‘Kuruvi’ flies high in UK

IndiaGlitz
[Tuesday, June 03, 2008]

Vijay starrer ‘Kuruvi’ is doing a successful business in UK box office. The blockbuster featuring Vijay, Trisha and Suman opened to bumper houses in Chennai.

Similarly at UK, the movie directed by Dharani and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, ‘Kuruvi’ is doing a decent business.

Four weeks after its release, ‘Kuruvi’ has managed to collect over Rs one crore in UK. It is still running in a couple of screens drawing good audience.

The ‘Gilli’ team comprising Vijay, Trisha, Vidyasagar and Dharani teamed up together again for ‘Kuruvi’.

U.K. BOX-OFFICE Weekend: May 23 - 25, 2008

* JANNAT [last weekend: No. 17, this weekend: No. 16]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 28,067 on 20 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,403. Total: £ 1,02,658 [approx. Rs. 86.94 lacs].

* BHOOTHNATH [last weekend: No. 18, this weekend: No. 21]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 17,669 on 27 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 654. Total: £ 1,73,397 [approx. Rs. 1.47 crores].

* TASHAN [last weekend: No. 39, this weekend: No. 56]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 1,441 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 360. Total: £ 3,52,494 [approx. Rs. 2.98 crores].

* U ME AUR HUM [last weekend: No. 63, this weekend: No. 58]: In its seventh weekend, the film has collected £ 1,218 on 1 screen. Total: £ 4,22,948 [approx. Rs. 3.58 crores].

* KURUVI [Tamil film; last weekend: No. 47, this weekend: No. 75]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 527 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 264. Total: £ 1,29,179 [approx. Rs. 1.09 crores].

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]

RANK	FILM	AVERAGE
1	JANNAT	£ 1,403
2	U ME AUR HUM	£ 1,218
3	BHOOTHNATH	£ 654
4	TASHAN	£ 360
5	KURUVI [Tamil film]	£ 264

Kuruvi races @ the UK BO

By Behindwoods News Bureau.
May 29, 2008

While the Chennai box office has given the cold shoulder to the Vijay – Trisha starrer Kuruvi, the distributors who bought the international rights of the movie seem to have reasons to smile. Over the last weekend (May 23 - 25, 2008) Kuruvi has recorded decent collections at the UK box office and garnered an approximate of one Crore in total in returns in the last four weeks of its release.

The other movies in contention were the Emran Hashmi Jannat, Amitabh starrer Bhoothnath, Saif starrer Tashan, and the Ajay Devgan starrer U Me aur Hum. Kuruvi is still running to average houses in two screens in the United Kingdom.

Chennai Box Office (May 16-18, 2008)

Tuesday, 20 May , 2008, 11:31

Thanks to Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s star power at the box-office, more number of prints, bigger screens and no major opposition, Kuruvi holds on in its third weekend to the number one slot, by a whisker thin margin over the summer hit Santosh Subramaniyan. At number three is Narnia-2 in English and Tamil which opened in a dozen screens. Arasangam which took an impressive opening holds on in the fourth position. And in the fifth position is Yaaradi Nee Mohini. cbo a

Note : Ratings are based on the box office collections and the cost of the film

Kuruvi

Cast: Vijay, Trisha, Suman, Vivek, Manivannan
Director : Dharani

Vijay, first half

No story, Dharani's listless presentation

BO verdict : Average

Kuruvi's tashan kills Bollywood's Tashan

Tashan means style or flair. But looks like the Bollywood movie, Tashan, has not lived up to its name. It had a very bad response in India and even outside India, where usually every Indian film is watched avidly.

In a box office survey in UK, it was seen that Kuruvi amassed more than Tashan. In a Top-20-films survey, Tashan was at No. 15 (and was only one week old) before Kuruvi made its debut in the UK. After release, Kuruvi took Tashan's spot in the Top 20 list andTashan dropped down to 18. This rating is based on boxoffice collections. Kuruvi collected $152,431 in four days, whereas Tashan managed to collect only about $110,607 in its entire second week.

Kuruvi's record is not ordinary. Taking into consideration that it was screened only on 13 screens, its per-screen-average collection is $11,725 which is second only to Iron Man. This is a very good reason for Vijay and the makers of Kuruvi to party.

