War 2 turned out to be a major disappointment in 1st week. The long Independence Day weekend salvaged its position to an extent, but collections during the weekdays were pathetic. The unimpressive collections on Saturday and Sunday after Thursday (ordinary opening) and Friday (below-expectations jump despite Independence Day national holiday) underlined the harsh reality that the film had not found favour with the public and that collections for the weekdays would be way below the mark — and that’s exactly what happened. The film netted an ordinary Rs. 29 crore on Thursday. Collections jumped to Rs. 46 crore on Friday, which itself was not up to the mark. The total for Saturday was only Rs. 27 crore while that for Sunday was just Rs. 28 crore. Hence the first 4-day weekend closed at Rs. 130 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 7.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 8.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 4.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 4 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 24.75 crore, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 154.75 crore. The Telugu dubbed version netted Rs. 25 crore on Thursday, Rs. 15 crore on Friday, Rs. 9 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 8 crore on Sunday, taking the first 4-day weekend’s total to Rs. 57 crore. The Telugu dubbed version’s total for the weekdays was only Rs. 5.50 crore. Therefore, the first 8-day week of the Telugu dubbed version totalled Rs. 62.50 crore.

Coolie The Powerhouse (dubbed) did not fare well in the first week. It netted Rs. 4.25 crore on Thursday. Collections on Friday increased to Rs. 6 crore due to the Independence Day holiday. The totals for Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 4.50 crore and Rs. 5 crore respectively. After a 4-day weekend total of Rs. 19.75 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.85 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6.90 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 26.65 crore.

Mahavatar Narsimha (animation, Hindi and South languages) stood its ground in the fourth week too in spite of the opposition of the two big releases — War 2 and Coolie The Powerhouse — of last week. Of course, the drop in collections in 4th week was marked but that was due to two reasons: huge business had already been done in the first three weeks, and the opposition posed by two major new films was tremendous. The fourth weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 6.98 crore on Friday (Independence Day holiday). Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 6.49 crore while on Sunday, Rs. 7.86 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 21.33 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.94 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.16 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.58 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.33 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.01 crore. In this way, the fourth week closed at Rs. 28.34 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 213.90 crore.

Saiyaara is in its last lap. It started its fifth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.50 crore on Friday. The figure for Saturday was the same — Rs. 0.50 crore. Collections saw an increase on Sunday which closed at Rs. 0.65 crore. After a fifth weekend total of Rs. 1.65 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.30 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 1.40 crore, the fifth week closed at Rs. 3.05 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 333.50 crore.

Jurassic World: Rebirth (dubbed and the original English versions) joined the Rs. 100-crore club in the seventh week. It collected Rs. 0.11 crore in the seventh weekend, and another Rs. 0.05 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 7th week was Rs. 0.16 crore. Grand total for 7 weeks: Rs. 100.09 crore.

F1: The Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) managed to collect reasonably well in 8th week too, mainly the original English version, of course. It is now Rs. 3.25 crore short of the Rs. 100-crore mark! It started the eighth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.21 crore. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 0.22 crore while the total for Sunday was Rs. 0.19 crore. After an eighth weekend total of Rs. 0.62 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.10 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.16 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.14 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.55 crore. In this way, the total for 8th week was Rs. 1.17 crore. Grand total for 7 weeks: Rs. 96.75 crore.

War 2 took a start that was far below expectations on Thursday (August 14). The Hindi version netted around Rs. 29 crore only while the South dubbed versions collected Rs. 25 crore. The totals for Friday (Independence Day national holiday) were Rs. 46 crore (Hindi version) and Rs. 15 crore (South versions).

Coolie The Powerhouse (dubbed) also took an opening that was much lower than expectations. The Hindi dubbed version netted barely Rs. 4.25 crore on Thursday (August 14). Of course, the opening down South was excellent. The total for the Hindi dubbed version on Friday (Independence Day national holiday) was Rs. 6 crore.

Andaaz 2 turned out to be a non-starter in the first week.

Zora faced rejection in 1st week all over.

Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder could not do anything worthwhile in its first week in spite of the controversy over its certification (censorship).

