Say what you will about the garbage a.k.a. 3 Idiots but Aamir Khan has made chutney out of the airport buffoon Shahrukh Khan, CC2C bozo Akshay Kumar, the faux Akbar Hrithik Roshan and that flop-Khan Salman.
Akshay, SRK, Hrithik and Salman must be shivering cowering in their pajamas, gasping for breath as the size-6 boots of the midget Aamir Khan crushes them into the dust.
3 Idiots continues its amazing run at the U.S. box office.
In its second weekend here, 3 Idiots, a complete piece of trash, raked in $1.49 million at the box office.
Folks, that is un’fu**ing’believable.
Yes, $1.49 million in the second weekend for a crappy Bollywood movie!
The movie maintained its No-12 position at the U.S. box office and brought in an average gross of $11,322.
3 Idiots‘ total gross in the U.S. (as of January 3, 2010) is $4.76 million.
All ye schmucks may think what you want and the smart alecs at the SI blog may write what they want but the fact of the matter is Aamir Khan has set the box office bar so high that Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan might as well as hold up the white flag.
Here’s how thoroughly 3 Idiots has made mincemeat of other Bollywood movies in the second week at the U.S. box office:
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hi friends.
Now that 3 idiots has tasted so much success, in such a short time, what is your take on the Bhagat-kan-Chopra fight over credits.
Will That affect the popularity of the movie or will it increase the curiosity?
[Deleted because they sound like PR shit for a Bollywood star]
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: Will That affect the popularity of the movie or will it increase the curiosity?
Affect what?
Even the dead in the graveyards must have seen 3 Idiots twice by now.
though i haven’t seen this movie, this is unbelievable.
In Omaha, NE history, no Indian movie has been released in AMC. This is the first time.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: In Omaha, NE history, no Indian movie has been released in AMC. This is the first time.
The dark ages have returned. 🙁
2. You write: though i haven’t seen this movie
Ring the church bells, folks. We’ve found one sane desi.
Watched on Zing Scoop 2 days ago that Paa had so much success overseas that they are thinking of dubbing the movie in English…hold your breath SI guys…heh heh heh
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: they are thinking of dubbing the movie in English
And Swahili too after that, we hear. 🙁
Why spare the Africans their cup of woes?
You must be happy for Aamir! Yes, I am saying this because the success of 3 Idiots has proved 2 facts
1) Audience prefer to watch films only if it is based on some sort of story, even a flimsy one, such as 3 Idiots.
2) The success of this film proves the fact that people prefer the best shit of the lot. While 3 Idiots may be no great film by any means, it is still by any measure the best film released during Christmas.
This film succeeded to a decent plotline and presence of bankable actors. Morever, it’s predecessors such as De Dana Dan, Wanted, Rocket Singh, Kurbaan, and Blue made 3 Idiots look great. Credit goes to them.
Moral of the story: To a man in a desert, even drain water seems like Nectar!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: While 3 Idiots may be no great film by any means, it is still by any measure the best film released during Christmas.
Which other Hindi film released during Christmas? We can’t recollect any competition.
You will find lots of sane desis in UK.
3 Idiots is not that huge in UK compared to USA.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: You will find lots of sane desis in UK.
We haven’t done the chart for UK. Must check the UK numbers.
Yes, there were no films released during Christmas.
I was referring to its contemporary movies such as Rocket Singh and World Cup 2011, both of them being flop shows. Actually, My Name is Khan was supposed to be released on Dec 25th, guess Shah Rukh realized that the film couldn’t even survive, let alone, compete against 3 idiots. Such is the fate of bollywood.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: Actually, My Name is Khan was supposed to be released on Dec 25th, guess Shah Rukh realized that the film couldn’t even survive, let alone, compete against 3 idiots
Desperate SRK has turned to tweeting. 🙁
A brain transplant would’ve yielded SRK better results.
SI Wrote:
Desperate SRK has turned to tweeting.
SRK has almost dug his own grave. He was a decent actor before he became the so-called King Khan. That’s when he started to rely on his antics rather than performances and started acting in crappy films rather than ones with strong scripts.
All SRK needs is to buy the rights of a good story from some novelist and then make it a film, more importantly, give his best performance as an actor! All said and one, this is never gonna happen.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Yes, we also think SRK is at the end-game. He’s overstayed his welcome. 🙁
A mere 9.2% drop in 2nd weekend is just unbelievable! :O
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Barbarian hordes.
I think an all-time chart against OSO, KANK, Dhoom 2, Rab Ne.. etc. would be more approriate than including less-than-minnows like “Luck”.
