Tashan has fared badly at the U.S. box office with one of the poorest openings for a Bollywood movie in recent months.
Starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Tashan comes from Yash Raj Films.
For the opening weekend (April 25-27, 2008), Tashan came in at No-24 with a gross of $301,226.
Average gross per theater for Tashan, which opened in 75 theaters, was $4,016.
Tashan did better than Aaja Nachle in opening gross but worse than Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, both from the Yash Raj stable.
Considering the deplorable quality of the movie, it%u2019s no surprise that Tashan got the cold shoulder from the audience.
As SearchIndia.com put it in its review of Tashan:
Utterly bereft of anything worthwhile and an ugly amalgam of bad logic, rotten story, pitiful acting, ordinary photography and ear-damaging music, Tashan is a complete horror show, the likes of which have not been seen in Bollywood in a long, long time.
U.S. Box Office Reports for Some Recent Bollywood Films
Opening Rank Theaters Average Gross Gross Om Shanti Om $1,764,131 11 114 $15,474
Yash Raj Films ugly disaster Tashan has collapsed at the U.S. box office in its second week (Please click here for Tashan opening weekend gross collection data.)
For the May 2-4 weekend, gross collections for Tashan fell nearly 81% to $58,190.
In the overall ranking at the U.S. box office, Tashan slipped to #40 for the second weekend from #24 for the opening weekend. Total gross for Tashan amounted to a measly $428,923.
Overall, Tashan has fared miserably at the U.S. box office compared to some recent Bollywood films.
In its review of Tashan, SearchIndia.com wrote:
Utterly bereft of anything worthwhile and an ugly amalgam of bad logic, rotten story, pitiful acting, ordinary photography and ear-damaging music, Tashan is a complete horror show, the likes of which have not been seen in Bollywood in a long, long time.
Take a look at how some recent Bollywood films fared in the second weekend at the U.S. box office:
Movie 2nd Weekend Gross Down From Opening Weekend
Om Shanti Om $756,342 - 57.1% Jodhaa Akbar $702,120 - 46% Race $241,938 - 69.8% U Me Aur Hum $171,503 - 73.3% Saawariya $150,208 - 72.3% Krazzy 4 $68,248 - 78.8% Tashan $58,190 - 80.7%