Ghich Pich fared poorly in 1st week everywhere.

McGuffin proved to be a disaster in 1st week all over.

Rajveer bombed in the first week all over.

Freakier Friday (dubbed) failed terribly in 1st week all over.

Son Of Sardaar 2 crashed even more in the second week. It netted Rs. 7.50 crore in the second weekend, and another Rs. 3 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, with a total of Rs.10.50 crore in 2nd week, its grand total for 2 weeks was Rs. 42 crore.

Dhadak 2 was unimpressive in 2nd week. It netted only Rs. 4.50 crore in 2nd week, taking its grand total for 2 weeks to Rs. 21.97 crore.

Mahavatar Narsimha (animation, Hindi and South languages) continued its victory march in the third week also. The third weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 7.71 crore on Friday. Collections almost trebled on Saturday which closed at Rs. 21.10 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 23.33 crore. Therefore, the total for the third weekend was a monumental Rs. 52.14 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 5.07 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.73 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 4.27 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.29 crore. With the total for the weekdays being an astounding Rs. 17.36 crore, the third week closed at Rs. 69.50 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 185.56 crore.

The Fantastic 4: First Steps (dubbed and the original English versions) could not do much in the third week. It collected only Rs. 2.50 crore in 3rd week, thereby taking its grand total for 3 weeks to Rs. 34 crore.

Saiyaara did fair business in 4th week. It netted Rs. 2.25 crore on the first day of the fourth weekend. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 4 crore and Rs. 4.50 crore respectively.Therefore, the total for 4th weekend was Rs. 10.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.30 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.40 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 4.70 crore, the fourth week closed at Rs. 15.45 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 330.45 crore.

Superman (dubbed and the original English versions) netted only Rs. 0.27 crore in its fifth week. In this way, the grand total for 5 weeks was Rs. 48.78 crore.

Jurassic World: Rebirth (dubbed and the original English versions) just about managed to stay afloat in the sixth week. It was short of the Rs. 100-crore mark by a few lakhs only. It collected Rs. 0.55 crore in the sixth weekend, and another Rs. 0.18 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 6th week was Rs. 0.73 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 99.93 crore.

F1: The Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) continued to hold its own in the seventh week, mainly the original English version, of course. It was quite steady in 7th week. It is still about Rs. 4.50 crore away from the Rs. 100-crore club! It started the seventh weekend with a take of Rs. 0.49 crore. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 0.95 crore while the total for Sunday was Rs. 0.94 crore. After a seventh weekend total of Rs. 2.38 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.28 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.10 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.93 crore. In this way, the total for 7th week was Rs. 3.31 crore. Grand total for 7 weeks: Rs. 95.58 crore.

Vaajav Re (Marathi) could not do anything substantive in the first week in Maharashtra.

Jitraab (Marathi) went largely unnoticed in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Son Of Sardaar 2 did not find much acceptance because of which collections crashed during the weekdays after a mediocre first weekend. The film opened to very ordinary houses on the first day which, therefore, closed at Rs. 7 crore. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 7.50 crore while Sunday closed at Rs. 8.25 crore. Hence the total for the first weekend was Rs. 22.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.75 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 8.75 crore, the first week closed at just Rs. 31.50 crore.

Dhadak 2 did not have many takers in 1st week. It started with a take of Rs. 3.45 crore on Friday. Collections did not show much growth on Saturday (Rs. 3.76 crore) and Sunday (Rs. 4.11 crore) because the public reports were not impressive except among the class audience in the big cities. After a first weekend total of only Rs. 11.32 crore, collections for the weekdays were rather dull: Monday – Rs. 1.61 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.92 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.46 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.16 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was a dull Rs. 6.15 crore. Hence the first week closed at Rs. 17.47 crore only.

Saamrajya (dubbed) fared poorly in the first week.

Mahavatar Narsimha (animation, Hindi and South languages) continued to rule the box-office with extraordinary business in the second week too. The second week started with a take of Rs. 7.46 crore on Friday. Collections more than doubled and went up to Rs. 15.81 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was an earth-shattering Rs. 22.96 crore. After an absolutely outstanding total of Rs. 46.23 crore in the second weekend, the collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 6.90 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 7.94 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 5.92 crore, Thursday – Rs. 4.89 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was mind-numbing Rs. 25.65 crore. In this way, the second week closed at a historic Rs. 71.88 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 116.06 crore.

