Box Office Prediction: Fan, Brothers, Jagga Jasoos, Singh Is Bling

Like 2014, the second half of 2015 has plenty of big releases. Salman Khan has two big releases, Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Kabir Khan’s Bhajrangi Bhaijaan. Shahrukh Khan doesn’t get a festive release this time around, as Yash Raj Films’ Fan releases during the Independence Day weekend. The other much-awaited releases are Dharma Productions – Akshay Kumar film Brothers, Ranbir Kapoor’s Jagga Jasoos and a few other films.

Check out the Part 2 of our Box Office Prediction. Part 3 with festive release (Eid, Diwali and Christmas) will be covered in an article tomorrow. Click here to read Part 1.

All Is Well (50 – 55 crores): Umesh Shukla gave the rapturous social drama called OMG! Oh My God which made waves a good 2 years before PK arrived and discussed the same issues. This time he has joined hands with Abhishek Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor for this social family drama. We are expecting a good film but we are not sure if Abhishek will be able to pull in the crowds all by himself.

Brothers (140 – 145 crores): Brothers is the official remake of the 2011 Hollywood hit film called Warrior. The Hollywood original wasn’t too commercial but we expect Karan Malhotra to make the story a lot more commercial and adjust it to suit the Indian audiences’ taste. The film has a very emotional human story and with a cast that comprises of Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra, we expect Brothers to be a big hit come 31st July. Although the film has the potential to be a much bigger grosser, the only problem could be the release date – Brothers releases between two big films like Bhajrangi Bhaijaan and Fan.

Fan (165 – 170 crores): Fan is a big departure from the big films that Shah Rukh Khan has been doing lately. It is about a fan and his struggles told in a light hearted manner. Noone knows the intricacies of the script. Yash Raj Films are holding the cards close to their chest and not revealing any details. This could only be a good thing as they don’t want to reveal anything beforehand. We expect Fan to be a landmark performance in the latter career of SRK, but it’s box office prospects would depend on a lot of factors. Fan would be Shahrukh’s first non-festive release since My Name Is Khan and the film would release two weeks after Brothers and two weeks before Jagga Jasoos – both massive films!

Fan - Badlapur - MS Dhoni

Fan – Badlapur – MS Dhoni: Box Office Prediction

Jagga Jasoos (140 – 145 crores): The last Anurag Basu + UTV + Ranbir Kapoor collaboration made 120 crores with a non-conventional but heart warming film like Barfi. This time they are back with a slightly more commercial film and have taken Ranbir’s real life girlfriend Katrina Kaif as the lead actress. UTV are hoping to create a franchise out of the Jagga Jasoos films. The film reportedly has more than 15 songs which help tell the story. We love the way Anurag tells his stories and combined with all the factors mentioned above, Jagga Jasoos should turn out to be one of the biggest hits of the year.

Singh Is Bling (115 - 120 crore): The general perception in the public regarding the film is that it is the sequel of Singh Is King. And this could only help the film in the long run. It is being directed by Prabhu Deva who still has a loyal fan following in the small towns and it obviously stars a Superstar like Akshay Kumar. We are not sure about the quality of the film and we are not expecting a lot, but the recall value of Singh Is King will bring in a lot of audiences initially to the theaters. If the film turns out to be as entertaining as Akshay’s 2008 super-hit, then it could go on to be a much bigger grosser. Also, Akshay reunites with the director of his most successful film – Rowdy Rathore.

Shandaar (60 – 65 crores): Vikas Bahl is one of the most sought after directors in Bollywood right now after the runaway success of Queen. He has now teamed up with Shahid Kapur and Alia Bhatt for this destination marriage family drama. The genre of the film might be new but we are sure Vikas will have an interesting story to tell through this film. Also, the pairing of Shahid and Alia will be interesting to witness in Shandaar. The film should go on to be a solid multiplex hit.

