Runway 34 found very limited favour with the class audience only, because of which collections were on the lower side. It didn’t get any advantage of even the Eid holiday on 3rd May. The first weekend started with a take of only Rs. 2.50 crore. Collections improved on Saturday and even more on Sunday but although the jump was good in percentage terms, it wasn’t big enough in real terms because the starting point was so low. Saturday closed at Rs. 4.25 crore while the total for Sunday was Rs. 5.50 crore. In this way, the first weekend’s total was Rs. 12.25 crore. Collections during the weekdays were rather low, including on Eid day (Tuesday). The low collections on the days of the weekend and again on Eid day conclusively underlined the fact that the film had appealed to only a section of the audience rather than universally. The collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.15 crore, Tuesday (Eid) – Rs. 3.50 crore (less than collections on Saturday and on Sunday), Wednesday (Baasi Eid) – Rs. 2 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was only Rs. 8.90 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 21.15 crore only.
Heropanti 2 also fared poorly. The action film also got very little advantage of the Eid holiday on 3rd May. The first weekend commenced with a take of Rs. 6.25 crore which included tickets bought by the concerned people to give the film an artificial boost. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 4.75 crore while the total for Sunday was a poor Rs. 3.75 crore. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 14.75 crore. While the attendance in cinemas declined dramatically on the weekdays, even the Eid festival on Tuesday did not see collections taking a perceptible jump in real numbers. The day-wise totals for the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 1 crore, Tuesday (Eid) – Rs. 2.50 crore, Wednesday (Baasi Eid) – Rs. 2.15 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was a paltry Rs. 6.90 crore. Total for first week: Rs. 21.65 crore.
Jersey crashed in 2nd week everywhere. It added only Rs. 2.50 crore to its kitty in 2nd week. Total for 2 weeks: Rs. 21.70 crore.
K.G.F. Chapter 2 (dubbed) crossed the lifetime business of Dangal, in just three weeks to become the second-biggest Hindi film of all time. It crossed the Rs. 387 crore of Dangal on its 21st day (Wednesday). The Hindi dubbed version will join the Rs. 400-crore club in the fourth weekend. It fared better in its third week than the new releases of last week (in their first weeks)! The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 4.25 crore. Collections on Saturday rose by 70% so that the day closed at Rs. 7.25 crore. Sunday saw the film’s collections take a further jump, to Rs. 9.27 crore. Therefore, the third weekend closed at Rs. 20.77 crore. The total on Monday was Rs. 3.75 crore. Collections on Tuesday shot up to Rs. 9.57 crore on account of the Eid holiday. Baasi Eid helped collections to reach Rs. 8.75 crore on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the film had surpassed the lifetime net collections of Dangal which was, therefore, displaced to the third spot among the all-time top Hindi grossers. The Thursday total was Rs. 6.30 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 28.37 crore. Total for 3rd week: Rs. 49.14 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 397.95 crore.
Chandramukhi (Marathi) has done well at places in Maharashtra and excellent at others in the state in 1st week.
Sher Shivraj (Marathi) continued to score in the second week too, all over Maharashtra.