SAIYAARA has come like a hurricane and swept the trade off its feet. Whether in ‘A’, ‘B’ or even ‘C’ class centres, the musical love story opened big yesterday (18th July). What’s heartening is that the public reports have lived up to the extraordinary initial so that the momentum will remain intact for the entire week! The craze to see two newcomers launched in the film is of the kind not seen after Hrithik Roshan’s introduction in KAHO NAA…PYAAR HAI in 2000. SAIYAARA netted Rs. 21.25 crore on the first day, a figure which has left the entire trade staring in disbelief.
Maalik has not found much appreciation. It managed fair numbers in the first week, only in pockets where the audience prefer action dramas. It netted just Rs. 3.50 crore on the first day (Friday). Collections on Saturday went up to Rs. 4.50 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 4.30 crore, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 12.30 crore. The weekdays saw collections go down: Monday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.10 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.70 crore. Therefore, the first week closed at only Rs. 18 crore.
Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan bombed in the first week as it faced almost complete rejection. The film, based on a short story, should never have been attempted because it was not meant to be converted into a feature film, at least not this kind of a film which kept on going in circles. It netted only Rs. 1.50 crore in 1st week.
Superman (dubbed and the original English versions) did very well in the first week. The weekend started with a take of Rs. 7.23 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 9.99 crore on Saturday while the figure for Sunday was Rs. 9.39 crore. After a first weekend total of Rs. 26.61 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.36 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.79 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.01 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.81 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 8.97 crore, the first week closed at Rs. 35.58 crore.
Metro… In Dino maintained quite well in the big cities, but collections at other places weren’t impressive. The first day of the second weekend closed at Rs. 2.50 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 4.40 crore and Rs. 4.60 crore respectively, taking the second weekend’s total to Rs. 11.50 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.35 crore. Hence the total for 2nd week was Rs. 16.85 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 42.85 crore.
Jurassic World: Rebirth (dubbed and the original English versions) did well in the second week although collections dropped more than 50% because of the opposition of Superman and the running film, F1: The Movie. Collections for the weekend, especially, were excellent. The second weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 3.10 crore on Friday. Collections saw a phenomenal jump on Saturday which closed at Rs. 7.64 crore. Collections further increased to Rs. 8.26 crore on Sunday so that the second weekend closed at Rs. 19 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.68 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.02 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.54 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.38 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6.62 crore. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 25.62 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 82.10 crore. The film should comfortably enter the Rs. 100-crore club in the days to come, most likely in its fourth week.
Maa added around Rs. 1.70 crore to its kitty in 3rd week. Hence the grand total for 3 weeks went up to Rs. 31.70 crore.
F1: The Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) continued its speedy run in the third week too, of course, mainly the original English version. The film netted Rs. 1.69 crore on the first day (Friday) of the third weekend. Collections almost doubled to Rs. 3.27 croreon Saturday. The total for Sunday was Rs. 3.53 crore. In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 8.49 crore. The collections for the weekdays were very steady: Monday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.27 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.20 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.92 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 13.41 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 73.07 crore. Extraordinary, considering that it is car racing film and not a usual masala entertainer.
Sitaare Zameen Par held on at medium levels in the fourth week. It collected Rs. 0.85 crore on the first day of the fourth weekend. Collections on Saturday and Sunday almost trebled to Rs. 2.25 crore and Rs. 2.60 crore respectively. Therefore, the totalfor 4th weekend was Rs. 5.70 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.65 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 2.80 crore, the fourth week closed at Rs. 8.50 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 162.19 crore.
