The initial of AVENGERS: ENDGAME (English as well as Hindi dubbed) this week is phenomenal, and with the public reports being equally outstanding, the film is set to write new box-office history. This, despite being released only in 2K cinemas.
Kalank faced rejection from the paying public and proved a major disÂappointment at the turnstiles. AlthouÂgh it will just about cover its cost, the fate of the film at the box-office is terrible. It opened well on Wednesday (April 17) but the cracks started showÂing on the first day itself. The downÂward slide of collections from the secÂond day sealed the film’s fate! It was expected to touch the Rs. 150-crore mark in the first week (of 9 days) but it reached exactly half of that!! The opening in Overseas was also good but the drop in collections after the weekend was perceptible. In India, after the film netted Rs. 20 crore on the first day (Wednesday, Mahavir Jayanti partial holiday) and only Rs. 10.50 crore on day 2 (Thursday), it collected only Rs. 10.75 crore on the third day despite the Good Friday holiÂday. CollecÂtions on Saturday (Rs. 9.25 crore) and Sunday (Rs. 11 crore) were rather pathetic. As the word of mouth was terrible, collections crashÂed during the weekdays. It netted Rs. 3.75 crore on Monday, Rs. 3.60 crore on Tuesday, Rs. 3.10 crore on WedÂnesday, and Rs. 2.60 crore on Thursday. In other words, the film added just Rs. 13.05 crore to the weekend (5-day) total of Rs. 61.50 crore, giving a first week (9 days) total of only Rs. 74.55 crore. The film is not expected to reach even the 100-crore mark! Abroad, it grossed an equivalent of Rs. 33.60 crore in the first 5-day weekend, after which collÂections slumped.
Shaapit Stree (dubbed) and the English original, The Curse Of The Weeping Woman, performed ordinaÂrily in the first week. It opened on Thursday with a tally of Rs. 0.75 crore. Collections increased to Rs. 1.25 crore on Friday, and further to Rs. 1.40 crore on Saturday. The increase on Sunday wasn’t much and the day closed at Rs. 1.50 crore. In this way, the 4-day weekend’s total was Rs. 4.90 crore. Collections on Monday and Tuesday were Rs. 0.65 crore and Rs. 0.55 crore respectively. On WedÂnesday, it netted Rs. 0.45 crore while on Thursday, Rs. 0.40 crore. It therefore, added Rs. 2.05 crore in the weekdays. Its first week’s (8 days) total was, therefore, Rs. 6.95 crore.
The Tashkent Files grew stronger in the second week because of favouÂrable public reports. Its performance at many places was better in 2nd week than in 1st week, which is a rarity! It collected Rs. 0.45 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections increased to Rs. 0.70 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 1 crore on Sunday. After a second weekend total of Rs. 2.15 crore, collections in the weekdays were also impressive: Monday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.58 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.45 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.42 crore. Hence, it added Rs. 1.95 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, taking the second week’s total to Rs. 4.10 crore. The grand total for 2 weeks was Rs. 7.59 crore.
R.A.W. collected Rs. 0.85 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 0.47 crore during the weekdays. By adding Rs. 1.32 crore to the kitty in 3rd week, its total for 3 weeks went up to Rs. 39.02 crore.
Kesari netted Rs. 1 crore in the fifth weekend, and Rs. 0.56 crore during the weekdays. The fifth week’s total of Rs. 1.56 crore took its grand total to Rs. 153.59 crore.
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Miranda House (Marathi) failed to make a mark in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and the other stations of Maharashtra.
Wedding Cha Shinema (Marathi) did fair in 2nd week too in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of MahaÂrashtra.