Looks like Om Shanti Om had a better opening weekend than 3 Idiots. but Idiots is a “Titanic” in the second weekend.
Boxofficemojo, unfortunately doesn’t have a “bollywood” category for us to search easily.
OSO:
Nov 9–11 11 $1,764,131 – 114 – $15,474 $1,764,131 1
Nov 16–18 19 $756,342 -57.1% 114 – $6,634 $2,892,773 2
Nov 23–25 28 $274,288 -63.7% 114 – $2,406 $3,421,520 3
SearchIndia.com Responds:
But you’ve to keep in mind that lately SRK movies (Rab ne….) have had a less than sterling time at the U.S. box office.
We’ll try to do a table later today. Aamir vs SRK, Akshay, Hrithik & Salman covering the last three years.
(Should we include Abhishek too in that list to see where the pygmy figures?) 😉
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Right now, our Idli+Tomato Chutney beckons. Plus, we’re suffering from withdrawal symptoms due to deprivation of Chick-fil-A’s Peppermint Chocolate Chip Shake. Strongly recommended.
this is the closest to a bollywood list I could get.. but they haven’t included “3 idiots” in it.
http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=foreign.htm
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Not a helpful table.
add one to the “havent – seen- 3 idiots” list. No tickets here in Chennai for this movie, or even Avatar..
Looking to see if I can cool my heels off at the Chennai Open, instead.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: No tickets here in Chennai for this movie, or even Avatar..
There’s always the
super-shitsuper-hit Vettaikaran. 😉Yeah, sure.. Guru crossed 2 mil for AB Jr.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Here’s our Guru review (pre-SI blog days).
3 Idiots seems to have made much more money than any other Indian movie, in several years.
That is a lot of money.
And what was the basis/premise for making the movie ?
A book. Right. However mediocre/crap it may be, a book called 5 Point Someone was still at the root of the movie.
Now, not only has the author of the book been conveniently palmed off with a paltry sum of Rs. 11 lakhs, his name appears nowhere in the credits.
What percentage of the above money is Rs 11 lakhs ?
It may be less that a few parts-per-million, like the permissible concentration of DDT in water etc.
The point is not about the quality of the book and that of the movie.
The point is, the movie wouldnt have been made in the first place if the book was not written.
So, even if the story of the book has been adapted after modifications, why not give due credit to the author of the book ?
I understand that story and screenplay are two different things, and while it takes effort to adapt a story to form screenplay, it certainly doesnt lessen the contribution of the book.
I guess that our Bollywood chors, after years of stealing (with impunity) from other sources, have entirely forgotten the concept of giving credit where it is due.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We disagree with your arguments.
Chetan Bhagat got what he wanted: Rs 11-lakh (includes Rs 10-lakh in discretionary payout) and credit. He should have specified where he wanted the credit in the contract.
It’s also possible that this Chetan Bhagat vs 3 Idiots producers outburst is a publicity gimmick to keep the film and/or Chetan Bhagat in the public eye.
Remember, there’s always more than meets the eye when it comes to Indians. Nothing is ever below or above Indians. 😉
Wow. 3 Idiots has a rating of 8.9 on IMDB based on 3000+ votes. Despite how flawed you may think the system is, that is still pretty impressive.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write above: 3 Idiots has a rating of 8.9 on IMDB based on 3000+ votes.
Considering we have about 1.2 billion+ mosquitoes with lots of time on their hands, a vote of 3,000+ is hardly surprising. 🙁
New design is good! 😉
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Still work in progress.
BTW, we were using a Pakistani theme earlier. No kidding.
Now it’s Mera Bharat Mahaan. 😉
I would say that instead of SRK, Salman, Hrithik or Akshay peeing in their undies, you should pee in your already wet undie. 3 Idiots has broken any and every record and especially your stinky review… You called it ‘a complete piece of trash’… And that piece of trash has proven that it is very small in front of your blog and your reviews which are always negative. Your trash blog and trash reviews cannot be recycled even in the biggest and best recycling plant in the world…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: Your trash blog and trash reviews cannot be recycled even in the biggest and best recycling plant in the world…
Sorry to hear that your dysmenorrhea and dyschezia are both acting up again. 🙁
Have you considered neem leaves. It might help. 😉
Excerpt from the National Institute of Health web site:
2. As we’ve said in the past, Indians get the movie they deserve. 🙁
3. You write: your reviews which are always negative.
We’re tired of repeating how much we loved Kaminey, Taare Zameen Par et al.