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The End of Oak Street Opens Slowly in India After $2.5 Million Previews
The End of Oak Street Opens Slowly in India After $2.5 Million Previews
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
The End of Oak Street earned Rs 90 lakh net in India on its opening day, with an overall occupancy of 12.3%, according to Sacnilk, as reported by NDTV Profit. The English version led with Rs 75 lakh, followed by Hindi at Rs 10 lakh, Tamil at Rs 4 lakh and Telugu at Rs 1 lakh. The film’s India gross stood at Rs 1.08 crore from 1,856 shows.
In North America, the Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor starrer collected an estimated $2.5 million from Thursday previews, Koimoi reports, citing analyst Luiz Fernando. The film is tracking towards a $20 million to $25 million opening weekend there and is expected to target the second spot behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy verdict that a slow Indian opening makes the film a failure ignores its first-day show count, language split and stronger night occupancy. Equally, the $2.5 million preview figure does not guarantee a hit, especially when the North American estimate is unverified and competition is strong. The useful test is the weekend: can India’s daily net collection rise well beyond Rs 90 lakh, while the North American opening reaches the projected $20 million to $25 million range?
Sources (2): koimoi.com, ndtvprofit.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
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