Dragon Producer gets Rs 23 crores Profit after paying GOAT Andhra loss and gift to Director-cast

Dragon film crew salary and business details. Dragon to stream on Netflix on March 21. Apart from Tamil, the movie will be available on Netflix in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. According to film business tracker Sacnilk, Dragon earned ₹98.73 crore net after a 24-day theatrical run, while its worldwide collection currently stands at ₹146.97 crore. The film has been deemed a ‘blockbuster’ on Sacnilk. Budget:- Salaries - ₹17.83 Crore Pradeep Ranganathan - ₹ 12 Crore (Flat) Anupama Parameswaran - ₹ 8 Lakh per Day * 13 Days = ₹ 1.04 Crore George Maryan - ₹ 35 Lakh Mysskin - ₹ 1 Crore Gautam Vasudev Menon - No Fee (Part of a Production Investment Package with AGS) Kayadu Lohar - ₹ 25 Lakh PL Thenappan - No Fee KS Ravikumar - No Fee Ivana - No Fee Other Cast Salaries - ₹ 89 Lakh Technician Salaries - ₹ 1 Crore Ashwath Marimuthu - ₹ 50 Lakh Leon James - ₹ 80 Lakh (Expenses Only)** **- Simbu, Anirudh and Yuvan sang their songs without charging a fee Production - ₹12 Crore Cost of Production - ₹ 12 Crore Editing - ₹ 1.5 Crore Print & Publicity - ₹ 1.5 Crore Total Budget - ₹ 32.83 Crore ________________________________________ Pre Release Business TN Theatrical Rights - Own Distribution Mythri Movie Makers (AP) - No Amount in lieu of Losses incurred due to GOAT South India Rights (Tamil Only) - ₹ 3.50 Crore Overseas Rights - ₹ 4 Crore OTT Rights - ₹ 6 Crore (Part of 5 Picture Deal with AGS and Netflix for ₹ 45 Crore) Satellite Rights - Unsold, negotiation between Colors and Star Vijay Music Rights - 80:20 Profit sharing deal by Think music after ₹80 Lakh recovery Total Pre Release Business - ₹ 14.30 Crore ________________________________________ Post Release Business TN Theatrical Gross - ₹ 94.15 Crore TN Theatrical Nett - ₹ 81.70 Crore Theatrical Share - ₹ 36 Crore Distribution commission - ₹ 4.57 Crore AGS Final Share - ₹ 41.13 Crore AP/TG Theatrical Gross - ₹ 23.15 Crore AP Theatrical Nett - ₹ 18.80 Crore Theatrical Share - ₹ 8 Crore Distributor Share - ₹ 10.80 Crore Loss settled for GOAT - ₹ 8.50 crore (₹7.5 Crore plus ₹1 Crore interest) Balance payment to AGS - ₹2.30 Crore ________________________________________ Final Share for AGS ₹ 2.30 Crore (+) ₹ 41.13 Crore (+) ₹14.30 Crore (-) ₹ 32.83 Crore = (+)24.90 Crore Bonus payment for Ashwath Marimuthu - ₹ 1 Crore in the form of a BMW 5 Series Bonus payment for George Maryan - BMW 2 Series for ₹55 Lakh Bonus Payment for ‘Kutty Dragon' & other friends - Royal Enfield 350 Bikes - ₹8 Lakh to ₹10 Lakh (Total for all Bikes) Total Profits for AGS - ₹ 23.25 Crore ________________________________________ AGS made almost 70% Profit with Dragon while managing to pay off the losses incurred for GOAT by the AP/TG distributors This is excluding the Satellite right that could earn another ₹10–12 Crore easily and increase their profits to ₹35 Crore or 111% North India distribution was negligible with only 97 Screens ________________________________________ Dragon made a lot of money for AGS but compared to Love Today, its returns were lower It is safely a GUARANTEED HIT Source Kanthaswamy Balasubramnain Balus boxoffice.

'LGM' progressing at a rapid pace, says Dhoni Entertainment

 

The shooting of Tamil film 'L.G.M', which is being produced by cricketing legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his wife Sakshi’s production house Dhoni Entertainment, is progressing at a swift pace and well ahead of schedule.

The film, which is being directed by Ramesh Thamilmani, features actors Harish Kalyan, Nadiya and Ivana in the lead. 

It may be recalled that the film, which is a full- fledged family entertainer, was launched on January 27 this year.

Dhoni Entertainment, Business Head, Vikas Hasija said, “We are very happy with the way work is progressing on the film. This is Dhoni Entertainment's first film in Tamil and we hope to make many more. We aim to reach Indian audiences across the country through impactful stories and this film is in line with that thought.”

Priyanshu Chopra, Creative Head of Dhoni Entertainment, said, "I am pleased with both,  the pace at which the shooting has been happening and also the way the film is taking shape. Having witnessed the story from the concept stage with Sakshi and how it was turned into an entertaining script by Ramesh first-hand, I am now getting to see the script slowly being turned into an engrossing and entertaining film. I am thrilled by the proceedings and am absolutely sure that we will be able to complete the film well on time."

It may be recalled that Sakshi Dhoni herself was among those who attended the inaugural function of the film, which will also feature well known comedian Yogi Babu.

Interestingly, director Thamilmani himself is scoring the music for this film, which has cinematography by Vishwajith.