Despite mixed reports, more towards the negative side, the Hindi version of Saaho managed a fantastic first week. Yet, its heavy cost may not be recoverable from all the versions put together because the public reports aren’t exciting, and also because collections of the Telugu and other South versions are below the mark after the first weekend. The film, made in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil, and dubbed in Malayalam, has cost more than Rs. 350 crore. Of this, a maximum of around Rs. 150 crore has been/will be recovered from satellite, digital and audio rights, leaving over Rs. 200 crore to be recovered from theatrical sources. The film would need to net around Rs. 425 crore in all the languages put together, to break even. This seems rather difficult. It will, therefore, lose part of the investment. The Hindi version netted a phenomenal Rs. 25 crore on the first day. Collections dropped by Rs. 1 crore on Saturday. After collecting Rs. 24 crore on the second day, the film picked up on Sunday but the jump was not huge enough for the film to run to the winning post. It collected only Rs. 29 crore on Sunday. Had the film been a major hit, it should’ve netted over Rs. 40 crore on Sunday. After a weekend total of Rs. 78 crore, collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 14.25 crore (due to Ganesh Chaturthi holiday; but the festival adversely affected collections in parts of Maharashtra mainly), Tuesday – Rs. 9.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 6.75 crore. In this way, the film added Rs. 37 crore in the weekdays. Its total for the first week was a fantastic Rs. 115 crore. Strange as it may sound, collections of the Hindi version (rather than the Telugu version) in the second week will be a pointer to whether the film makes a huge loss or loses moderately.

The Angry Birds Movie 2 (dubbed) and the English original of the same name did not fare too well in the second week.

Mission Mangal netted Rs. 2.20 crore on the first day of the third weekend, Rs. 3.25 crore on the second day, and Rs. 3.64 crore on the third day. In this way, it collected Rs. 9.09 crore in the third weekend. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.20 crore. By adding Rs. 5.50 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, it took its total for the third week to Rs. 14.59 crore. Its grand total for 3 weeks was, therefore, Rs. 192.54 crore.

Batla House collected Rs. 0.60 crore on the first day of the third weekend, Rs. 1.10 crore on the second day, and Rs. 1.50 crore on the third day. Hence, its third weekend’s total was Rs. 3.20 crore. Collections during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 0.85 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.43 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.45 crore. It, therefore, netted Rs. 2.13 crore in the weekdays, taking the third week’s total to Rs. 5.33 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 85.68 crore.

Bala did extremely well in 1st week. It was the widest release of Ayushmann Khurrana and, therefore, it took a bigger opening than his past films. It netted Rs. 10.15 crore on the first day. Collections jumped by 50% on Saturday which closed at Rs. 15.73 crore. The figure for Sunday was even more impressive at Rs. 18.07 crore. After a weekend of Rs. 43.95 crore, the film collected as follows in the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 8.26 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 9.52 crore (Guru Nanak Jayanti partial holiday), Wednesday – Rs. 5.20 crore, Thursday – Rs. 5.30 crore. By netting Rs. 28.28 crore in the weekdays, the film took its total for the first week to Rs. 72.23 crore. The film may not become Ayushmann’s highest-grossing film as it will be difficult for it to cross the Rs. 142-crore mark of his Dream Girl.

Bypass Road met with a disastrous fate in the first week, and, like the hero in the film, the film too met with an ‘accident’ — at the box-office. Its daily collections were in lakhs, not crores.

Satellite Shankar could not do anything worthwhile in 1st week. It netted such poor collections that even Lord Shankar could not save the film from sinking into oblivion.

Mr. Black Mr. White faced rejection at the ticket windows in 1st week.

Ujda Chaman crashed in 2nd week and barely managed to net Rs. 0.30 crore!

Terminator: Dark Fate (dubbed) and the English original of the same name saw collections dip in 2nd week. It barely netted Rs. 1.50 crore in the second week. Total for 2 weeks: Rs. 15 crore.

Housefull 4 will touch the Rs. 200-crore mark in the 4th week! It is now all set to become the highest-grossing film of Akshay Kumar so far. It netted Rs. 9.10 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 6.35 crore in the weekdays. By adding Rs. 15.45 crore to its kitty in the third week, it took its 3-week total to Rs. 198.12 crore.

Saand Ki Aankh collected Rs. 1.50 crore in the third weekend, and an additional Rs. 1.11 crore in the weekdays. In other words, it netted Rs. 2.61 crore in the third week. Its grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 22.66 crore.

War netted Rs. 0.76 crore in the sixth week. Total for 6 weeks: Rs. 317.77 crore. Of this, the original Hindi version collected Rs. 303.10 crore whereas the dubbed Tamil and Telugu versions jointly collected Rs. 14.67 crore.

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Copy (Marathi) collected poorly in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and other stations of Maharashtra.

Bakaal (Marathi) fared badly in the first week in Bombay, Thane district and other centres of Maharashtra.

Koti (Marathi) could not record respectable collections in the first week in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of Maharashtra.

Lucky And Happy (Marathi) failed to make any mark at the turnstiles in the first week in Bombay.

Khari Biscuit (Marathi) continued to score in 2nd week in Bombay, Thane district and other centres of Maharashtra.

Hirkani (Marathi) continued its victory march in 3rd week in Bombay, Thane district and other centres of Maharashtra. Hit!

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Hellaro (Gujarati) did tremendous business in 1st week in Gujarat and Saurashtra. The National Award-winning film has been loved by the paying public.