The Fantastic 4: First Steps (dubbed and the original English versions) did ordinary in 2nd week. It added only Rs. 6.50 crore to its kitty in 2nd week, taking its grand total for 2 weeks to Rs. 31.50 crore.

Saiyaara crossed the Rs. 300-crore mark in the third weekend. The film started the third weekend with a net collection of Rs. 5 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday rose to Rs. 7 crore, and further to Rs. 8.25 crore on Sunday. After a third weekend total of Rs. 20.25 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2 crore. With a total of Rs. 9.50 crore for the weekdays, the third week closed at Rs. 29.75 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 315 crore.

Superman (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped 70% in the fourth week. The fourth weekend started with a take of Rs. 0.07 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 0.15 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 0.18 crore on Sunday. Hence the total for the fourth weekend was Rs. 0.40 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.04 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.05 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.04 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.18 crore. In this way, the fourth week closed at Rs. 0.58 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 48.51 crore.

Jurassic World: Rebirth (dubbed and the original English versions) fell little more than 66% in the fifth week. It missed joining the Rs. 100-crore club by some lakhs. It netted Rs. 0.12 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 0.33 crore while on Sunday, they went up to Rs. 0.42 crore. Therefore, the total for the fifth weekend was Rs. 0.87 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.09 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.11 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.09 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.09 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.38 crore. In this way, the fifth week closed at Rs. 1.25 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 99.20 crore.

F1: The Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) was supremely steady in the sixth week, mainly the original English version, of course. The film netted Rs. 0.55 crore on the first day (Friday) of the sixth weekend. Collections almost doubled to Rs. 1.01 crore on Saturday whereas the total for Sunday was Rs. 1.06 crore. Therefore, the total for the sixth weekend was Rs. 2.62 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.34 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.37 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.36 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.47 crore. In this way, the sixth week closed at Rs. 4.09 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 92.27 crore.

Parinati (Marathi) bombed in the first week in Maharashtra.

Avkarika (Marathi) could not do anything worthwhile in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Mumbai Local (Marathi) failed to make the cut in the first week in Maharashtra.

Both the new releases of this week — SON OF SARDAAR 2 and DHADAK 2 — did not open to impressive houses. With the reports being below the mark, their future at the box-office appears bleak.

Rasa turned out to be a debacle in the first week.

So Long Valley proved to be a disaster in the first week.

Mahavatar Narsimha (animation, Hindi and South languages) is the surprise blockbuster of the year because it came from almost nowhere but is taking the nation by storm. It did extraordinary business in 1st week after an ordinary start. The word of mouth for the film was so outstanding that collections multiplied all over India as the days progressed. The second week has also started on a super-strong note. The film netted Rs. 1.92 crore on the first day. Collections almost trebled to Rs. 4.95 crore on Saturday. The jump in collections on Sunday took the day’s total to Rs. 9.69 crore. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 16.56 crore. Collections for the weekdays were phenomenal because the response and reactions of the public in the cinemas had spread like wild fire. In fact, in one of the rarest of rare cases, collections of each of the weekdays was better than or almost equal to those of the immediately preceding day, and also better than the collections of the first and second days: Monday – Rs. 5.85 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 7.35 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 7.36 crore, Thursday – Rs. 7.06 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was an astounding Rs. 27.62 crore. In this way, the total for the first week was Rs. 44.18 crore, which was 23 times the first day’s collections!!

The Fantastic 4: First Steps (dubbed and the original English versions) did fairly well in the first week. It netted approximately Rs. 15 crore in the first weekend, and around Rs. 10 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the first week closed at Rs. 25 crore.

Saiyaara continued to do extraordinary in 2nd week too. It crossed the Rs. 250-crore mark and is on its way to touching the Rs. 300-crore mark in the third weekend. The film started the second weekend with a take of Rs. 18.50 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday rose to Rs. 27 crore and further to Rs. 30 crore on Sunday. After a second weekend total of Rs. 75.50 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 9.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 10.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 8 crore, Thursday – Rs. 6.50 crore. With a total of Rs. 34.50 crore for the weekdays, the second week closed at Rs. 110 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 285.25 crore.

