Mohenjo Daro (2016)

Mohenjo Daro
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $1,264,339Details
International Box Office $416,546Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,680,885
OpusData ID: 266800100
Further financial details...

Synopsis

During the Pre-historic Indus Valley, in 2016 BC, the evil greed of a man is about to destroy one of the oldest cities in the ancient world, Mohenjo Daro. A young indigo farmer, Sarman, enters the city and meets Chaani, the daughter of the Priest, predicted to be the Origin of a New Society. Sarman, in his attempt to win Chaani's love, uncovers the secrets that nobody was ever supposed to know—about Chaani, about Mohenjo Daro and about his own past!

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$747,791 (59.1% of total gross)
Legs:1.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:246 opening theaters/246 max. theaters, 1.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,653,137

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,886 $1,264,339
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700) 14,626 $416,546
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,380 $1,680,885
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $1,264,339

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Limited) by UTV Communications
International Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 155 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Baar Baar Dekho
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Keywords: Bollywood, Romance, Freedom Fighters, Assassination, Revenge, Dream Sequence, Non-Chronological
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: UTV Motion Pictures, Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,886 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,583 $1,653,137
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,963 $1,264,339
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2016 (Rank 201-300) 227 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,673 $1,653,137
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 72 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,788 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,012 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,053 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,072 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 601-700) 663 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for UTV Communications Movies 17 $1,264,339

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2016 19 $747,791   246 $3,040   $747,791 1
Aug 19, 2016 27 $173,546 -77% 170 $1,021   $1,164,785 2
Aug 26, 2016 58 $16,343 -91% 22 $743   $1,250,765 3
Sep 2, 2016 70 $5,787 -65% 8 $723   $1,262,538 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2016 - $238,581     246 $970   $238,581 1
Aug 13, 2016 - $309,207 +30%   246 $1,257   $547,788 2
Aug 14, 2016 - $200,003 -35%   246 $813   $747,791 3
Aug 15, 2016 - $55,783 -72%   246 $227   $803,574 4
Aug 16, 2016 - $107,064 +92%   246 $435   $910,638 5
Aug 17, 2016 - $48,451 -55%   246 $197   $959,089 6
Aug 18, 2016 - $32,150 -34%   246 $131   $991,239 7
Aug 19, 2016 - $47,834 +49% -80% 170 $281   $1,039,073 8
Aug 20, 2016 - $76,209 +59% -75% 170 $448   $1,115,282 9
Aug 21, 2016 - $49,503 -35% -75% 170 $291   $1,164,785 10
Aug 22, 2016 - $15,358 -69% -72% 170 $90   $1,180,143 11
Aug 23, 2016 - $30,057 +96% -72% 170 $177   $1,210,200 12
Aug 24, 2016 - $15,159 -50% -69% 170 $89   $1,225,359 13
Aug 25, 2016 - $9,063 -40% -72% 170 $53   $1,234,422 14
Aug 26, 2016 - $4,711 -48% -90% 22 $214   $1,239,133 15
Aug 27, 2016 - $7,268 +54% -90% 22 $330   $1,246,401 16
Aug 28, 2016 - $4,364 -40% -91% 22 $198   $1,250,765 17
Aug 29, 2016 - $1,297 -70% -92% 22 $59   $1,252,062 18
Aug 30, 2016 - $2,672 +106% -91% 22 $121   $1,254,734 19
Aug 31, 2016 - $1,153 -57% -92% 22 $52   $1,255,887 20
Sep 1, 2016 - $864 -25% -90% 22 $39   $1,256,751 21
Sep 2, 2016 - $1,270 +47% -73% 8 $159   $1,258,021 22
Sep 3, 2016 - $2,542 +100% -65% 8 $318   $1,260,563 23
Sep 4, 2016 - $1,975 -22% -55% 8 $247   $1,262,538 24
Sep 5, 2016 - $1,123 -43% -13% 8 $140   $1,263,661 25
Sep 6, 2016 - $390 -65% -85% 8 $49   $1,264,051 26
Sep 7, 2016 - $152 -61% -87% 8 $19   $1,264,203 27
Sep 8, 2016 - $136 -11% -84% 8 $17   $1,264,339 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2016 18 $991,239   246 $4,029   $991,239 1
Aug 19, 2016 29 $243,183 -75% 170 $1,430   $1,234,422 2
Aug 26, 2016 64 $22,329 -91% 22 $1,015   $1,256,751 3
Sep 2, 2016 77 $7,588 -66% 8 $949   $1,264,339 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 8/12/2016 $89,259 24 24 46 $150,263 8/29/2016
New Zealand 8/12/2016 $23,975 10 10 17 $37,662 8/30/2016
United Kingdom 8/12/2016 $228,621 141 141 141 $228,621 8/17/2016
 
