3 Idiots has passed the cinegoer’s test with flying colours. The Aamir Khan-starrer raked in Rs 12.5 crore on Friday. Experts estimate the movie to net Rs 40 crore over the first weekend from the box office, with gross collections of Rs 65 crore. Khan’s last release, Ghajini, earned around Rs 40 crore net in the first four days, since the movie released on a Thursday. Aamir Khan said: “The response is huge, we are still gathering the enormity of opening collections. To match Ghajini’s opening day collections is something, to surpass Ghajini is completely overwhelming.”
“3 Idiots would set the record for the biggest opening of this year,” added Ashish Saksena, COO, BIG Cinemas. Till date, Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer Love Aaj Kal topped the chart with net collections of Rs 28 crore on first three days, followed by Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, featuring Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor and Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor’s Kambakkht Ishq, both at around Rs 23-24 crore.
Across multiplexes, the movie has witnessed over 95 per cent occupancies. “The film has lived up to expectations. We are hoping the extended holiday on Monday will add to 3 Idiots’ festivity,” confirmed Alok Tandon, CEO, INOX Leisure.
“The movie definitely had a repeat value,” said a media expert. No wonder, the producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, was able to convince theatre chain owners to increase ticket prices 30 per cent for evening shows and almost 100 per cent for morning shows. Ticket prices now range between Rs 300 and Rs 350 per person for evening shows and Rs 100-120 for morning shows. 3 Idiots released with over 1,500 prints in India and 344 prints overseas.
THE BEST SUIT FOR THE REMAKE OF 3 IDIOTS IN TELUGU IS RAM CHARAN,SIDDARTH/VARUN SANDESH AND SARVANAND.IT WONT BE MUCH BIGGER AND BETTER THAN THIS.IF NOT THIS CAST TO BE THERE,THE EXCELLENT FILM WOULD BE WASTED.I WOULD LIKE TO SEE RAM CHARAN IN AAMIR'S ROLE,SIDDARTH/VARUN SANDESH IN SHARMAN JOSHI'S ROLE AND SARVANAND IN MADHAVAN'S ROLE.I HOPE EVERY BODY COMES TO KNOW ABOUT THIS CASTING AND ACCEPTS IT.
3 Idiots is a fantastic movie and it is a very touching storyline. It will entertain anyone no matter what you are into or what type of movies you like. This movie contains comedy, emotional moments and much more happyness. I RECCOMEND THIS MOVIE TO EVERYONE
This is an example of paid news.you just have data for 1 day and projecting this as a biggest hit of the year..just to pull in people to make the movie go ahead. its not worth even abit of the price it is thrown at.
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after looking at collection we can assume that 3-Idiot is good movie to watch but do anyone think about the cost of tickets..?? they are increasing the tickets rates according to their convenience, why don't they think about public who made them...and why public still going to theaters to watch ?? why don't we opposing against them...?? we(public) are only responsible for this and thats why we are suffering...And what govt. is doing ..?? is govt. giving them(owners of theaters) full authority to do anything, hike price whenever they want..?? this is ridiculous....come on everyone wake up ...
It is heartening to see a film do well. But Vidu Vinod Chopra is acting like a Shylock of the Hindi cinema. If one film is a hit there are twenty other flops. By being pricey the multiplexes are doing a disservice to the cause of cinema in this country. Ticket prices should be in the range of Rs. 50 -Rs. 75.Otherwise who can afford seeing multiple movies.Rs 100-120 for morning shows is plain robbery.
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