83 (Hindi and all dubbed versions) did not reap much benefit of the absence of new releases last week. Most of the benefit went to Pushpa: The Rise Part 1. The second weekend of 83 started with a net collection of Rs. 4.36 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 7.73 crore on Saturday but there was no jump on Sunday. In fact, the total for Sunday (Rs. 7.31 crore) was less than that on Saturday. In this way, the second weekend closed at Rs. 19.40 crore. Collections for the weekdays were quite disappointing: Monday – Rs. 2.01 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.52 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.12 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.08 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was an unimpressive Rs. 5.73 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 25.13 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 97 crore.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (original English and Hindi, Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions) did very well in the third weekend too, crossing the Rs. 200-crore mark and becoming the biggest hit of 2021. The third weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 3 crore on the first day. Collections jumped to Rs. 4.92 crore on Saturday. The total on Sunday was Rs. 4.75 crore. So, the third weekend closed at Rs. 12.67 crore, taking the total for 18 days (it was released on Thursday, hence the first week was of 8 days) to Rs. 202.34 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.78 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.03 crore. Total for 3rd week: Rs. 16.70 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 206.37 crore.

Pushpa: The Rise Part 1 (dubbed) did outstanding business in North India in the third week too. It reaped the maximum benefit of the absence of new releases last week. It collected Rs. 3.21 crore on the first day of the third weekend, and, therefore, crossed the Rs. 50-crore mark by taking the 15-day total to Rs. 51.09 crore. Collections shot up to Rs. 5.69 crore on Saturday. The Sunday total (Rs. 6.14 crore) was the highest single-day collection of the film since the day it released!! Such a phenomenal growth on the 17th day is unprecedented. In this way, the third weekend’s total of Rs. 15.04 crore was almost one-and-a-half times the second weekend’s total (Rs. 10.10 crore) and better than the first weekend’s total (Rs. 13.31 crore)! Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.74 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.37 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.14 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.94 crore. So, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 9.19 crore. Total for 3rd week: Rs. 24.23 crore. Point to note is that the third week’s total (Rs. 24.23 crore) is better than the second week’s total (19.79 crore). Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 72.11 crore.

Jhimma (Marathi) completed 50 days yesterday (7th January). It has proven to be a blockbuster.

83 (Hindi and all dubbed versions) did well in the first week, mainly in the city-based properties of the national multiplex chains and some other stand-alone multiplexes. Its performance in single-screen cinemas and non-metropolitan cities and towns, generally speaking, was not up to the mark due to limited youth patronage. Of course, it was also badly hit by new COVID-19 restrictions imposed by various state governments from its first/second day. While many people in the over-40 age group have loved the film, those in the 15-35 age group haven’t liked it enough to inspire their active involvement. It netted only Rs. 12.64 crore on the first day. Although collections increased on Saturday, the jump was way less than expected, considering that it was a Christmas holiday. The second day closed at Rs. 16.95 crore. Collections on Sunday totalled Rs. 17.41 crore, taking the first weekend’s total Rs. 47 crore. Collections during the weekdays were only fair, badly affected in Delhi-U.P. due to cinema closure in Delhi from Wednesday. Monday – Rs. 7.29 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 6.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 5.67 crore, Thursday – Rs. 5.21 crore. The total for the weekdays, therefore, was Rs. 24.87 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 71.87 crore.

The Matrix Resurrections (dubbed and English) did not make any mark at the box-office in 1st week.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (original English and Hindi, Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions) continued to score in the second week. It was phenomenal in the second weekend and did well in the weekdays too. It netted Rs. 6.75 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections jumped by 50% on Saturday (Christmas holiday) so that the day closed at Rs. 10.10 crore. The total on Sunday was Rs. 10 crore. In this way, the second weekend closed at Rs. 26.85 crore. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 4.45 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.65 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.25 crore. The total for the weekdays, therefore, was Rs. 14.75 crore. In other words, the total for the second week was Rs. 41.60 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks (15 days): Rs. 189.67 crore. The film will cross the Rs. 200-crore mark in the third week!

Pushpa: The Rise Part 1 (dubbed), for its price, is a super-duper hit in spite of COVID-19 restrictions and closure of Delhi cinemas from December 29. The second weekend started on a fantastic note with a total of Rs. 2.42 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday jumped by almost 45%, to Rs. 3.47 crore. With a further jump on Sunday, the day closed at Rs. 4.21 crore. In this way, the second weekend’s total was Rs. 10.10 crore. Pertinent to note that the first weekend had closed at Rs. 13.31 crore. Collections for the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 2.61 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.47 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.32 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.29 crore. The total for the weekdays, therefore, was Rs. 9.69 crore. 2nd week’s total: Rs. 19.79 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 47.88 crore! The film will cross the Rs. 50-crore mark in the third weekend itself!!