Chennai Box-Office (May 09-11)

By Moviebuzz
Tuesday, 13 May , 2008, 12:30

The box-office is jittery as highly hyped films are taking lukewarm openings and the star pull is decreasing. Vijay's Kuruvi is tottering at the box –office, but due to lack of strong opposition, the film continues to be at the number one slot. At number two is Santosh Subramaniyam, which is the hot favourite of the family audiences. In the third position is Vijaykanth's Arasangam, which surprised the trade by taking a very good opening (82 per cent) in seven Chennai screens. In the fourth position is NTR's Kantri, which is a hit and in the fifth position is Yaaradi Nee Mohini

Note : Ratings are based on the box office collections and the cost of the film

Kuruvi

Cast: Vijay, Trisha, Suman, Vivek, Manivannan
Director : Dharani

Vijay, first half

No story, Dharani's listless presentation. Kuruvi looks more like a Telugu film

BO verdict : Average

பாக்ஸ் ஆஃபிஸில் பறக்கும் 'குருவி'!

வியாழக்கிழமை, 8 மே 2008 ( 16:49 IST )

'குருவி'க்கு விமர்சனங்கள்தான் சாதகமாக இல்லை என்றாலும், அதிரடி ஒபனிங் மூலம் சென்னை பாக்ஸ் ஆஃபிஸில் ரெக்கை கட்டி பறந்து வருகிறது.

'கில்லி' போல் இல்லை என்று விஜய் ரசிகர்கள் உள்பட பல தரப்பும் கூறி வந்தாலும், சென்ற வார இறுதியில் ரூ.1 கோடியே 80 லட்சங்களுடன் சென்னையில் முதலிடத்தில் கம்பீரமாக வீற்றுள்ளது 'குருவி'.

இரண்டாம் இடத்திலுள்ள ஜெயம் ரவியின் 'சந்தோஷ் சுப்ரமணியம்', பதினெட்டே கால் லட்சங்களை ஈட்டியுள்ளார்.

தனுஷின் 'யாரடி நீ மோகினி', வார இறுதியில் பதிமூன்று லட்ச ரூபாயை வசூலித்துள்ளது.

ஒரு மல்டிபிளக்ஸ்சில் ஒரே நாளில் 33 காட்சிகள் திரையிடப்பட்டு, 'சிவாஜி'யின் (25 காட்சிகள்) சாதனையை முறியடித்த 'குருவி', கடந்த வெள்ளி மற்றும் சனிக்கிழமை ஆகிய இரு நாட்களில் மட்டும் ரூ.37 லட்சத்தை வசூல் செய்தது. இதன்மூலம், முதல் இருதின வசூலில் 'பில்லா'வை முந்தியது.

Kuruvi - No.1 Indian Film @ UK Box Office

U.K. BOX-OFFICE
- By Taran Adarsh, May 7, 2008 - 09:11 IST
Weekend: May 2 - 4, 2008.

· KURUVI [Tamil film] has debuted at No. 15 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £69,001 [approx. Rs. 55.96 lacs] on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 5,308.
The breakdown:- Friday: £ 19,673; Saturday: £ 22,622; Sunday: £ 26,706.

· TASHAN [last weekend: No. 13, this weekend: No. 17]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £54,660 on 43 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,271. Total: £2,96,135 [approx. Rs. 2.40crores].
The breakdown:- Friday: £ 13,025; Saturday: £ 19,705; Sunday: £ 21,930.

· MR. WHITE MR. BLACK has debuted at No. 27 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £15,037 [approx. Rs. 12.03 lacs] on 11 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,367.
The breakdown:- Friday: £ 3,451; Saturday: £ 5,591; Sunday: £ 5,995.

· U ME AUR HUM [last weekend: No. 26, this weekend: No. 32]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £ 7,066 on 18 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 393. Total: £ 4,11,760 [approx. Rs. 3.30 crores].
The breakdown:- Friday: £ 948; Saturday: £ 2,199; Sunday: £ 3,919.

· KRAZZY 4 [last weekend: No. 44, this weekend: No. 67]: In its fourth weekend, the film has collected £1,081 on 4 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 270. Total: £ 1,37,660 [approx. Rs. 1.10 crores].
The breakdown:- Friday: £ 187; Saturday: £ 231; Sunday: £ 663.

