STAR RANKING (Male); February 2014

Our Star Ranking for Month February 2014 is ready. The star rankings are based on box office figures for the ONLY first weekend (First Three Days). The first weekend is the biggest barometer for star power, from Monday the box office collection is dependent more on how the public takes to a film rather than star power. The rankings are based purely on opening weekend collections and do not take anything else into account.  

Criteria:

1. Extended/Special appearances and delayed films are not included. Films that have a smaller release than normal are also not included as they have little chance of getting near thresholds.  

2. Threshold figures are set at a rate which would be regarded as a good weekend for that respective time.  

3. This time we have changed the criteria little a bit. Now, the films of any star released in last 3 years are taken into account. So in this month, All releases of stars from February 2011 to January 2014 are included. We consider only the average points of all obtained points of last 3 years' releases.

STAR RANKING; February 2014

10- Ritesih Deshmukh

Riteish might have not got the attention from media which he deserve but he has proven his worth with films like 'Kya Super Cool Hain Hum' & 'Grand Masti'. Best gainer for him is 'Housefull 2'. He has some good projects in future such as Dharma Production's 'Dostana 2', Ekta Kapoor's 'The Villain' etc.

9- Farhan Akhtar

Very talented Farhan Akhtar at no.9. He has proved his acting abilities in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and his efforts are being recognized as he is getting a lot of best actor awards this year. He has done only 3 films in last 3 years and 2 of them were clean hits.

8- Anil Kapoor

Evergreen Anil Kapoor is still in top ten despite the arriving of a lot new faces. He was at no. 10 last month and at no. 8 this month only because of change in criteria of star ranking. He has achieved -50 points with 'Race 2' being the best gainer for Anil Kapoo

7- Ajay Devgn

Nothing has gone Ajay Devgn's way after the success of 'Son Of Sardar' in 2012. In 2013, he was seen in two films and both ('Himmatwala' & 'Satyagraha') sinked at box office. 'Bol Bachchan' and 'Son Of Sardar' helped Devgn-boy to achieve 7th position in star ranking with -48 points. 

6- Abhishek Bachchan

Thanks to Dhoom 3, junior Bachchan is in best position. He has earned average 37 points. 2014 looks promising for Abhishek as he is filming for Farah Khan's next 'Happy New Year' with Shahrukh Khan. The film has already got huge buzz and being considered as a sure shot blockbuster in trade. 

5- Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor started 2013 with having a powerful performance and box office hit 'Barfi' in 2012. In 2013, he got his first blockbuster 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' but in the same year he experienced first disaster of his career. With Average of 49 points, he is at 5th position and 2014 is looking quite promising for him. 

4- Hrithik Roshan

Handsome Hrithik Roshan had only one release in 2013, 'Krrish 3' which was enough to keep him in top 5. He has average of 80 points with 'Agneepath' being his best gainer for him in last 3 years. 'Krrish 3' underperformed in first weekend due to pre-Diwali dull period. 

3- Salman Khan

First time since we started star ranking, Salman Khan is not in top 2. Jai Ho was expected to take bumper opening, but due to various reasons it couldn't, which effected Salman Khan's ranking. His 5 films before Jai Ho, were blockbusters, but Jai Ho is struggling to get 'hit' tag. Salman Khan has one of the most anticipated movie as his next release, Kick, which is going to release on his favourite holiday, Eid. 

2- Shah Rukh Khan

After super success of 'Chennai Express', Shahrukh Khan has proved himself again at box office. He is at no. 2 this month with average of 232 points with 'Chennai Express' being best and 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' least gainer. 

1- Aamir Khan

Aamir, The Ace Khan, is back with a bang. He promised that the year 2013 would end with a Dhoom and he did what he promised. He scored 615 points with 'Dhoom 3' which made him top star in our ranking. Congrats to Mr. Perfectionist! 

RANKING OVERVIEW:

Rank	Superstar	Points	Best Gainer	Worst Gainer	Last Month
1	Aamir Khan	320.5	Dhoom 3	Talaash	1
2	Shahrukh Khan	232.3	Chennai Express	Jab Tak Hai Jaan	3
3	Salman Khan	212.6	Bodyguard	Ready	2
4	Hrithik Roshan	80.3	Agneepath	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	5
5	Ranbir Kapoor	48.8	Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani	Besharam	6
6	Abhishek Bachchan	37.5	Dhoom 3	Game	4
7	Ajay Devgn	-48.3	Bol Bachchan	Tezz	8
8	Anil Kapoor	-50	Race 2	Tezz	10
9	Farhan Akhtar	-66.7	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	Karthik Calling Karthik	11
10	Ritesih Deshmukh	-66.8	Housefull 2	Tere Naal Love Ho Geya	7