International Total$416,546 8/30/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700) 14,626 $416,546
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,368 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,834 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,320 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,541 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,382 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for UTV Communications Movies 60 $416,546

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,380 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,028 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,334 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,431 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,493 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,654 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,449 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for UTV Communications Movies 53 $1,680,885

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Hrithik Roshan    Sarman

Supporting Cast

Pooja Hegde    Chaani
Kabir Bedi    Maham
Arunoday Singh    Moonja
Nitish Bharadwaj    Durjan
Sharad Kelkar    Surjan
Manish Chowdhary    The Priest
Suhasini Mulay    Laashi
Diganta Hazarika    Lothar
Naina Trivedi    Junu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ashutosh Gowariker    Director
Ashutosh Gowariker    Screenwriter
Preeti Mamgain    Screenwriter
Ashutosh Gowariker    Story by
Siddharth Roy Kapur    Producer
Sunita Gowariker    Producer
Sandeep Francis    Editor
A.R. Rahman    Composer
C.K. Muraleedharan    Cinematographer
Neeta Lulla    Costume Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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August 16th, 2016

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Limited and VOD Releases: High Water Mark

August 12th, 2016

Hell or High Water

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Synopsis

During the Pre-historic Indus Valley, in 2016 BC, the evil greed of a man is about to destroy one of the oldest cities in the ancient world, Mohenjo Daro. A young indigo farmer, Sarman, enters the city and meets Chaani, the daughter of the Priest, predicted to be the Origin of a New Society. Sarman, in his attempt to win Chaani's love, uncovers the secrets that nobody was ever supposed to know—about Chaani, about Mohenjo Daro and about his own past!

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$747,791 (59.1% of total gross)
Legs:1.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:75.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:246 opening theaters/246 max. theaters, 1.8 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $1,653,137

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,886 $1,264,339
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700) 14,626 $416,546
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,380 $1,680,885
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $1,264,339

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Limited) by UTV Communications
International Releases: August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 12th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 155 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Baar Baar Dekho
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Bollywood, Romance, Freedom Fighters, Assassination, Revenge, Dream Sequence, Non-Chronological
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: UTV Motion Pictures, Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

Leading Cast

Hrithik Roshan    Sarman

Supporting Cast

Pooja Hegde    Chaani
Kabir Bedi    Maham
Arunoday Singh    Moonja
Nitish Bharadwaj    Durjan
Sharad Kelkar    Surjan
Manish Chowdhary    The Priest
Suhasini Mulay    Laashi
Diganta Hazarika    Lothar
Naina Trivedi    Junu

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

Production and Technical Credits

Ashutosh Gowariker    Director
Ashutosh Gowariker    Screenwriter
Preeti Mamgain    Screenwriter
Ashutosh Gowariker    Story by
Siddharth Roy Kapur    Producer
Sunita Gowariker    Producer
Sandeep Francis    Editor
A.R. Rahman    Composer
C.K. Muraleedharan    Cinematographer
Neeta Lulla    Costume Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Theater Averages: Darkness has a Lovely Start with an Average of $18,585

August 24th, 2016

A Tale of Love and Darkness

Natalie Portman’s feature-length directorial debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness, was the only film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $18,585 in two theaters. More...

