The
second
weekend
Box-office
of
Warner
Bros.
Pictures'
dream-themed
film
Inception
directed
by
Christopher
Nolan
and
top-lining
Leonardo
DiCaprio,
was
rock
solid
and
scored
an
appreciating
gross
collection
of
Rs.39,
892,195
in
India.
In
the
US
Box
Office,
Inception
retained
its
No.1
slot
with
an
estimated
chart-topping
$43.5
million
at
3,792
locations.
The
drop
was
approximately
31%
in
comparison
to
the
first
weekend.
“Inception
is
one
of
the
few
Hollywood
movies
which
keeps
weekdays
active
for
Cinema
operators.
Occupancy
is
just
growing
day
by
day
&
more
importantly
we
are
seeing
repeat
patrons
at
many
locations.
It
is
a
must
watch
movie
of
all
time.
Thanks
to
Inception
our
Q2
has
started
on
a
very
good
note." says
Devang
Sampat
President
for
Cinemax
India
Ltd
“The
movie
has
achieved
the
best
occupancy
in
this
weekend.
It
is
almost
70%
+
occupancy
inspite
of
the
competition
of
Salt
and
Khatha
Meetha.
Weekend
net
box-office
is
as
good
as
the
1st
weekend
so
in
almost
2
weeks
Inception
is
the
highest
collecting
English
movie
for
2010.The
net
box-office
is
more
than
2.5
crore."
says
Prakhar
Joshi,
PVR
Cinemas
“The
film
has
seen
the
lowest
drop
for
a
wide
English
film
this
year.
The
word
of
mouth
on
this
film
is
unprecedented
and
a
lot
of
audiences
are
going
back
to
the
cinemas
for
a
second
or
third
viewing.
We
are
confident
that
the
film
will
have
a
dream
run."
says
Denzil
Dias,
Deputy
Managing
Director
(Theatrical),
Warner
Bros.
Pictures
India.
Inception
released
in
India
in
four
languages
with
300
prints
which
include
English
(120
prints),
Hindi
(90
prints),
Tamil
(45
prints)
and
Telugu
(45
print).
This
critically
acclaimed
film
has
got
an
over-whelming
response
from
the
audiences
across
the
nation.
Estimated
cume
after
the
2nd
weekend:
167,378,382
($3,579,738)
Screens:
Prints:
Sites:
239:239:239
Weekend
drop:
-
47%
Comp
Films:
+550%
on
Batman
Begin
+34%
on
Dark
Knight
+180%
on
Terminator
Salvation
+284%
on
I
Am
Legend
+449%
on
Wanted
+89%
on
Mission
Impossible
3
It
is
the
lowest
drop
for
a
wide
film
release
in
2010