Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s big budget Diwali offering ‘Ra.One’ received mixed reviews on Thursday, with praise for its special effects but criticism of its script. Early industry estimates also suggested that the film, which at $20 million is one of the most expensive Indian films ever made, failed to break first-day records after it was released on Wednesday. Boxofficeindia.com, which tracks cinema takings, said the Hindi version of the science fiction superhero movie took 140 million to 150 million Indian rupees ($2.8 million to $3 million) in its first 24 hours. “It may turn out to be the second or third highest first day ever but around 30 percent less than the record of ‘Bodyguard’ which was released two months back,” it added.
Khan has been aggressively marketing the film for months, and in a punishing final pre-release push this week the Bollywood star attended international premieres in Dubai, London and Toronto. Indian critics hailed the movie for its slick production values. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh described the film as “the new yardstick for measuring success” in Bollywood, awarding it 4.5 out of five stars. Other critics agreed that the special effects and action sequences were stunning. But a number said the script was dull, with an over-emphasis on computer jargon. The Times of India’s reviewer took issue with its vulgar dialogue and jokes. Critic Komal Nahta on the koimoi.com film site gave the movie 3.5 out of five stars. Filmfare said the film was a must-see and demonstrated that Bollywood can now match Hollywood when it comes to action and sci-fi. “It’s not very polished but it’s more than acceptable,” the influential magazine’s review read. “In fact, had the storytelling been stronger, ‘Ra.One’ could’ve been a classic.”
ra.one seems to be a good movie but not an excellent one
Save your money,don’t watch this movie,that is what i ‘ll be doing.Looks like totally made for little boys ages 5-12.
due to pooja and festivities. However, the business is expected to grow manifold on Thursday.
time waste movie..bakwas’
‘Ra.One’ 18.5 cr India, 6.5 cr Overseas
RA.ONE has collected approx Rs 25 cr on its opening Day [Diwali] from India and Overseas markets. The breakup is as follows:-
India – Rs 18.5 cr nett, includes Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions; Overseas – Rs 6.5 cr.
In India, RA.ONE took an electrifying start on Wednesday noon, but the business slowed down considerably on Wednesday evening onwards due to pooja and festivities. However, the business is expected to grow manifold on Thursday.
Internationally, the film is all set to create new records as it collected Rs 6.5 cr on Wednesday. The breakup is as follows:-
UK – Rs 1.5 cr, USA – Rs 1.5 cr, UAE – Rs 1 cr, Singapore – Rs 60 lacs, Australia – Rs 18.3 lacs. Many territories figures are yet to report.
Ra.One has created history in East Punjab (INDIA) on its second day. Not only is it a record collection for a single day in the circuit but it is the first time that any film has crossed the 2 crore nett mark in a single day
Ra.One has had the second biggest opening day of all time. The top ten opening days of all time are as follows.
1. Bodyguard – 20.62 crore
2. Ra.One 14.63 crore (approx)
3. Dabangg – 14.45 crore
4. Ready – 13.33 crore
5. Threes Idiots – 13.00 crore
6. Tees Maar Khan – 12.82 crore
7. Raajneeti – 10.33 crore
8. Housefull – 9.32 crore
9. Ghajini – 9.13 crore
10. Golmaal 3 – 8.72 crore
@Dr-Sadaf Haleem: your right. totally agreed with u!!! 🙂
this happens when u copy others to make crap…
RaONE out of ten from the UK with love
In Bollywoods Case They make mixture of Movies. I remember the movie jani dushman which was a mixture of 15, 16 movies. I wonder when would bollywood learn to adopt its own stories.
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