


Rowdy Rathore Collections – 134 crores approx. As expected, the film started off with a bang, surpassed all records by a distance, was the most universally appreciated film of the year and also the 3rd highest grosser of 2012. Ready Collections – 122 crores approx. Verdict – Blockbuster.Ģ012: 1st June witnessed the release of Akshay Kumar’s Rowdy Rathore and the ‘masala entertainer’ was expected to smash all previous non-holiday records. It was also the first 100 crore grosser of 2011 and the second highest grossing film of 2011. Verdict – BlockbusterĢ011: Salman Khan stormed the box office as ‘Ready’, which released on 3rd June, not only surpassed last year’s biggest non-holiday blockbuster ‘Raajneeti’, but also broke the opening day and weekend record of 3 Idiots. The Prakash Jha film was the third highest grosser of 2010. Rajneeti collections – 94 crores approx. It was declared a blockbuster even before the weekend was over. More importantly, all films have been blockbusters.Ģ010: Raajneeti released on 4th June and took the box office by storm right from the word go. Since 2010, films released during this week have not only put up huge numbers at the box office but have also managed a position in the Top 3 grossers of the year. Over the last few years, the first week of June (the week after the IPL season) has emerged as a very important release date for Bollywood. Article from Indicine reader Aashish posted in the Indicine Forum
