DREAM GIRL 2 opened quite well this week but regional films stole a march over the new Hindi release. In East Punjab circuit, Punjabi MASTANEY ruled with a fantastic start. Reportedly, the first day of MASTANEY was more than twice the first day of DREAM GIRL 2 in East Punjab circuit. Gujarati 3 EKKA was off to a better start at many places in Gujarat and Saurashtra while Marathi SUBHEDAR outdid the Hindi release at some centres in Maharashtra.

Ghoomer could not do anything substantive in the first week in spite of decent reports. The craze for Gadar 2 in its 2nd week overpowered the new release. It netted Rs. 2.80 crore in the first weekend and another Rs. 1.60 crore during the weekdays. Its total for the first week, therefore, was a dull Rs. 4.40 crore.

Non Stop Dhamaal met with a disastrous fate in 1st week.

Blue Beetle (dubbed and the original English versions) did fair business in 1st week. It netted Rs. 1.21 crore on the first day. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 1.66 crore, and further to Rs. 1.85 crore on Sunday. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 4.72 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.47 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.41 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.27 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 1.50 crore, the first week closed at Rs. 6.22 crore.

Gadar 2 ruled the box-office charts in the second week too, entering the Rs. 400-crore club! It collected Rs. 20.50 crore on the first day of the second weekend, which was a new record as no film in the past has recorded such a collection figure on the second Friday. On Saturday, collections jumped to Rs. 31.07 crore, another record. The Sunday figure of Rs. 38.90 crore was also a record. Obviously, therefore, the second weekend’s total of Rs. 90.47 crore was also a new record. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 13.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 12.10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 10 crore, Thursday – Rs. 8.40 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was a fantastic Rs. 44 crore. Therefore, the second week closed at Rs. 134.47 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 419.10 crore!! It will outdo the total net collections of K.G.F. Chapter 2 (dubbed) (Rs. 435 crore) in its third weekend.

Oh My God 2 also continued to score in 2nd week. It started its second weekend with a net collection of Rs. 5.50 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 9.50 crore on Saturday, and even more, to Rs. 11.50 crore on Sunday. After an impressive second weekend total of Rs. 26.50 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.70 crore, Thursday – 2.50 Rs. crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 11.70 crore. In this way, the second week’s total was Rs. 38.20 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: 116.70 crore.

Meg 2: The Trench (dubbed and the original English versions) faced a terrible fall in its third week. The third weekend netted Rs. 0.36 crore. It added another Rs. 0.16 crore during the weekdays to take its total for the third week to Rs. 0.52 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 20.11 crore.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani did fairly well in its fourth week too. It collected Rs. 4.75 crore in the fourth weekend, and another Rs. 2.75 crore during the weekdays. Total for 4th week: Rs. 7.50 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 141.20 crore.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) started its fifth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.34 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday more than doubled so that the day closed at Rs. 0.74 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 0.80 crore. Therefore, the total for the fifth weekend was Rs. 1.88 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.21 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.22 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.24 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.21 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 0.88 crore, the fifth week closed at Rs. 2.76 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 125.99 crore.

The week that went by proved to be the best week at the ticket counters in cinema history. With GADAR 2, OH MY GOD 2 and RAJINI THE JAILER (Tamil) having recorded collections that ranged from the good to the super-extraordinary, the week proved to be bountiful like never before. Collections at the box-office were unprecedented!

