Jaat, which opened on Thursday (April 10) owing to the Mahavir Jayanti holiday, disappointed because of its below-the-mark opening despite the holiday and also due to public reports which did not match the cost and the expectations. The Sunny Deol starrer netted only Rs. 8.75 crore on the opening day, a far cry from the trade’s expectation of a Rs. 17-18 crore initial. Collections dropped more than 20% in some circuits and almost 30% in others. The Friday total was an unimpressive Rs. 6.50 crore.
Akaal (dubbed) also opened on Thursday (April 10) to absolutely dismal houses. The first day’s net collections were barely Rs. 1.65 lakh! The Punjabi original, too, took a weak start in Punjab.
A Minecraft Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) did average business in the first week. It collected Rs. 4.50 crore in the first weekend, and another Rs. 2.60 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 1st week was Rs. 7.10 crore.
Sikandar crashed in 2nd week. It started the second weekend with a take of Rs. 2.25 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 3 crore and Rs. 3.95 crore respectively. After a second weekend total of Rs. 9.20 crore only, collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.55 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.30 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.25 crore. In this way, the total for 2nd week was Rs. 14.45 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 85.45 crore.
The Diplomat added Rs. 3.54 crore to its kitty in 4th week. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 38.97 crore.
Chhaava netted Rs. 3.60 crore in the eighth week, taking its grand total for 8 weeks to Rs. 382.25 crore. If one were to consider the block bookings and free distribution of tickets, the total for 8 weeks (after considering the block bookings) was Rs. 517.25 crore.
Mi Pathishi Aahe (Marathi) fared poorly in 1st week all over Maharashtra.
All The Best Pandya (Gujarati) has scored pretty well in Gujarat and Saurashtra and continues to do well in 5th week now. It netted Rs. 4.26 crore in 1st week, Rs. 3.17 crore in 2nd week, Rs. 1.63 crore in 3rd week, and Rs. 1.04 crore in 4th week. Hence the total for 4 weeks was Rs. 10.10 crore. The film was made at a cost of approximately Rs. 4.50 crore.