Dibakar
Banerjee's
latest
movie
Shanghai
received
rave
reviews
from
almost
all
the
film
critics,
but
it
failed
to
achieve
the
expected
figures
at
the
Box
Office.
But
the
director
has
a
different
say
about
the
performance
of
the
film,
which
has
recovered
its
production
cost
before
its
release
and
is
now
running
in
profit.
The
critically
acclaimed
movie
Shanghai,
which
stars
Abhay
Deol,
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Kalki
Koechlin
in
the
leads,
has
been
made
with
a
budget
of
Rs
19
crores.
Even
before
its
release,
the
film
earned
Rs
16
crores
from
its
satellite
and
music
rights.
The
director
says
that
it
had
to
recover
only
Rs
4.75
crore
from
theatrical
release
to
be
profitable.
Shanghai,
which
released
in
theatres
worldwide
on
June
8,
opened
to
a
very
poor
response
at
the
Box
Office
on
Friday.
The
film
collected
Rs
3.35
crores
nett
on
the
first
day
of
its
release.
Its
business
improved
by
more
than
20%
with
the
movie
raking
in
Rs
4.25
crores
on
Saturday
and
Rs
4.5
crores
on
Sunday.
It
has
earned
a
total
of
Rs
12.10
crores
nett
from
its
threatrical
release
in
the
first
weekend.
However,
Dibakar
Banerjee,
who
is
one
of
the
producers
of
film
Shanghai,
seems
to
be
very
happy
with
its
performance
at
the
Box
Office.
But
the
trade
analysts
say
that
its
collection
is
not
up
to
the
mark.
The
movie
features
big
stars
and
it
has
had
massive
promotion
activities.
Moreover,
several
film
critics
opined
that
it
is
a
good
entertainer
with
a
wonderful
message.
Despite
having
all
these
plus
points,
what
made
Shanghai
go
down
at
the
Box
Office?
Well!
Trade
analysts
say
that
it
is
Rowdy
Rathore's
effect.
The
movie,
which
has
scored
Rs
101
crores
nett
in
10
days,
remained
the
first
choice
of
the
film
goers
in
the
second
weekend,
which
seems
to
have
affected
the
collections
of
Shanghai.