Gadar 2 has come like a road roller. The crowds inside and outside cinema halls are to be seen to be believed. People from villages (where there are no cinemas) are travelling very long distances to watch the film which seems to have become the current Indian sentiment. Thousands of enthusiastic fans have already repeated the film in the cinemas, not twice but even three times. Among the huge crowds of people, who’ve seen the film in the first week, are those who have ventured out to the cinemas after many years! The film has smashed plenty of records, especially at single-screen cinemas. At some cinemas, the film has written history by recording collections which are 30-40 times the usual collections!!! The film netted Rs. 40.10 crore on the first day. After the flying start, collections increased to Rs. 43.08 crore on Saturday. The jump was phenomenal on Sunday which, therefore, closed at Rs. 51.70 crore. After a fantastic weekend total of Rs. 134.88 crore, collections for the weekdays were equally mind-blowing: Monday – Rs. 38.70 crore, Tuesday (Independence Day national holiday) – Rs. 55.40 crore, Wednesday (Parsi New Year partial holiday) – Rs. 32.37 crore, Thursday – Rs. 23.28 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was a phenomenal Rs. 149.75 crore. Hence the first week closed at a mind-numbing Rs. 284.63 crore. The second weekend also started on a wonderful note. The net collection of approximately Rs. 21 crore on the first day of the second weekend may be the highest second Friday ever!!

Oh My God 2 has done very well in the first week, reaping good advantage of the Independence Day and Parsi New Year holidays on 15th and 16th August. The film netted Rs. 9 crore on the first day. Collections jumped to Rs. 14 crore on Saturday, and even more to Rs. 17 crore on Sunday. The first weekend’s total was, therefore, Rs. 40 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 10.50 crore, Tuesday (Independence Day holiday) – Rs. 16.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 5 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 38.50 crore. Hence the total for the first week was Rs. 78.50 crore.

Rajini The Jailer (dubbed) could not fare well even though the original Tamil version killed it at the box-office in the first week.

Meg 2: The Trench (dubbed and the original English versions) faced a steep fall in its second week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 0.23 crore. Collections on Saturday more than doubled to Rs. 0.57 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 0.68 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 1.48 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.29 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.64 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.19 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.13 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.25 crore. In this way, the total for the second week was Rs. 2.73 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 19.59 crore.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani buckled under competition, facing a steep fall in collections in the third week, mainly because of the hurricane called Gadar 2. However, its performance Overseas, which had been par excellence since the first day, continued to be awesome. Considering that Hollywood films Oppenheimer and Barbie were ruling the Overseas box-office when RRKPK hit the screens, this was a creditable achievement! The third weekend in India started at Rs. 2 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 3.25 crore and Rs. 3.50 crore respectively. In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 8.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 4.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.50 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 10.25 crore. In this way, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 19 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 133.70 crore.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) started its fourth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.88 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 1.71 crore on Saturday. The Sunday total (Rs. 1.66 crore) was slightly lower than that of Saturday. Therefore, the fourth weekend closed at Rs. 4.25 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.11 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.53 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.53 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.49 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.66 crore. Therefore, the total for the fourth week was Rs. 7.91 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 123.23 crore.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) is on its last lap. Its fifth weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 16 lakh on Friday. Collections on Satuday jumped to Rs. 45 lakh, and further to Rs. 60 lakh on Sunday. After a weekend of Rs. 1.21 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 25 lakh, Tuesday – Rs. 50 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 12 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 10 lakh. Hence the total for the weekdays was only Rs. 0.97 crore. In this way, the fifth week closed at Rs. 2.18 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 119.53 crore.

GADAR 2 opened to extraordinary houses yesterday (11th August), smashing records at many cinemas, in the process. The GADAR EK PREM KATHA sequel had recorded phenomenal advance booking all over, setting the stage for a mind-blowing start. The first day closed at Rs. 40.10 crore! The other big release, OH MY GOD 2, opened at far lower levels, thanks to the humongous opposition posed by GADAR 2. Although the reports, especially of the class audience, were positive, collections did not match, also because of poor showcasing. The film is said to have netted Rs. 9 crore on day 1. RAJINI THE JAILER (Tamil and dubbed in other languages) opened on Thursday (10th) to a thunderous response except in Hindi (dubbed). 

Coat bombed in the first week all over.

Love Nation could not do anything worthwhile in 1st week.

Sirf Money hardly saw the colour of money in the first week.

Lafzon Mein Pyaar… failed to do anything substantive in 1st week.

