The losers have won the box-office race! Chhichhore has done exceedingly well in the first week. It netted Rs. 7.25 crore on the first day but collections picked up splendidly after the mediocre start. The jump on Saturday was 60% so that the day ended at Rs. 11.75 crore. Collections picked up even more on Sunday (Rs. 16 crore). After a weekend of Rs. 35 crore (almost five times the first day’s collection), the film continued its phenomenal run during the weekdays too. It netted Rs 7.75 crore on Monday, Rs. 9.75 crore on Tuesday (increased due to Muharram holiday), Rs. 7 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 7.50 crore on Thursday (Ganpati visarjan partial holiday). By netting Rs. 32 crore during the weekdays, its first week’s total went up to a phenomenal Rs. 67 crore. The film is bound to join the 100-crore club, maybe by the end of the second week or in early third weekend.
It Chapter Two (dubbed) and the original English version of the same name did fair business in the first week. It collected Rs. 2.50 crore on the first day, Rs. 3.50 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 3.75 crore on Sunday. After a weekend total of Rs. 9.75 crore, it added Rs. 4.40 crore in the weekdays as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1 crore, Thursday Rs. 0.85 crore. In this way, its first week closed at Rs. 14.15 crore.
Saaho did fairly well in its second week in spite of a drop of around 80%. Its collections in circuits like U.P. were excellent. It netted Rs. 3.25 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 4.50 crore. There was a further increase on Sunday so that the day closed at Rs. 6.75 crore. In this way, the film collected Rs. 14.50 crore in its second weekend. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.85 crore. By adding Rs. 8.80 crore in the weekdays, it took its second week’s total to Rs. 23.30 crore. The grand total for 2 weeks was Rs. 138.30 crore.
Mission Mangal joined the Rs. 200-crore club on the last day of the fourth week. It netted Rs. 0.70 crore on the first day of the fourth weekend. Collections more than doubled to Rs. 1.45 crore on Saturday. They further increased on Sunday so that the day closed at Rs. 2.60
