The Dhurandhar wave has swept the industry. The pattern of its performance at the ticket windows is of the kind never seen before! Collections on Wednesday and Thursday were better than the collections on Monday, and even Saturday, at places. The second weekend has started on such a high note that it looks like the film will turn out to be one of the biggest Hindi blockbuster ever. Believe it or faint but the second weekend will be better than the first, which itself was humongous!! It should be no surprise if the second week’s total exceeds that of the first week by probably Rs. 35-40 crore, maybe more, because the film seems to be unstoppable. As predicted last week in our review, ladies are also patronising the film — and in a big, big way — despite the gruesome violence. The film netted Rs. 19 crore on the first day. Collections jumped to Rs. 27 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 36 crore on Sunday. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 82 crore. Collections during the weekdays were nothing short of extraordinary: Monday – Rs. 21 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 25 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was a whopping Rs. 96 crore. Therefore, the first week closed at Rs. 178 crore.
Tere Ishk Mein did well in 2nd week, too, in spite of the formidable opposition of Dhurandhar. It joined the Rs. 100-crore club on the 14th day. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 3.25 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 4.90 crore and Rs. 5.10 crore respectively. After a second weekend total of Rs. 13.25 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.85 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. WIth the total for the weekdays being Rs. 6.75 crore, the second week closed at Rs. 20 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 101.03 crore.
Zootopia 2 (animation; dubbed and the original English versions) did quite well in the second week too. It added Rs. 4 crore to its kitty in the second weekend, and another Rs. 2.50 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 2nd week was Rs. 6.50 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 17.50 crore.
De De Pyaar De 2 managed to stay afloat in 4th week. It netted Rs. 0.80 crore in the fourth weekend, and an additional Rs. 0.45 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for the fourth week was Rs. 1.25 crore. Grand total for 4 weks: Rs. 70 crore.
Asurvan (Marathi) fared miserably in the first week all over Maharashtra.