Meg 2: The Trench (dubbed and the original English versions) did well in the first week, mainly in the South (Andhra-Telangana and Tamilnad circuits). It netted Rs. 0.69 crore on Thursday, which was the opening day for the English version. Collections on Friday (for all the versions put together) shot up to Rs. 2.95 crore and further to Rs. 4.24 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was Rs. 4.95 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 12.83 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.31 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.98 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.59 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.03 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 16.86 crore.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani maintained well in the second week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 6.50 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 11.25 crore on Saturday, and even further to Rs. 13.75 crore on Sunday. Therefore, the total for the second weekend was Rs. 31.50 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 4.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 4.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.90 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.30 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 15.70 crore. Hence the total for the second week was Rs. 47.20 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 114.70 crore.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) continued to do well in the third week. The first day of the third weekend closed at Rs. 2.40 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday grew, the days closing at Rs. 4.38 crore and Rs. 4.59 crore respectively. Therefore, the total for the third weekend was an impressive Rs. 11.37 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.33 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.21 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.26 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.09 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.89 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 16.26 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 115.32 crore.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) did average business in its fourth week. It started with a net collection of Rs. 0.50 crore in the first day of the fourth weekend. Collections more than doubled on Saturday which closed at Rs. 1.10 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 1.45 crore. After a fourth weekend figure of Rs. 3.05 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.29 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.28 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.28 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.15 crore. Hence the fourth week closed at Rs. 4.20 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 117.35 crore.

Pahije Jatiche (Marathi) met with a poor fate at the turnstiles in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) managed to yield shares in 6th week too.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani started slow last week, picked up as the day progressed, picked up further on Saturday, but the mediocre jump in collections on Sunday gave an indication that the film would not do earth-shattering business. The film seems to have become a fantastic weekend fare for the families because collections during the weekdays were very steady but at mediocre levels. It has done extremely well in high-end multiplexes and the big cities, where many people have loved the film so much that they are even repeating it, but the same is not true of the other multiplexes and single-screen cinemas, especially in smaller cities and towns. In other words, the response to the film ranges from the excellent to the ordinary. Although making profits is a foregone conclusion for the producers, thanks to the phenomenal revenues it earned from sale of digital, satellite and audio rights, the hope that the film would cross the Rs. 200-crore mark were dashed to the ground on the first day and again on Sunday. The first day’s net collection was Rs. 10 crore. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 15 crore. Sunday closed at Rs. 17.75 crore, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 42.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were on the lower side but they were so steady on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday that the film seems to have created a new record of collections having held on so well on the last three days of the week! Collections of not even super-hits and blockbusters in all these years have maintained like the collections of RRKPP have: Monday – Rs. 6.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 6.60 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.15 crore, Thursday – Rs. 5.75 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 24.75 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 67.50 crore. The film is expected to fare well in the second weekend too, not just because it is a good weekend fare for the classes and families mainly but also because there is no major new Bollywood or Hollywood release this week. The first day of the second weekend closed at Rs. 6.50 crore, which is more than almost every weekday of the first week, another unusual record. All the aforementioned figures include the revenues from block bookings and bulk ticket sales. No film in the history of Hindi cinema has collected Rs. 6-plus crore on the fourth, fifth and sixth days of the first week after netting only Rs. 10 crore on the opening day. Likewise, no film has ever recorded a better first day (Friday) of the second week than the last day (Thursday) of the first week, like RRKPP has. In pure commercial terms (cost versus box-office revenues) though, this will be one of ace director Karan Johar’s weaker films.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) joined the Rs. 100-crore club yesterday (August 4) which was the first day of the third weekend. The two weeks’ total was just short of Rs. 100 crore. The film’s original English version held on very well in 2nd week while the dubbed Hindi version, which was already performing lower than the original version, continued to do so in the second week too. The net collection of both the versions put together on the first day of the second weekend was Rs. 4.46 crore. Collections on Saturday jumped so that the day closed at Rs. 7.45 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 7.47 crore. In this way, the second weekend closed at Rs. 19.38 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.62 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.44 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.38 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.19 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 9.63 crore. Hence the total for 2nd week was Rs. 29.01 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 99.06 crore.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) managed to yield shares in the third week too. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.20 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 2 crore and Rs. 2.20 crore respectively. The total for the third weekend, therefore, was Rs. 5.40 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.60 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.60 crore. Hence the total for 3rd week was Rs. 8 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 113.15 crore.

