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"Openning "
Indian Films
Mangal pandey’s openinig week earings were termed historic.However , comparing its figure with those of opening week earings of some of hollywood’s blockbusters could well be a history lesson in itself.
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1.Mangal Pandey: Rs 18.5 ( $ 4.1 m)
2.Bunty Aur Babli: Rs 16cr ( 3.5 m)
3. No Entry: Rs 13.4 cr (2.97)
4.Sarkar: Rs 13.1 cr ($ 2.91m)
5.Dus: Rs 12.4 cr ($ 2.7m)
Foreign Countrys
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1.Star Wars Episode 3 : $108 m( Rs 486 cr)
2.Wars Of The Worlds: $ 64m ( Rs 288cr)
3.Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: $56m (Rs252cr)
4.Batman Begins: $ 48m (Rs 21cr)
5.Wedding Crashers: $ 33m ( Rs 148.5cr)
"Crossing Over"
Top Us Films In India
Spider-man holds the record for the highest-ever gross for a single day-it made $39.4 millionTechnorati Tags: Hollywood & Bollywood High Budget Film & Highest Pay For Acter ,Actress,Producer (Rs 177cr) on its opening day alone.The movie passed the $100 million mark faster than any movie-in just three days.
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1.Titanic: Rs 50cr ($11.1m)
2.Spiderman 2: Rs 35cr($7.7m)
3.Godzilla: Rs 27 cr($ 6m)
4.Anacondas: Rs 22cr($4.8m)
Top Indian Filams In US
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1.Monsoon Wedding: $13.m (Rs 62.1cr)
2.Bride And Prejudice: $ 4.1 m(Rs 18.4cr)
3.Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham:$3.1m(Rs 13.9cr)
4. Veer Zaara: $2.8m (Rs12.6cr)
5.Devdas: $ 2.7m (Rs12.1 cr)
Mansoon Wedding is the only indian filam to make more money abroad than a hollywood release in india. It was shot in approximately 40 days.
"Take-Home Pay"
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1.Rajinikanth: Rs 12cr ($2.6m)
2.Chiranjeevi: Rs 9cr ($2m)
3.Nagarjuna: Rs 7cr($1.5m)
4.Kamal Hassan: Rs 5cr ($ 1.1m)
5.Vijaykant: Rs 3cr ($ 0.66m)
Not oly do the southern stars earn more than apna hindi heroes, they are also revered as demi-gods and even have temples erected in their names.
Hollywood Hotshots
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1.Tom Cruise: $75m (Rs 337cr)
2.Tom Hankas: $70m(Rs 315cr)
3.Brad Ptt: $30m (Rs 135cr)
4.Will Smith: $28m (Rs 126cr)
5.Jim Carrey: $25 m(Rs 112cr)
Phirang Sirens
When it comes to money, hollywood actress have broken the glass ceiling and got into the $20 million club as it is called.
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1.Julia Roberts: $20m (Rs90cr)
2.Cameron Ciaz: $20m (Rs 90cr)
3.Nicole Kidman: $15m (Rs 67.5cr)
4.Reese Witherspoon: $15m (Rs 67.5 cr)
5.Drew Barrymore: $15m (Rs 67.5 cr )
Julia Roberts are the first Hollywood acress to hit the $20 million mark[ for Erin Brockovich (2000)]
Indian Hieroines
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1.Aishwarya Rai: Rs 3cr ( $0.66m)
2.Rani Mukarji: Rs 2cr ($0.44m)
3.Preity Zinta: Rs 1.5cr ($ 0.33m)
4.Kareena Kapoor: Rs 1.25cr ($ o.27m)
5.Priyanka Chopra: Rs 65 lakhs( 0.14m)
"Direct Connection"
Producers/ directors are the real stars when it comes to the moolah in hollywood
Top US Producers/ Directors
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1.Geoge Lucas: $ 20m (Rs 1,305cr)
Best-Known Films:Star Wars Series
2.Mel Gibson:$ 185m( Rs 832cr)
Best-Known Films:Passion of the christ,
Braveheart, Mad Max
3.Steven Spielberg:$ 80m (Rs 360cr)
Best-Known Films:E-T, Schindler’s List,
Saving Private Ryan.
4.Jerry Bruckheimer: $80 m (Rs 270cr)
Best-Known Films:Pirates of the carribean,
National Treasure
5.Peter Jackson:$ 47 (Rs 211cr)
Best-Known Films:The Loard of The Rings Trilogy
Nobody was ready to produce, direct or release Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Chirst because it was in Aramaic and it was too controversial. So he did it all himself and took home a bonanza.
Top Indian Producers/ Directors
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1.Yash Chopra: Rs 12cr ($2.6m)
2.Karan Johar: Rs 10cr ($2.2 m)
3.Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Rs 7cr($1.5m)
4.Rakesh Roshan: Rs 6cr ($1.3m)
5.David Dhawan: Rs 5cr($1.1m)
Most of Hindi cinema’s successful directors produce their own films. Unlike in Hollywood, their earnings are not made public. Here is a theorectial trade estimate of their fees.
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