The Dassera holiday on 20th October (Tuesday) gave a boost to the box-office because of which collections of all the films showed an unusual spike on that day… Both the big-banner films of this week — UDTA TEER and PEHLA PYAAR DOOSRI BAAR — opened below expectations.
Prahaar performed quite badly in 1st week. It netted Rs. 2.15 crore on the first day. Collections didn’t shoot up after the slow start and hence Saturday closed at only Rs. 3 crore. The jump on Sunday was also ordinary. After netting Rs. 3.60 crore on Sunday, the collections totalled Rs. 8.75 crore in the first weekend. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2 crore, Tuesday (Dassera holiday) – Rs. 3.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.05 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.55 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 16.30 crore.
Nayyi Navelli was below the mark in the first week. It collected Rs. 3.10 crore on the opening day, Rs. 3.90 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 4.60 crore on Sunday. After a first weekend total of Rs. 11.60 crore, collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.65 crore, Tuesday (Dassera holiday) – Rs. 4.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 9.80 crore, the first week closed at Rs. 21.40 crore.
Rajini The Jailer 2 (dubbed) did well in the first week. The original Tamil version scored even better. After netting Rs. 3 crore on Thursday (15th October), the Hindi dubbed version of the film collected Rs. 2.50 crore on Friday. Collections jumped up on Saturday (Rs. 5 crore) and even more on Sunday (Rs. 5.50 crore). After a first 4-day weekend total of Rs. 16 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.75 crore, Tuesday (Dassera holiday) – Rs. 5.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.85 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 11.85 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 27.85 crore.
Street Fighter (dubbed and the original English versions) was dull in the first week. The film started with a net collection of Rs. 1 crore on Friday. The totals for Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 1.20 crore, and Rs. 1.25 crore respectively. After a first weekend total of Rs. 3.45 crore, collections on the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.45 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.75 crore. Hence the first week closed at Rs. 6.20 crore.
Drishyam: The Conclusion fell markedly in third week, but still managed to cross the Rs. 350-crore mark. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 3.25 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 5.60 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 6.85 crore on Sunday. Hence the third weekend totalled Rs. 15.70 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 4 crore, Tuesday (Dassera holiday) – Rs. 6.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.90 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 14.80 crore. Therefore, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 30.50 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 358.50 crore.
Doraemon: Castle Of The Undersea Devil (animation; dubbed versions) dropped quite a lot in its third week. It netted Rs. 1.35 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 1.15 crore during the weekdays. Hence the third week closed at Rs. 2.50 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 25 crore.
Hanuman Ansh is in its last lap. It collected Rs. 0.87 crore in the 11th weekend, and another Rs. 0.94 crore during the weekdays. With the total for 11th week being Rs. 1.81 crore, the grand total for 11 weeks was Rs. 315.06 crore.
Sohla (Marathi) flopped in the first week all over Maharashtra.