Hollywood Box Office 2013 - Half Year Report - Top 10 Films

Hollywood Box Office 2013 - Half Year Report -  Top 10 Films

No.	Name	Domestic Gross	International Gross	Worldwide Gross	Budget
1	Iron Man 3	$405.5 Million *	$804.6 Million *	$1.2 Billion *	$200 Million
2	Man of Steel	$248.7 Million *	$271 Million *	$520 Million *	$225 Million
3	Oz The Great and Powerful	$234 .8 Million *	$257 Million *	$492 Million *	$215 million
4	Fast & Furious 6	$233 .3 Million *	$449 Million *	$642 Million *	$160 million
5	Star Trek Into Darkness	$220.76 Million *	$218 Million *	$438 Million *	$215 million
6	The Croods	$184.5 Million *	$393 Million *	$578 Million *	$135 million
7	Monsters University	$175.5 Million *	$129 Million *	$305 Million *	$215 million+
8	The Great Gatsby	$142.5 Million *	$179 Million *	$321 Million *	$105 million
9	Identity Thief	$135 Million	$39 Million	$174 Million	$35 million
10	World War Z	$124 Million *	$135 Million *	$259 Million *	$190 million

* Still running in theaters
- Data as on June 30 2013



As far as Indian Box Office is concerned, Iron Man 3 took the 2nd best opening ever & is the biggest hit this year so far. Fast & Furious which took the 3rd biggest opening ever is the 2nd biggest hit. Man of Steel, world War z has an above average run. The Croods was the biggest animation hit of the year so far. Epic took one of the biggest opening for an animation movie in India. The much awaited Hang Over proved to be a dud. Last year's Life of Pi continued its tremendous run in 2013 too, completed 200 days in many centers where even local movies didn't had such a long run for quite a while.

Kollywood 2013 Half Year Report - Top Tamil Films So Far

Kollywood 2013 Half Year Report - Top Tamil Films So Far

Let's take a look at the impressive performers from Kollywood this year so far

1. Vishwaroopam

A Flurry of controversies, sympathy wave + a expensive mega hyped project made the film took an outstanding opening [even though a delayed release in Tamil Nadu]. The film had a very good run throughout the country. People from TN flocked to theaters in Kerala t watch the film due to the ban in the home state. 

Blockbuster

2. Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaya

Another film that banked entirely upon Santhanam, but the antics of Power Star were also liked by the audience ensuring it a very good run. 

Super Hit

3. Soothu Kavvum

 After Pizza & Naduvile Koncham.... another Vijay Sethubathy magic. Unique theme nice presentation, good comedy & terrific WOM helped the film.

Super Hit 

4. Theeya Vela Seiyyanam Kumaru

A UTV Rom-Com that hit the bull's eye @ Box Office. Sundar C's packaging made this average movie a time pass entertainer & a succes. Still running to above average crowd

Hit+

5. Ethir Neechal

Super hit music, good first half and rip-roaring comedy helped the movie become a box office success.

Hit+

6. Kutti Puli

Panned by every single critic out there the movie showed who the reall boss is, the paisa payin audien, rather than those who watch it for free without knowing audience pulse. The mass audience received the film well making it a hit. It has tremendous run in B,C class dominated areas.

Hit

7. Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga

Good Marketing helped the film a great deal. An average product earned money for the producers.

 Above Average

8. Neram

A movie which was non-existant for public till 'pistah' song was released online. The hype that song created plus good marketing helped the film get a good run. The Malayalam version in fact is much bigger hit than the Tamil version

Above Average

9. Udhayam NH4

One of the best thrillers to come from Kollywood in years. Fast paced narration and intelligent scripting found fans among city based audience. 

Above Average 

10. Chennaiyil Oru Naal

Remake of Malayalam hit 'Traffic' the film was a moderate success.

