Ajay Devgn is a nonentity in Bollywood unless he has the presence of other strong players alongside him (like for instance Ranbhir Kapoor et al).
Say, look at the below table and tell us if Ajay Devgn matters at all:
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai U.K. BO – No Takers for Ajay Devgn, Emran Hashmi added by SearchIndia.com on
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hit and critically acclaimed in india…what else he wants…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Don’t jump the gun on movie being a hit.
Could be a close-call, according to BoxOfficeIndia.
Here’s an excerpt from BoxOfficeIndia:
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Once again you are ignoring the fact that the revenue generated is dependent on the number of theaters it was released. Here the film was released in 23 theaters as opposed to 91 for MNIK or 54 for Housefull. Also the movie is based on the Mumbai underworld of the 70s. Not exactly a family draw. Its very difficult to guesstimate overall performance based on BO numbers from the UK where the top 5 movies in your list reek of bad acting.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: Once again you are ignoring the fact that the revenue generated is dependent on the number of theaters it was released.
Generally speaking, if a Hindi movie releases in fewer theaters it can be interpreted as a sign of lack of confidence.
Plus in this case, the average per theater of £2382 is also not impressive.
Once again you are ignoring the fact that the revenue generated is dependent on the number of theaters it was released. Here the film was released in 23 theaters as opposed to 91 for MNIK or 54 for Housefull. Also the movie is based on the Mumbai underworld of the 70s. Not exactly a family draw. Its very difficult to guesstimate overall performance based on BO numbers from the UK where the top 5 movies in your list reek of bad acting.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Repetition…responded to earlier.
that was before the monday’s collections came…here see these links
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Once-Upon-has-ticket-counters-rolling/Article1-581555.aspx
http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/article/sid100002973-box_office_once_upon_a_time_goes_from_strength_to_strength/
http://bollybusiness.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/once-in-a-blue-moon-it-happens-at-box-office/
http://glamsham.com/movies/scoops/10/aug/03-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-a-blockbuster-081010.asp
http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/02/box-office.htm
http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1876&nCat=news
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Took a quick look…HT, Apunka and Rediff (above) seem to talking weekend numbers.
BoxofficeIndia (above) says:
Since Ajay and Emran are in the B/C category of stars, the movie might not have cost much and there is the possibility that it could make a modest profit.
But don’t uncork the champagne yet. 😉
anne…unnku enna intha aavesam..First watch the movie and decide. Went last night, It is a above average movie. Better than your Ravan/Ravanan/Villan/sullan etc and may be little lesser than Rajneeti.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Maybe, we will watch the movie.
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