Sat total $ 80,000 on 14 prints. Excellent.

¤ India Boxoffice: SATURDAY - 'Dabangg' Rs. 15.75 cr. '3 Idiots' Rs. 11.65 cr. 'Dabangg' Fri + Sat = Rs. 30.25 cr. Biggest opening.

¤ 'Dabangg' Saturday figures confirmed. Official sources. Read on..

¤ 'Dabangg' Update II [official figures]: Rajasthan territory Saturday Rs. 88 lacs, Friday Rs. 80.15 lacs. New Record.

¤ 'Dabangg' Update [official figures]: C.I. territory Saturday Rs. 64.40 lacs, Friday Rs. 62 lacs. New Record.

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BO Update :

• 'Dabangg' Sunday figures confirmed. Official sources. Read on...

• 'Dabangg' Update [official figures]: C.I. territory Sunday Rs. 71.75 lacs, Saturday Rs. 64.40 lacs, Friday Rs. 62 lacs. New Record.

• 'Dabangg' Update II [official figures]: Rajasthan territory Sunday 95.50 lacs, Saturday Rs. 88 lacs, Friday Rs. 80.15 lacs. New Record.

• 'Dabangg' Update II [official figures]: West Bengal territory Sunday Rs. 1 cr. 3 days total: Rs. 2.35 cr. Record.

• http://bit.ly/bbkhW4 Midweek B.O.: 'Dabangg' emerges the biggest opener ever

• 'Dabangg' I: Has shattered all records and emerged the biggest opener ever. Has crossed the opening weekend business of '3 Idiots'.

• 'Dabangg' II: Opening wknd business of 3I was Rs 41 cr nett [incl Thu previews], while Dabangg is Rs 47.75 cr to Rs 48.5 cr nett in 3 days.

• 'Dabangg' III: Day-wise breakup is as follows:- Fri: Rs. 14.5 cr., Sat: Rs. 15.75 cr. to Rs. 16 cr., Sun: Rs. 17.5 cr. to Rs. 18 cr.

• 'Dabangg' IV: Business is noteworthy because unlike other biggies, the ticket rates were not hiked to capitalize on the craze of the film.

• 'Dabangg' V: Business at multiplexes as well as single screens has been spectacular.

• Top 6: Dabangg 47.75 to 48.5 cr, 3I 41 cr [incl Thu prvws], Rajneeti 34 cr, MNIK 33.2 cr, Housefull 32 cr, Ghajini 30 cr [4-day wknd 40 cr].

[Sandra_18X]

49 Crore Weekend For Dabangg

Dabangg has obliterated all weekend collections to shreds by collecting around 49 crore nett as per early estimates. The final figure may come in a bit lower or a bit higher but it does not matter as the film industry has seen nothing like this before over the first weekend.

Three Idiots had a 38 crore nett three day weekend which was looked at as being earth shattering numbers but Dabangg has made those collections look small.

Dabangg has broken every record in the book be it single screen or multiplex in every centre be it A,B, C or D centre. Mass circuit like Bihar or class circuit like Mysore its the same everywhere.

CI the industry barometer for single screen business had a 1.98 crore nett weekend (Three Idiots - 1.36 crore nett) while East Punjab the barometer for multiplex business was 4.43 crore nett (Three Idiots - 3.22 crore nett).

http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnew...ox_office_news

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B' Hungama's writer's experience at the single screen :

Reflections: Reliving Dabangg in single screens - A chronicle

By Joginder Tuteja, September 13, 2010

Which was the last movie that I saw in a single screen theatre? I don't remember. What I know for sure is that it was at least seven years back. My earliest experience of being hooked on to a multiplex was Ajay Devgn's Qayamat (2003). Reason being that I was mighty impressed with the cinematography and sound design coupled with good use of digital colour correction of the film that made me swear off single screen theatres for good. It was during this time that the leading multiplex chain was mushrooming with branches all over while newer players were looking at making their presence felt as well.

It was bye-bye single screens and their not-so-cushiony chairs and the hostile staff and the trouble to get the best seats and the time restriction of half a day divided into four quarters and unhygienic candy bars and (excuse me for saying this) the kind of crowd that I wasn't quite comfortable sitting with, courtesy the fact that I was now married and hence had to show off my 'class'. Despite the fact that balcony did place me at least 30 feet above this crowd, I made a swift move to multiplexes to be amongst the elite.

But then the first promo of Dabangg released and something just happened to my psyche:

I had an adrenalin rush. Fine.

I wanted to watch the film. Fine.

