‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ breaks the circuit at the Box Office!
September 29th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Fox Star Studio India’s “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ has indeed proved that Gordon Gekko still stands tall when it comes to matters of the financial world. ‘Released on Sept 24th, the sequel to Oliver Stone’s revolutionary 1987 film Wall Street, has received a tremendous response at the Indian box offices raking in a whopping Rs. 2.3 crore in the opening weekend itself.
This Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf starrer film had the 2nd biggest opening of all time for a non-dubbed film in India and received the highest opening weekend of all time for any non dubbed 2D Hollywood release in India. With numerous India fans thronging to the theatres to catch the Gekko fever again the movie witnessed the 8th biggest opening internationally after US, Australia, Sweden, Brazil, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Norway which again is a record in itself!
Mr. Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios says, ‘ The gripping story line, the power packed performances and the universally exciting theme of money, power and passion in the stock market have all contributed to the success of WS:MNS, especially in India”.
Mr. Aditya Shroff, VP Programming, Distribution & Corporate Sales, Fame India Limited, says, “The audience reaction to the film has been very enthusiastic and the electric combination of Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf and Oliver Stone is turning out to be a huge crowd puller and we are expecting a even stronger week ahead.”
Brand partner for the film, Sharekhan’s CEO, Mr. Tarun Shah, commented, “We are glad to know that the movie has raked in big bucks at the box office in India…Looks like Sharekhan found the perfect film to associate the brand with”.
Mr. Ajay Chacko – Director of India’s leading Business Media TV18, who are also associated with the movie commented, “At CNBC-TV18, we’re continually focused on engaging with our core stakeholders, the Indian corporate and financial community and Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps was an excellent opportunity to do so. We’re pleased to know that our collective efforts in marketing this acclaimed film in India has generated a tremendous response at the box office”
Even though ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ is set 23 years after the original, its success at the box office indicates that Gordon Gekko still stands tall as the symbol of the perfect investment banker. Oliver Stone has another winner in his hand!
– Sampurn Wire
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