Happy Bhaag Jayegi (2016)

Happy Bhaag Jayegi
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $351,840Details
International Box Office $120,922Details
Worldwide Box Office $472,762
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Synopsis

Lahore based Bilal Ahmed who aspires to join the Pakistan cricket team is forced to give up his dream since his father wants him to become a top notch politician. Bilal follows his father's wishes becoming a politician who is wedded to his childhood friend Zoya. Bilal lives an uncomplicated life until one day when three gift baskets are delivered to his house in Amritsar. In the meanwhile, Happy, who hails from Amritsar is supposed to marry Daman Singh Bagga, a goon cum corporator. But Happy, loves Guddu Singh. Happy elopes from the wedding and jumps into a truck full of baskets. Incidentally the same truck reaches Bilal's house with the baskets and Happy. Now unfolds a comic tale of errors between the two sparring nations.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$159,895 (45.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:74.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:78 opening theaters/78 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $438,477

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,525 $351,840
All Time International Box Office (Rank 17,001-17,100) 17,006 $120,922
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,123 $472,762
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,870 $351,840

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Limited) by Eros Entertainment
International Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Wide), released as Happy Bhag Jayegi (Australia)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide), released as Happy Bhag Jayegi (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 126 minutes
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Keywords: Bollywood, Arranged Marriage, Set in Pakistan, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eros International., Colour Yellow Pictures
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 30 $159,895   78 $2,050   $159,895 1
Aug 26, 2016 44 $56,787 -64% 78 $728   $286,181 2
Sep 2, 2016 58 $28,116 -50% 78 $360   $335,959 3
Sep 9, 2016 84 $5,451 -81% 78 $70   $349,099 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 31 $229,394   78 $2,941   $229,394 1
Aug 26, 2016 48 $78,449 -66% 78 $1,006   $307,843 2
Sep 2, 2016 60 $35,805 -54% 78 $459   $343,648 3
Sep 9, 2016 87 $7,394 -79% 78 $95   $351,042 4
Sep 16, 2016 121 $798 -89% 78 $10   $351,840 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/19/2016 $27,548 13 13 19 $46,500 8/29/2016
New Zealand 8/19/2016 $5,079 3 3 6 $11,040 9/6/2016
United Kingdom 8/19/2016 $63,358 29 29 29 $63,358 8/25/2016
 
Rest of World $24
 
International Total$120,922 9/6/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Diana Penty    Happy
Abhay Deol    Bilal Ahmed
Jimmy Shergill    Daman Singh Bagga
Ali Fazal    Guddu

Supporting Cast

Javed Sheikh    Javed Ahmed
Piyush Mishra    Usman Afridi
Kanwalijt Singh    Happy's Father
Manoj Bakshi    Zia Rehmani
Jagat Rawat    Fakhru
Ayesha Raza    Rifat Bi

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mudassar Aziz    Director
Mudassar Aziz    Screenwriter
Aanand Rai    Producer
Krishika Lulla    Producer
Shashikant Sinha    Executive Producer
Mohammad S. Hyderabadwala    Executive Producer
Wasiq Khan    Production Designer
Ninad Khanolkar    Editor
Saurabh Goswami    Director of Photography
Ankita Jha    Costume Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

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Synopsis

Lahore based Bilal Ahmed who aspires to join the Pakistan cricket team is forced to give up his dream since his father wants him to become a top notch politician. Bilal follows his father's wishes becoming a politician who is wedded to his childhood friend Zoya. Bilal lives an uncomplicated life until one day when three gift baskets are delivered to his house in Amritsar. In the meanwhile, Happy, who hails from Amritsar is supposed to marry Daman Singh Bagga, a goon cum corporator. But Happy, loves Guddu Singh. Happy elopes from the wedding and jumps into a truck full of baskets. Incidentally the same truck reaches Bilal's house with the baskets and Happy. Now unfolds a comic tale of errors between the two sparring nations.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$159,895 (45.4% of total gross)
Legs:2.20 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:74.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:78 opening theaters/78 max. theaters, 4.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $438,477

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,525 $351,840
All Time International Box Office (Rank 17,001-17,100) 17,006 $120,922
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,101-18,200) 18,123 $472,762
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,870 $351,840

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Limited) by Eros Entertainment
International Releases: August 19th, 2016 (Wide), released as Happy Bhag Jayegi (Australia)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand)
August 19th, 2016 (Wide), released as Happy Bhag Jayegi (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 126 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Dilwale
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Keywords: Bollywood, Arranged Marriage, Set in Pakistan, Romance
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Eros International., Colour Yellow Pictures
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

Leading Cast

Diana Penty    Happy
Abhay Deol    Bilal Ahmed
Jimmy Shergill    Daman Singh Bagga
Ali Fazal    Guddu

Supporting Cast

Javed Sheikh    Javed Ahmed
Piyush Mishra    Usman Afridi
Kanwalijt Singh    Happy's Father
Manoj Bakshi    Zia Rehmani
Jagat Rawat    Fakhru
Ayesha Raza    Rifat Bi

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Mudassar Aziz    Director
Mudassar Aziz    Screenwriter
Aanand Rai    Producer
Krishika Lulla    Producer
Shashikant Sinha    Executive Producer
Mohammad S. Hyderabadwala    Executive Producer
Wasiq Khan    Production Designer
Ninad Khanolkar    Editor
Saurabh Goswami    Director of Photography
Ankita Jha    Costume Designer

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Theater Averages: Darkness has a Lovely Start with an Average of $18,585

August 24th, 2016

A Tale of Love and Darkness

Natalie Portman’s feature-length directorial debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness, was the only film in the $10,000 club earning an average of $18,585 in two theaters. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 30 $159,895   78 $2,050   $159,895 1
Aug 26, 2016 44 $56,787 -64% 78 $728   $286,181 2
Sep 2, 2016 58 $28,116 -50% 78 $360   $335,959 3
Sep 9, 2016 84 $5,451 -81% 78 $70   $349,099 4

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 19, 2016 31 $229,394   78 $2,941   $229,394 1
Aug 26, 2016 48 $78,449 -66% 78 $1,006   $307,843 2
Sep 2, 2016 60 $35,805 -54% 78 $459   $343,648 3
Sep 9, 2016 87 $7,394 -79% 78 $95   $351,042 4
Sep 16, 2016 121 $798 -89% 78 $10   $351,840 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/19/2016 $27,548 13 13 19 $46,500 8/29/2016
New Zealand 8/19/2016 $5,079 3 3 6 $11,040 9/6/2016
United Kingdom 8/19/2016 $63,358 29 29 29 $63,358 8/25/2016
 
Rest of World $24
 
International Total$120,922 9/6/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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.