MS Dhoni: Untold Story (85 – 90 crores): Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the iconic Indian heroes of the new millennium and there are very few people in India who don’t know about Dhoni. His sudden retirement from test cricket has showed the type of influence he has on the Indian public. The interest around the film will be huge and it will be fascinating to see how a fantastic director like Neeraj Pandey tackles the human aspect of the mammoth success story of arguably India’s greatest cricket captain. We are very excited to see Dhoni’s life encapsulated on screen.

ABCD 2 and Badlapur (70-75 crores and 45-50 crores respectively): Varun Dhawan has two scheduled releases for 2015 and both of them are diametrically opposite of each other. While ABCD 2 is the sequel of the successful dance film Any Body Can Dance, Badlapur is a dark edgy revenge thriller where he plays a character older than he is in real life. Both films will give Varun plenty of opportunity to showcase his talent. ABCD 2 should go on to be the bigger success amongst the two, as it seems a lot more commercial. Also the presence of Shraddha Kapoor should help!

And finally we come to the festive releases of the year – i.e Eid, Diwali and Christmas – easily the most lucrative period for film business. While Christmas has emerged as the biggest period in the industry, thanks mainly to Aamir Khan, Eid comes second. 2015 could end with a Shahrukh Khan – Rohit Shetty film, what sort of business could that film generate – as their last outing together smashed every record in sight. Predictions tomorrow! Keep visiting.

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  • fan will be biggest hit and its prediction should be least300cr domestically.even last year singham2 released in 15th aug and was the 2nd highest opener beating kick and bangbang.so why not this year.if pk with serious genre can do such collection then whynot fan can do.it should have weekend of 140cr .even in your own polls it had top the list of being most awaited by margin of 30%.so how can u predict only170cr although it is a mega budget film.i as a viewer has huge curosity for it as we are bored of masala films and need something fresh.u can see chakdeindia as well, it was the bigger hit than patrner with average opening.isnt it?

  • Srks Billu 2 wont do 165-170cr…. Only problem is that Srk himself gave 3 items songs in Irrfans Billu n despite that the film flopped so which star is gonna give Srks Billu 2 not one or two but THREE item songs- my bet is on Sunny Leone trying her best to save Billu 2…..

  • Fan will chase singham returns record. LOL. our king’s real aukaat will come out in front of everyone. our king will also prove how big star he is without big heroines and festive release. Too Much Fun.

  • Fan and prdp will b on top..
    I don’t see any of d movie breaking chennai express record in terms of collection….forget about Kick pk dhoom3!!
    Jaggo jasoos… 120-130
    Baby could b a surprise package like rowdy rathode or close too.
    Badalpur will rock but Varun shd wait for another year for 100crores..
    Brothers …..can’t match vetern jakki and anil combo!! I don’t see SID portraying ANIL role in ram lakhan… He doesn’t look energetic and funny ….more of a serious guy but AKKI will do justice to Jackie’s character no doubts!!
    Raes/Singh bling cld get high numbers but distributors returns would b low.
    So…I think I bet on FAN n PRDP 2 biggest grosser for 2015. Wish d rest best of luck!

  • FAN is at same level as of CE at Eid level last 2013 .
    CE was having 5 days week only (free) . here 14days free run and which film anyone sees works best in week 3? masses definitely not only classics like OMG, Pk,queen ,Kahani others only better for 2 week only .

    Friday and Sunday holiday(National) here Saturday&Sunday holiday .

    release of CE was 3300 Fan will release at least 4500screens (might be more because FAN budget is less then might Yrf do gamble like they did for Jthj which adds cost to production but huge opening will possible )

    only negative points as per commercial interests FAN lags behind CE due to director and production values but here SRk comes with yrf and his last Yrf ( non familian ) was Chak de .then logically that goes correct .
    by seeing all this I think weekend will 110cr ,week 1 185cr and week2 will 60cr (45if content as superb as HNY :p) lifetime according to me 240-260cr with 50-60 cr budget @indicine please tell me what verdict they will get.