Theater Averages: Hell of a Good Time

August 16th, 2016

Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water led the way on the Theater Average Chart with an average of $19,417 in 32 theaters. The studio was hoping for only half of that, so this is a fantastic start. The biggest new release of the week, Sausage Party, was next with an average of $11,042, while the overall number one film, Suicide Squad, was right behind with $10,232. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: High Water Mark

August 12th, 2016

Hell or High Water

This week’s list of limited releases is full of films that are earning good reviews, but not great reviews, and they will struggle to survive in limited release. Then there’s Hell or High Water. The film’s reviews are just shy of 100% positive and it is going to expand wide next week. It should have the most impressive opening out of all of the films on this week’s list. It might not even be close. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,886 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) 8,583 $1,653,137
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000) 7,963 $1,264,339
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2016 (Rank 201-300) 227 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,496 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,673 $1,653,137
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 72 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,788 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,012 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,053 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,072 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 601-700) 663 $1,264,339
All Time Domestic Box Office for UTV Communications Movies 17 $1,264,339

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2016 19 $747,791   246 $3,040   $747,791 1
Aug 19, 2016 27 $173,546 -77% 170 $1,021   $1,164,785 2
Aug 26, 2016 58 $16,343 -91% 22 $743   $1,250,765 3
Sep 2, 2016 70 $5,787 -65% 8 $723   $1,262,538 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 12, 2016 - $238,581     246 $970   $238,581 1
Aug 13, 2016 - $309,207 +30%   246 $1,257   $547,788 2
Aug 14, 2016 - $200,003 -35%   246 $813   $747,791 3
Aug 15, 2016 - $55,783 -72%   246 $227   $803,574 4
Aug 16, 2016 - $107,064 +92%   246 $435   $910,638 5
Aug 17, 2016 - $48,451 -55%   246 $197   $959,089 6
Aug 18, 2016 - $32,150 -34%   246 $131   $991,239 7
Aug 19, 2016 - $47,834 +49% -80% 170 $281   $1,039,073 8
Aug 20, 2016 - $76,209 +59% -75% 170 $448   $1,115,282 9
Aug 21, 2016 - $49,503 -35% -75% 170 $291   $1,164,785 10
Aug 22, 2016 - $15,358 -69% -72% 170 $90   $1,180,143 11
Aug 23, 2016 - $30,057 +96% -72% 170 $177   $1,210,200 12
Aug 24, 2016 - $15,159 -50% -69% 170 $89   $1,225,359 13
Aug 25, 2016 - $9,063 -40% -72% 170 $53   $1,234,422 14
Aug 26, 2016 - $4,711 -48% -90% 22 $214   $1,239,133 15
Aug 27, 2016 - $7,268 +54% -90% 22 $330   $1,246,401 16
Aug 28, 2016 - $4,364 -40% -91% 22 $198   $1,250,765 17
Aug 29, 2016 - $1,297 -70% -92% 22 $59   $1,252,062 18
Aug 30, 2016 - $2,672 +106% -91% 22 $121   $1,254,734 19
Aug 31, 2016 - $1,153 -57% -92% 22 $52   $1,255,887 20
Sep 1, 2016 - $864 -25% -90% 22 $39   $1,256,751 21
Sep 2, 2016 - $1,270 +47% -73% 8 $159   $1,258,021 22
Sep 3, 2016 - $2,542 +100% -65% 8 $318   $1,260,563 23
Sep 4, 2016 - $1,975 -22% -55% 8 $247   $1,262,538 24
Sep 5, 2016 - $1,123 -43% -13% 8 $140   $1,263,661 25
Sep 6, 2016 - $390 -65% -85% 8 $49   $1,264,051 26
Sep 7, 2016 - $152 -61% -87% 8 $19   $1,264,203 27
Sep 8, 2016 - $136 -11% -84% 8 $17   $1,264,339 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 12, 2016 18 $991,239   246 $4,029   $991,239 1
Aug 19, 2016 29 $243,183 -75% 170 $1,430   $1,234,422 2
Aug 26, 2016 64 $22,329 -91% 22 $1,015   $1,256,751 3
Sep 2, 2016 77 $7,588 -66% 8 $949   $1,264,339 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 8/12/2016 $89,259 24 24 46 $150,263 8/29/2016
New Zealand 8/12/2016 $23,975 10 10 17 $37,662 8/30/2016
United Kingdom 8/12/2016 $228,621 141 141 141 $228,621 8/17/2016
 
International Total$416,546 8/30/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,601-14,700) 14,626 $416,546
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,368 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,834 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,301-12,400) 12,320 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,345 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,541 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,382 $416,546
All Time International Box Office for UTV Communications Movies 60 $416,546

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,380 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 13,001-13,100) 13,028 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,334 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 12,401-12,500) 12,431 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,493 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,654 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,449 $1,680,885
All Time Worldwide Box Office for UTV Communications Movies 53 $1,680,885

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 at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.