Aanibaani (Marathi) could not do anything worthwhile in its first week all over Maharashtra.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) netted Rs. 3.25 crore in the fifth weekend and another Rs. 1 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 5th week was Rs. 4.25 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 72.26 crore. Outstanding!!

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI opened to such ordinary houses yesterday (July 28) that the joyous atmosphere, created by both the major Hollywood releases — OPPENHEIMER and BARBIE — of last week was washed away, in a manner of speaking. 

Ajmer 92 could not make a mark in 1st week.

Minus 31: The Nagpur Files remained a minus fare in the first week.

Vash bombed miserably in the first week.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) did extraordinarily well in its first week. Collections in the big cities, high-end multiplexes and IMAX screens were excellent. The film netted a wonderful Rs. 14.45 crore on the first day. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 16.91 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 16.83 crore. After a wonderful weekend total of Rs. 48.19 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 6.36 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.58 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 5.08 crore, Thursday – Rs. 4.84 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 21.86 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 70.05 crore.

Although it was not dubbed in Hindi or other regional languages, Hollywood’s Barbie netted an excellent Rs. 24.76 crore in 1st week.

Snake Cave (dubbed) proved to be a debacle in the first week.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) fell about 75% in 2nd week. Its second weekend started with a take of Rs. 3 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 5.50 crore and further to Rs. 6 crore on Sunday. Hence the second weekend closed at Rs. 14.50 crore. The collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.80 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.70 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.20 crore. Therefore, the total for the second week was Rs. 21.70 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 105.15 crore.

Satyaprem Ki Katha added Rs. 3 crore to its kitty in 4th week. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 80.65 crore.

Aflatoon (Marathi) bombed miserably in the first week all over Maharashtra.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) continued its winning streak in the fourth week too. It netted Rs. 7.02 crore in the fourth weekend, and Rs. 2.40 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 4th week was Rs. 9.42 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 68.01 crore.

Bachubhai (Gujarati) did very well in the first week all over Gujarat and Saurashtra.

Hollywood film OPPENHEIMER (dubbed and the original English version) opened to fantastic houses yesterday (July 21) in the national multiplex chains. Hollywood’s BARBIE (English) was also off to a good start yesterday.

Bharateeyans bombed miserably in the first week.

The Fighter Suman (dubbed) proved a debacle in 1st week.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) swept the box-office in the first week, especially in the 5-day-long weekend. After a Wednesday (July 12) total of Rs. 12.27 crore and a Thursday net collection of Rs. 9.82 crore, the film netted Rs. 9.57 crore on Friday. Collections soared to Rs. 16.12 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 18.08 crore on Sunday. Thus the 5-day weekend total was an outstanding Rs. 65.86 crore. Collections dropped quite a bit after the phenomenal weekend. It netted Rs. 4.91 crore on Monday, Rs. 4.50 crore on Tuesday, Rs. 4.10 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 4.08 crore on Thursday. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 17.59 crore. In this way, the 9-day week closed at Rs. 83.45 crore!

Insidious: The Red Door (dubbed and the original English versions) fell dramatically in the second week. It netted Rs. 3.60 crore in 2nd week, taking its grand total for 2 weeks to Rs. 17.57 crore.

Satyaprem Ki Katha was steady at medium collections in the third week. It collected Rs. 5 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 2.40 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, its total for 3rd week was Rs. 7.40 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 77.65 crore.

