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Streaming Video News: August 7, 2019

I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Netflix because director Sujoy Ghosh’s March, 2019 film Badla is now available for streaming. I didn’t like it as much as his earlier mystery Kahaani (also on Netflix), but it’s entertaining enough. If you’d like to play the Split Screen Podcast at-home game, you can watch The Invisible Guest — the Spanish movie on which Badla is based — on Netflix as well.

I also updated my list of Bollywood movies on Amazon Prime with a handful of Indian films added in the last several days, including the 2019 releases 1st Rank Raju (Telugu), Gho Gho Rani (Hindi), and Raatchasi (Tamil). In case you missed my last Streaming Video News post, Salman Khan’s Bharat is now available for streaming, too.

To give you a sense of just how big Amazon’s Indian catalog is, I recently removed about 80 expired links from my list, and it only reduced the count to 2,428 movies. If you wanted to watch a different Indian movie on Prime every day, it would take you six-and-a-half years to see all of them — and that’s only if Amazon didn’t add any new films!

Streaming Video News: August 1, 2019

I updated my list of Bollywood movies on Netflix with seven newly added Indian films and two TV shows. The Hindi movies 3 Idiots, Darna Mana Hai, Ek Hasina Thi, Ferrari Ki Sawaari, and Wazir are now available on for streaming — which is a little weird because they’re all available on Amazon Prime as well. 3 Idiots, Ferrari Ki Sawaari, and Wazir were all added to Prime in the last month, in fact. So much for exclusivity on the streaming services, I guess. Also new to Netflix today are the 2019 Tamil sequel Uriyadi 2, the Telugu film Manu, the Hindi docuseries Regiment Diaries, and the Pakistani drama series Khaani.

I also updated my list of Bollywood movies on Amazon Prime with a dozen new additions in the last two days, including three 2019 releases: Diljit Dosanjh’s Punjabi comedy Shadaathe Marathi drama DNA, and Mammootty’s Malayalam action film Unda, which is also available in 4K Ultra HD.

August 2 Update: Salman Khan’s June, 2019 release Bharat is now on Amazon Prime.

For everything else new on Netflix or Prime — Bollywood or not — check Instant Watcher.

Bollywood Box Office: July 12-14, 2019

Super 30 went for a huge release in North America but came up short at the box office. From July 12-14, 2019, the biographical drama earned $870,726 from 317 theaters ($2,747 average), according to Box Office Mojo. That’s the second biggest opening weekend theater count here this year — just three theaters fewer than Kalank. Yet Kalank made $1.27 million in its opening weekend and averaged $3,989 per theater. In fact, Super 30 is the only Hindi film to open in more than 250 theaters here this year and not earn at least $1 million, and it’s the only release among the eleven highest earners to average less than than $3,000 per theater.

While reaching a final total of $2 million won’t be a walk in the park, Super 30 has two things working in its favor. No major new Hindi movies are opening here this weekend, during which much of the United States will experience dangerously hot temperatures, making theaters an especially appealing entertainment option.

Kabir Singh continued its strong run, earning $120,467 from 58 theaters ($2,077 average), according to Bollywood Hungama. It’s only the third film this year to earn six figures in its fourth weekend of release (of the sixteen titles that lasted that long). It has total earnings so far of $2,364,342.

Article 15 also performed well, finishing its third weekend with $76,314 from 41 theaters ($1,861 average) and bringing its total to $973,076.

Other Hindi movies still in North American theaters:

  • Photograph: Week 9; $1,363 from three theaters; $454 average; $350,475 total
  • Bharat: Week 6; $385 from one theater; $2,921,228 total
  • Malaal: Week 2; $39 from two theaters; $20 average; $3,668 total

Sources: 143 Cinema, Bollywood Hungama, and Box Office Mojo

Bollywood Box Office: July 5-7, 2019

Malaal opened in North American theaters, and no one noticed. Okay — about 300 people noticed, based on the average price of a movie ticket. From July 5-7, 2019, Malaal made $2,711 from 16 theaters ($169 average), according to Bollywood Hungama.

