Aarakshan (2011)

Aarakshan poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $651,096Details
International Box Office $12,992,412Details
Worldwide Box Office $13,643,508
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Aarakshan is the story of Prabhakar Anand, the legendary idealistic principal of a college that he has single-handedly turned into the state's best. It is the story of his loyal disciple, Deepak Kumar who will do anything for his Sir. Of Deepak's love for Prabhakar's daughter, Poorbi, of his friendship with Sushant. It is the story of their love, their lively friendship, their zest for life, and of their dreams for the future. Centered on one of the most controversial issues of recent years, with the Supreme Court's order on reservation, the story suddenly becomes a rollercoaster ride of high drama, conflict, and rebellion, which tests their love and friendship for one another, and their loyalty to Prabhakar Anand

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$344,661 (52.9% of total gross)
Legs:1.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:4.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:91 opening theaters/91 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $885,092

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,702 $651,096
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,387 $12,992,412
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,729 $13,643,508
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,179 $651,096

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2011 (Limited) by Reliance Big Pictures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 135 minutes
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Keywords: Bollywood, Inspirational Teacher, College, Bigotry, Class Warfare, Political, Inspired by a True Story
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Prakash Jha Productions
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,702 $651,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,230 $885,092
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,782 $651,096
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 233 $651,096
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,179 $651,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,272 $885,092
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 85 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,036 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,695 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,081 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,604 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 801-900) 890 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Reliance Big Pictures Movies 6 $651,096

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2011 24 $344,661   91 $3,787   $344,661 1
Aug 19, 2011 39 $120,888 -65% 85 $1,422   $561,598 2
Aug 26, 2011 56 $29,586 -76% 36 $822   $629,327 3
Sep 2, 2011 88 $6,981 -76% 12 $582   $645,863 4
Sep 9, 2011 120 $796 -89% 2 $398   $649,791 5
Sep 16, 2011 123 $690 -13% 2 $345   $650,817 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2011 - $108,337     90 $1,204   $108,337 1
Aug 13, 2011 - $137,233 +27%   90 $1,525   $245,570 2
Aug 14, 2011 - $99,091 -28%   91 $1,089   $344,661 3
Aug 15, 2011 - $21,141 -79%   90 $235   $365,802 4
Aug 16, 2011 - $35,133 +66%   90 $390   $400,935 5
Aug 17, 2011 - $24,519 -30%   90 $272   $425,454 6
Aug 18, 2011 - $15,256 -38%   90 $170   $440,710 7
Aug 19, 2011 - $34,688 +127% -68% 85 $408   $475,398 8
Aug 20, 2011 - $54,400 +57% -60% 85 $640   $529,798 9
Aug 21, 2011 - $31,800 -42% -68% 85 $374   $561,598 10
Aug 22, 2011 - $7,185 -77% -66% 85 $85   $568,783 11
Aug 23, 2011 - $14,442 +101% -59% 85 $170   $583,225 12
Aug 24, 2011 - $9,257 -36% -62% 85 $109   $592,482 13
Aug 25, 2011 - $7,259 -22% -52% 85 $85   $599,741 14
Aug 26, 2011 - $8,702 +20% -75% 36 $242   $608,443 15
Aug 27, 2011 - $12,253 +41% -77% 36 $340   $620,696 16
Aug 28, 2011 - $8,631 -30% -73% 36 $240   $629,327 17
Aug 29, 2011 - $2,506 -71% -65% 36 $70   $631,833 18
Aug 30, 2011 - $5,402 +116% -63% 36 $150   $637,235 19
Aug 31, 2011 - $967 -82% -90% 36 $27   $638,202 20
Sep 1, 2011 - $680 -30% -91% 36 $19   $638,882 21
Sep 2, 2011 - $1,063 +56% -88% 12 $89   $639,945 22
Sep 3, 2011 - $3,140 +195% -74% 12 $262   $643,085 23
Sep 4, 2011 - $2,778 -12% -68% 12 $232   $645,863 24
Sep 5, 2011 86 $1,816 -35% -28% 12 $151   $647,679 25
Sep 6, 2011 - $370 -80% -93% 12 $31   $648,049 26
Sep 7, 2011 - $318 -14% -67% 12 $27   $648,367 27
Sep 8, 2011 - $628 +97% -8% 12 $52   $648,995 28
Sep 9, 2011 - $210 -67% -80% 2 $105   $649,205 29
Sep 10, 2011 - $200 -5% -94% 2 $100   $649,405 30
Sep 11, 2011 - $386 +93% -86% 2 $193   $649,791 31
Sep 12, 2011 - $15 -96% -99% 2 $8   $649,806 32
Sep 13, 2011 - $135 +800% -64% 2 $68   $649,941 33
Sep 14, 2011 - $134 -1% -58% 2 $67   $650,075 34
Sep 15, 2011 - $52 -61% -92% 2 $26   $650,127 35
Sep 16, 2011 - $288 +454% +37% 2 $144   $650,415 36
Sep 17, 2011 - $312 +8% +56% 2 $156   $650,727 37
Sep 18, 2011 - $90 -71% -77% 2 $45   $650,817 38
Sep 19, 2011 - $40 -56% +167% 2 $20   $650,857 39
Sep 20, 2011 - $45 +13% -67% 2 $23   $650,902 40
Sep 21, 2011 - $179 +298% +34% 2 $90   $651,081 41
Sep 22, 2011 - $15 -92% -71% 2 $8   $651,096 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2011 26 $440,710   91 $4,843   $440,710 1
Aug 19, 2011 41 $159,031 -64% 85 $1,871   $599,741 2
Aug 26, 2011 62 $38,461 -76% 36 $1,068   $638,200 3
Sep 2, 2011 89 $10,113 -74% 12 $843   $648,995 4
Sep 9, 2011 125 $1,132 -89% 2 $566   $650,127 5
Sep 16, 2011 127 $969 -14% 2 $485   $651,096 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,387 $12,992,412
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,649 $12,992,412
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 196 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,235 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,642 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,209 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 936 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Reliance Big Pictures Movies 6 $12,992,412

