Pathaan was off to a flying start on an odd day (Wednesday, January 25) in spite of it being a non-holiday. The film shattered records for the highest opening day, the highest two days, the biggest three days and the fastest Rs. 100-crore film. It has found such huge acceptance that it is poised to become the fastest Rs. 200-crore film and, probably, the speediest Rs. 300-crore film. It netted Rs. 57 crore on the first day (Rs. 55 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 2 crore for the Tamil and Telugu versions combined), overtaking the Rs. 52.25 crore opening of Thugs Of Hindustan, the Rs. 53.35 crore initial of War and the Rs. 53.95 crore start of K.G.F. Chapter 2 (Hindi dubbed). The second day (Republic Day holiday) closed at an unbelievable Rs. 70.50 crore (Rs. 68 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 2.50 crore for the South language versions), taking the two-day total to Rs. 127.50 crore! One would’ve expected the third day (Friday) to record a major fall after the phenomenal first two days but the drop was just around 36% as compared to the first day, and about 48% as compared to the second day. With the third day closing at Rs. 39.25 crore, the total for three days of the first five-day weekend is an earth-shattering Rs. 166.75 crore!! The spy thriller grossed $4.6 million on the opening day (January 25) Overseas. Collections on the second day totalled $3.8 million while for the third day, they totalled $5 million.

Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh could not make any mark whatsoever in spite of releasing on Republic Day (Thursday, January 26). Collections dropped even further, to pathetic levels, on the second day (Friday).

Zindagi Shataranj Hai failed miserably in the first week.

Junglemahal: The Awakening fared poorly in 1st week all over.

Akhanda (dubbed) proved to be a debacle in 1st week all over.

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (dubbed and original English versions) could not do anything substantive in the first week. It netted Rs. 29 lakh on the opening day. Collections on Saturday jumped to Rs. 48 lakh, and further to Rs. 56 lakh on Sunday. After a first weekend of Rs. 1.33 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 12 lakh, Tuesday – Rs. 12 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 5 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 14 lakh. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 43 lakh. Total for 1st week: Rs. 1.76 crore.

Varisu (dubbed) dropped around 50% in 2nd week. The first day of the second weekend started with a take of Rs. 0.76 crore. Collections on Saturday were Rs. 0.73 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 0.99 crore. Hence the second weekend total was Rs. 2.48 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.34 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.27 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.04 crore (because of release of Pathaan), Thursday – Rs. 0.04 crore. With the total for the weekdays being a mere Rs. 0.68 crore, the total for the second week was Rs. 3.16 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 9.39 crore.

Avatar: The Way of Water (dubbed and the original English versions) added almost Rs. 7 crore to its kitty in the sixth week. The sixth weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 1.35 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 1.70 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 2 crore on Sunday. After a six weekend of Rs. 5.05 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.67 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.66 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.25 crore (due to extensive release of Pathaan), Thursday – Rs. 0.47 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.05 crore. Therefore, the total for the sixth week was Rs. 7.10 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 374.29 crore.

Sarla Ek Koti (Marathi) failed to make the cut in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Vaalvi (Marathi) did fair business in 2nd week in Maharashtra.

Kuttey faced rejection all over in 1st week. It started slow, picked up slightly at places on the second day, and then went on a downward spiral from day 3. The film will turn out to be a total loss at the box-office.

Lakadbaggha is a disaster. Its first week’s collections are pathetic.

Sachin – The Ultimate Winner is a loser at the ticket counters. Its performance on the box-office field all through the first week was horrific.

Varisu (dubbed) started slow but picked up in the next two days. However, its first week was not phenomenal as collections on the weekdays were ordinary. The first day closed at Rs. 0.81 crore. Collections almost doubled on the second day which, therefore, closed at Rs. 1.61 crore. The jump in collections on Sunday wasn’t much. The day ended at Rs. 1.68 crore. Therefore, the first weekend closed at Rs. 4.10 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.64 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.55 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.49 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.45 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.13 crore. Therefore, the total for the first week was Rs. 6.23 crore.

Waltair Veerayya (dubbed) lost the box-office game in the first week itself, recording terribly poor collections.

Avatar: The Way Of Water (dubbed and the original English versions) netted Rs. 1.21 crore on the first day of its fifth weekend. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 2.50 crore while on Sunday, the total was Rs. 2.60 crore. After a fifth weekend total of Rs. 6.31 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.79 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.70 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.24 crore. Hence the total for 5th week was Rs. 9.55 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 367.19 crore. It is now the biggest Hollywood blockbuster in India, having outdone Avengers: End Game which had netted Rs. 367 crore during its entire run.