Tanvi The Great crashed in 2nd week after a miserable 1st week. It is out of almost all the cinemas.

Nikita Roy fared even more disastrously in the second week than its first week, and is now out of most of the cinemas.

Smurfs (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) performed terribly in 2nd week after a weak first week.

Superman (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped 80% in 3rd week. The third weekend started with a collection of Rs. 0.26 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 0.59 crore on Saturday. The nett total for Sunday was again Rs. 0.59 crore. Therefore, the total for the third weekend was Rs. 1.44 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.13 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.16 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.14 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.13 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.56 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 2 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 47.93 crore.

Metro… In Dino fell almost 70% in the fourth week. It added Rs. 2 crore to its kitty in 4th week, taking its grand total for 4 weeks to Rs. 51.35 crore.

Jurassic World: Rebirth (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped around 66% in the fourth week. The fourth weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 0.43 crore on Friday. Collections for Saturday increased to Rs. 1.09 crore while on Sunday, they went up to Rs. 1.37 crore. In this way, the total for the fourth weekend was Rs. 2.89 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.27 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.28 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.24 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 1.04 crore, the fourth week closed at Rs. 3.93 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 97.95 crore.

F1: The Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) was strong in 5th week too, of course, mainly the original English version. The film netted Rs. 0.57 crore on the first day (Friday) of the fifth weekend. Collections almost doubled to Rs. 1.02 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was Rs. 1.08 crore. After a fifth weekend total of Rs. 2.67 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.38 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.39 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.39 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.42 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.58 crore. Hence the fifth week closed at Rs. 4.25 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 88.18 crore.

Sitaare Zameen Par added Rs. 1.30 crore to its kitty in 6th week, taking its grand total for 6 weeks to Rs. 166.89 crore.

The entire nation seems to be under the grip of Saiyaara fever. The love story swept the audience off their feet to show signs of easily emerging as the biggest blockbuster of the year so far. Whether in the big cities or ‘B’ and ‘C’ class centres, box-office collections underlined the love the public was showering on the love story of two debut-making stars. YRF’s Saiyaara is proving to be the modern-day Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, also produced by YRF. The film netted an earth-shattering Rs. 22 crore on the first day. After the phenomenal start, collections jumped 20% on Saturday so that the day closed at Rs. 26.25 crore. Collections took a further jump — of almost 40% — on Sunday which, therefore, closed at Rs. 36.25 crore. After an unbelievable first weekend total of Rs. 84.50 crore, collections for the weekdays were also extraordinary: Monday – Rs. 24.25 crore (more than Friday), Tuesday – Rs. 25 crore (more than Friday and Monday; footfalls greater than Friday and Saturday), Wednesday – Rs. 22 crore, Thursday – Rs. 19.50 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was an astounding Rs. 90.75 crore, which was more than the first weekend’s total!! Hence the first week closed at Rs. 175.25 crore. This is an all-time record for a romantic film starring newcomers. With the film poised to add at least Rs. 100 crore to its kitty in the second week, the love story seems set for not just a mind-blowing lifetime total, but also for a long run in the cinemas.

Tanvi The Great proved to be a flop in its first week. It could manage to net only Rs. 1.70 crore in 1st week.

Nikita Roy proved to be a debacle at the ticket windows in 1st week. It collected barely Rs. 0.80 crore in the first week.

Sant Tukaram bombed miserably in the first week all over.

Murderbaad found its chances at the turnstiles murdered in 1st week itself because the paying public rejected it.

5th September met with a disastrous fate in its first week all over.

Smurfs (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) did very ordinary business in the first week, collecting just Rs. 1.25 crore.

I Know What You Did Last Summer (dubbed and the original English versions) could not collect even Rs. 1 crore in the first 8-day week. It managed just around Rs. 0.90 crore.