I was curious to check it out with a bunch of friends. Doubly fine.

I wanted to watch it in a single screen theatre. Whatttt? Now where did this come from?

In this week's 'Reflections', let me talk about a vow of seven years being broken and subsequent magic that was relived once the curtains came up in the single screens for Dabangg.

Initial reactions

Honestly, it was a sudden thought of watching Dabangg in a single screen theatre that only turned into a resolve as the film came closer to its release. The germ of this thought must have been sown around three weeks back when it was written all over that the entire country would check out this Salman Khan starrer once at least. However, it was the 'chillar appeal' of the film that made me drop that snobbish persona and say to myself - 'Ok, so you really want to enjoy this magic then well, check it out in a single screen'.

My wife was surprised but supportive. Her only condition - 'Don't ask me out'. Believe me, I didn't. After all I had just accompanied her for We Are Family a week earlier and after the quintessential multiplex affair, I wanted to have my share of fun as well. So there I picked up my cell phone, called my dear friend Nitin, informed him that he could ask his wife to take a vacation for this Friday and it was going to be a guys only outing for an event called Dabangg. He complied, a couple of other friends didn't. One was scared that this 'act' (come on now!) would make him go down in his wife's eyes; the other just went 'Eeeks'.

'Good for you', I said to them, 'It's you who would end up missing all the action'.

The action that followed

Action there certainly was as I began my journey for Dabangg. Step one was to procure the tickets. Advance booking for single screens open on Mondays and honestly, I forgot all about it. When I called up the Manager of a leading single screen theatre on Monday evening, the response was - 'Sir, picture Houseful ho gayi hai. Saturday ki chalegi?'

'No ways', I said to myself, 'I will check out the second most mass dominated single screen theatre'. I zeroed in on another and fortunately for me, this theatre had actually tied up with an internet booking service. Pronto I got myself the seats in the balcony, a fact that I really regret now. I strongly feel that I should have opted for the stall. But then that's a different story!

The chronicle

The show timings were 6:30 PM (aah, now this itself was nostalgic - the beauty of 12-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12) and I stepped out of my workplace at 4 PM sharp. Tata guys, I worked hard throughout the week, now I need to have my share of fun.

'You poor losers, while you would hog on to your hotdogs with the Lords kinda crowd that would merely give a silent nod of approval, I will throw some loose change on screen while munching those samosas.'

4:30 PM

I park my car, Nitin is 10 minutes late, I grumble, we make up (the event is so strong, no enmity stays for a long duration), we hop into a train (the theatre is 35 kms away and nearest station is an hour from the place where I boarded the train) and chit-chat about the huge opening reports that I have been getting incessantly since morning. We don't mind the hustle bustle at all. After all we had bargained for this.

5:50 PM

We reach the station and don't have any clue around which direction the theatre is. Left ya right, kuch maloom nahi. I don't trust one man who was polite enough to state the direction. I ask a couple of more folks. The excitement is so palpable; I don't want to miss the show at all. Worse, only 40 mins remain and I have not even picked up my tickets (remember, it was an internet booking?).

Finally, we trust the cumulative judgement (and honesty) of the three guys who have showed us the directions and we hop into an auto rickshaw. Yaay, we are on our way. Saat saal baad. Phir waho kahaani yaad aayi!

6:20 PM

We reach the venue. The first thing that catches my eye is the huuuuuuuuuuge billboard of Dabangg out there. Man, it was larger than life. Literally. In the times when multiplexes are required to plug in at least 5 boards in the same space to do justice to multiple films running at their venue, there was just one man - Salman Khan - dominating the entire wall. My eyes light up, and then dim down. There are hundreds of patrons outside the entry gate, waiting for the bored looking gatekeeper to finally allow them all in. Worse, the counter from where I have to pick up my tickets is the same for current/advance booking as well.

Never mind, I went right to the front of the queue, excused myself to the man at the very front - 'Yaar, housefull show hai. Aapko to kal ki ticket leni hai. Meri already booked hai, main le loon'. The young man obliged, and so did the people behind him, all with a smile on their faces. Sab khush the. Sabko Dabangg jo dekhni thi.

6:30 PM

A bell rung (yes, such things still happen in single screens) and the gates were thrown open. Hurrrrah, we made it. With a Houseful board outside, we were the fortunate ones to have actually made it. An usher, a 50 something man who has probably been doing this job for the last 25 years, showed us the way to the seats. There is an all around nostalgia that sets in. The dusty looking interiors, the smell of desi Indian snacks that are melting your nostrils all over, those local advertisements on the screen which are selling you vests (instead of villas - as is experienced in multiplexes), people taking at the top of their voices (I joined the crowd as well; after all I was their own for the next two and a half hours), the non-reclining seats, an all around darkness even though the show had not yet begun.