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,729 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,812 $13,643,508
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 218 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,518 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,870 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,577 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 401-500) 485 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Reliance Big Pictures Movies 6 $13,643,508

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Lead Ensemble Members

Amitabh Bachchan    Prabhakar
Saif Ali Khan    Deepak
Manoj Baipayee    Poorbi Anand
Prateik Babbar    Sushant Seth

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Prakash Jha    Director
Prakash Jha    Producer
Firoz A. Nadiadwala    Producer
Anjum Rajabali    Screenwriter
Prakash Jha    Screenwriter
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy    Composer
Sachin Krishn    Cinematographer
Santosh Mandal    Editor

Per Theater Chart: Senna Races to the Top

August 16th, 2011

Senna easily won the race to the top of the per theater chart with an average of $36,749 in two theaters. The next best was way back, as CornerStore earned $12,743 in its lone theater. The only other film in the $10,000 club was The Help at $10,278. More...

Too Limited to Thrive

August 12th, 2011

It's a short list of limited releases this week, and not only that, but only one of them is opening in more than a couple theaters. The widest release, Aarakshan, is also a Bollywood production, so its chances of expanding are remote. More...


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Synopsis

Aarakshan is the story of Prabhakar Anand, the legendary idealistic principal of a college that he has single-handedly turned into the state's best. It is the story of his loyal disciple, Deepak Kumar who will do anything for his Sir. Of Deepak's love for Prabhakar's daughter, Poorbi, of his friendship with Sushant. It is the story of their love, their lively friendship, their zest for life, and of their dreams for the future. Centered on one of the most controversial issues of recent years, with the Supreme Court's order on reservation, the story suddenly becomes a rollercoaster ride of high drama, conflict, and rebellion, which tests their love and friendship for one another, and their loyalty to Prabhakar Anand

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$344,661 (52.9% of total gross)
Legs:1.89 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:4.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:91 opening theaters/91 max. theaters, 2.5 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $885,092

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,702 $651,096
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,387 $12,992,412
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,729 $13,643,508
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,179 $651,096

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2011 (Limited) by Reliance Big Pictures
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 135 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Bollywood, Inspirational Teacher, College, Bigotry, Class Warfare, Political, Inspired by a True Story
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Prakash Jha Productions
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

Lead Ensemble Members

Amitabh Bachchan    Prabhakar
Saif Ali Khan    Deepak
Manoj Baipayee    Poorbi Anand
Prateik Babbar    Sushant Seth

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Prakash Jha    Director
Prakash Jha    Producer
Firoz A. Nadiadwala    Producer
Anjum Rajabali    Screenwriter
Prakash Jha    Screenwriter
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy    Composer
Sachin Krishn    Cinematographer
Santosh Mandal    Editor

Per Theater Chart: Senna Races to the Top

August 16th, 2011

Senna easily won the race to the top of the per theater chart with an average of $36,749 in two theaters. The next best was way back, as CornerStore earned $12,743 in its lone theater. The only other film in the $10,000 club was The Help at $10,278. More...