Maalik crashed in 2nd week after a poor first week. It dropped more than 85% in its second week. The film could net only Rs. 2 crore in 2nd week. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 20 crore.

Superman (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped more than 70% in 2nd week but, nevertheless, did fair business. The weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.37 crore on Friday. Collections more than doubled to Rs. 2.97 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was Rs. 3.17 crore. After a first weekend total of Rs. 7.51 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.77 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.83 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.63 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.61 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 2.84 crore, the second week closed at Rs. 10.35 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 45.93 crore.

Metro… In Dino fell more than 60% in the third week. It collected about Rs. 4 crore in the third weekend, and Rs. 2.50 crore during the weekdays, taking its total for 3rd week to Rs. 6.50 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 49.35 crore.

Jurassic World: Rebirth (dubbed and the original English versions) did fair business in the third week although collections dropped around 55%. While collections for the weekend were reasonable, those during the weekdays were average. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.39 crore on Friday. Collections more than doubled on Saturday which closed at Rs. 3.22 crore. Collections further increased to Rs. 4.11 crore on Sunday so that the second weekend closed at Rs. 8.72 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.83 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.94 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.68 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.20 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 11.92 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 94.02 crore.

F1: The Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) fared remarkably well in 4th week too, of course, mainly the original English version. The film netted Rs. 1.46 crore on the first day of the fourth weekend. Collections dramatically rose to Rs. 2.67 crore on Saturday, and further increased to Rs. 2.76 crore on Sunday. In this way, the fourth weekend closed at Rs. 6.89 crore. Collections for the weekdays were also decent: Monday – Rs. 0.97 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.05 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.95 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.97 crore. In this way, the fourth week closed at Rs. 10.86 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 83.93 crore.

Sitaare Zameen Par is on its last lap. It added Rs. 3.40 crore to its kitty in 5th week, taking its grand total for 5 weeks to Rs. 165.59 crore.

Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 3 (Marathi) did not fare well in the first week all over Maharashtra.

SAIYAARA has come like a hurricane and swept the trade off its feet. Whether in ‘A’, ‘B’ or even ‘C’ class centres, the musical love story opened big yesterday (18th July). What’s heartening is that the public reports have lived up to the extraordinary initial so that the momentum will remain intact for the entire week! The craze to see two newcomers launched in the film is of the kind not seen after Hrithik Roshan’s introduction in KAHO NAA…PYAAR HAI in 2000. SAIYAARA netted Rs. 21.25 crore on the first day, a figure which has left the entire trade staring in disbelief.

Maalik has not found much appreciation. It managed fair numbers in the first week, only in pockets where the audience prefer action dramas. It netted just Rs. 3.50 crore on the first day (Friday). Collections on Saturday went up to Rs. 4.50 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 4.30 crore, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 12.30 crore. The weekdays saw collections go down: Monday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.10 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.70 crore. Therefore, the first week closed at only Rs. 18 crore.

Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan bombed in the first week as it faced almost complete rejection. The film, based on a short story, should never have been attempted because it was not meant to be converted into a feature film, at least not this kind of a film which kept on going in circles. It netted only Rs. 1.50 crore in 1st week.

Superman (dubbed and the original English versions) did very well in the first week. The weekend started with a take of Rs. 7.23 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 9.99 crore on Saturday while the figure for Sunday was Rs. 9.39 crore. After a first weekend total of Rs. 26.61 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.36 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.79 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.01 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.81 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 8.97 crore, the first week closed at Rs. 35.58 crore.

Metro… In Dino maintained quite well in the big cities, but collections at other places weren’t impressive. The first day of the second weekend closed at Rs. 2.50 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 4.40 crore and Rs. 4.60 crore respectively, taking the second weekend’s total to Rs. 11.50 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.35 crore. Hence the total for 2nd week was Rs. 16.85 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 42.85 crore.

Jurassic World: Rebirth (dubbed and the original English versions) did well in the second week although collections dropped more than 50% because of the opposition of Superman and the running film, F1: The Movie. Collections for the weekend, especially, were excellent. The second weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 3.10 crore on Friday. Collections saw a phenomenal jump on Saturday which closed at Rs. 7.64 crore. Collections further increased to Rs. 8.26 crore on Sunday so that the second weekend closed at Rs. 19 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.68 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.02 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.54 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.38 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6.62 crore. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 25.62 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 82.10 crore. The film should comfortably enter the Rs. 100-crore club in the days to come, most likely in its fourth week.