Date Bhet (Marathi) met with a disastrous fate in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) recorded extraordinary collections in the third week too, all over Maharashtra. Ladies are patronising the film in an almost unprecedented way. It started the third weekend with a take of Rs. 2.40 crore on Friday (the best of the three Fridays). Collections on Saturday and Sunday rose to Rs. 5.05 crore and Rs. 6.05 crore respectively. In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 13.50 crore. Point to be noted is that the first weekend had closed at Rs. 6.45 crore while the second weekend, at Rs. 13.69 crore. Collections for the weekdays of 3rd week were: Monday – Rs. 2.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.44 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.74 crore. Hence the 3rd week’s total was a wonderful Rs. 21.24 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 58.59 crore!

Carry On Jatta 3 (Punjabi) continued its victory march in 3rd week too. It netted Rs. 3.04 crore in East Punjab and Rs. 0.90 crore in Delhi and the rest of India. Hence the third week’s total was Rs. 3.94 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 40.38 crore (East Punjab Rs. 32.02 crore, rest of India Rs. 8.36 crore).

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) was off to a flying start in spite of an odd-day release. It netted Rs. 12.27 core on Wednesday (July 12). Collections dropped on Thursday to Rs. 9.82 crore. Therefore, the two-day total was a fantastic Rs. 22.09 crore.

Insidious: The Red Door (dubbed and the original English versions) did fairly well in the first week. It netted Rs. 2.10 crore on Thursday (July 6). Collections on Friday went down to Rs. 1.98 crore but they picked up again on Saturday which closed at Rs. 3.44 crore. The Sunday total of Rs. 3.29 crore saw the 4-day weekend total going up to Rs. 10.81 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.09 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.06 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.52 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.49 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 3.16 crore, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 13.97 crore.

Neeyat bombed in the first week, recording poor collections everywhere.

72 Hoorain was rejected by the public in 1st week.

Yeh Mera Revenge met with a disastrous fate in the first week.

Satyaprem Ki Katha faced a steep decline in the second week. Collections were okay in the weekend but dropped during the weekdays. It netted Rs. 13 crore in the second weekend while the net total for the weekdays was Rs. 6 crore. In this way, the film netted Rs. 19 crore in 2nd week. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 70.25 crore.

Indiana Jones And the Dial Of Destiny (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped badly in 2nd week. The second weekend commenced on a weak note with a net collection of Rs. 0.18 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 0.38 crore and Rs. 0.40 crore respectively, taking the total for the second weekend to Rs. 0.96 crore. Collections for the weekdays were rather miserable: Monday – Rs. 0.07 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.07 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.04 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was only Rs. 0.23 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 1.19 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 8.99 crore.

1920: Horrors Of The Heart was steady on low collections in 3rd week. It netted Rs. 1.38 crore (Hindi version) in the third week, taking its 3-week total to Rs. 13.02 crore. The Tamil dubbed and Telugu dubbed versions collected Rs. 0.30 crore in 3rd week, taking their 3-week total to Rs. 4.71 crore. Grand total of all the versions for 3 weeks: Rs. 17.73 crore.

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

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) took a 100% jump in collections for the second week, smashing a number of records. The film had fared excellently in the first week itself. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 2.31 crore on Friday. Collections more than doubled to Rs. 5.28 crore on Saturday. The Sunday total was an unbelievable Rs. 6.10 crore — the highest one-day figure in the history of Marathi cinema! In this way, the second weekend’s total was Rs. 13.69 crore!! Collections for each of the weekdays was better than the collections of any single day (except Sunday) of the first week. It netted Rs. 2.79 crore on Monday, Rs. 2.88 crore on Tuesday, Rs. 2.70 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 2.79 crore on Thursday. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 11.16  crore. Hence the total for 2nd week was an astounding Rs. 24.85 crore! Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 37.35 crore.

