Monday 17 June 2024 14.00 ISTBox Office India Trade Network
Chandu Champion has not done well in India but is even worse in overseas as it collects well under $1 million despite a wide release which may possibly be the biggest for a Kartik Aryan starrer. These are the collections that pretty much seal its fate as would be fine if its a Srikanth, Munjya or even Mr and Mrs Mahi but a film of the size of Chandu Champion needs overseas as well if the only support in India is coming for the gentry crowd.
Also even the gentry crowd support in India is unknown yet as all that has happened is an out performce in a few metros in India although as usual there is a crazy positive word spread about the film in the media and trade as if the film is some classic but thats all been there and done that and time will tell that it is definitely not that. It remains to be seen if it's even an average or below-average film let alone classic.
The markets in overseas which can do best for the film like US / Canada and Australia due to it being a film for classes are less than a film like Yodha with collections are just $330k and A$80k with the latter being simply horrible for a film in this zone. The Gulf market looks around the the $275k and its looks a weekend of only $850k which is less than Yodha and not much better than Mr And Mrs Mahi if we compare recent releases.
Basically the first major release back post the dry period is a damp squib though not as bad as the Eid releases as cost may be higher than the likes of Srikanth, Mr And Mrs Mahi and Yodha but its well short of the likes of Maidaan and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. The problem pretty much remains that collections are hard to come when there is no mass support. This film has no music to give it some support either.
- BOI
comment:
p_commentcount