Vaalvi (Marathi) did well only in pockets of Maharashtra in 1st week.

Victoria (Marathi) failed to make any mark in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Saath Sobat (Marathi) met with a disastrous fate all over Maharashtra in its first week.

Ved (Marathi) crossed the Rs. 50-crore mark in 3rd week. Its grand total for 3 weeks stands at Rs. 50.50 crore.

All the new films released this week, including KUTTEY, VARISU (dubbed) and WALTAIR VEERAYYA (dubbed), opened to poor houses.

The Y failed to do anything even remotely worthwhile in 1st week.

Jaidevaa bombed miserably in the first week.

Neki Kar Fajita Le proved a debacle in the first week.

Kingdom Of The Dinosaurs (dubbed and the original English versions) turned out to be a disaster in 1st week.

Avatar: The Way Of Water (dubbed and the original English versions) is on its way to becoming the biggest Hollywood grosser to-date in India. Its fourth weekend started with a collection of Rs. 2.93 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday showed a huge jump. The Saturday net total was Rs. 5.69 crore while the Sunday figure was Rs. 7.06 crore. Therefore, the fourth weekend closed at Rs. 15.68 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.87 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.45 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.27 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.24 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 5.83 crore, the fourth week closed at Rs. 21.51 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 357.64 crore. It is short of the Avengers: End Game total by a little less than Rs. 10 crore.

Drishyam 2 netted Rs. 1.91 crore in the eighth weekend, and another Rs. 0.93 crore during the weekdays. Hence it added Rs. 2.84 crore to its kitty in 8th week. Grand total for 8 weeks: Rs. 239.59 crore.

Surya (Marathi) could not do anything substantive in 1st week in Maharashtra.

Tiffin Time (Marathi) met with a disastrous fate in the first week in Maharashtra.

Ved (Marathi) was rock-steady in 2nd week all over Maharashtra, adding Rs. 19.58 crore to its kitty. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 2.49 crore which was more than the first day’s total. Collections on the second day of the second week were Rs. 4.39 crore, again far more than those of the second day of 1st week. The total for Sunday was an extraordinary Rs. 5.59 crore (as against Rs. 4.50 crore on the first Sunday). The Sunday collection was the highest ever for a Marathi film on a single day. The previous record holder was Sairat (which had collected Rs. 4.61 crore). In this way, the second weekend closed at Rs 12.47 crore. The first weekend had closed at Rs. 10 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.61 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.50 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was a robust Rs. 7.11 crore. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 19.58 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 40.25 crore. It surpassed the lifetime collections of Lai Bhaari in 11 days only.

Dedh Lakh Ka Dulha bombed in the first week.

Laththi (dubbed) failed miserably in 1st week.

HIT: The 2nd Case (dubbed) went largely unnoticed in its first week, thanks to almost nil promotion.

Connect (dubbed) failed to take a start because of dull promotion. Its mediocre content ensured that its collections didn’t pick up all through the first week.

Cirkus crashed further in the second week after a terribly disappointing first week. It netted Rs. 4.50 crore in the second weekend, and another Rs. 2 crore during the weekdays, taking the total for the second week to Rs. 6.50 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 33.35 crore.

Avatar: The Way Of Water (dubbed and original English versions) was the one-horse race in the third week too. All set to become Hollywood’s biggest blockbuster in India, it started its third weekend with an impressive take of Rs. 9.31 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 11.78 crore on Saturday. The total for the third Sunday was an astounding Rs. 17.97 crore. In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 39.06 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 5.63 crore, Tuesday Rs. 3.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.26 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.94 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 15.68 crore, the third week closed at Rs. 54.74 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 336.13 crore (1st week was Rs. 182.90 crore, not Rs. 190.75 crore; 2nd week was Rs. 98.49 crore, not Rs. 99.62 crore). The film will surpass Hollywood’s biggest blockbuster in India — Avengers: End Game — in the fourth week by crossing that film’s lifetime net total of Rs.367 crore!

Drishyam 2 netted Rs. 4.31 crore in the seventh weekend, and another Rs. 1.74 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 7th week was Rs. 6.05 crore. Grand total for 7 weeks: Rs. 236.75 crore!

