Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone starrer Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani opened to packed theatres earning Rs 19.45 crore on day one. Maintaining the momentum, the box office collections rose to Rs. 20.16 crore on Sat and further to Rs. 22.5 crore on Sun.
Ayan Mukherji's second outing Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani may well be the next film to join Rs 100 crore club! After a grand opening on Friday with a total of Rs 19. 45 crore, the earnings for the film rose slightly to Rs 20.16 crore on Saturday. The collections further rose on Sunday to Rs 22.5 crore, averaging the weekend collection at Rs 62.11 crore.
The film has already had the biggest opening at box office this year. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani also crossed the weekend collection figures of Ek Tha Tiger, Dabangg 2, RaOne, Bodyguard and several other biggies that have made it to the 100-crore-club in the last few years, reported.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Monday morning, "#YehJawaaniHaiDeewani collected Rs 62.11 cr nett in opening weekend. Breakup:- Fri 19.45 cr, Sat 20.16 cr, Sun 22.5 cr. Outstanding!"
The film has also been successful in making a decent collection overseas. The box office for UK earnings totalled £ 278,618 [Rs 2.39 cr] for Friday and Saturday. In New Zealand, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani collected NZ$ 45,873 [Rs 20.60 lacs] in the first two days of its release.
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani breaks into US top 10 weekend box office charts
Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone starrer Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, which opened in 162 theatres in US on Friday, earned $1.6 million.
Box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian told the New York Post that it was very unusual to see a Bollywood film in top 10, asserting that sometimes these movies did crack into the top 20 or top 15 (domestically).
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He said that they are usually not released in that many theatres but make a big splash.
The film featured on the eighth position in the list.
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Omar Abdullah unhappy over YJHD showcasing JK locales as Manali
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed displeasure over the portrayal of locales of Kashmir as Manali in the recently released Bollywood film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. "It's irritating when we roll out the red carpet & facilitate the shoot only to have people believe its Manali. Artistic Licence #YJHD," Omar wrote on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
Anupama Chopra's review: Yeh Jawaani, Hai Deewani
Direction: Ayan Mukerji
Actors: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kalki Koechlin
Rating: ** 1/2 Name this film. A boy and a girl take a life-altering holiday together. She is mousy, studious, bespectacled. She doesn’t drink, smoke and has never been kissed. He is a reckless charmer who flirts outrageously. Love blossoms, for her at least, but they must part and then reunite in the foreground of a big fat Indian wedding.
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I hope Russia opens up a big market for Indian cinema: Ranbir Kapoor
Actor Ranbir Kapoor’s upcoming movie, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, is set to release in Russia, and and the 30-year-old says he is happy to showcase his work in a country which shared a special bond with his grandfather — legendary actor Raj Kapoor. The film is a love story between Ranbir and actor and Ranbir’s former girlfriend, Deepika Padukone.
It will be Ranbir’s first project to release in Russia. "My grandfather was very popular in Russia. The people of Russia gave tremendous love to him and his films. Finally, I am getting a chance to release my film in Russia. I hope that Russia opens up a very big market for Indian cinema. I think Indian film market is growing globally. We have big markets in Brazil, China, Japan and I think Russia coming into the picture would be great for Indian cinema," says Ranbir.
Now, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani goes to Israel after Devdas
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Ranbir Kapoor was a reason why Deepika Padukone signed YJHD
Actor Deepika Padukone, who will be seen with former boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor in the upcoming film, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, says that the Rockstar was one of the reasons why she signed the film.
Deepika, 27, who visited the HT City office on Monday along with co-stars Ranbir Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapoor, and Kalki Koechlin shares, "When I agreed to do the film I had not read the script, but I had faith on Ayan and working with Ranbir was the other reasons why I said ‘yes’ to the film."
(With additional inputs)
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