Aamir Khan’s latest movie Lall Singh Chaddha flops – could be removed from cinemas

Normally Aamir Khan’s movies are super-duper hits. However, his latest movie Lall Singh Chaddha is not doing well. Its performance at the box office has been miserable. Its business at the ticket counter fell by 85 per cent. It started off with a bang earning Rs 460 million in its first four days but lost its tempo. It dropped to Rs 18.5 million to Rs 21.5 million on its fifth day. Its total collection was Rs 480 million. This has come as a terrible setback and it is possible that LSC could be removed from cinemas. Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha expected to be removed from cinemas six days after premiere. The total collection was less than Aamir Khan’s last release c which also failed to do good business.

The media says LSC has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. LSC is an official remake of Forrest Gump, a film of Tom Hanks. The budget of Aamir’s film was Rs 1.8 billion. However, it did not appeal to the Indian audience. There were campaigns to boycott it because it shows disrespect to Hindu sentiments and the Indian army. This is a bit strange for a Bollywood man who gave movies like Sarfarosh (1999), Lagaan (2001), 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014) Dangal (2016) etcetera,

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‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ collected only two percent footfalls in theaters

Superstar Salman Khan’s blockbuster movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ had collected over Rs.300 crore at the Indian box office - but, only two percent of Indians actually went to the theaters to see the movie. This two percent is out of approximately 130 crore Indian population. These figures have been made public by an official of a cinema chain.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 18 November 2015.

As per reports, a staggering 74.5 million people, across India, tuned into the TV premiere of the film last month. However, in a session on increasing footfalls in theaters at the ongoing Indywood Film market, it has been revealed that only three crore and 21 lakh people have so far watched the Bollywood blockbuster “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” in cinema halls.
In spite of that, it has managed to earn over Rs.300 crore from Indian theaters.
The reason for this, as explained by an expert, is that 50 percent of Indian population still has no access to cinemas. Interestingly, seven screens cater to one million people in India whereas in the US it is over 100 screens in US.
In India, only 15 percent of total screens constitute multiplexes while the rest are still single screen cinemas.
Therefore, in spite of being the largest producer of films in the world, India still struggles to generate revenue because most people still have no access to screens.
In places like Madhya Pradesh, fans are known to have traveled 50-Km to watch movies and one of the best ways to increase footfalls is to target tier-2, tier-3 and even tier-4 cities.

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‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ – record weekend box office collection of $47.5 million

Adam Sandler’s ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ with a weekend box office collection of an impressive $47.5 million was a sort of record and it provided a huge win for not just star Adam Sandler but also Sony Pictures- this was the studio behind the animated franchise.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 27 September 2015.

Both had endured rough patches at ticket booths with Sandler, once among the most consistently commercial leading men in Hollywood, suffering a series of flops like “Blended,” “That’s My Boy,” and “Jack and Jill” that have inspired questions about his bankability.
Sony also had its share of problems with its inner workings laid bare in last year’s hack attack by North Korea. The result was a summer that saw films like “Aloha” and Sandler’s video game “Pixels” rejected by audiences.
Of course, things began to change and an upswing has been visible in recent weeks. It has now set a new September record, passing the previous “Hotel Transylvania’s” $42.5 million start in 2012. The $80 million production got off to a strong start overseas, outpacing the first film’s results in parts of Latin America and Asia.
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