Ved proves to be a blockbuster. It was off to such a flying start that the total for the first day was an outstanding Rs. 2.25 crore. This is the best opening for a Marathi film after the lockdown. Collections shot up by almost 45% on the second day which closed at Rs. 3.25 crore. The net total on Sunday was exactly double the total of Friday. After a stunning Rs. 4.50 crore on the third day, the first weekend closed at Rs. 10 crore! Collections on the weekdays were indeed earth-shattering because each day recorded better collections than the first day!! The total for Monday was Rs. 3.02 crore; Tuesday closed at Rs. 2.65 crore; Wednesday, at Rs. 2.55 crore; and Thursday, at Rs. 2.45 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was a phenomenal Rs. 10.67 crore, which was bigger than the total for the weekend. Therefore, the first week closed at an unbelievable Rs. 20.67 crore!! Believe it or not, the eighth day’s total was also higher than the first day’s figure. The second weekend started with a take of more than Rs. 2.50 crore!!!

Cirkus has bombed miserably. Looking to the first week’s collections, it seems certain that the film, inspired by The Comedy Of Errors, will turn out to be a tragedy of errors in scripting. The start itself was poor, and collections went from bad to worse during the weekdays. It netted Rs. 6 crore on the opening day. Collections on Saturday dropped a little so that the day closed at Rs. 5.75 crore. After a spurt in collections on Sunday to Rs. 8 crore, the first weekend closed at a pathetic Rs. 19.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.40 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.10 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 26.85 crore. In spite of no major opposition this week and in the next three weeks, it seems unlikely that the film’s lifetime total will touch Rs. 45 crore.

Anokhi proved to be a disaster in the first week all over.

Big Dhamaka! (dubbed) bombed all over in 1st week.

Avatar: The Way Of Water (dubbed and original English versions) continued to be super-strong in the national multiplex chains. It netted almost Rs. 100 crore in 2nd week! The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 12.01 crore. Collections on Saturday shot up to Rs. 20.16 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 25 crore. Therefore, the second weekend closed at an unbelievable Rs. 57.17 crore! The film maintained its sway over the audience in the weekdays too by collecting: Monday – Rs. 12.80 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 9.55 crore, Thursday – Rs. 8.97 crore. With the total for the weekdays being a handsome Rs. 41.32 crore, the second week closed at Rs. 98.49 crore!! Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 281.39 crore. It will cross the Rs. 300-crore mark before the third weekend itself. The Avatar sequel seems poised to cross the Rs. 350-crore mark and probably join the Rs. 400-crore club in India. If that happens, it will become the highest grossing Hollywood film ever, as predicted by Information in its review. To quote from our review: “On the whole, Avatar: The Way Of Water is a blockbuster. It could prove to be Hollywood’s biggest grosser in India so far. It will also be among the top Hindi grossers of all time.”

Drishyam 2 dropped only 33% in 6th week as compared to the previous (5th) week. It netted Rs. 3.26 crore during the sixth weekend, and another Rs. 2.76 crore during the weekdays, taking its total for 6th week to Rs. 6.02 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 230.70 crore!!

This week’s CIRKUS took a disastrous initial. The comedy reportedly netted just Rs. 6.50 crore on the first day. The film has turned out to be a major debacle.

Avatar: The Way Of Water (dubbed and original English versions) has done tremendously well in the first week. Collections in the national multiplex chains were far better than in stand-alone multiplexes and single-screen cinemas. The 3D version performed better than the 2D version. All the versions put together netted Rs. 40 crore on the first day. Collections remained at the same level on Saturday (Rs. 40 crore) but jumped 17.5% on Sunday which, therefore, closed at Rs. 47 crore. After a weekend of Rs. 127 crore, collections during the weekdays were also very good: Monday – Rs. 16.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 14.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 12.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 12.15 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 55.90 crore, the first week closed at an extraordinary Rs. 182.90 crore.

Ajay Wardhan fared poorly in 1st week all over.

Trahimam could not remain afloat in 1st week anywhere in India.

Drishyam 2 continued to score in its fifth week in spite of new oppositions. It netted Rs. 1.07 crore on the first day of the fifth weekend. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 2.02 crore and Rs. 2.56 crore respectively. After a total of Rs. 5.65 crore in the fifth weekend, collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.88 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.84 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.83 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.79 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.34 crore. Total for 5th week: Rs. 8.99 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 224.68 crore.

Dhondi Champya (Marathi) bombed in the first week itself all over Maharashtra.

Gairee (Marathi) failed to attract the public to the cinemas all over Maharashtra.

