I believe it is still calendar days not based on the number of shows. On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:21 PM, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am curious about how they are calculating 50 days and jubilees > nowadays? > > I mean, a few days ago, a film was releasing only in a single theater in > a city in four shows a days, so it was easy to count days. > > Nowadays, it is unusually released in more than one theater having 4 > shows a day, and multiplexes show even more shows, 6 or more a day on > their various screen. > > A recent film (probably fashion) got released in 4 multiplexes showing a > total of 24 shows in a day, plus in 2 cinema halls showing 4 shows a > days. That would mean 32 shows a day, that is equivalent to 8 days > equivalent if we count older 4 shows per day method. > > Now, with 8 days per day, it would give 56 days equivalent of screenings > in a week that means any film running this way would complete 50 days in > the first week itself, by older standards. > > How do they calculate it nowadays when various cities are screening in > different counts of theaters and multiplexes? In bombay, if a movie is > released in enough number of theatres, it might be completing 200 shows > (50 days equivalent) in a single day. > > -- > V > > > On 11/14/2008 9:17 PM India Time, _Vithur_ wrote: > > > 'Sakkarakatti' runs a sweet 50 > > IndiaGlitz [Friday, November 14, 2008] > > > > <http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/moviegallery/8399.html> > > > > *Sakkarakatti Gallery > > <http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/moviegallery/8399.html>* > > > > Director Kala Prabhu and actor Shanthanu's maiden venture 'Sakkarakatti' > > has gone ahead to complete a successful 50-day run across theatres. > > > > The movie produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu and directed by his son Kala > > Prabhu had musical score by A R Rahman. Catchy numbers Taxi Taxi, > > Chinamma was the craze among the youngsters. The music itself gave it a > > grand opening and pulled the crowds to the theatres. > > > > Though the movie received average reviews from the mass and the media, > > Sakkarakatti has now gone ahead to run 50-days. The good news is that > > the daddy Thanu has roped in his son Kalaprabhu to do another movie for > > his Kalaipuli International. > > > > Kalaprabhu has completed the story and screenplay and search is on for > > the star cast. > > > > > > http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/43004.html > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > -- Sent from my very old 386 machine.
