REPORT
At the box office: How did Bin
Roye, Wrong No and Bajrangi
Bhaijaan fare?
T
his Eid had us all asking: which movies shall we
watch? We were spoiled for choice as two local
films, Mahira Khan-Humayun Saeed starrer Bin
Roye and Yasir Nawaz’s directorial debut, Wrong Number were set to air alongside Salman Khan’s Bajrangi
Bhaijaan. While some opted to watch one or the other, a
fair number of people made the most of the long weekend
and saw all three. However, only details about how each
film fared at the box office will present a clear picture of
how popular they were! While Bajrangi was able to go
past Bin Roye and Wrong Number, it won’t be wrong to
say that the two films are competitive enough to stay in
the race. And it goes like this: first Bajrangi, then Bin Roye
and then Wrong Number. According to Nadeem Mandviwala, Bajrangi led the way, collecting Rs3.2 million to
date, with Bin Roye raking in about Rs2.8 million and
Wrong Number making Rs2.7m in Mandviwala-owned
cinemas in Karachi and Islamabad. According to Capri
Cinema’s director, the two films screened have collected
approximately Rs4 million with Rs2.5 million shared by
Bajrangi and Rs1.5 million by Bin Roye.Jerjees Seja,
CEO of ARY Digital Network, stated that Wrong Number has gathered more than Rs3.4million. Bin Roye, the
directorial debut of Momina Duraid and Shehzad Kashmiri, was a highly awaited drama-romance. Released
worldwide with the star presence of Mahira Khan, who
has been roped in alongside Shahrukh Khan in Raees,
the film is bound to do well.Although there were rumours
about Bajrangi’s release in Pakistan, the film centred on
the theme of Indo-Pak friendship is drawing large audiences who are coming to see Salman Khan in a role of
a brotherly figure. The film has made INR151 crore in
India within five days of its release. We need more cinemas to make room for upcoming films: Nadeem Mandviwalla Speaking about