Carry On Jatta 3 (Punjabi) swept the Punjabi box-office in its second week too. It started its second weekend with a net collection of Rs. 1.20 crore (Rs. 1.05 crore in East Punjab, Rs. 0.15 crore in the rest of India) on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 2.05 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.90 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.15 crore). Collections increased even more on Sunday so that the day closed at Rs. 2.74 crore (East Punjab Rs. 2.64 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.10 crore). Therefore, the total for the second weekend was Rs. 5.99 crore (East Punjab Rs. 5.59 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.40 crore). Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.64 crore (East Punjab Rs. 0.58 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.06 crore), Tuesday – Rs. 0.65 crore (East Punjab Rs. 0.60 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.05 crore), Wednesday – Rs. 0.54 crore (East Punjab Rs. 0.50 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.04 crore), Thursday – Rs. 0.50 crore (East Punjab Rs. 0.47 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.03 crore). Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs 2.33 crore (East Punjab Rs. 2.15 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.18 crore). In this way, the 2nd week’s total was Rs. 8.32 crore (East Punjab Rs. 7.74 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.58 crore). Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 36.44 crore (East Punjab Rs. 28.98 crore, rest of India Rs. 7.46 crore).

Satyaprem Ki Katha did reasonably well in the first weekend but collections dropped quite a bit during the weekdays. It managed a total of over Rs. 50 crore in the first week. It did well in multiplexes and ‘A’ class centres mainly, but the performance in smaller centres and single-screen cinemas was not up to the mark. After a Thursday (June 29) total of Rs. 9 crore, it netted Rs. 6.50 crore on Friday (June 30). Collections on Saturday jumped to Rs. 10 crore while the total on Sunday was Rs. 11.50 crore. After a 4-day weekend total of Rs. 37 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 3.90 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.10 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 14.25 crore. Hence the total for the 8-day first week Rs. 51.25 crore. Two regional films affected the film very badly – Carry On Jatta 3 (Punjabi) in East Punjab, and Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) in Maharashtra.

Parastree fared miserably in the first week.

1922 Pratikar Chauri Chaura proved to be a debacle all over in the first week.

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (dubbed and the original English versions) did ordinary business in 1st week. It netted Rs. 1.49 crore on Thursday (June 29). Collections fell to Rs. 1.13 crore on Friday but increased to Rs. 1.89 crore on Saturday. The Sunday total (Rs. 1.86 crore) was less than that of Saturday, giving an indication that the film had met with an ordinary response only. After a 4-day weekend of Rs. 6.37 crore, collections for the weekdays were not impressive: Monday – Rs. 0.42 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.42 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.24 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.43 crore. Therefore, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 7.80 crore.

Spy (dubbed) failed to garner any worthwhile viewership in 1st week.

1920: Horrors Of The Heart managed to hold its own in 2nd week, netting Rs. 2.91 crore (Hindi version) and Rs. 0.59 crore (Tamil dubbed and Telugu dubbed versions). Therefore, the grand total for the Hindi version for 2 weeks is Rs. 11.64  crore while for the two dubbed versions, it is Rs. 4.41 crore. Grand total for all versions: Rs. 16.05 crore. Some cinemas have increased its shows in the third week.

Adipurush went from bad to worse. It netted only Rs. 1.07 crore in the third week. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 125.32 crore.

The Flash (dubbed and the original English versions) had a very ordinary third week. It netted Rs. 0.93 crore in the third weekend and another Rs. 0.35 crore during the weekdays. In this way, the total for the third week was Rs. 1.28 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: 29.45 crore.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) proves a roaring hit. The woman-centric film netted Rs. 1 crore on the opening day. Collections soared to Rs. 2.25 crore on Saturday, and further increased to Rs. 3.20 crore on Sunday. After a phenomenal first weekend total of Rs. 6.45 crore, collections for the weekdays were also outstanding: Monday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.45 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.85 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.60 crore. As the total for the weekdays was an unbelievable Rs. 6.05 crore, the first week closed at Rs. 12.50 crore.