Maa added around Rs. 1.70 crore to its kitty in 3rd week. Hence the grand total for 3 weeks went up to Rs. 31.70 crore.

F1: The Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) continued its speedy run in the third week too, of course, mainly the original English version. The film netted Rs. 1.69 crore on the first day (Friday) of the third weekend. Collections almost doubled to Rs. 3.27 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was Rs. 3.53 crore. In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 8.49 crore. The collections for the weekdays were very steady: Monday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.27 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.20 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.92 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 13.41 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 73.07 crore. Extraordinary, considering that it is car racing film and not a usual masala entertainer.

Sitaare Zameen Par held on at medium levels in the fourth week. It collected Rs. 0.85 crore on the first day of the fourth weekend. Collections on Saturday and Sunday almost trebled to Rs. 2.25 crore and Rs. 2.60 crore respectively. Therefore, the totalfor 4th weekend was Rs. 5.70 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.65 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 2.80 crore, the fourth week closed at Rs. 8.50 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 162.19 crore.

Both the Bollywood releases of this week — MAALIK (Rs. 3 crore) and AANKHON KI GUSTAAKHIYAN (less than Rs. 0.50 crore) — opened to below-average houses whereas Hollywood’s SUPERMAN (Rs. 7.20 crore) took a good start. Just like last week (JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH versus METRO… IN DINO), Hollywood outshone Bollywood this week too!

Metro… In Dino may have started slow but collections picked up during the weekend on the strength of youth patronage. It netted Rs. 3.35 crore on the first day. Collections jumped to Rs. 5.75 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 6.70 crore on Sunday. After the first weekend total of Rs. 15.80 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.70 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.45 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.20 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 10.20 crore. In this way, the first week’s total was Rs. 26 crore.

Jurassic World: Rebirth (dubbed and the original English versions) did very well in the first weekend and fairly well during the weekdays. The film has become a fare for family outing. The first weekend started with a take of Rs. 9.21 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday saw a huge jump so that the day closed at Rs. 13.97 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 16.78 crore. Hence the first weekend’s total was a very impressive Rs. 39.96 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 4.60 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 4.79 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.53 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 16.52 crore. Therefore, the first week closed at Rs. 56.48 crore.

Maa dropped markedly — around 70% — in 2nd week. The film netted about Rs. 4 crore in the second weekend, and another Rs. 3 crore during the weekdays, taking the second week’s total to approximately Rs. 7 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 30 crore.

F1: The Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) maintained pretty well in 2nd week, mainly the original English version. Performance-wise, the English version has collected more than 25 times what the dubbed versions have jointly collected in 2nd week. The second weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 3.29 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 5.55 crore and Rs. 6.07 crore respectively. Therefore, the total for the weekend was Rs. 14.91 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.38 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.60 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.43 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.56 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 9.97 crore, the second week closed at Rs. 24.88 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 59.66 crore.

Sitaare Zameen Par crossed the Rs. 150-crore mark in the third week. The film collected Rs. 2.25 crore on the first day of the third weekend. Collections on Saturday went up to Rs. 4.75 crore, and further to Rs. 6.14 crore on Sunday, taking the third weekend’s total to Rs. 13.14 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.34 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.86 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.34 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.10 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 5.64 crore, the third week closed at Rs. 18.78 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 153.69 crore.

Gaadi No. 1760 (Marathi) flopped miserably is the first week all over Maharashtra.

Hollywood’s JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH took a far bigger start yesterday (July 4) than Bollywood’s METRO… IN DINO. Kids and families are loving the Hollywood fare which is set to do excellent business. METRO… IN DINO is being liked by the city youth.

Maa did fair business in the first week on the strength of select cinemas and centres. It netted Rs. 16 crore in the first weekend, and Rs. 7 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 1st week was Rs. 23 crore.

Nafratein bombed in the first week. It couldn’t even manage to collect half a crore of rupees!

