Box Office earnings Vs Critic view

My question to I-F members is what makes a film successfull eventually is it a critics view point ? Is it your and my opinion about the latest film - example KANK ? or is it the revenue the movie eventually makes at the box office.

All of us are reeling from the various reviews we read here and in the papers about how KANK is . Some of us who have watched the film are telling the other how they loved it or how dissapointed they felt. Some said this films theme was too bold and Karan Johar should stick to his mushy love stories. While others are trying to decide whether to see the film in the big hall or wait for it to come on the DVD !!!!!

 But is this going to decide whether KANK is a hit or a miss ????????Or will eventually the money KANK will make at the theatre , will that be the decision maker ?? As for our crtics and their judgement and our personal opinion ofcourse, when have we ever unanimously agreed on any film. You may have liked RDB, while i personally felt i hated it because of its ending. But is my and your opinion important with due respect to it ???

 

The unprecedented success of Krrish has already collected Rs 150 crore (and counting, according to director Rakesh Roshan), bringing it into the league of the top five all-time grossers of Bollywood. It has also brought actor Hrithik Roshan back into the reckoning.(Courtesy Rediff news)


"The historic first week billing of KABHI ALVIDA NAA KEHNA is a slap on the faces of all 'soothsayers' who predicted doomsday for the film at the box-office. " (Courtesy :www.indiafm.com)

Do you think the success of a film is based on how much it grosses in the box office ???


Or its what you and me think about the film ?

Edited by Aparna_BD - 17 years ago

i agree its the box office collection
will come back to it later hopefully 😳

box office collection, because it grabs the attention of the moviegoers if they find a story interesting and after that it is about how long can a film hold the attention of the moviegoer, how many weeks?

Everyones opinion is different but eventually a film will run on story because if the story is good people will tell others and they will and go see it for themselves. If the story isnt good, the first week collections may be good but after that if people tell others hey the story sucks then the others who havent seen the film wont spend money and box office collections will drop after the first or second weekend.

Personally, I have never gone by the Critic's view. I find it biased. Just my opinion. No offence. Even biggies like Taran Adarsh ... I have noticed sometimes write a review thats completely opposite of what I thought of the movie, so I dont go by their opinions anymore.

About Box-Office collections ... again I really dont think they are all that great to go by. Movies like Gadar earned sooooo much ... and my personal review of the movie was not a great one. Same with movies like Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai & No Entry. They earned good money at B.O. .. but I didnt think they were that great.

So for me ... I usually tend to make a choice based on online previews, TV promos, star cast, and just a personal instinct. And whenever I've made a decision based on these, I've usually enjoyed the movie. I dont watch that many anyways so I have to be choosy 😛

Btw, Great topic Aparna di! 👏

i think its the boxoffice collection, when a film releases a whole bunch of pple frm all the diff parts of society watch tht film and if they like it, they go watch it again and again. And when the film is accepted by the whole public it becomes a success. as for the critics, i don't think tht 4 or 5 pple who have different point of view and a flair for writing can say tht a film is a hit or a flop compared to the hundreds who go and watch the film and come out liking it. At the end of the day public appreciation is wht makes a star and a film. If the film receives full marks frm the critics, the audience might reject it and a prefect example is OMKARA, which received gr8 reviews frm the critics but the audience didn't accept the film. Its very rare tht the audience and the critics agree on one decision. So i think tht the box office collections matter the most becuz thts wht the film industry is all about.

well firstly its the first week box office earnings that declare hit or miss for a film but then u need to look at how many people go back to watch the film again that gives a sense to what people think of the film if repeat takings are low that that means that the film was prolly not what it was cracked up to be since some people go to watch a film for their respective fav actor or actress

Its definately a box office collection which predicts a movie is a hit or flop. A critic can give a review for a movie..but can't predict the outcome...look at bunty aur babli...critics bashed that movie soo much...n look at the outcome...it was a huge success...so...basically all depends if a viewer like u or me like the movie..if we do...we're definately gnna spread the word that its good/awesome n go see it...if u tell it to ur friends/family that...they will 99.9% gnna go watch the movie in theater...to which the producers n distributors for that movie gets money.

I think it depends on how much the movie earns as the box office.....sumtimes critics can be wrong and film that they might have thought would be a big time flop may suprisingly turn out to be a huge hit....for example i always go by Taran Ardash's reviews for new movies and most time he is right..buh recently he has given a wrong view on Phir Hera Pheri and KANK...he predicted that PHP would b flop or atleast average buh instead it turned out to be a hite....and on the other hand he had predicted KANK to b a blockbuster buh i dont see that happening...buh he was true on predicting about Fanna and Krrish as both movies did excellent earnings at the box office....so i really think that the movie gets it Hit/flop status depending on how much it earns.....i really dont think critics can alwayz be 100% correct and by the way everyone has a different choice...so a movie is only declared hit/flop after seeing how much it gross at the box office

Luv Rashi Edited by dazzlingdesi - 17 years ago

well i think its a bo earning since it is the final decision whether a film will be a hit or a blockbuster. I think kank is a good film. i liked it.   anyone has to make a bold step . and now its karan johar. 👏

I agree with J. to a certain extend..

Sometimes critics are biased...There are some critics who are critics just for he sake of the name...really I find someof them very biased to one actor or the other

and I have never beleived in BO show. people go for films just for their fav stars(ofc its natural..but this leads to bais is judgement from pat of viewer.)...not many go after reading basic reviews and finding the story interesting.

I feel its a viewer's personal valuation which makes a Movie turn out to be great or Plummenting down the trash bin!

For me...a good film is a hit...and a bad film is a flop...as simple as that. sometimes u go for a completely wacko film which may turn out to be great...and a much hyped one which turns out to be one that deserves to be thrown to kachre ka dabba....😆😉

I value films by how it has been directed..how the sory has been potrayed...and ofc acting and otherfactors too enhance the film.

Ofc critics views and BO performance do matter...but only to a meagre extend if u ask me.

 

Edited by lucky_lakshmi - 17 years ago