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]

RANK	FILM	AVERAGE
1	KURUVI [Tamil film]	£ 5,308
2	MR. WHITE MR. BLACK	£ 1,367
3	TASHAN	£ 1,271
4	U ME AUR HUM	£ 393
5	KRAZZY 4	£ 270

Chennai Box Office (May 2-4, 2008)

Chennai Box Office (May 2-4, 2008)
Tuesday, 06 May , 2008, 14:05

Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Kuruvi, has made an impressive two day opening and is in the number one slot. Though it carries mixed reports, its opening is good and may cover its price as it is a B & C film. From eight Chennai screens it has netted approximately Rs 36 lakh in two days, with Sathyam big screening collecting Rs 8, 60,000 from 10 shows in two days!

At number two is Santosh Subramanian, which is very good in Chennai city. In the third position holding on is Yaaradi Nee Mohini, while Allu Arjun's Telugu film Parugu is in the fourth position. In the last place is Tashaan, which has collapsed.

Chennai box-office (Feb 09 to 12)

Pokkiri looks unbeatable as it continues to lord over the box-office fifth week in a row! The trade was shocked when the highly hyped Deepavali turned out to be a damp squib at the box office. It opened in too many screens and started dropping from day two as the word- of- mouth was bad, and is at the number two position.

And Mani Ratnam's Guru and its Hindi version is the number three and still drawing record crowds. At number four is Dhanush's Thiruvilayadal Aarambham which has become a favourite with the family audience. Thamarabharani, manages to keep itself afloat at number five.

Film	Cast	Pluses	Minuses	Trade fact
Pokkiri	Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj	Racy mass masala entertainer	Same old formula story	Super Hit

Chennai box-office (Feb 2 to 4)

Sify.com
Wednesday, 07 February , 2007, 12:55

Pokkiri rule continues in its fourth weekend! At number two this week is Mani Ratnam's Guru which is drawing record crowds and has crossed the Rs 1 Crore net from Chennai city for its Hindi and Tamil versions combined!

At the third position is Pori, which opened in big screens and could not hold on. At number four is Dhanush's Thiruvilayadal Aarambham which has become a favourite with the family audience. Thamarabharani, manages to keep itself afloat at number five.

Film	Cast	Pluses	Minuses	Trade fact
Pokkiri	Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj	Racy mass masala entertainer	Same old formula story	Super Hit

U.K. BOX-OFFICE - Weekend: January 26 – 28, 2007

* SALAAM-E-ISHQ has debuted at No. 11 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 293,809 [approx. Rs. 2.54 crores] on 49 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 5,996. This total includes paid previews on Thursday.

The breakdown:- Thursday previews: £ 27,396; Friday: £ 69,921; Saturday: £ 114,076; Sunday: £ 82,416.
On Monday, the film collected £ 22,689 on 47 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 483.

* GURU [last weekend: No. 15, this weekend: No. 25]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 39,224 on 27 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,453. Total: £ 436,010 [approx. Rs. 3.77 crores].

The breakdown:- Friday: £ 7,971; Saturday: £ 17,818; Sunday: £ 13,435.

* POKIRI [Tamil; last weekend: No. 28, this weekend: No. 54]: In its third weekend, the film has collected £ 1,722 on 2 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 861. Total: £ 47,809 [approx. Rs. 41.37 lacs].

THIS WEEKEND IN U.K.
[Based on screen averages]

RANK	FILM	AVERAGE
1	SALAAM-E-ISHQ	£ 5,996
2	GURU	£ 1,453
3	POKIRI [Tamil]	£ 861
4	BAABUL	£ 567
5	AALWAR [Tamil]	£ 402
6	BHAGAM BHAG	£ 292
7	DHOOM 2	£ 87

Chennai box-office - (Jan 26-28 ): Sify.com

Pokkiri rules and is the clear number one by a mile! Its hold over the CBO is amazing. In its third weekend, the film is still drawing 95 percent! At number two this week is the multi starrer Salaam-E-Ishq, which opened in four huge screens with combined capacity of over 4500 and by day two started dropping. In comparison Mani Ratnam's Guru is still the hottest show in town, and is steady at 85 to 90 percent during this weekend.

Dhanush's Thiruvilayadal Aarambham continues to rock, and has become a favourite with the family audience. Though GK films have boosted the publicity of Thamarabharani, it has not reflected in the collections and is at number five.

Film: Pokkiri
Cast: Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj
Pluses: Racy mass masala entertainer
Minuses: Same old formula story
Trade fact: Super Hit