High Budget , Devdas, Titanic, Mangal Pandey, Star Wars Episode 3, Monsoon Wedding, Aamir Khan, Rajinikant, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Aishwarya Rai

"Buidgets" "

When Devdas gobbled up Rs 50 crore, we gasped , But throw a glance at titanic,anothe blockbuster of a love story. And compare the otheres genre for genre.

Indian Films

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1.Devdas: Rs 50cr ($11.1)

2.Taj Mahal : Rs 58cr($12.8m)

3. Krish: 60 cr( $ 13.3)

4.The Hero Bhagmati-The queen of ofurtunes : Rs 5 cr ($ 1.1 m)

Foreign Countrys

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1.Titanic: $ 200m( 900 cr)

2. Troy : $ 150 (Rs 675 cr)

3.Spider-Man 2: $ 200 m (RS 900 cr)

4.Kill-Bill 2 : $ 55m ( Rs 247)

5.Finding Nemo: $ 94m (Rs 423c4r)

Titanic the movie cost more than the titanic itself.The cost of constructing the ship in 1910-1912 was app $7.5 million, equivalent to $120 to $ 150 million in 1997.

"Openning "

Indian Films

Mangal pandey's openinig week earings were termed historic.However , comparing its figure with those of opening week earings of some of hollywood's blockbusters could well be a history lesson in itself.

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1.Mangal Pandey: Rs 18.5 ( $ 4.1 m)

2.Bunty Aur Babli: Rs 16cr ( 3.5 m)

3. No Entry: Rs 13.4 cr (2.97)

4.Sarkar: Rs 13.1 cr ($ 2.91m)

5.Dus: Rs 12.4 cr ($ 2.7m)

Foreign Countrys

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1.Star Wars Episode 3 : $108 m( Rs 486 cr)

2.Wars Of The Worlds: $ 64m ( Rs 288cr)

3.Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: $56m (Rs252cr)

4.Batman Begins: $ 48m (Rs 21cr)

5.Wedding Crashers: $ 33m ( Rs 148.5cr)

"Crossing Over"

Top Us Films In India

Spider-man holds the record for the highest-ever gross for a single day-it made $39.4 million (Rs 177cr) on its opening day alone.The movie passed the $100 million mark faster than any movie-in just three days.
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1.Titanic: Rs 50cr ($11.1m)

2.Spiderman 2: Rs 35cr($7.7m)

3.Godzilla: Rs 27 cr($ 6m)

4.Anacondas: Rs 22cr($4.8m)

Top Indian Filams In US

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1.Monsoon Wedding: $13.m (Rs 62.1cr)

2.Bride And Prejudice: $ 4.1 m(Rs 18.4cr)

3.Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham:$3.1m(Rs 13.9cr)

4. Veer Zaara: $2.8m (Rs12.6cr)

5.Devdas: $ 2.7m (Rs12.1 cr)

Mansoon Wedding is the only indian filam to make more money abroad than a hollywood release in india. It was shot in approximately 40 days.

"Take-Home Pay"

Indian Heroes

If Aamir Khan's reported Rs 7 crore salary for Mangal Pandey you , take at the top remuneration his hollywood counterparts....and southern superstars have got in the recent past.

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1.Aamir Khan : Rs 8cr( $1.7m)

2.Shah Rukh Khan : Rs 7cr($ 1.5m)

3.Salman Khan: Rs 6cr($1.3m)

4.Hrithik Roshan:Rs 5cr($1.1m)

5.Amitabh Bachchan: Rs 5cr ($1.1 m)

India Down South

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1.Rajinikanth: Rs 12cr ($2.6m)

2.Chiranjeevi: Rs 9cr ($2m)

3.Nagarjuna: Rs 7cr($1.5m)

4.Kamal Hassan: Rs 5cr ($ 1.1m)

5.Vijaykant: Rs 3cr ($ 0.66m)

Not oly do the southern stars earn more than apna hindi heroes, they are also revered as demi-gods and even have temples erected in their names.

Hollywood Hotshots

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1.Tom Cruise: $75m (Rs 337cr)

2.Tom Hankas: $70m(Rs 315cr)

3.Brad Ptt: $30m (Rs 135cr)

4.Will Smith: $28m (Rs 126cr)

5.Jim Carrey: $25 m(Rs 112cr)

Phirang Sirens

When it comes to money, hollywood actress have broken the glass ceiling and got into the $20 million club as it is called.

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1.Julia Roberts: $20m (Rs90cr)

2.Cameron Ciaz: $20m (Rs 90cr)

3.Nicole Kidman: $15m (Rs 67.5cr)

4.Reese Witherspoon: $15m (Rs 67.5 cr)

5.Drew Barrymore: $15m (Rs 67.5 cr )

Julia Roberts are the first Hollywood acress to hit the $20 million mark[ for Erin Brockovich (2000)]

Indian Hieroines

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1.Aishwarya Rai: Rs 3cr ( $0.66m)

2.Rani Mukarji: Rs 2cr ($0.44m)

3.Preity Zinta: Rs 1.5cr ($ 0.33m)

4.Kareena Kapoor: Rs 1.25cr ($ o.27m)

5.Priyanka Chopra: Rs 65 lakhs( 0.14m)

"Direct Connection"

Producers/ directors are the real stars when it comes to the moolah in hollywood

Top US Producers/ Directors

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1.Geoge Lucas: $ 20m (Rs 1,305cr)

Best-Known Films:Star Wars Series

2.Mel Gibson:$ 185m( Rs 832cr)

Best-Known Films:Passion of the christ,

Braveheart, Mad Max

3.Steven Spielberg:$ 80m (Rs 360cr)

Best-Known Films:E-T, Schindler's List,

Saving Private Ryan.

4.Jerry Bruckheimer: $80 m (Rs 270cr)

Best-Known Films:Pirates of the carribean,

National Treasure

5.Peter Jackson:$ 47 (Rs 211cr)

Best-Known Films:The Loard of The Rings Trilogy

Nobody was ready to produce, direct or release Mel Gibson's Passion of the Chirst because it was in Aramaic and it was too controversial. So he did it all himself and took home a bonanza.

Top Indian Producers/ Directors

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1.Yash Chopra: Rs 12cr ($2.6m)

2.Karan Johar: Rs 10cr ($2.2 m)

3.Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Rs 7cr($1.5m)

4.Rakesh Roshan: Rs 6cr ($1.3m)

5.David Dhawan: Rs 5cr($1.1m)

Most of Hindi cinema's successful directors produce their own films. Unlike in Hollywood, their earnings are not made public. Here is a theorectial trade estimate of their fees.

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