Above Average 

Biggest Dud - Alex Pandian 

Poor opening, panned by critics, disastrous theater run, even the powerful distributor couldn't save the movie from leaving theaters after first week


Most of the biggies of the year, Singam 2, Thalaivaa, Thala 53, Kochadiyaan, Pizza 2 etc,  are yet to come, so excepting a lot of changes in the final year ender list. Also expecting lot of surprise hits
 

Bollywood Box Office 2013 - Exclusive Half Year Report

Bollywood Box Office 2013 Half Year Report

Last year by this time we had too many blockbusters and 100 crore movies, this year all probable entrants in those fields are coming in the second half of the year only. The biggest hit of the year is with out a doubt 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewaani'. Lets look which all other films joins the list

1. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Netting 187 crores just from Indian Box Office the film is the biggest hit of the year and 3rd biggest all time [3 Idiots 202cr & Ek Tha Tiger 198.5 cr].  In Overseas too the film is a huge hit, 9th biggest hit of all time grossing 59 crores. With budget around 45 crores the film joins the elite club of 'All  time Blockbusters'. The distributor share from India alone will be around 90 crores. The film made a lot of revenue from In brand placements, satellite & other rights too. ROI wise this film might end up the biggest hit of the entire year.

All Time Blockbuster

2. Race 2

The first biggie of the year also turned out to be the first entrant of 100 crore club in 2013. With a budget of around 60 crores the film made 102 crores from Indian Box Office.

HIT

3. Aashiqui 2

The real surprise hit of the year. The WOM hit film had an good opening thanks to chartbuster music, but also sustained well in following weeks due to terrificword of mouth. Made in a shoe string budget of 12 crores the film ended up making 82+ crores from Indian Boxoffice ie almost 7 times the investment from theatricals alone.

Blockbuster +

4. Special Chabbis (26)

Another WOM hit of the year the film made about 70 crores from Indian Box Office. The film not being a typical bollywood entertainer was pricey at 42crores. Thus ROI wise the film suffered.

Hit +

5. Shootout At Wadala

Sequel to 'Shootout at Lokhandwala', the film got mixed response from crtics, but got good response from Box Office despite being 'A' rated. The film took the biggest opening ever for an 'A' rated flick. Being too pricey is a negative for the this film too.Budget 47 crores [including P&P] Nett: 62 crores 

Above Average

6. Kai Po Che

Budget around 25 crores. Film starring  new comers opened with terrific reviews and neted 50 crores at Indian Box Office

HIT+

7. ABCD – Any Body Can Dance

India's 1st 3D dance film opened to good reviews and collected good numbers despite competition from special 26. Budget 12crores Nett 46 crores

Super HIT

8. Raanjhanaa

The film which is just 10 days old @ Indian Box Office has already netted 44 crores from Indian box Office & close to 10 crores from Overseas. The budget is around 35 crores. The Tamil dubbed version 'Ambikapathy' which opened this past Friday has taken a good opening too.

HIT+

9. Chashme Baddoor

The remake of 1981 film with same title, the film ended up as a surprise hit. Budget 20crores Nett 40 crores

Hit +

10. Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola

The film took the biggest opening ever for a Vishal Bhardwaj film. Met with poor reviews from critics the film Collected 42 crores from Indian Box Office. Budget 33 crores

Above Average

Other Highlights

Himmatwala : Budget 38-40 Crores, Nett 45 cores - FLOP

Jolly LLB - Budget 12 Crores, Nett 32 cores - HIT+

Fukrey - Budget 11 Crores, Nett 31 cores [Still running] - HIT+

Murder 3 -  Budget 7 Crores, Nett 20 cores - Above Average
  
Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 - Budget 20 Crores, Nett 37cores - Average

Nautanki Saala! - Budget 10 Crores, Nett 21 cores - Above Average

Ek Thi Daayan -  Budget 20 Crores, Nett 27 cores - Average-

Aurangazeb - Budget 25 Crores, Nett 23 cores - Flop