The week that went by was a bountiful one at the box-office. Besides the new Hindi release, DREAM GIRL 2, and the running GADAR 2, the new regional language films — Marathi SUBHEDAR, Gujarati 3 EKKA, and Punjabi MASTANEY — did fantastic business. The Raksha Bandhan holiday on 30th August (Wednesday) gave a boost to collections.
Dream Girl 2 did very well in the first week. It netted Rs. 9.50 crore on the first day. Collections jumped to Rs. 13.50 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 15.50 crore on Sunday. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 38.50 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 4.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 6.25 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 22.75 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 61.25 crore.
Akelli met with a disastrous fate in the first week.
Love Story Deewano Ki bombed miserably in the first week.
Panch Kriti Five Elements failed to do anything substantive in the first week.
Mastaney (dubbed) failed to make any mark at the box-office in 1st week. However, the Punjabi original did outstanding business. Read about its collections below in the same column.
Gran Turismo (dubbed and the original English versions) fared ordinarily in the first week.
Blue Beetle (dubbed and the original English versions) fell down dramatically in its second week. The film netted Rs. 0.44 crore in the second weekend, and another Rs. 0.23 crore during the weekdays. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 0.67 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 6.89 crore.
Gadar 2 continued its victory march in the third week too in spite of the opposition of new Hindi and regional language releases. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 7.10 crore. Collections on Saturday almost doubled so that the day closed at Rs. 13.75 crore. Collections on Sunday grew further to Rs. 16.10 crore so that the third weekend closed at Rs. 36.95 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 4.60 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 8.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 8.10 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 26.40 crore, the total for the third week was an impressive Rs. 63.35 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 482.45 crore. It will overtake the Rs. 510 crore net collection total of Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi dubbed) in the fourth week. After crossing Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi dubbed), it needs to net Rs. 14 crore more to outdo the Rs. 524 crore total of Pathaan (Hindi version only) and become the biggest blockbuster of Hindi cinema.
Oh My God 2 started its third weekend with a net collection total of Rs. 1.75 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 2.55 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 3.20 crore on Sunday. After a third weekend total of Rs. 7.50 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.10 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Thursday – 1.55 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.25 crore. In this way, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 12.75 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 129.45 crore.
Meg 2: The Trench (dubbed and the original English versions) netted Rs. 0.14 crore in its fourth weekend, and another Rs. 0.09 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 4th week was Rs. 0.23 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 20.34 crore.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani netted approximately Rs. 3.50 crore in its fifth week. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 144.70 crore.
Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) is in its last lap. It started its sixth weekend with a net collection of Rs. 0.21 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 0.45 crore while the total for Sunday was Rs. 0.44 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 1.10 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.14 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.14 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.17 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.13 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.58 crore. Total for 6th week: Rs. 1.68 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 127.67 crore.
Subhedar (Marathi) swept the ticket windows in the first week. It netted Rs. 1.15 crore on the first day. Collections increased 50% on Saturday so that the second day closed at Rs. 1.69 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 2.22 crore. Therefore, the total for the first weekend was a fantastic Rs. 5.06 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.95 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.04 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.80 crore. So the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.69 crore. In this way, the total for the first week was Rs. 8.75 crore.
3 Ekka (Gujarati) hit the ball out of the park! It opened with a net collection of Rs. 1.19 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 1.80 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 2.76 crore on Sunday, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 5.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.21 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.80 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.40 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6.81 crore, which was more than the total for the weekend! Therefore, the first week closed at Rs. 12.56 crore. It opened abroad this week to excellent response. Believe it or not but all shows at cinemas in Uganda (East Africa) are full in advance!
Mastaney (Punjabi) did earth-shattering business in 1st week. It netted around Rs. 17.50 crore in the first week. Its total gross Overseas in 1st week was approximately Rs. 20 crore! The film is turning out to be one of the biggest Punjabi blockbusters of all time!