Kite Vs. 3 Idiots

AAMIR KHAN Vs. HRITWIK ROSHAN

In the biggest battle of the year, the two ‘perfectionists’ of Bollywood could clash in December! Its Hrithik Roshan vs Aamir Khan, Kites vs 3 Idiots.

Rakesh Roshan, the producer of Kites, has just confirmed the release date of the Hrithik - Barbara Mori - Kangana Ranaut starrer to December 18th 2009. Aamir Khan’s much awaited 3 Idiots releases just a week later on 25th December 2009.

We think Hrithik’s Kites could end up loosing the battle and here are some reasons why.

1) The budget of Kites is well over 50 crores and Reliance has purchased the movie for a whopping 100 crores. Now while the opening week could be anywhere in the range of 45 - 50 crores, the second week is bound to be affected big time due to the release of 3 Idiots.

2) Big releases a week apart is probably more dangerous than a same day release. The first release, in this case Kites, will no longer be the first choice for a viewer. This could mean a drop of 50% or more in Week 2, a blow the film may never recover from.

3) The number of prints in circulation for Kites will decrease drastically, further affecting collections.

So overall, we think its better for Kites to release a week before or clash with 3 Idiots during the Christmas weekend.

P.S - There are rumours that 3 Idiots could be postponed to early January 2010!