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Cinifan Junior Artist Username: Cinifan Post Number: 279 Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 75.24.193.148 Rating: |
First time he is writing about a Indian movie. CNN refers this site for their boxoffice reports. http://www.boxofficeguru.com/weekend.htm Generating the biggest opening weekend of all-time for an Indian film in North America, the effects-driven adventure sequel Baahubali 2 bowed in third place with an estimated $10.1M from 425 locations for a muscular $23,765 average. Released by Great India Films, the epic saga was the concluding chapter following the 2015 predecessor which was a box office sensation around the world. No Indian film has ever opened this high on the U.S. box office chart before. The weekend gross for Baahubali 2 includes over $2M from previews which began on Thursday afternoon which were rolled into Friday's figure. As an event film with impressive visuals and a built-in fan base, 45 IMAX screens were booked and contributed $1.8M over the weekend for an amazing average of $40,000 per screen. The Telugu language film also offered versions in other Indian languages such as Tamil and Hindi to appeal to various segments of the overall Indian-American moviegoing crowd. Ticket prices were extra high, often ranging between $25 to $30, though premium seating like IMAX featured some tickets that cost more than $42. Higher pricing helped, but that does not take away from what a remarkable box office achievement this was. Baahubali 2 is not a Bollywood film, but that genre's biggest opening weekend ever in North America was $3.6M for 2014's PK from 272 locations across its Friday-to-Sunday debut period. That film had standard ticket prices and no IMAX option. Overall, foreign-language films from any country almost never reach the $10M neighborhood on opening weekend. |