The lacklustre initial of 83 this week has sent shock waves in the industry. While collections were decent in the high-end multiplexes, they were shockingly poor in most other multiplexes and in single-screen cinemas.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (original English and Hindi, Tami and Telugu dubbed versions) did extraordinary business in the first week. After an absolutely flying start on Thursday (Rs. 32.67 crore), it netted Rs. 20.37 crore on Friday, Rs. 26.10 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 29.23 crore on Sunday. The total for the 4-day weekend was, therefore, a splendid Rs. 108.37 crore. In other words, the franchise film crossed the Rs. 100-crore mark in the first (4-day) weekend itself. Collections on the weekdays were also noteworthy: Monday – Rs. 12.10 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 10.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 8.70 crore, Thursday – Rs. 8.50 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was an extraordinary Rs. 39.70 crore. Grand total for 8 days: Rs. 148.07 crore. Total for 7 days (excluding the first day — Thursday): Rs. 115.40 crore.

Pushpa: The Rise Part 1 (dubbed) has done phenomenal business in the first week. It collected better than the first day, on the fourth, fifth and sixth days because of a strong word of mouth. The weekend started with a nett collection of Rs. 3.52 crore. Collections went up by almost 15% on Saturday so that it closed at Rs. 3.99 crore. Collections increased further on Sunday which closed at Rs. 5.80 crore. The first weekend, therefore, closed at Rs. 13.31 crore. Collections during the weekdays were outstanding: Monday – Rs. 3.87 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.74 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.66 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.51 crore. In this way, the weekdays’ total was a super-impressive Rs. 14.78 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 28.09 crore!

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui faced a major fall in 2nd week.

Email Female (Marathi) proved a debacle in the first week all over Maharashtra.

Free Hit Danka (Marathi) bombed miserably in the first week all over Maharashtra.

Hashtag Prem (Marathi) was rejected by the public all over Maharashtra in the first week.

Pandu (Marathi) did fairly well in 3rd week too in Maharashtra.

Tadap did fairly well in the first week but the fear of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus had a negative impact on its collections as many among the public preferred to refrain from going to the cinemas. It netted Rs. 4.05 crore on the first day. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 4.12 crore, and on Sunday, Rs. 5.35 crore. Therefore, the weekend’s total was Rs. 13.52 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.01 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.51 crore. Thus, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.52 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 21.04 crore.

Antim also suffered in the second week on account of the looming fear of the new Coronavirus variant. It collected Rs. 1.25 crore on the first day of 2nd week. Collections increased to Rs. 1.75 crore on the second day, and further to Rs. 2.25 crore on Sunday. In this way, the second weekend closed at Rs. 5.25 crore. The total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.20 crore. The total for the second week, therefore, was Rs. 7.45 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 36.80 crore.

Sooryavanshi added Rs. 2.96 crore in its 5th week. It netted Rs. 2.01 crore in the fifth weekend, and another Rs. 0.95 crore during the weekdays. Its grand total for 5 weeks went up to Rs. 194.31 crore.

Pandu (Marathi) did very well in the first week all over Maharashtra.

Jhimma (Marathi) continued to score wonderfully in the third week too all over Maharashtra.

Antim did well in the first week. Although the initial shows on the first day were not impressive, collections picked up as the day progressed. Overall, the weekend was good, and collections during the weekdays were also satisfactory. The first day closed at Rs. 5.03 crore. Collections on Saturday increased by 20% so that it closed at Rs. 6.03 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 7.55 crore, taking the first weekend’s total to a healthy Rs. 18.61 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 3.24 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.10 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 10.74 crore. The first week, therefore, closed at Rs. 29.35 crore.

Satyameva Jayate 2, as predicted, met with a disastrous fate in its first 8-day week. It opened on Thursday to no particular advantage because the odd-day release ensured that the day closed at a pathetic Rs. 3 crore. Collections on Friday dropped to Rs. 2.10 crore because the word of mouth was negative all over. The Saturday figure of Rs. 2.30 crore was also far from impressive. The action film netted Rs. 2.90 crore on Sunday, thereby taking the 4-day weekend total to Rs. 10.30 crore. Collections during the weekdays were, of course, very low: Monday – Rs. 0.80 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.55 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was a poor Rs. 2.65 crore. The 8-day week, therefore, closed at a miserable Rs. 12.95 crore.