Well Done CA Sahab! did not do well at all, at the box-office in the first week. Collections for the entire week were less than Rs. 50 lakh.

Kannappa (dubbed) could not do much in the first week. It netted only Rs. 2 crore in the first weekend, and another Rs. 0.75 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 1st week was Rs. 2.75 crore.

F1: The Movie (dubbed and the original English versions) did extraordinarily well in the first week, especially the original English version. After collecting Rs. 0.25 crore on Thursday, the film simply took off from Friday when it netted Rs. 5.11 crore. Collections on Saturday jumped to Rs. 7.26 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 7.95 crore. In this way, the first 4-day weekend totalled Rs. 20.57 crore. Collections for the weekdays were super-strong as follows: Monday – Rs. 3.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.57 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.64 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.70 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was an outstanding Rs. 14.21 crore. Therefore, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 34.78 crore. The second weekend is also poised to be outstanding in spite of the new releases.

Naruto The Movie: Ninja Clash In The Land Of Snow (animation, dubbed and the original English language) could not do much in 1st week.

Sitaare Zameen Par scored wonderfully in the second weekend while collections dropped during the weekdays.The second weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 6.67 crore on Friday.Collections shot up to Rs. 12.55 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was an excellent Rs. 14.60 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 33.82 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 3.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.70 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.43 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 12.63 crore, and for 2nd week, Rs. 46.45 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 134.91 crore.

How To Train Your Dragon (dubbed and the original English versions) fell around 70% in the third week. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 0.16 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 0.44 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 0.55 crore on Sunday, taking the third weekend’s total to Rs. 1.15 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.13 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.13 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.12 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.12 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 0.50 crore, the third week closed at Rs.1.65 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 22.22 crore.

Housefull 5 is in its last lap. It added Rs. 2.70 crore to its kitty in the fourth week. Hence the grand total for 4 weeks was Rs. 156 crore.

Sajana (Marathi) fared poorly in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

All Is Well (Marathi) performed miserably in the first week in Maharashtra.

Sitaare Zameen Par more than proved its mettle in the first week but like the ten children in the heartwarming film, there seems to be no dearth of intellectually challenged people in the trade who insisted all through the week that collections were rigged or that producer Aamir Khan had resorted to block (corporate) bookings to prop up the film. Of course, there was no truth in the fake stories of block bookings doing the rounds. Yes, there were cases of block bookings but they were genuine instances — of schools and organisations booking tickets in bulk for their students/members. The film netted Rs. 10.70 crore on the first day, an extraordinary figure considering the theme and the star cast. Although the opening day’s collection set the tone for the weekend, nobody was prepared for the 86% growth on Saturday. The jump took even the most optimistic persons by surprise because one hasn’t seen such a jump (86%) in collections on the second day for a film with even a decent start, what to talk of a film with a lovely initial. Saturday closed at Rs. 19.90 crore. Collections on Sunday saw yet another huge jump, again unprecedented after an 86% increase on the second day. The total for Sunday was Rs. 26.70 crore. After a first weekend total of Rs. 57.30 crore (more than five times the first day’s collection!!), collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 8.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 8.60 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 7.51 crore, Thursday – Rs. 6.55 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 31.16 crore. In this way, the first week closed at a whopping Rs. 88.46 crore. The second weekend started on a super-strong note as Friday recorded a total collection of Rs. 6.67 crore, slightly more than the Thursday total in spite of several new releases!

Kuberaa (dubbed) fared miserably in the first week. It collected around Rs. 0.50 crore only in 1st week.

28 Years Later (dubbed and the original English versions) did average in 1st week. After netting Rs. 0.12 crore on the first day (Thursday), it collected only Rs. 2.20 crore in the remaining seven days of the first week. Hence the total for the first 8-day week was Rs. 2.32 crore.

Elio (animation; dubbed and the original English versions) did very ordinary in the first week. It collected only Rs. 1.60 crore in 1st week.

How To Train Your Dragon (dubbed and the original English versions) fell around 65% in 2nd week. It netted Rs. 0.58 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 1.46 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 1.73 crore on Sunday. Hence the total for the second weekend was Rs. 3.77 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.39 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.44 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.36 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.37 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.56 crore. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 5.33 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 20.57 crore.