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER started on a fantastic note yesterday (16th December) in its original as well as dubbed versions. The 3D version, of course, opened far better than the 2D version. The Tamil dubbed and original (English) version’s release in Tamil Nadu was adversely affected because the stand-alone multiplexes refused to pay a higher percentage of share to the distributors than that agreed to by the national multiplex chains like PVR. Ego issues seem to have cropped up between the distributors and the multiplexes, because of which the film did not have a saturated release in TN.

Salaam Venky proved a debacle in 1st week all over. It barely managed to net Rs. 1.65 crore in the first week which, in many cinemas was also the last week.

Maarrich bombed in the first week all over.

Vadh won critical acclaim but its collections remained on the lower side in the first week.

Life Is Good was truly bad at the box-office in the first week.

Khatra (Dangerous) turned out to be a dismal fare at the ticket windows in 1st week everywhere.

Shadow Assassins could not do anything even remotely worthwhile in the first week.

Josef – Born In Grace bombed miserably in 1st week all over.

Vijayanand (dubbed) fared poorly in the first week all over.

An Action Hero could hardly remain afloat in its second week after a rather sad first week.

Bhediya collected Rs. 4.82 crore in the third weekend but crashed rather badly during the weekdays when it netted another Rs. 2 crore only. Total for 3rd week: Rs. 6.82 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 59.03 crore.

Drishyam 2 was unstoppable in its fourth week too. It started the fourth weekend with a take of Rs. 2.62 crore. Collections on Saturday jumped to Rs. 4.67 crore, because of which the film joined the Rs. 200-crore club after 23 days only. The jump on the fourth Sunday was huge. After netting Rs. 6.16 crore on Sunday (24th day), the film’s total for the fourth weekend went up to Rs. 13.45 crore. Collections on the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.61 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.57 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.43 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.34 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.95 crore. Total for 4th week: Rs. 19.40 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 215.69 crore.

Fatwa (Marathi) flopped right from the word ‘go’ in the first week all over Maharashtra.

None of the new releases this week took even an average initial.

An Action Hero turned out to be a damp squib. Lack of even an average opening underlined the fact that the film was under-promoted and that the audience was not interested in watching hero Ayushmann Khurrana as an action hero which went against his public image. The film netted Rs. 1.30 crore on the first day. Collections increased on the second and third days but the growth was not noteworthy. The total for Saturday was Rs. 2.15 crore while for Sunday, it was Rs. 2.50 crore. After a first weekend of Rs. 5.95 crore, collections sank on the weekdays. They were: Monday – Rs. 0.80 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.55 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.70 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 8.65 crore.

Bhedia did fair business in the second weekend but collections again dropped badly during the weekdays. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.95 crore. Collections jumped by 90% on the second day so that the total for Saturday was Rs. 3.70 crore. The growth on Sunday was not too impressive. With a net total of Rs. 4.36 crore on Sunday, the second weekend closed at Rs. 10.01 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.20 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.90 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.60 crore. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 14.61 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 52.21 crore.

Drishyam 2 is the one-horse race, marching from one glory to another. Its performance in the third week was better than the combined performances of Bhediya in 2nd week and An Action Hero in 1st week!! The third weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 4.45 crore. Collections on Saturday jumped by 90% (Rs. 8.45 crore). The third weekend’s Sunday was historic as it collected in double-digit crore (Rs. 10.39 crore)! In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 23.29 crore. In other words, it netted Rs. 186.76 crore in 17 days, thereby surpassing the lifetime India collections of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. Collections for the weekdays were also impressive: Monday – Rs. 3.05 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.53 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.11 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.84 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 9.53 crore. Total for 3rd week: Rs. 32.82 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 196.29 crore. The film is all set to join the Rs. 200-crore club in the fourth weekend. Overseas, the film grossed an equivalent of Rs. 6.80 crore in its third week, taking the 3-week total to Rs. 49.02 crore!

Uunchai netted Rs. 1.23 crore in the fourth weekend, and another Rs. 0.63 crore during the weekdays. Total for 4th week: Rs. 1.86 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 31.68 crore.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (dubbed and original English version) collected around Rs. 2 crore in the fourth week, taking its grand total for 4 weeks to Rs. 68.30 crore.

Goshta Eka Paithanichi (Marathi) could not do anything substantial in the first week in Maharashtra.

Ekdam Kadak (Marathi) proved to be a naram fare all over Maharashtra in 1st week.

