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RA.One flying high with Rs.170 crore collection, Broken All Records - Times Of India Nov 1, 2011, 04.06PM IST
Shah Rukh Khan's technolgical masterpiece "RA.One", one of the most expensive films made in India, has recovered its costs by earning Rs.170 crore worldwide in the opening weekend. The superstar is congratulating his business partners on the superhero's box office success.
Eros International Media Ltd (Eros International) released the collection report stating that the film has got a record breaking opening - the highly anticipated Diwali collected of Rs. 137.25 crore (net collection Rs. 96 crore) in India and Rs. 32.75 crore overseas.
Apart from this, Shah Rukh Khan had reportedly sold the satellite rights for Rs.37 crore, the music rights for Rs.8 crore and ancillary rights for Rs.10 crore even before the film had hit the screens.
"As always, my heart doesn't crunch numbers and heroes don't count zeros...but it's nice to know how 'Ra.One' is flying," he further tweeted.
"Ga Ga ooh la la...Ra Ra Ra.One. Thrilled with response. Congratulations to my business partners."
Made at a budget of Rs.150 crore, the film, described as best in terms of technology, opened across more than 4,000 plus screens worldwide - 3,100 plus screens in India and 904 prints internationally, including 3D and has become the biggest Hindi grosser in southern market too.
Overseas, the film has broken SRK's own previous first weekend record established by 'My N
Ra.One grosses Rs 170 cr in first five days, Break all Previous records - The Economic Times
Ra.One, Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's most ambitious project to date, has earned Rs 170 crore in the opening weekend, distributor said.
Produced by Red Chillies and Eros International, Ra.One (released on October 26), grossed Rs 170 crore in first five days. The movie earned Rs 18 crore in India on opening day.
So far, it has raked in Rs 137.25 crore (net collection of Rs 96 crore) in India, and Rs 32.75 crore overseas.
"The film has created history by taking over the mantle of the biggest domestic earner so far. It has touched the highest individual collection in circuits such as Mumbai, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan. We see repeat viewings of the movie with the 3-D version being equally sought-after," Nandu Ahuja of Eros International Media Ltd said.
Even before the release, the makers had sold television broadcasting rights, reportedly, for Rs 40 crore, distribution rights for Rs 77 crore, while music rights were bought by T-Series for Rs 15 crore.
Ra. One fever is all over the country as it is the biggest Diwali release ever!! But we know of someone who has taken this fever quite literally.
click photo to enlarge Aamir Khan
There’s a hush hush about phone calls that were made on Diwali afternoon and whole evening by a well known actor to the Box Office eye keepers which is the root cause of fever.
Before you start fancying all the actors who could be in this scene, we’ll let the cat out of the bag.
Believe it or not, the actor-producer and movie-marketing king Aamir Khan was very curious to know the opening numbers of Ra.One and he spoke to lot of people on day one. And what he heard then, was something he wasn’t anticipating. His senses didn’t want to believe the information either and they called in sick.
