A report compares the business metrics of the movies GOW and Dabangg. GOW had lower pre-release costs than Dabangg at Rs. 26 crore versus Rs. 42 crore. GOW was directed by Anurag Kashyap and did not have a top star, while Dabangg was directed by Abhinav Kashyap and starred Salman Khan. Dabangg had higher opening day and first week collections than GOW and significantly higher net revenue at Rs. 215 crore compared to Rs. 28.25 crore for GOW.