BORDER 2 swept the box-office yesterday (January 23) with an enviable initial. Although the first shows on the first day had to be cancelled at several cinemas due to a delay in content delivery, the film’s start could be described as excellent at the end of the day which closed at Rs. 30 crore!
Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos fared badly in the first week. The film netted Rs. 3.25 crore in the first weekend, and another Rs. 1.75 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the first week closed at only Rs. 5 crore.
Rahu Ketu failed to make a mark in 1st week. After a slow start, the first weekend closed at Rs. 3.50 crore while the total for the weekdays was just Rs. 2 crore. In this way, the film netted only Rs. 5.50 crore in 1st week.
Sagwaan met with a poor response at the turnstiles in 1st week.
Bihu Attack proved a disaster in the first week.
One Two Cha Cha Chaa turned out to be a debacle at the box-office in 1st week,
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (dubbed and the original English versions) fared badly in 1st week. It collected Rs. 0.65 crore in the first weekend, and Rs. 0.35 crore during the weekdays. Hence the first week closed at only Rs. 1 crore.
The Rajasaab (dubbed) crashed in the second week. With a frighteningly poor start in the first week, and given the fast and furious drop in collections thereafter, the film is poised to cause heavy losses to its producers/distributors. It managed to collect only Rs. 0.85 crore in the second weekend. Collections during the weekdays totalled Rs. 0.40 crore. In this way, the second week’s total was Rs. 1.25 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 17 crore.
Ikkis dropped even more in the third week and is now on its way out of the cinemas. It netted only Rs. 0.90 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 0.45 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the film collected Rs. 1.35 crore in 3rd week. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 26.40 crore. Taking into account the block bookings on the first day (January 1), the total for 3 weeks was Rs. 28.40 crore.
Avatar: Fire And Ash (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped around 50% but still managed to stay afloat in its fifth week. It netted Rs. 3 crore in the fifth weekend, and another Rs. 2 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 5th week was Rs. 5 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 205.05 crore.
Dhurandhar was strong in the seventh week also. The seventh weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.70 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 3 crore and Rs. 3.15 crore respectively. After a seventh weekend total of Rs. 7.85 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.60 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.15 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.15 crore. Hence the film netted Rs. 13 crore in 7th week. Grand total for 7 weeks: Rs. 786.15 crore. If the block bookings of the first day are taken into account, the grand total for 7 weeks would be Rs. 791.15 crore.
Aga Aga Sunbai! Kay Mhantay Sasubai? (Marathi) did fairly well in the first week in Maharashtra.
Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam (Marathi) is still going strong. It fared very well in the third week too. In fact, its third week’s collections were almost as good as in the first week. Of course, collections in 2nd week were better than in the first week.