"SPIDER-MAN 3" Creates HIstory; Sets World Box-Office Afire . . . . . . . . . .

Very good news for all Spidey fans!! It was expected! The box-office result of Spider-Man 3 is out. That too for 1 day!

It's broken the all time opening day record.

Spider-Man 3 cast the widest web ever—over 10,000 screens at 4,252 theaters—and nabbed the all-time biggest gross for a single day: an estimated $59 million on Friday.

The previous title holder, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, drew $55.8 million on 8,500 screens at 4,133 theaters, contributing to a record-breaking $135.6 million weekend last July.

Distributor Sony projected Saturday morning that Spider-Man 3 would generate from $135 million to $145 million for the weekend (Friday to Sunday). The studio claimed a $258 million production budget for the Marvel Comics sequel, compared to $200 million for Spider-Man 2 and $139 million for Spider-Man.

By shattering the opening day record, Spider-Man 3 followed the path of the first two movies in the franchise as Spider-Man's $39.4 million and Spider-Man 2's $40.4 million set new benchmarks. Adjusted for ticket price inflation, those days would equal around $45 million and $43 million, respectively.

Additionally, Spider-Man 3 raked in $45 million overseas on Friday. Combined with domestic's $59 million, the sequel pulled in $104 million worldwide, the highest-grossing day ever for a single picture.

Eventually, in India too, where *only* Bollywood films reign, it has surpassed all its Hindi competitors. It has taken the best start of the year in India. It's opening rangeg from 90% - 100 %. No film this year (or any foreign language film ever) has done it before.

Are you going Ta Ra Rum Pum this weekend?

Tara Rum Pum
Originally uploaded by Santosh Dawara.

Well, last week Kya Love Story Hai released. Tomorrow we will have the last release of April. 1/3rd of the year has already passed by. But only 2 films reached the status of HIT (not everywhere though). Multi-starrer biggies like SALAAM-E-ISHQ, EKLAVYA, NISHABD have failed miserably at the box office.

There will be a solo release tomorrow - Ta Ra Rum Pum. This film is by Yash Raj Films and stars Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherjee in lead roles. (Storyline here) Veteran actors like Victor Banerjee, Javed Jaffery also share screen space in thsi film. This film is about the strength of family bonding in the time of adversities. This film has racing as its main theme. It also seems to be a family entertainer. So genuine emotions, action, visual treat, good acting....that's all we expect from this flick. This film also boasts of a good animation to attract little eyes.

A few weeks ago, we talked about the box-office prospects of the film. Now it seems that this film will fetch a good opening since it's the solo release this week. There's no Bollywood release till May 11. Meanwhile, a tough competitor named SPIDER-MAN 3 invades the theaters a week later. So there isn't much to worry about. There are other reasons too! People are not watching World Cup due to India's dismal exit from WC. The nation-wide examinations are over now. So naturally, the students will want to spend their leisure with some cool summers flicks. The mercury of thermometer is rising day by day. So it's obvious that everyone will seek a nearby A/C movieplex to get themselves 'cool'.

So what say? Do you agrre with the above reasons? Are you going to rush to cinemas with your friends? Tell me!

Which film are you going this weekend?

a number of films have been released this weekend. Let's have a look

LIFE MEIN KABHIE KABHIEE: Can't get enough of the extra 'e' and 'ee'. After torturing the viewers by making them see RED (thankfully I was not in the victim list), Vikram Bhatt is back with a mammoth piece of burden. Will you be one of them?

BIG BROTHER: Starring Sunny Deol; the less said the better....

BHEJA FRY: Remake of a french masterpiece LE DINER DE CONS (THE DINER GAME) this one looks quite interesting. Vinay Pathak has surely rocked this one. I will come up with review of BF.

PENGUINS: A LOVE STORY: It's okay that they released the hindi version in Amitabh Bachchan narration. But, why can't we get the Morgan Freeman version in English? You'll get reviews here.

ERAGON: I'd better be stuck to THE LORD OF THE RINGS dvd.

PERFECT STRANGER: Don't ask me. You should rather use the search engine.....

shakalaka boom boom or provoked this week?

Two movies have been released this week. One is Suneel Darshan's SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM and other one is Jag Mundhra's PROVOKED. Well my opinion on the two films:

• SBB:

  Well, what can be said about this film? This film has Up*n Pa**l and Cel*na J**tly (is it the right spelling?) in PIVOTAL roles! . Isn't that the reason enough to avoid it? Moreover, there's music (and voice too...) by Mr. HI**SH nasal twang R*S**MM*IY*. If promos are anything to go by all the protagonists can be taught acting by any slum-dweller. An actress who stars in this film, made her debut last-year with two awesome flicks. My message to her: Ms. Kang*n*, after your first two films, we liked you immensely. Is it necessary for you to star in such dreadful movies? I definitely look forward to you next film directed by the person who directed your first movie.

• PROVOKED:

  This one's the film I really look forward to. After all, it's based on a real-life incident. Domestic violence is a thing which Indian women suffer from all over the world enduringly. If this film becomes a platform for creating awareness against the brutality inside the walls, it's very much welcome. Sometimes, the premise of a story is so strong that it overpowers all its flaws. I think, PROVOKED is one such film. But wait for Monday, you are going to see national party-workers (oops! I'm sorry! they should be called the carriers of Indian legacy, na!) burning posters (and theatres too!). They are gonna say, "This film is anti-Indian Culture. After all the duty of an Indian woman is to endure whatever her husband does." This one's box-office fate (it's already declared a flop) surely indicates that.

By the way I'll be coming up with reviews of only PROVOKED. Do let me know what do you think about these films irrespective of my opinions.