Carry On Jatta 3 (Punjabi) is all set to become the biggest Punjabi blockbuster ever. It opened with a take of Rs. 3.54 crore in East Punjab on Thursday (June 29). In Delhi, the film netted Rs. 0.70 crore, while in the rest of India, the first day’s total was Rs. 0.28 crore. Hence the first day’s all-India total was Rs. 4.52 crore. Collections on Friday were Rs. 2.99 crore in East Punjab, Rs. 0.60 crore in Delhi, and Rs. 0.16 crore in the rest of India. After an all-India total of Rs. 3.75 crore on Friday, collections shot up to Rs. 5 crore (East Punjab Rs. 3.85 crore, Delhi Rs. 0.95 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.20 crore) on Saturday, and further to Rs. 5.80 crore (East Punjab Rs. 4.66 crore, Delhi 0.93 crore, rest of India 0.21 crore) on Sunday. In this way, the first 4-day weekend closed at Rs. 19.07 crore (East Punjab Rs. 15.04 crore, Delhi Rs. 3.18 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.85 crore). The collections for the weekdays were also excellent: Monday – Rs. 2.90 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.95 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 0.95 crore), Tuesday – Rs. 2.40 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.65 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 0.75 crore), Wednesday – Rs. 2.10 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.40 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 0.70 crore), Thursday – Rs. 1.65 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.20 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 0.45 crore). Therefore, the total for the weekdays was a fantastic Rs. 9.05 crore (East Punjab Rs. 6.20 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 2.85 crore). Hence the first 8-day week’s total was Rs. 28.12 crore (East Punjab Rs. 21.24 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 6.88 crore).

SATYAPREM KI KATHA took an average start on Thursday (June 29) although the public reports were positive. The word of mouth is expected to ensure that collections grow. The first day closed at Rs. 9.50 crore in spite of the Eid festival holiday. Collections dropped on the second day which closed at Rs. 6.50 crore.

Punjabi film CARRY ON JATTA 3 took an earth-shattering opening yesterday (June 29), breaking all past records. It netted Rs. 4.52 crore on the first day (East Punjab – Rs. 3.54 crore, Delhi – Rs. 0.78 crore, rest of India – Rs. 0.20 crore), making it the biggest opening in the history of Punjabi cinema. The second day (Friday) closed at Rs. 3.75 crore, again a record!

1920: Horrors Of The Heart did well in the first week. The weekend collections were impressive for the scale of the film. The first weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.48 crore on Friday for the Hindi version. Considering the net collections of the Telugu dubbed and Tamil dubbed versions too, the first day’s total was Rs. 2.34 crore. Collections (all versions) increased to Rs. 2.72 crore (only Hindi version: Rs. 1.85 crore) on the second day, and further to Rs. 3.01 crore (only Hindi version: Rs. 2.09 crore) on the third day. Therefore, the first weekend’s total was Rs. 8.07 crore. The weekend’s total for only the Hindi version was Rs. 5.42 crore while for the Telugu dubbed and Tamil dubbed versions was Rs. 2.65 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.89 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 0.41 crore for the dubbed versions, Tuesday – Rs. 0.85 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 0.29 crore for the dubbed versions, Wednesday – Rs. 0.81 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 0.24 crore for the dubbed versions, Thursday – Rs. 0.76 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 0.23 crore for the dubbed versions. Therefore, the total for the weekdays for the Hindi version was Rs. 3.31 crore whereas for the two dubbed versions was Rs. 1.17 crore. In this way, the total for the first week for the Hindi version was Rs. 8.73 crore while for the dubbed versions was Rs. 3.82 crore. Grand total for alll the three versions for the first week: Rs. 12.55 crore.

Elemental (dubbed and the original English versions) performed poorly in the first week.

Adipurush performed badly in the second week all over, falling almost 90% as compared to the first week. The second weekend was at least fair but collections during the weekdays were pathetic. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 2.50 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 3.50 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 2.75 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 8.75 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.70 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.75 crore. In this way, the total for the second week was Rs. 12.50 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 124.25 crore.