From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped about 80% in the second week. It collected approximately Rs. 1.90 crore in 2nd week. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 11.80 crore.

Housefull 5 faced a marked fall in collections — more than 70% — in the third week. The third weekend started with a collection of Rs. 1.50 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 2.50 crore while the figure for Sunday was Rs. 3 crore. After a third weekend total of Rs. 7 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.40 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.30 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 9.30 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 153.30 crore.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (dubbed and the original English versions) is in its last lap. It netted only Rs. 0.85 crore in its sixth week. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 110.26 crore.

Final Destination: Bloodlines (dubbed and the original English versions) is on its way out of the cinemas. It collected about Rs. 0.25 crore in its sixth weekend, and another Rs. 0.15 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 6th week was Rs. 0.40 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 61.17 crore.

Samsara (Marathi) fared badly in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Jarann (Marathi) continued its victory march in 3rd week all over Maharashtra.

This week’s SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR was off to a great start after not-so-good footfalls in the early shows. But collections picked up as the day progressed. With the word of mouth being terrific, collections are bound to grow phenomenally today (Saturday). In fact, the jump in collections on the second day may be historic. In other words, no earlier Hindi film, which has opened at more than Rs. 5 crore on the first day, may have seen such a huge jump (as SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR will see).  

Second Chance met with a disastrous fate in the first week.

How To Train Your Dragon (dubbed and the original English versions) performed decently in 1st week. After collecting Rs. 0.21 crore on Thursday (June 12), it netted Rs. 2.13 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 4 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 4.44 crore on Sunday. Hence the total for the first 4-day weekend was Rs. 10.78 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.12 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.24 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.05 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.46 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 15.24 crore.

From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina (dubbed and the original English versions) did fairly well in the first week. After collecting Rs. 0.50 crore on Thursday (June 12), it netted approximately Rs. 6.50 crore in the next three days, taking the total for its first 4-day weekend to Rs. 7 crore. It collected another Rs. 2.90 crore during the weekdays. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 9.90 crore.

Housefull 5 faced a marked fall in collections in 2nd week. The second weekend started with a collection of Rs. 5.25 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 8.75 crore while the figure for Sunday was Rs. 10.25 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 24.25 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 9.75 crore. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 34 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 144 crore.

Karate Kid: Legends (dubbed and the original English versions) is in its last lap. It added only around Rs. 0.30 crore to its kitty in 3rd week. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 8.25 crore.

Bhool Chuk Maaf collected around Rs. 1.60 crore in the fourth week. Hence the grand total for 4 weeks went up to Rs. 42.30 crore. However, if the block (corporate) bookings of the first two weeks are taken into account, the total for 4 weeks was Rs. 66.30 crore.

Lilo & Stitch (dubbed and the original English versions) added only Rs. 0.45 crore to its kitty in the fourth week. Hence the grand total for 4 weeks was Rs. 6.80 crore.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped about 60% in 5th week. It collected approximately Rs. 2.45 crore in the fifth week. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 109.41 crore.

Final Destination: Bloodlines (dubbed and the original English versions) started its fifth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.18 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 0.39 crore and Rs. 0.40 crore respectively. After a fifth weekend total of Rs. 0.97 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.12 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.14 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.12 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.11 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.49 crore. Therefore, the total for 5th week was Rs. 1.46 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 60.77 crore.

Raid 2 netted only Rs. 1.15 crore in 7th week. Grand total for 7 weeks: Rs. 161.75 crore.

Aambat Shoukin (Marathi) flopped in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Shaatir: The Beginning (Marathi) fared poorly in the first week all over Maharashtra.

Nibaar (Marathi) faced rejection in the first week in Maharashtra.

Jarann (Marathi) fared better in the second week than first week all over Maharashtra.

Jalso (Gujarati), made at a heavy budget, did not do well in the first week in Gujarat and Saurashtra. After a slow start on Friday, collections improved on Saturday and Sunday. But collections during the weekdays were disappointing.