It was an absolutely earth-shattering start for Dhurandhar: The Revenge on Wednesday (March 18) in the paid preview shows. The Dhurandhar sequel nailed it right from the word ‘go’. As if the mind-boggling initial in the paid preview shows weren’t enough, collections the following day (Thursday) were also historic. Consequently, the total for the first two days was mind-numbing, having almost touched the Rs. 150-crore mark!! The film netted Rs. 50 crore on Wednesday, which is a record for paid preview shows. The total for Thursday was Rs. 90 crore, a record again. Hence the total for the first two days was an unimaginable Rs. 140 crore. Collections dropped on Friday which closed at Rs. 81 crore. Therefore, the total for the first three days was Rs. 221 crore! Each day’s collection total was a record-breaking one. Today being Eid, the net collection figure may go up to Rs. 105-115 crore, which, again, is unprecedented. Going by the flying start and the extraordinary public reports of the film, it is all set to become the biggest blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema ever. That means, it will displace Dhurandhar as the numero uno film. Shows of the film were conducted all through the night on all the three days, which, again, is a new record.
Ramyaa proved to be a debacle in the first week.
Kissa Court Kachehari Ka met with a disastrous fate in its first week.
2 Way turned out to be a box-office dud in 1st week.
Hoppers (animation; dubbed and the original English versions) was very steady in 2nd week. It netted Rs. 3.50 crore in the second week. In this way, its grand total for 2 weeks went up to Rs. 7.25 crore.
The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond was steady in the third week also. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.88 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 2.90 crore and Rs. 3.25 crore respectively. After a third weekend total of Rs. 8.03 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.45 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.80 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.64 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.13 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.02 crore. Hence the third week closed at Rs. 12.05 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 49.26 crore.
O’Romeo is in its last lap. It collected Rs.1.25 crore in 5th week, taking its grand total for 5 weeks to Rs. 60.75 crore.