Too Limited to Thrive

August 12th, 2011

It's a short list of limited releases this week, and not only that, but only one of them is opening in more than a couple theaters. The widest release, Aarakshan, is also a Bollywood production, so its chances of expanding are remote. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,702 $651,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,230 $885,092
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,701-8,800) 8,782 $651,096
Top 2011 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 233 $651,096
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,179 $651,096
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,272 $885,092
Top 2011 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 85 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,036 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,695 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,081 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,604 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 801-900) 890 $651,096
All Time Domestic Box Office for Reliance Big Pictures Movies 6 $651,096

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2011 24 $344,661   91 $3,787   $344,661 1
Aug 19, 2011 39 $120,888 -65% 85 $1,422   $561,598 2
Aug 26, 2011 56 $29,586 -76% 36 $822   $629,327 3
Sep 2, 2011 88 $6,981 -76% 12 $582   $645,863 4
Sep 9, 2011 120 $796 -89% 2 $398   $649,791 5
Sep 16, 2011 123 $690 -13% 2 $345   $650,817 6

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2011 - $108,337     90 $1,204   $108,337 1
Aug 13, 2011 - $137,233 +27%   90 $1,525   $245,570 2
Aug 14, 2011 - $99,091 -28%   91 $1,089   $344,661 3
Aug 15, 2011 - $21,141 -79%   90 $235   $365,802 4
Aug 16, 2011 - $35,133 +66%   90 $390   $400,935 5
Aug 17, 2011 - $24,519 -30%   90 $272   $425,454 6
Aug 18, 2011 - $15,256 -38%   90 $170   $440,710 7
Aug 19, 2011 - $34,688 +127% -68% 85 $408   $475,398 8
Aug 20, 2011 - $54,400 +57% -60% 85 $640   $529,798 9
Aug 21, 2011 - $31,800 -42% -68% 85 $374   $561,598 10
Aug 22, 2011 - $7,185 -77% -66% 85 $85   $568,783 11
Aug 23, 2011 - $14,442 +101% -59% 85 $170   $583,225 12
Aug 24, 2011 - $9,257 -36% -62% 85 $109   $592,482 13
Aug 25, 2011 - $7,259 -22% -52% 85 $85   $599,741 14
Aug 26, 2011 - $8,702 +20% -75% 36 $242   $608,443 15
Aug 27, 2011 - $12,253 +41% -77% 36 $340   $620,696 16
Aug 28, 2011 - $8,631 -30% -73% 36 $240   $629,327 17
Aug 29, 2011 - $2,506 -71% -65% 36 $70   $631,833 18
Aug 30, 2011 - $5,402 +116% -63% 36 $150   $637,235 19
Aug 31, 2011 - $967 -82% -90% 36 $27   $638,202 20
Sep 1, 2011 - $680 -30% -91% 36 $19   $638,882 21
Sep 2, 2011 - $1,063 +56% -88% 12 $89   $639,945 22
Sep 3, 2011 - $3,140 +195% -74% 12 $262   $643,085 23
Sep 4, 2011 - $2,778 -12% -68% 12 $232   $645,863 24
Sep 5, 2011 86 $1,816 -35% -28% 12 $151   $647,679 25
Sep 6, 2011 - $370 -80% -93% 12 $31   $648,049 26
Sep 7, 2011 - $318 -14% -67% 12 $27   $648,367 27
Sep 8, 2011 - $628 +97% -8% 12 $52   $648,995 28
Sep 9, 2011 - $210 -67% -80% 2 $105   $649,205 29
Sep 10, 2011 - $200 -5% -94% 2 $100   $649,405 30
Sep 11, 2011 - $386 +93% -86% 2 $193   $649,791 31
Sep 12, 2011 - $15 -96% -99% 2 $8   $649,806 32
Sep 13, 2011 - $135 +800% -64% 2 $68   $649,941 33
Sep 14, 2011 - $134 -1% -58% 2 $67   $650,075 34
Sep 15, 2011 - $52 -61% -92% 2 $26   $650,127 35
Sep 16, 2011 - $288 +454% +37% 2 $144   $650,415 36
Sep 17, 2011 - $312 +8% +56% 2 $156   $650,727 37
Sep 18, 2011 - $90 -71% -77% 2 $45   $650,817 38
Sep 19, 2011 - $40 -56% +167% 2 $20   $650,857 39
Sep 20, 2011 - $45 +13% -67% 2 $23   $650,902 40
Sep 21, 2011 - $179 +298% +34% 2 $90   $651,081 41
Sep 22, 2011 - $15 -92% -71% 2 $8   $651,096 42

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2011 26 $440,710   91 $4,843   $440,710 1
Aug 19, 2011 41 $159,031 -64% 85 $1,871   $599,741 2
Aug 26, 2011 62 $38,461 -76% 36 $1,068   $638,200 3
Sep 2, 2011 89 $10,113 -74% 12 $843   $648,995 4
Sep 9, 2011 125 $1,132 -89% 2 $566   $650,127 5
Sep 16, 2011 127 $969 -14% 2 $485   $651,096 6

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,387 $12,992,412
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,649 $12,992,412
Top 2011 Movies at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 196 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,235 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,642 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,209 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 936 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 301-400) 392 $12,992,412
All Time International Box Office for Reliance Big Pictures Movies 6 $12,992,412

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,729 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,812 $13,643,508
Top 2011 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 218 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,518 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,870 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,577 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 401-500) 485 $13,643,508
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Reliance Big Pictures Movies 6 $13,643,508

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.