Baal Bhaarti (Marathi) bombed miserably in 1st week.

This week’s AN ACTION HERO seems to have faced rejection from the public right from the word ‘go’. It opened to dismal houses all over.

Bhediya met with a mixed response. Its dull collections in the first week shocked the trade. The overwhelming success of Drishyam 2 seems to have proved the major opposition to Bhediya as the former film in its second week collected far better than the latter in its first week! The creature comedy film netted Rs. 6.85 crore on the opening day. Collections grew on Saturday (Rs. 8.75 crore) as well as Sunday (Rs. 10.80 crore) but the jump was not up to the mark. After a dull first weekend of Rs. 26.40 crore, collections for the weekdays, of course, were way below the mark: Monday – Rs. 3.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.30 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was an unimpressive Rs. 11.20 crore, taking the first week’s total to Rs. 37.60 crore.

Bal Naren met with a disastrous fate in 1st week in both, Delhi-U.P and East Punjab.

Kora Kagazz bombed miserably in the first week all over.

Drishyam 2 in 2nd week outshone Bhediya in 1st week, that too, very markedly. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 7.87 crore. Collections on Saturday almost doubled so that the day closed at Rs. 14.05 crore. The jump on Sunday was also quite pronounced. It netted Rs. 17.32 crore, taking its total for the second weekend to Rs. 39.24 crore. Collections for the weekdays were no less impressive: Monday – Rs. 5.43 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 4.68 crore, Thursday – Rs. 4.31 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was an impressive Rs. 19.57 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 58.81 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 163.47 crore. Having crossed the Rs. 150-crore mark, the suspense sequel is all set to join the Rs. 200-crore club in the fourth week! Overseas, it is turning out to be one of the best Ajay Devgan starrers ever! It grossed an equivalent of Rs. 13.40 crore in 2nd week abroad, taking its two-week total to Rs. 42.22 crore. (The first week’s gross total was Rs. 28.82 crore, and not Rs. 28.60 crore, as mentioned in this column last week.)

Uunchai could add only Rs. 2.20 crore to its kitty in the third weekend and another Rs.1.20 crore in the weekdays. Total for 3rd week: Rs. 3.40 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 29.82 crore.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (dubbed and original English versions) is in its last lap. It netted approximately Rs. 3.80 crore in its third week. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 66.30 crore.

Jeta (Marathi) flopped badly in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

The shockingly poor initial of this week’s BHEDIYA has poured water on the euphoria created by the runaway success of last week’s DRISHYAM 2.

Drishyam 2 proves to be a super-hit. It soared high right from the word ‘go’ and was unstoppable all through the week, netting double-digit collections on each of the first five days of the first week. The film netted Rs. 15.38 crore on Friday, making it the second-highest opening of the year so far, next only to Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva. Collections jumped to Rs. 21.59 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 27.17 crore on Sunday, taking the first weekend’s total to an astounding Rs. 64.14 crore! Collections on the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 11.87 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 10.48 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 9.55 crore, Thursday – Rs. 8.62 crore. The total for the weekdays, therefore, was a wonderful Rs. 40.52 crore! In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 104.66 crore. Its performance Overseas was very good. It grossed an equivalent of Rs. 28.60 crore in 1st week abroad. Of this, the first weekend recorded a collective gross of Rs. 19 crore whereas the weekdays added Rs. 9.60 crore.

Mister Mummy proved to be a debacle in 1st week all over.

Uunchai dropped around 45% in 2nd week in spite of running on a limited number of screens. While the weekend was fairly good, collections during the weekdays were not too encouraging. The second weekend started with a net of Rs. 1.31 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 2.42 crore and Rs. 2.87 crore respectively. Therefore, the second weekend closed at Rs. 6.60 crore. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.70 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.69 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.71 crore, Thursday – 0.70 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 2.80 crore, the second week closed at Rs. 9.40 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 26.42 crore. It is running in 392 cinemas in 3rd week. It grossed an equivalent of Rs. 2.85 crore Overseas in 2nd week, taking the two-week total to Rs. 8.40 crore.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (dubbed and original English versions) fell around 80% in 2nd week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.70 crore on Friday. Collections almost doubled to Rs. 3.16 crore on Saturday, and increased marginally to Rs. 3.38 crore on Sunday, taking the second weekend’s total to Rs. 8.24 crore. Collections dipped markedly during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 0.81 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.60 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was just Rs. 2.76 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 11 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 62.50 crore.

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