The much anticipated
opening of Ra.One might not have broken the record set by Salman Khan’s Bodyguard.
However the film is certainly eyeing records in the Hindi film industry. Bodyguard
had grossed more than Rs. 21 crores on the opening day. Ra.One however failed
around Rs. 3 crores short of that target.
The film
opened to around 3000 screens in the domestic market – India. 500 screens showed
the film in 3D. The film was released in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil in India
occupying around 3100 screens. On the other hand, Bodyguard had opened
to lesser – 2750 screens. It is expected that the sci-fi earned about Rs. 15 to
16 crores through the Hindi version alone.
A single day
grossing for any film until now has been Bodyguard followed by 3
Idiots. It is expected that the sic-fi has toppled 3 Idiots in terms
of a single day grossing. But due to the Diwali festival, there was not full
occupancy for all the screens.
But trade analysts
have something more positive to predict about Ra.One. According to them Thursday
could be the most important day for the film. It may even topple Bodyguard’s
single day earning too. There has been a good amount of bookings for Thursday
already.
There has
been a lot of expenditure on the overall film so to say. Around 3500 VFX shots
have been used in the film and this could be a record in itself. The work of
special effects was outsourced to various studios in Paris, London and Bangkok
apart from the United States, of course. As much as Rs. 52 crores were spent on
marketing alone.
