2nd Day Saturday Box Office Collection Of MADRAS CAFE

"Madras Cafe" scored good on day one but film grew rapidly on day two riding on exceptional word of mouth coupled with great reviews.



MADRAS CAFE Jumps Big On Day Two

"Madras Cafe" scored good on day one but film grew rapidly on day two riding on exceptional word of mouth coupled with great reviews. This is again an example of good content working irrespective of release size etc.

Film collected 5.17 cr nett on Friday and with jump all over film managed by 50% more taking 2nd day figure to 7.25 cr nett. Film has collected 12.42 cr nett in two days and weekend will be in the range of 20-22 cr nett which is too good.

Film has such great reports that veen after release of "Satyagraha" it will hold on to decent number of screens. Also good single screen business on day two is big thing for the film.

 

Film started well in overseas too with figure of 2 cr plus on day one.

Below are the collections for the film -

ref: BOC

Domestic Collection
Friday	05.17 cr
Saturday	07.25 cr
Total Domestic Collections	12.42 cr nett
Total Overseas Colelctions	02.50 cr
Total Worldwide Collections	14.92 cr

MADRAS CAFE Failed To Get Release Due To Wide Spread Protests In UK

Although cleared to screen in both Hindi and Tamil, theatres across Southern India, the United Kingdom and Canada have withdrawn screenings of the controversial political thriller starring John Abraham, Madras Cafe, because of protests.



Although cleared to screen in both Hindi and Tamil, theatres across Southern India, the United Kingdom and Canada have withdrawn screenings of the controversial political thriller starring John Abraham, Madras Cafe, because of protests.


The film released worldwide on Friday and according to a release from U.K.-based Sterling Communications – who is representing the movie – the Shoojit Sircar directed film received the green light by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). But due to protests by Tamil groups calling for a ban, single screen and multiplex theatres in London, U.K., Chennai and Canada were forced to withdraw their showings for the safety of cinemagoers.



The point of contention stems from Tamil groups claiming the film portrays the LTTE as a terrorist organisation.

Madras Cafe is set against the Sri Lankan civil war and also depicts the 1991 assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The film stars John Abraham as an Indian Army Intelligence Agent sent to Sri Lanka to break a resolute rebel group.  It also features Nargis Fakhri, Rashi Khanna, Ajay Rathnam and Leena Maria Paul. The film is a fictional story inspired by true events.


Tamil filmmaker Seeman, head of Naam Tamizhar (We Tamils) group, said the film was “nauseatingly anti-Tamil.” While the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tamil Nadu unit chief, Pon Radhakrishnan, said the movie should not be released in any part of the country.


A senior member of The Theatre Owners’ Association in Chennai told IANS  “the decision to release the film has been given to individual theatres. Since the government has not banned the film, the theatres are free to screen. But if they feel they might face the wrath of protestors, then we can’t do anything.”


And most theatres  fear screening the film could only  make matters worse.


“We fear releasing the film might aggravate the ongoing protests. We don’t want to risk it and, moreover, the decision to screen the film lies with each theatre,” a multiplex representative, on condition of anonymity, told IANS.



However, the film has also been well-received from Bollywood A-listers, film critics, authors and dignitaries.

Shootout At Wadala Beats Special 26

Shootout At Wadala, post its first weekend, is causing grave ripples at the Koimoi Top 10 Highest Opening Weekend 2013 List. By culminating to a collection of 30.80 crores in a matter of three days, the film has beaten Akshay Kumar starrer Special 26 on the highest opening weekend list (2013). While Special 26, which was a brilliant con story earned 25.75 crores by the end of its first weekend, Shootout At Wadala easily surpassed the film within three days of its release with its income standing boldly at the 30.80 crores mark.

Resulting from the hullabaloo on the list that this crime thriller starring John Abraham created, Tigmanshu Dhulia’s sequel to the power game story of Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns was evicted out from the Top 10 list.  The film which earned a minimal amount of 12.75 crores by the end of its first weekend got eliminated from the list by virtue of the gritty story Shootout At Wadala provides.

Shootout At Wadala, which is a follow up edition of Balaji’s previous Shootout At Lokhandwala, saw this year’s highest occupancy and earning rate on a non holiday weekend. Though the film might be a little unsuitable for family audiences given its lewd language, it still has seen a stable ascent ever since its release, eyeing greater laurels in the next few weeks to come.