Rockstar collects Rs 37 crores in first weekend

While the hype surrounding Ranbir Kapoor's Rockstar has helped it get a decent opening, the negative word of mouth could affect its overall prospects.
Ranbir Kapoor's spectacular performance in Rockstar has expectedly opened to good response. The day 1 figure came to Rs 11.25 crores winning the film the title for the 7th largest first day collections in Bollywood.The target audience was youth and business was good at multiplexes as compared to single screens, which remained on the lower side. The first weekend nett collections is around Rs 37 crores (Rs 53 crores gross). Even the overseas business with Rs 11 crores gross has been decent taking the overall weekend gross to Rs 64 crores. However the movie has got mixed response from people who have watched it, with most being disappointed with the latter half of the film. So word-of-mouth could work against the film. The ensuing business will decide the fate of the film.
The coming week surprisingly sees only one release Shakal Pe Mat Ja and though it appears like a promising small-budget film with a new cast, it is no competition to Rockstar. But Ranbir Kapoor's film to continue to do good business (in lack of competition) in the second week seems improbable. So it has missed a good business opportunity. Will Shakal Pe Mat Ja be able to cash on an apparent maiden week? Its content will decide.
Top 5 Films this Week
Film: Rockstar
Position: 1
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri
Upside: Ranbir Kapoor's brilliant performance, AR Rahman's music, interesting first half
Downside: Dull second half, disappointing end, confusing narrative
Running Week: 1
Trade Comments: The opening was expectedly strong with day 1 figure coming to Rs 11.25 crores (7th largest first day collections in Bollywood). Business was low at single screens but single screen has shown big numbers. The first weekend nett collections is around Rs 37 crores (Rs 53 crores gross). Even the overseas business with Rs 11 crores gross has been decent. However the movie has got mixed reviews and the ensuing business will decide its fate.
Film: Ra.One
Position: 2
Director: Anubhav Sinha
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal
Upside: Good special effects, SRK's energetic act, ravishing Kareena Kapoor, well-choreographed action sequences
Downside: Superhero enters pretty late in plot, cardboard villain, too long, average music, screenplay could have been more eventful, humour too vulgar for a family film
Running Week: 3
Box Office Verdict: Has recovered money and can be categorized as Hit. But certainly not a money-spinner!
Film: Loot
Position: 3
Director: Rajnish Raj Thakur
Cast: Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Javed Jaffrey, Mahesh Manjrekar
Upside: Decent plot
Downside: Bad direction, pathetic performances, sense of humour gone wrong
Running Week: 2
Box Office Verdict: Flop
Film: Miley Naa Miley Hum
Position: 4
Director: Tanveer Khan
Cast: Chirag Paswan, Kangana Ranaut
Upside: Practically nothing
Downside: Dismal debut by Chirag Paswan, bad acts, dull plot, boring screenplay
Running Week: 2
Box Office Verdict: Flop
Film: Damadamm
Position: 5
Director: Swapna Waghmare
Cast: Himesh Reshammiya, Sonal Sehgal, Purbi Joshi
Upside: Interesting plot
Downside: Boring execution, average acts
Running Week: 3
Box Office Verdict: Flop