The Flash (dubbed and the original English versions) started its second weekend with a net collection of Rs. 0.85 crore. Collections almost doubled on the second day which closed at Rs. 1.67 crore. The jump in collections on Sunday over Saturday was minimal. Therefore, the total for the third day was Rs. 1.69 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 4.21 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.43 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.41 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.46 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.30 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.60 crore. In this way, the total for 2nd week was Rs. 5.81 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 28.17 crore.

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (dubbed and the original English versions) is on its last lap. It netted Rs. 1.52 crore in the third weekend and another Rs. 0.58 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for the third week was Rs. 2.10 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 29.01 crore.

Zara Hat Ke Zara Bach Ke did fair business in its fourth week. The fourth weekend started with a net collection total of Rs. 1.35 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 2.25 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 2.88 crore on Sunday. Therefore, the total for the fourth weekend was Rs. 6.48 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.99 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.72 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 3.51 crore, the fourth week closed at Rs. 9.99 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 82.53 crore.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) began its fourth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.37 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 0.81 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 0.92 crore on Sunday. After a weekend total of Rs. 2.10 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.28 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.22 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.18 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.98 crore. In this way, the fourth week closed at Rs. 3.08 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 42.87 crore.

Vitthal Maza Sobati (Marathi) could not do anything substantive in the first week in Maharashtra.

Adipurush may well go down in box-office history as an opportunity gone down the drain. Given the phenomenal advance booking and, therefore, a fantastic opening, the film was touted to be a blockbuster. But it will turn out to be a losing proposal! It netted Rs. 32 crore on the first day. After the poor reports, collections dropped to Rs. 30.50 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was Rs. 28.50 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 91 crore, collections for the weekdays were pathetic because the drop was huge: Monday – Rs. 9.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 20.75 crore. Hence the first week closed at Rs. 111.75 crore. The Telugu (dubbed) version also fared miserably after a flying start because of Prabhas’ presence in the cast. The Tamil dubbed and Malayalam dubbed versions bombed miserably while the Kannada dubbed version did very ordinary business. The combined loss of the producers and the Telugu version’s distributors could be in the region of Rs. 125-135 crore.

The Flash (dubbed and the original English versions) did fairly well in the first week. After collecting Rs. 4.30 crore on Thursday, its collections dropped to Rs. 2.82 crore on Friday. Collections again increased to Rs. 4.97 crore on Saturday, and even more to Rs. 5.29 crore on Sunday. After a 4-day weekend total of Rs. 17.38 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.55 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.29 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.14 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.98 crore. Hence the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 22.36 crore.

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (dubbed and the original English versions) crashed in 2nd week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 0.35 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 0.80 crore and Rs. 1.01 crore respectively. After a second weekend total of Rs. 2.16 crore, collections for the weekdays were rather dull: Monday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.28 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.21 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.16 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.95 crore. The total for 2nd week, therefore, was Rs. 3.11 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 26.91 crore.

Zara Hat Ke Zara Bach Ke managed to stay afloat in 3rd week in spite of the opposition of Adipurush. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.08 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday totalled Rs. 1.89 crore and Rs. 2.34 crore respectively, taking the third weekend’s total to Rs. 5.31 crore. The film netted as follows during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 1.08 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.99 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.08 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.08 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.23 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 9.54 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 72.54 crore.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) started its third weekend with a take of Rs. 0.45 crore on Friday. Saturday and Sunday saw collections increase to Rs. 0.85 crore and Rs. 1.25 crore respectively, taking the third weekend total to Rs. 2.55 crore. Collections on the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.22 crore. With the weekdays’ total being Rs. 1.17 crore, the third week closed at Rs. 3.72 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 39.79 crore.

Fast X (dubbed and the original English versions) netted Rs. 11 lakh in the fifth weekend, and another Rs. 6 lakh during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for the fifth week was Rs. 17 lakh. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 108.71 crore.

The Kerala Story added Rs. 16 lakh to its kitty in the seventh weekend, and another Rs. 9 lakh during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 7th week was Rs. 0.25 crore. Grand total for 7 weeks: Rs. 235.53 crore.