R.A.W. did fair business in the first week but its second week’s business will decide its box-office fate. It collected Rs. 5.35 crore on the opening day. Collections jumped 35%, to Rs. 7.25 crore on Saturday. The jump was partly due to the Gudi Padwa holiday. Collections on Sunday were Rs. 8.25 crore. Hence the first weekend closed at Rs. 20.85 crore. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.70 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.15 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.90 crore. By adding Rs. 9.15 crore during the weekdays, it took its first week’s total to Rs. 30 crore.
No Fathers In Kashmir failed miserably in the first week in Bombay.
Shazam! (dubbed) and the English original of the same name netted Rs. 3 crore on the first day. Collections increased 40% on the second day (Gudi Padwa holiday), to Rs. 4.20 crore. Collections on Sunday were Rs. 4.10 crore. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 11.30 crore. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.15 crore. The film, therefore, collected Rs. 5.20 crore during the weekdays. Its first week’s total was Rs. 16.50 crore.
Junglee fell almost 90% in 2nd week. It collected only Rs. 0.40 crore on the second Friday. Its collections on Saturday were Rs. 0.65 crore, and on Sunday, Rs. 0.95 crore. In other words, it netted Rs. 2 crore in the second weekend. Its collections on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday were Rs. 0.30 crore, Rs. 0.28 crore, Rs. 0.27 crore, and Rs. 0.25 crore respectively. By netting Rs. 1.10 crore during the weekdays, the film took its 2nd week’s total to Rs. 3.10 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 24.30 crore. The film will entail losses to its producers/distributors.
Kesari collected Rs. 1.60 crore on the first day of the third weekend. Collections increased to Rs. 2.60 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 3.25 crore on Sunday, taking the third weekend’s total to Rs. 7.45 crore. Its collections in the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.95 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.95 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.95 crore. By adding Rs. 3.85 crore in the week days, the film took its third week’s total to Rs. 11.30 crore. Its grand total for 3 weeks went up to Rs. 146.76 crore.
Badla netted Rs. 1.65 crore in the fifth weekend and another Rs. 0.80 crore in the weekdays. By netting a total of Rs. 2.45 crore in the fifth week, it has taken its 5-week total to Rs. 86.13 crore.
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Dhumas (Marathi) did not fare well in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of Maharashtra.
Saavat (Marathi) faced rejection in the first week in Bombay, Thane district and other stations of Maharashtra.