If there ever was any fun, it was here.

6:40 PM

It was the time for promos to begin. Trust me, in a Houseful theatre with a capacity of over 700 folks, the noise can get deafening. This is what happened when a certain Emraan Hashmi ended up saying 'Duniya Jaaye Bhaad Mein, Mujhe Kya'. Yes ladies and gentlemen, Dabangg had not yet begun but the excitement amongst audience was such that even the promo of Crook was met with a maddening response. No wonder, Emraan would have to continue his kissing ways. His loyal audience loves him for that!

More promos arrived, more excitement followed. Anjaana Anjaani, Golmaal 3 - there were takers for everything here. Some were doing this for these films; some were just plain happy. The 'mahaul' was akin to the kind which is seen in a 'baraat' which is just waiting for the groom to step down at the bride's place. Everyone in the theatre was a 'baraati', the 'dulha' (Salman) just had to unveil his 'dulhan' (Dabangg).

6:50 PM

And the unveiling happened

I can bet that the sound that followed with the thump of Dabangg flashing on the screen would definitely have been heard by the traffic outside the theatre. Oh yes, I can actually bet. I too let go off my inhibitions. Damn the multiplex mentality, I am here to clap and whistle. And clapping I did, so did Nitin. And so did hundreds of other patrons in balcony as well as the stall. The pandemonium had begun. The fun had just started. It was going to be a 'paisa vasool' experience.

7:30 PM

By this time around, a couple of major action sequences and a few dramatic scenes had already passed by. These were moments worthy enough to be recorded actually. Yes, it was pretty much on the cards that there would be a huge response to Salman, his one liners and his punches. But this huge? It seemed like the Rajnikanth phenomenon. Do anything and audience will love you. Don't have any story and audience still won't mind as long as there is one item sequence packed after another.

Salman did the same and audience approved. He removes his shades; the crowd roars. He wears them back, they roar again. Chalo good hai; this is what I wanted to experience!

7:50 PM

It was interval time and comments of 'mast hai yaar' were being heard all around me. But hold on; remember this is a single screen theatre. Which means faaltu baatein karne ka time nahi, first go and get your snacks. In a multiplex they may serve you at your seat, here you have to crowd the popcorn-wallah, rush that currency note across the counter, forget all about the receipt (what's that after all?) and pick up your popcorn, samosa, patty and a coke - all for a price of one jumbo popcorn which is served in a multiplex.

'Good, I saved my money', I laugh. 'Those looser friends of mine would be spending triple this amount on eating in multiplexes', I laugh again.

Somewhere around 8:30 PM

It's that time of the movie when drama has intensified in a big way. Time has come for 'cheddi singh' ke 'ched' to be counted (aah, it was crude but fun) and 'munni' is all set to be 'badnaam'. Bhaiyon aur behnon, aapke single screen theatre mein aa gayi hain - MUNNI BADNAAM.

Roars are all over again, this time lasting for those entire four minutes as Malaika Arora Khan is gyrating on the screen. Hubby Arbaaz Khan must be happy; for all the crores that his film is earning at the box office, at least 10% of that can be attributed to his wife's efforts.

More roars follow as the action picks up from this point on. And then there is this much-relished pandemonium all over again as Salman's shirt rips itself apart. Really, I can bet that at least 50% of this single screen crowd will walk into theatres all over again just for this sequence. In a multiplex, we - the snooty eyebrow audience - may laugh this all out but an emotional bunch of patrons in single screens for sure carry a different emotion altogether.

If at all Sonu Sood was there to witness the support that Salman got from this point on, he would have died due to sheer heart attack without any physical fight whatsoever.

9:10 PM

The show has ended and round of claps follow. We are content. Happy. Entertained. Nitin and I feel that the experience of travelling all the way to a single screen after 7 long years was worthwhile after all. We don't take a rickshaw back to the station - we walk. We want to talk about our single screen experience. We want to talk about Dabangg. We don't want the moment to die down.

11:00 PM

We reach home. The talks have not yet ended. Congratulatory calls have been made by me to the cast and crew of the film. I know where the film is headed now. After all I have spent 7 hours in total to watch a 2 hour long film. And I am still not complaining. In fact I want to do it all over again. This explains it all, isn't it?

