Film Funding Blog

I came across a very insightful blog post from Tanuj Garg on the international box office performance of Bollywood films in 2008.

One nice tidbit is his quick list of the key markets for Bollywood product:

In terms of the market size, the UK, US & Middle East lead the way, followed by Australia, Mauritius and South Africa. Select films have had a day-and-date release in East & West Africa, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, Netherlands and Scandinavia. Indonesia, once lucrative, has collapsed, while Pakistan, which successfully opened only a year and a half back, seems to have closed down pre-maturely (starting Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) in the light of the attacks in Mumbai.

Read his full post here