    This year all actors are in Pairs and try to get safe
    1.SRk – Rohit shetty (expected) but I think they will come in 2016 Christmas for commercial break they needs some time we expect Grand from them .
    Fan – Yrf film same I think fan has best non holiday weekend because it has 2 holidays in weekend that dosent belongs to BB, PRDP is that only first day holiday is Holiday weekend?
    Raees – Farhan and Excel combo

    Salman – BB – last Ek tha tiger combo Salman khans ett collect 199 at domestic here it will not get big holiday weekend ( 1 day only ) so weekend will be (100cr) week1 155cr lifetime 220-230cr .Content will be avg I will bet .
    PRDP – The big combo of MPK,HAHK ,HSSH, I am stupid if I say any thing wrong in today’s era family drama not working .
    but which family drama released after apne and vivaah? I am expectations big from this because Its bigger combo than Aamir-Hirani or Srk – aditya chopra .this film may not get more opening but 3day 80cr is enough weekend but latter I think 200cr week and lifetime will be at least 350cr I expect .
    if it accepted like HAHK then 400club is onnn

    If SRK Rohit comes then then they too have same chance of 350-400cr

  • @Sani D, arey dude ‘Brothers’ is not the Ram-Lakhan remake ?? its a reamke of a Hollywood movie ‘Warriors’.
    Ram-Lakhan remake will release only in 2016 & the cast is not yet finalised, will be directed by Rohit Shetty under Dharma Productions.

  • @ tiger rabbit ka name tiger rakhne se wo tiger nhi ban jaata ;) ha khush hone k liye it’s OK.. same reality toh ignore karne se wo change nhi ho sakti even you are also knowing that who is more superior you known na before wanted status of your star go and check some previous information by indicine and some others when your so called superstar not even in top 10 and srk consistency world know he never went out of league …. srk v/s hrithik, srk v/s akshay, srk v/s ajay, srk v/s amitabh , even srk v/s emaraan, Ranveer…. all thing continuously happens from past to present and even in future it will be goes onnnn….. and you know why this happen bcoz opposition iz aaj hai kal nhi bt srk iz always there even his worst case of scenerio aaj wonder kal blunder WO nhi janta I think its enough now you have to freedom what ever you want to say cuhe ko tiger. … blah blah.. kuch v bolo

  • so many ppl who r boi fans r sucking here… tooo much fun. dey r saying dat hny didnt crossed 200 cr bt except boi all r saying dat hny did 205 cr lyftym. dos ppl shud go to boi n remain der why dey r commenting here n giving illogical collections.. as far as fan is concernd it will collect huge more than bb n prdp. n if raees/rohit shetty movie cm on christmas then d records will get crush

  • @ zeeshan, please do not bring past here, if that is the case then, SRK was routed by Sunny deol, did you forget asoka that was released alongside indian, inspite of huge promotion, music, director, sunny paaji bulldozed asoka at box office with indian, also sunny deol bulldozed aamir khan with gadar that was released with lagaan, that is why he was called baap of all khans during his prime

  • @Pathan : we have been hearing same stuff since last 7 years that every Srk movie will be highest grosser but we know the reality. Please avoid unrealistic expectations to avoid disappointments n disappearances (we have seen some srk fans vanishing from Indicine after below expectation performance of srk movies). Salman with 2 movies kills any opportunity for Srk to give highest grosser of the year !!!!!!!!!!

  • So…everyone expecting 150 cr for FAN….Good..keep dreaming till august 15….Fan The Movie will give you excellent replay….Salman’s non holiday release JAI HO collected only 110cr…

  • It’s amazing
    Everybody wants quality from SRK
    But from megastar sallu nobody wants quality they want quantity….

