Joker (2012)

Joker poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $169,181Details
International Box Office $3,947,336Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,116,517
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Synopsis

Agastya is a researcher probing the existence of aliens in the universe, who returns to his small little native village. The out of luck Agastya takes it upon himself to put his crazy village on the global map and continues with his alien exploration from there. While his plan gets the village attention from across the world, it also comes with a great deal of risk. Will aliens save the day for Akshay? Or will his plans fall like a pack of cards?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$105,366 (62.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:4.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:74 opening theaters/74 max. theaters, 1.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $254,198

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 31st, 2012 (Limited) by UTV Communications
International Releases: August 31st, 2012 (Wide) (Malaysia)
August 31st, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Bollywood
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Plot point: About a Stand Up Comedian, Academics, Mental Illness
Social setting: Life in a Small Town, Space Program
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: UTV Communications
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 31, 2012 42 $105,366   74 $1,424   $105,366 1
Sep 7, 2012 65 $17,725 -83% 43 $412   $163,070 2
Sep 14, 2012 104 $386 -98% 3 $129   $169,137 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 31, 2012 - $29,141     73 $399   $29,141 1
Sep 1, 2012 - $36,920 +27%   73 $506   $66,061 2
Sep 2, 2012 - $39,305 +6%   73 $538   $105,366 3
Sep 3, 2012 - $22,089 -44%   73 $303   $127,455 4
Sep 4, 2012 - $9,179 -58%   73 $126   $136,634 5
Sep 5, 2012 - $5,433 -41%   73 $74   $142,067 6
Sep 6, 2012 - $3,278 -40%   73 $45   $145,345 7
Sep 7, 2012 - $5,151 +57% -82% 43 $120   $150,496 8
Sep 8, 2012 - $7,881 +53% -79% 43 $183   $158,377 9
Sep 9, 2012 - $4,693 -40% -88% 43 $109   $163,070 10
Sep 10, 2012 - $920 -80% -96% 43 $21   $163,990 11
Sep 11, 2012 - $2,651 +188% -71% 43 $62   $166,641 12
Sep 12, 2012 - $1,086 -59% -80% 43 $25   $167,727 13
Sep 13, 2012 - $1,024 -6% -69% 43 $24   $168,751 14
Sep 14, 2012 - $150 -85% -97% 3 $50   $168,901 15
Sep 15, 2012 - $175 +17% -98% 3 $58   $169,076 16
Sep 16, 2012 - $61 -65% -99% 3 $20   $169,137 17
Sep 17, 2012 - $34 -44% -96% 3 $11   $169,171 18
Sep 18, 2012 - $5 -85% -100% 3 $2   $169,176 19
Sep 19, 2012 - $5 n/c -100% 3 $2   $169,181 20

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 31, 2012 45 $145,345   73 $1,991   $145,345 1
Sep 7, 2012 68 $23,406 -84% 43 $544   $168,751 2
Sep 14, 2012 108 $430 -98% 3 $143   $169,181 3

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Malaysia 8/31/2012 $11,647 3 3 7 $22,440 12/11/2015
United Kingdom 8/31/2012 $133,728 57 57 80 $230,579 12/11/2015
  
Rest of World $3,694,317
  
International Total $3,947,336 12/11/2015

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Akshay Kumar    Agastya

Shreyas Talpade   
Sonakshi Sinha   
Jaaved Jaafery   
Prachi Desai   
Rajeev Khandelwal   
Minisha Lamba   

Production and Technical Credits

Shirish Kunder    Director
Farah Khan    Producer
Shirish Kunder    Producer
Akshay Kumar    Producer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

Agastya is a researcher probing the existence of aliens in the universe, who returns to his small little native village. The out of luck Agastya takes it upon himself to put his crazy village on the global map and continues with his alien exploration from there. While his plan gets the village attention from across the world, it also comes with a great deal of risk. Will aliens save the day for Akshay? Or will his plans fall like a pack of cards?

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$105,366 (62.3% of total gross)
Legs:1.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:4.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:74 opening theaters/74 max. theaters, 1.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $254,198

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 31st, 2012 (Limited) by UTV Communications
International Releases: August 31st, 2012 (Wide) (Malaysia)
August 31st, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 100 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Bollywood
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D
Plot point: About a Stand Up Comedian, Academics, Mental Illness
Social setting: Life in a Small Town, Space Program
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: UTV Communications
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 31, 2012 42 $105,366   74 $1,424   $105,366 1
Sep 7, 2012 65 $17,725 -83% 43 $412   $163,070 2
Sep 14, 2012 104 $386 -98% 3 $129   $169,137 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Aug 31, 2012 - $29,141     73 $399   $29,141 1
Sep 1, 2012 - $36,920 +27%   73 $506   $66,061 2
Sep 2, 2012 - $39,305 +6%   73 $538   $105,366 3
Sep 3, 2012 - $22,089 -44%   73 $303   $127,455 4
Sep 4, 2012 - $9,179 -58%   73 $126   $136,634 5
Sep 5, 2012 - $5,433 -41%   73 $74   $142,067 6
Sep 6, 2012 - $3,278 -40%   73 $45   $145,345 7
Sep 7, 2012 - $5,151 +57% -82% 43 $120   $150,496 8
Sep 8, 2012 - $7,881 +53% -79% 43 $183   $158,377 9
Sep 9, 2012 - $4,693 -40% -88% 43 $109   $163,070 10
Sep 10, 2012 - $920 -80% -96% 43 $21   $163,990 11
Sep 11, 2012 - $2,651 +188% -71% 43 $62   $166,641 12
Sep 12, 2012 - $1,086 -59% -80% 43 $25   $167,727 13
Sep 13, 2012 - $1,024 -6% -69% 43 $24   $168,751 14
Sep 14, 2012 - $150 -85% -97% 3 $50   $168,901 15
Sep 15, 2012 - $175 +17% -98% 3 $58   $169,076 16
Sep 16, 2012 - $61 -65% -99% 3 $20   $169,137 17
Sep 17, 2012 - $34 -44% -96% 3 $11   $169,171 18
Sep 18, 2012 - $5 -85% -100% 3 $2   $169,176 19
Sep 19, 2012 - $5 n/c -100% 3 $2   $169,181 20

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 31, 2012 45 $145,345   73 $1,991   $145,345 1
Sep 7, 2012 68 $23,406 -84% 43 $544   $168,751 2
Sep 14, 2012 108 $430 -98% 3 $143   $169,181 3

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Malaysia 8/31/2012 $11,647 3 3 7 $22,440 12/11/2015
United Kingdom 8/31/2012 $133,728 57 57 80 $230,579 12/11/2015
  
Rest of World $3,694,317
  
International Total $3,947,336 12/11/2015

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Akshay Kumar    Agastya

Shreyas Talpade   
Sonakshi Sinha   
Jaaved Jaafery   
Prachi Desai   
Rajeev Khandelwal   
Minisha Lamba   

Production and Technical Credits

Shirish Kunder    Director
Farah Khan    Producer
Shirish Kunder    Producer
Akshay Kumar    Producer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.