Jumanji: The Next Level (dubbed) and the English original of the same name opened in paid previews on Thursday (12th December) and fared well by netting Rs. 1.15 crore on the first day in limited shows.
Panipat has fared miserably in the first week in spite of good reviews by the majority of the reviewers. As predicted, the big-budget period drama found few takers as compared to the investment made in the Arjun Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt starrer. It started slow and although collections picked up during the weekend, the increase in collections was limited because of the poor reports of the film. Collections dropped markedly after the weekend — and this despite the fact that the weekend collections themselves were on the lower side. The film started off with a net total of Rs. 4.15 crore. On Saturday, the total was Rs. 5.75 crore. Collections increased further to Rs. 7.85 crore, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 17.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.60 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.45 crore. In this way, the film netted Rs. 8 crore in the weekdays. The total for the first week, therefore, was an unimpressive Rs. 25.75 crore only. The film is likely to entail a loss of Rs. 35-crore-plus to the producers/distributors. Its performance abroad was also dismal.
Pati Patni Aur Woh did exceedingly well in the first week all over. It recorded the best opening for Kartik Aaryan so far, by netting Rs. 9.10 crore on the first day. Collections jumped up by 40% on Saturday which closed at Rs. 12.33 crore. The figure for Sunday was even more — Rs. 14.51 crore. In this way, the comedy film collected a total of Rs. 35.94 crore in the first weekend. Collections for the weekdays were also pretty impressive: Monday – Rs. 5.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 4.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.90 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.65 crore. By netting Rs. 17.55 crore in the weekdays, the film took its first week’s total to Rs. 53.49 crore.
Pahala Pahala Pyar fared miserably in the first week and proved to be a damp squib.
Commando 3 dropped dramatically in 2nd week because of the two major releases. It collected only Rs. 1.70 crore in the second weekend, and an additional Rs. 1.14 crore in the weekdays. By adding Rs. 2.84 crore to its kitty in the second week, it took its grand total for 2 weeks to Rs. 32.06 crore.
Hotel Mumbai (dubbed) and the English version of the same name could collect only Rs. 1.10 crore in the second weekend, and Rs. 0.58 crore in the weekdays. It, therefore, netted Rs. 1.68 crore in 2nd week, taking its total for 2 weeks to Rs. 8.89 crore.
Frozen II (animation, dubbed) and the English original of the same name collected Rs. 0.60 crore on the first day of the third weekend. Collections almost trebled on Saturday (Rs. 1.70 crore) and shot up even more on Sunday (Rs. 2.10 crore). Hence, the film amassed Rs. 4.40 crore in the third weekend. It added Rs. 1.35 crore to its kitty in the weekdays. In this way, its total for 3rd week was Rs. 5.75 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 43.60 crore.
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Vicky Velingkar (Marathi) recorded miserable collections in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of Maharashtra.
