The new releases of this week turned out to be major disappointments. HAPPY PATEL KHATARNAK JASOOS took a miserable start. RAHU KETU also cut a sorry picture of itself!
The Rajasaab (dubbed) failed to enthuse the audience. It fared miserably in the first week. Considering its super-high budget, collections of the first week were frighteningly poor. The film netted only Rs. 5.50 crore on the first day. Collections dropped to Rs. 3.25 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 3 crore on Sunday. The horrifyingly low collection figure for Sunday sealed the fate of the film! After a first weekend total of Rs. 11.75 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.85 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 15.75 crore.
Shambhala (dubbed) proved a non-starter in the first week.
Laalo – Krishna Sada Sahaayate (dubbed) did not score with the Hindi-speaking audience in 1st week. Not even the blockbuster status of its original Gujarati language version helped attract the Hindi film-going audience to the cinemas.
Ikkis dropped markedly in the second week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 0.75 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 1.25 crore. The total for Sunday — Rs. 1.30 crore — was almost the same as on Saturday. After a second weekend total of Rs. 3.30 crore, collections for the weekdays were quite low: Monday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.35 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was only Rs. 1.45 crore. Therefore, the total for 2nd week was Rs. 4.75 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 25.05 crore. Taking into account the block bookings on the first day (January 1), the total for 2 weeks was Rs. 27.05 crore.
Avatar: Fire And Ash (dubbed and the original English versions) did fair business in the fourth week in spite of a sizeable drop in collections. It joined the Rs. 200-crore club at the end of the fourth week. The fourth weekend netted Rs. 6.25 crore while the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.25 crore. Therefore, the total for 4th week was Rs. 10.50 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 200.05 crore.
Dhurandhar raced ahead in the face of all competition. In just six weeks, it has become the biggest Hindi blockbuster of all times, outshining the previous best, Pushpa: The Rule Part 2 (dubbed). It collected Rs. 3.40 crore on the first day of the sixth weekend. Collections on Saturday jumped to Rs. 5.75 crore. With the total for Sunday going up to Rs. 6.35 crore, the sixth weekend closed at Rs. 15.50 crore. The grand total till the sixth weekend went up to Rs. 762.65 crore, which was more than the lifetime total (Rs. 760 crore) of Pushpa: The Rule Part 2 (dubbed). Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.65 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.90 crore. The total for the weekdays was, therefore, Rs. 10.50 crore. Hence the total for the sixth week was Rs. 26 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 773.15 crore. If the block bookings of the first day are taken into account, the grand total for 6 weeks would be Rs. 778.15 crore.
Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam (Marathi) did extraordinary business in the second week in Maharashtra. In fact, collections in 2nd week were almost 60% more than in the first week.