Today

I actually didn't throw away my tickets. I retained them. As I reach my office today, I am showing it proudly to my folks out there.

'See, I enjoyed the film more than all of you'.

Did you ?

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/feat...10/09/13/6644/

[chuecaloversvvp]

More than all these BO collections I'm happy that single screens still survive and that's what we call real viewing experience !!

[masterso]

Setting new benchmarks

September 15, 2010

Records are meant to be broken and DABANGG is doing just that. It's on a record-breaking spree. Previous records, at practically all centres, have been vanquished. Chulbul Pandey is the new hero and DABANGG, the new blockbuster.

This isn't the first time Salman Khan has created history. It started with MAINE PYAR KIYA, which brought viewers back to theatres. In hordes. Then HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN rewrote the rules of the game. Now DABANGG has emerged a monstrous hit. It's the new benchmark for success.

What makes DABANGG a roaring success ? I asked this question to several prominent film-makers [including DABANGG producer Arbaaz Khan] and top notch distributors [read comments below]. First 3 IDIOTS and now DABANGG have opened the eyes of the film fraternity vis-à-vis the volume of business. But, like I said earlier, this is just the beginning. It's the tip of the iceberg.

Now let's talk economics. DABANGG is an expensive film for two reasons: Presence of an A-list actor [Salman Khan] and high-voltage action scenes. Action films cost more than a love story or family drama. The cost of production of DABANGG works out to approx. Rs. 30 cr., while an additional Rs. 10 cr. was spent on P. & A. That takes the total to Rs. 40 cr. Now add Salman Khan's remuneration [Rs. 15 cr. - official sources have confirmed it] and the final cost stands at Rs. 55 cr.

The cost - on the higher side - doesn't seem high anymore. For, at the rate DABANGG is faring in the domestic market, the amount should be recovered from India theatrical alone and the returns/price fetched from Overseas, Music Rights, Home Video, Satellite Rights and Tamil & Telugu Remake Rights will only add to the profits. Jab uparwala deta hain, chappar faad ke deta hain.

VOICES OF TOP LEAGUE DISTRIBUTORS & EXHIBITORS

"You can't explain the phenomenon. Everybody expected it to be a big weekend, but this big nobody could foretell. If you make an entertaining film, the potential is very high. DABANGG proves it." - AMAN GILL

"Honestly, it's a one-man army called Salman Khan. Also, the film has been brilliantly marketed and the credit goes to Salman again. His acting and promotional skills have resulted in this success." - ASHOK AHUJA

"I think everything has worked for the film. The timing of release, the kind of film it is and most importantly, Salman Khan." - MAHENDRA SONI

"I will cite two factors - music and promotion. After a long time moviegoers are throwing coins and dancing on the songs. Also, hats off to Salman Khan for promoting the film to the optimum." - SANJAY CHATAR

"The credit goes to Salman Khan. It's a one-man show." - SANJAY GHAI

"I can describe DABANGG as a modern SHOLAY as it has all the ingredients for classes as well as masses. It has long legs and I foresee a dream run at the box-office. The Khans are laughing all the way to the bank." - SUNIEL WADHWA

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trad...alk/index.html

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Overseas BO Report :

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trad...ice/index.html

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'Dabangg' juggernaut continues, 1st week share should be Rs. 48 cr. to Rs. 50 cr.

By Taran Adarsh,
September 15, 2010

DABANGG is on a rampage, shattering all past records that come in its path! The film is setting new records and ranks amongst the biggest openers ever. Of course, the Wednesday and Thursday figures will decide where it stands vis-a-vis the first week business of 3 IDIOTS. But as thing stand today, if the film continues to perform the way it's performing, the first week share from India theatrical alone of DABANGG will be anywhere between Rs. 48 cr. to Rs. 50 cr. The rentals at single screens are very low and since the business at single screens is humungous, the distributors' share from single screens will be unprecedented.

What's noteworthy is that DABANGG will recover the entire costs from India theatrical alone. Meanwhile, the film collected Rs. 8 cr. nett on Tuesday, which takes the 5-day total to Rs. 66 cr. to Rs. 67 cr. nett. Sensational !

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news...610/index.html

[HaseBeceDeemy]

I thought Salman sagaptham mudinthathu before Wanted release. hmmm

[purchasviagra]

Salmaan Khan ku hub la fan-a????????

[Sheestgag]

As GM most famously and emphatically identified ivar dhaan indhinadigar salmaan khan

KashyapA, I get what you are tried to do and all that but you did not.