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Rang De BasantiFollow

2006 • NR • 2h 37m • Comedy, Crime, Drama • UTV Communications

A Generation Awakens.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$702K
Limited · 61 theaters
Domestic total
$2.20M
Final
Worldwide total
$29.20M
$27.00M international
Domestic legs3.1x
Budget$5.3M

Cast & crew

Full Mehra filmography
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Director Aamir Khan Aamir Khan Starring Sharman Joshi Sharman Joshi Starring UTV Communications Studio
ScreenplayRakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Renzil D'Silva Produced byRakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Ronnie Screwvala CinematographyBinod Pradhan MusicA.R. Rahman Prod. DesignSamir Chanda StudioUTV Communications

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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jan 27-29 23 $701.7K — 61 $11,502 $701.7K
2 Feb 3-5 28 $425.5K −39.4% 66 $6,447 $1.2M
3 Feb 10-12 34 $254.6K −40.2% 65 $3,916 $1.5M
4 Feb 17-19 34 $253.8K −0.3% 63 $4,029 $1.8M
5 Feb 24-26 46 $127.8K −49.7% 51 $2,505 $2.0M
6 Mar 3-5 53 $72.4K −43.3% 39 $1,857 $2.1M
7 Mar 10-12 60 $36.5K −49.7% 30 $1,215 $2.1M
8 Mar 17-19 64 $25.1K −31.0% 25 $1,005 $2.2M
9 Mar 24-26 77 $10.9K −56.5% 18 $607 $2.2M
10 Mar 31-Apr 2 110 $2.1K −80.4% 6 $357 $2.2M
Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.1K
$701.7K
$425.5K
$254.6K
$253.8K
$127.8K
$72.4K
$36.5K
$25.1K
$10.9K
$2.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −80.4%
−39.4%
W1→2
−40.2%
W2→3
−0.3%
W3→4
−49.7%
W4→5
−43.3%
W5→6
−49.7%
W6→7
−31.0%
W7→8
−56.5%
W8→9
−80.4%
W9→10
Steepest −80.4%Best hold −0.3%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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