Independence Day weekend was much better for Article 15 and Kabir Singh. In its second weekend of release, Article 15 took in $186,626 from 76 theaters ($2,456 average) — a first-to-second weekend holdover of almost 50%. The thriller has earned $795,409 so far. Kabir Singh earned $239,593 from 92 theaters ($2,604 average) in its third weekend of release, bringing its total to $2,069,812.

Other Hindi movies still showing in North America:

  • Photograph: Week 8; $3,044 from one theater; $346,330 total
  • Bharat: Week 5; $2,779 from five theaters; $556 average; $2,920,037 total

Sources: 143 Cinema and Bollywood Hungama

Bollywood Box Office: June 28-30, 2019

Article 15 had a nice opening weekend in North America. From June 28-30, 2019, the award-winning drama earned $386,920 from 104 theaters ($3,720 average), according to Bollywood Hungama.

Meanwhile, Kabir Singh continued its super run for a second weekend, taking in $451,411 from 144 theaters ($3,135 average). It held onto about 70% of its opening weekend business, making it one of only five Hindi movies to hold onto more than 50% it their opening weekend business here this year so far. Kabir Singh‘s total currently stands at $1,540,044.

Other Hindi movies still showing in North American theaters:

  • Bharat: Week 4; $18,385 from 19 theaters; $968 average; $2,907,118 total
  • Photograph: Week 7; $951 from two theaters; $476 average; $342,816 total
  • Game Over: Week 3; $293 from three theaters; $98 average; $146,044

Source: Bollywood Hungama

Opening June 28: Article 15

Following its world premiere at the London Indian Film Festival, Ayushmann Khurrana’s crime thriller Article 15 opens in Chicago area theaters on June 28, 2019.

Article 15 opens Friday at MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 24 in South Barrington, and Regal Cantera in Warrenville. It has a listed runtime of 2 hours.

After a very good opening weekend, Kabir Singh adds theaters in its second weekend of release. As of Friday, it will show in all three of the above theaters, plus the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, AMC Rosemont 18 in Rosemont, and AMC Naperville 16 in Naperville.

Bharat holds over for a fourth week at MovieMax, South Barrington 24, and AMC Woodridge 18 in Woodridge.

Other Indian and Pakistani movies playing in the Chicago area this weekend (all films have English subtitles):

Bollywood Box Office: June 21-23, 2019

Kabir Singh got off to a good start, posting the sixth best opening weekend total and per-theater average for a Hindi film in North America this year. From June 21-23, 2019, the Arjun Reddy remake earned $639,994 from 144 theaters ($4,444 average), according to Bollywood Hungama.

Other Bollywood movies still showing in North American theaters:

  • Bharat: Week 3; $63,816 from 46 theaters; $1,387 average; $2,856,353 total
  • Game Over: Week 2; $5,518 from 12 theaters; $460 average; $143,894 total
  • Photograph: Week 6; $2,135 from three theaters; $712 average; $339,441 total
  • De De Pyaar De: Week 6; $678 from one theater; $1,048,952 total

Sources: 143 Cinema and Bollywood Hungama

Opening June 5: Bharat

Salman Khan’s annual Eid release for 2019 is Bharat. The history-spanning drama — based on the Korean film Ode to My Father — hits Chicago theaters on June 5 and co-stars Katrina Kaif.

Bharat opens on Wednesday at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago, Century 12 Evanston in Evanston, Regal Round Lake Beach in Round Lake Beach, AMC Niles 12 in Niles, MovieMax Cinemas in Niles, AMC South Barrington 24 in South Barrington, AMC Rosemont 18 in Rosemont, Marcus Addison Cinema in Addison, Regal Cantera in Warrenville, AMC Naperville 16 in Naperville, AMC Woodridge 18 in Woodridge, and AMC Crestwood 18 in Crestwood. It has a listed runtime of 2 hrs. 30 min.

Also new on Wednesday are the Urdu films Wrong No. 2 — opening at MovieMax, South Barrington 24, and Cantera — and Chhalawa, which opens at the South Barrington 24 on Wednesday and Cantera on Thursday.

De De Pyaar De gets a fourth week at the South Barrington 24 and MovieMax, which also holds over India’s Most Wanted.

Other Indian movies playing in the Chicago area this weekend (all films have English subtitles):