    You know what i mean…

  • My prediction for 2015 movies:
    Fan:150-180cr(But if content is good collections will be aro
    und 220-250cr)
    Tevar:40-50cr
    Roy:30cr
    BB:180-210cr
    Baby:75-95cr
    DDD:90-120cr
    Shamitabh:30-45cr

  • @hritik if d3 wasn’t release then ce remain highest grosser, whatever srk gave 2 all time highest grosser, amir gave 4 but salman 0. Salman fans hiding their face into amir’s success but srk fans always loyal. Mark my words Raees/rohit shetty next will be the highest grosser. In 2014 highest grosser race between hny/pk but raju hirani won by huge marigin n hny did’n trun tmk2 thanks to srk

  • FAN will be first 500cr movie in domestic level. if critics praise this movie and landed in all time block buster tag.no doubt this is SRk se bad phase of time whereas new comers also making movies of 100cr.srk doesnt need any support holiday, non holiday…this is regardless if content like his 2 billion fans will reply by wacthing atleast twice if repeart value will be there than 500cr doemestic easily otherwise 250cr. underperform.

  • I support indicine collection prediction on Fan….but if it’ll have good content then srk stardom will work and it will create history…waiting for fan

  • my prediction on the basic of cast’
    tever 65-70 it is a remake so it will do good bussiness
    baby .80-85
    roy .70-75 ranbir has extented cameo
    bombay valvet 120-130
    badlapur 60-65
    gabbar 50-55
    phantom 55-60
    welcome back 40-45
    fan 220-230
    jagga jasoos 150-170 ranbir kat combo
    bajrangi bhijaan 250-270 salman kabir cobo kareena
    sing is bling 80-90 cr
    brothers 100-110
    tamasha 120-130 with clash
    bajro maatani 110-120 with clash

    prem ratan dhan payo 320-350 salman sooraj combo after13 year .previous filmd mpk hahk hssh were all time blockbuster it will be good to se wether the movie can broke the record set by pk

  • @Romance : Been there n done that. Same story since last 7 years. Between PK & HNY there is Kick, I hope you know 233 crs is greater than 205 crs n 227 crs. Despite 44crs HNY crawled to 200 crs. One good thing for Srk is Fan will be different from all his recent movies for which I am also looking forward but it may end up on 2nd or 4th at the end of the year !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @FAN : Stop day dreaming. Irrespective of collections Fan will be a good movie content wise !!!!!!! 500 cr domestic Lol

  • waiting for jagga jasoos if jj’s content will work it’ll be on top 5 films(business).. but really feel burnt of loyal fan’s of srk and salman .look they are degrading bollywood by so many years even they have fans as loyal as dog.

  • i am only excited for following films,,,
    shamitabh-30-40cr(if not accepted)or 60-70cr(if accepted)
    bombay velvet-60-70cr(if not accepted)and 140-180cr(if accepted)
    dil dhadakne do-120-140cr
    all is well 70-80cr (if accepted)
    jagga jasoos-150cr+ but sky will be limit if music and movie will be liked.
    byomkesh bakshi60-70cr

  • Where did k3 go in 2013? If you consider fudge collection then you also accepted hny opening day Hindi 36cr only. Are you accept hny 36cr opening day?

  • @romu, salman has no highest grossers!! Then who stared in HAHK?? Ur king?? Don’t forget ur king chased hahk’s collections for 15years untill the release of OSO. U also said in 2014 highest grosser race was between hny/pk but kick collected 214cr and hny collected 181cr, still u hypocrite king fans think 181cr is greater than 214cr….tera knowledge toh LUL ho gaya.

  • @rau and @devil, salman’s non holyday release underperformer collected way more than ur king’s mega festive release overperformers like don2, jthj etc.

  • All srk fans, if u want to go past(b4 2007) then don’t forget ur king has all time mega disaster YLJK.

  • my prediction bb 170-185cr. brother-145-160cr. fan -160-170cr. jj- 130-140cr. sib-120-125cr. prdp- 200-215ct

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