Bell Bottom continues average run, earns Rs 18.75 cr in opening week


By Rajesh Ahuja

The Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom continues to have an average run at the box office,  earning Rs 18.75 cr in cinemas in its opening week .

Bell Bottom earned Rs 1.15 crore from theatres across India on Thursday.  The earnings of Rs 1.15 crore on Thursday take the total earnings of the film in its opening week to Rs 18.75 crore.


Bell Bottom continues average run at box office, earns Rs 18.75 crore in its opening week 



While the film earned Rs 13 crore during its four day opening weekend,  it witnessed a sharp drop in its collections during the week days.

There was a sharp drop in earnings of Bell Bottom from Delhi and NCR,  Gujarat  and Punjab during the week days.

Infact,  the film has seen a continuous decline in its revenues during the weekdays. While it earned Rs 1.90 cr on Monday,  its earnings dropped to Rs 1.40 crore on Tuesday,  Rs 1.30 crore on Wednesday and Rs 1.15 crore on Thursday. 

The earnings of Rs 18.75 crore for Bell Bottom during opening week are far below the expectations of the film trade, which had been expecting the film to earn at least Rs 30 to Rs 40 crore in its opening week.

The average earnings of the film during its opening week have been attributed to the theatres across India operating at just 50 percent occupancy.  Further, the box office earnings of the film have also been impacted by the closure of cinema halls in Maharashtra,  which forms a big market for Hindi films.

Bell Bottom,  the first big starrer to release in theatres post pandemic, has been  Touted in trade circles as a film that would draw audiences back to the cinemas after a prolonged period of shutdown of theatres due to Covid. 

However, Bell Bottom had earned  averages figures  of Rs 2.75 cr to Rs 3 cr in first three days   of its release. The collections saw a sharp jump on Sunday to Rs 4.50 crore, taking its  earnings on the  opening weekend to 13 crore (nett) and Rs 15 cr (gross).

Bell Bottom is the first  big starrer to release in theatres after a gap of nearly 17 months.

 Promos and trailer of Bell Bottom have  generated tremendous buzz among cinelovers ahead of its release. Bell Bottom released  on 800 to 900 screens across the country,  including 125 screens in Delhi and NCR.

 This week witnesses the release of  big starrers Chehre,  a psychological thriller featuring superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi in the lead. The coming weeks will see release of Thalaivi, biopic on life of late Tamil Naidu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

Thalaivi will hit theatres on September 10.

 An unprecedented surge in covid cases in the country in March  resulted in  makers of mega starrers Haathi Mere Saathi, Bunty Aur Babli2, Chehre, Sooryavanshi and Satyamev Jayate 2 postponing release of these films till a later date. 

The Covid situation  adversely impacted the earnings of the films released in theatres during the period,  including Roohi, Mumbai Saga, Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and Saina. 

An Espionage thriller,  Bell Bottom is about a officer from the secret service (code named  Bell Bottom) orchestrate an operation to rescue several people held hostage by four terrorists on a flight. One of the most awaited films this year, Bell Bottom has been directed by Ranjit M Tewari and produced by Pooja Entertainment and Emmay Entertainment.  

Bell Bottom stars Akshay Kumar in the lead with Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta and Huma Qureshi in other prominent roles.

The film was earlier scheduled to release on July 27. However,  due to uncertainty on reopening of theatres,  Akshay Kumar announced that the film will release in cinemas on August 19.

The news of the film's theatrical release has cheered the industry as well the audiences.

Watch Bell Bottom trailer

https://youtu.be/A6eZ49O67YQ

Also Read 

Bollywood adopts wait and watch approach on release of new films amid aver earnings of Bell Bottom, threat of third wave 




Kunal Kapoor makes his digital debut with The Empire, streaming on Disney Hotstar from today 



Amazon Funnies; Stand Up Shorts on Amazon Prime Video to entertain with stand up comedy act by 4 comedians 



Trailer of Mumbai Diaries 26/11 promises a gripping tale of grit and courage during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks 




Dino Morea the surprise package of period drama The Empire 




Series giving a peek into the life of Sai Baba streams on Mx player from tomorrow 



Bell Bottom earns Rs 21 crore worldwide on its opening weekend 




Ziddi Dil Maane Na reflects the aspirations of the youth of India ; Kunal Karan Kapoor 




Shriyam Bhagnani gets praise from Sachin Pilgaonkar for City of Dreams Season 2



Ahan Shetty's debut Bollywood film Tadap to release in cinemas on December 3




Biopic on life of iconic Tamil Nadu leader Jayalalitha Thalaivi releases in cinemas on September 10

https://raju0568.blogspot.com/2021/08/biopic-on-iconic-tamil-nadu-leader.html


Comedies,  horror flicks,  historicals, youth dramas and comedies entertain on OTT this week 





200 Halla Ho is a thought provoking tale highlighting need to address inequalities in society 
















































Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
Fans slept on pavements outside Maratha Mandir in hope of buying first show tickets for Mughal e Azam Saira Banu talks of aura and splendor of premiere of K Asif's magnum opus Mughal e Azam By Rajesh Ahuja Having been a part of the huge legion of fans who were witness to the grand spectacle that accompanied the release of K Asif's classic saga Mughal e Azam ,  Bollywood actress Saira Banu recalls how hundreds of fans slept on the pavements outside the Grand Maratha Mandir the night before the release of the film in the hope of getting hands at the tickets to the first show of the magnum opus. In a post on Instagram,  Saira Banu,  for whom attending the premiere of the film was an opportunity to meet her heartthrob and the darling of millions Dilip Kumar and propose to him, said ,'when we talk about Mughal-e-Azam ,  there is the vision of this great historical epic which took years for Mr K Asif' to put together into enthralling epic full of romance and spectacle such
Read more
Image
Pyar Jhukta Nahin,which propelled Mithun Chakraborty to big league,was first offered to Rishi Kapoor  Rishi Kapoor's loss proved Mithun's gain, reveals Rishi's autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored  By Rajesh Ahuja  The history of Bollywood abounds with one actor's rejection of a film paving way for the movie proving to be a turning point of another actor's career.  The case of  Raj Kumar and Dev Anand's refusal to do Prakash Mehra's Zanzeer proving to be the film becoming a turning point of Amitabh Bachchan's career is well known.  However,  not many may be aware that the Iconic love story Pyar Jhukta Nahin , which propelled the then upcoming actor Mithun Chakraborty into the big league of Bollywood,  was originally offered to Bollywood's lover boy Rishi Kapoor.  This has been revealed by the late actor in his autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored.  Pyar Jhukta Nahin was first offered to Rishi Kapoor,  reveals Rishi&
Read more
Image
 Nafisa Ali, not Padmini Kolhapure, was the first choice for Nasir Hussain's Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai  By Rajesh Ahuja   Padmini Kolhapure may today seem the obvious choice for Nasir Hussain's musical thriller Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai with her natural beauty and vivacity but not many are aware that she was not the original choice for the film.  The original choice for the female lead in Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai , which created a buzz for its chartbuster music,  was former Miss India Nafisa Ali, it has been revealed in Rishi Kapoor's autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored.  Writing in his autobiography,  Rishi Kapoor,  who was the male lead for the film, said, 'around the same time as Junoon (which was the debut cinematic venture of Nafisa Ali) , Nasir Hussain was drawing up a contract with Nafisa Ali to work with me in Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai . '  Opposition by Nafisa Ali's father,  however,  put a spanner in her casting for the film.  'It (Nafisa Ali
Read more