SRK's RA.One earns Rs 170 crore at BO

Shah Rukh Khan's technolgical masterpiece RA.One, one of the most expensive films made in India, has recovered its costs by earning Rs 170 crore worldwide in the opening weekend. The superstar is congratulating his business partners on the superhero's box office success.

Eros International Media Ltd (Eros International) released the collection report stating that the film has got a record breaking opening - the highly anticipated Diwali collected of Rs 137.25 crore (net collection Rs 96 crore) in India and Rs 32.75 crore overseas. 

Apart from this, Shah Rukh Khan had reportedly sold the satellite rights for Rs 37 crore, the music rights for Rs 8 crore and ancillary rights for Rs 10 crore even before the film had hit the screens.

"As always, my heart doesn't crunch numbers and heroes don't count zeros...but it's nice to know how RA.One is flying," he further tweeted.

"Ga Ga ooh la la...Ra Ra Ra.One. Thrilled with response. Congratulations to my business partners." 

Made at a budget of Rs 150 crore, the film, described as best in terms of technology, opened across more than 4,000 plus screens worldwide - 3,100 plus screens in India and 904 prints internationally, including 3D and has become the biggest Hindi grosser in southern market too.

"RA.One released to packed houses across the country on Diwali day and has already created history by taking over the mantle of the biggest domestic earner so far. The film continues to be on its record breaking spree with several new achievements since its release. It has touched the highest individual collection in circuits such as Mumbai, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan," Nandu Ahuja, senior vice president, distribution, Eros International Media Ltd said in a statement.

"We see repeat viewings of the movie with the 3-D version being equally sought after. With the Eid holiday also coming up next week and no other major film release, we are anticipating the film to continue doing huge numbers," he added. 

Speaking on the film's overseas performance, Pranab Kapadia, president, distribution,  Eros International, said: "The film is enjoying a superb run across all major regions including UK, North America, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. Overseas, the film has broken SRK's own previous first weekend record established by My Name Is Khan and occupies the position of biggest Indian first weekend grosser overseas as well."

Eros plans to take the film to non-traditional markets - RA.One is scheduled for theatrical release in the first quarter of 2012 across several territories including South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Russia , Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Palestine, Brazil, Spain, Italy and Greece .

Directed by Anubhav Sinha, RA.One saw King Khan as G.One along with Arjun Rampal as RA.One and Kareena Kapoor. 

Though the critics didn't give it a thumbs up, the film's visual effects and state of the art production techniques have set a new standard in the Indian film industry

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Shahrukh Khan Premieres Ra.One in Toronto

It's a superhero/supervillain battle that goes from the virtual world into the real one.

Bollywood is hoping Ra.One, with a reported budget of $30 million — the largest in Indian cinema history — will score at the international box office and bring some much-needed glitter back to a film industry in the midst of a two-year slump.

The Hindi-language film, starring Shahrukh Khan — dubbed the "King of Bollywood" after starring in more than 70 movies — opened in Toronto Wednesday with a red carpet premiere at TIFF Bell Lightbox. In an indication of the film's publicity push, Khan arrived here direct from the London premiere and on his way to the Los Angeles one.

It also opened to the general public Wednesday at 10 theatres throughout the GTA, coinciding with the Hindu festival of Diwali, and is scheduled to open in 5,000 screens worldwide and 600 in 3-D.

The film premiered in Dubai on Monday, with Khan and fellow stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in attendance.

The plot — which tips its hat to Hollywood movies such as The Terminator franchise — centres on Shekhar Subramanium, played by Khan, who develops a virtual reality videogame in an effort to impress his son, Prateek.

But Prateek's insistence that his father create an unbeatable virtual reality villain gives the cyberworld creature, Ra.One, some grandiose ideas and an ambition to wreak havoc in the real world. Khan also plays the role of G.One, a blue-suited virtual superhero who is Prateek's and his mother's only hope for survival.

In typical Bollywood style, the film offers four playful and dazzling dance production numbers, including one that pays homage to the Ben E. King classic, "Stand by Me."

The film, which splits its time between London and Mumbai, also features some wild, CGI-heavy action scenes, prompting a disclaimer that the stunts are choreographed by professionals and should not be mimicked by audience members.

The nonetheless family-friendly Ra.One seems geared for an adolescent audience — and it helps to be fluent in Bollywood cinema. 

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