ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI opened to such ordinary houses yesterday (July 28) that the joyous atmosphere, created by both the major Hollywood releases — OPPENHEIMER and BARBIE — of last week was washed away, in a manner of speaking.
Ajmer 92 could not make a mark in 1st week.
Minus 31: The Nagpur Files remained a minus fare in the first week.
Vash bombed miserably in the first week.
Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) did extraordinarily well in its first week. Collections in the big cities, high-end multiplexes and IMAX screens were excellent. The film netted a wonderful Rs. 14.45 crore on the first day. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 16.91 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 16.83 crore. After a wonderful weekend total of Rs. 48.19 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 6.36 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.58 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 5.08 crore, Thursday – Rs. 4.84 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 21.86 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 70.05 crore.
Although it was not dubbed in Hindi or other regional languages, Hollywood’s Barbie netted an excellent Rs. 24.76 crore in 1st week.
Snake Cave (dubbed) proved to be a debacle in the first week.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) fell about 75% in 2nd week. Its second weekend started with a take of Rs. 3 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 5.50 crore and further to Rs. 6 crore on Sunday. Hence the second weekend closed at Rs. 14.50 crore. The collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.80 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.70 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.20 crore. Therefore, the total for the second week was Rs. 21.70 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 105.15 crore.
Satyaprem Ki Katha added Rs. 3 crore to its kitty in 4th week. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 80.65 crore.
Aflatoon (Marathi) bombed miserably in the first week all over Maharashtra.
Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) continued its winning streak in the fourth week too. It netted Rs. 7.02 crore in the fourth weekend, and Rs. 2.40 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 4th week was Rs. 9.42 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 68.01 crore.
Bachubhai (Gujarati) did very well in the first week all over Gujarat and Saurashtra.