Bunty Aur Babli 2, which had netted only Rs. 11.15 crore in the first week, could collect only Rs. 1.26 crore in the second week. Total for 2 weeks: Rs. 12.41 crore. Overseas, the Bunty Aur Babli sequel grossed an equivalent of Rs. 0.70 crore in 2nd week so that its total for 2 weeks went up to Rs. 7.20 crore.

Sooryavanshi crossed Rs. 190 crore in the fourth week. It netted Rs. 0.71 crore on the first day of the fourth week. Collections on Saturday doubled to Rs. 1.45 crore. On Sunday, the total was Rs. 2.05 crore. Therefore, the total collections for the fourth weekend was Rs. 4.21 crore. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.62 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.63 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.51 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.47 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays in the fourth week was Rs. 2.23 crore. So, the nett total for the fourth week was Rs. 6.44 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 191.35 crore.

Jhimma (Marathi) continued its victory march in 2nd week too. It is poised to prove a hit.

Satyameva Jayate 2, which opened this week on Thursday, took a poor start. More shocking than the weak initial on Thursday were the even weaker collections on the second day (Friday). It netted Rs. 3 crore on the first day but ended up at only Rs. 2 crore on the second day, giving an indication that it has been rejected by the audience.

Antim also could not draw the audiences to the cinemas on the first day (Friday) in large numbers. It netted around Rs. 5 crore on day 1, which, considering that it stars Salman Khan, was not an impressive figure. However, collections, which were very low in the earlier (morning) shows, picked up as the first day progressed.

Bunty Aur Babli 2 fared miserably in the first week, especially on the weekdays, after an ordinary weekend. It netted Rs. 2.60 crore on the opening day. Collections on Saturday dropped a little so that the day closed at Rs. 2.50 crore. The increase on Sunday over the already low collections of Friday and Saturday was not at all impressive. With the third day closing at Rs. 3.20 crore, the first weekend’s total was a rather dull Rs. 8.30 crore. However, the total for the four weekdays was, as expected, a low Rs. 2.85 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 11.15 crore. The film’s lifetime net total will be less than Rs. 15 crore. Overseas, the film grossed an equivalent of Rs. 6.50 crore in the first week. Around 39.5% of the total collections abroad came from the Middle East, approximately 29% from North America, about 9% from the UK and Europe, and about 22.5% from the rest of the world.

Ye Mard Bechara turned out to be a debacle in the first week.

Shubh Raatri met with a disastrous fate in 1st week.

Sooryavanshi added Rs. 18.68 crore to its kitty in the third week, thereby taking its 3-week total to almost Rs. 185 crore. It collected Rs. 3.26 crore on the first day of the third week. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 3.77 crore, and on Sunday, Rs. 5.33 crore. Therefore, the third weekend closed at Rs. 12.36 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.88 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.56 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.18 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6.32 crore. The third week’s total was, therefore, Rs. 18.68 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: 184.91 crore. Overseas, the film grossed an equivalent of Rs. 6.14 crore in the third week. Its total Overseas gross for 3 weeks: Rs. 59.70 crore.

Jhimma (Marathi) has done very well in the first week all over Maharashtra.

Ajinkya (Marathi) could not find favour with the audience in 1st week.

Kurup (dubbed) failed to make any mark in its first week.

Golondaaj (dubbed) met with a disastrous fate in 1st week.

Sooryavanshi continued to score in its second week too, netting Rs. 45.57 crore in all. The second week began with a net collection of Rs. 6.83 crore on Friday. Collections jumped by 50% on Saturday, to take the day’s total to Rs. 10.35 crore. The jump on Sunday was excellent so that the day closed at Rs. 13.39 crore. In this way, the second weekend closed at Rs. 30.57 crore. The film crossed the Rs. 150-crore mark on the 10th day as its total for 10 days stood at 151.23 crore. Collections on weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 4.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.92 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.42 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.16 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 15 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 45.57 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 166.23 crore. The third week started well yesterday (19th November). Collections today and tomorrow are expected to be very good. Overseas, the film grossed an equivalent of Rs. 11.82 crore in the second weekend, and another Rs. 4.50 crore during the weekdays. In other words, it grossed a total of Rs. 16.32 crore in 2nd week, thereby taking the 2-week total to Rs. 53.56 crore.

Eternals (dubbed and original English versions) netted Rs. 1.05 crore on the first day of its second week. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 1.90 crore and Rs. 2.10 crore respectively, taking the second weekend’s total to Rs. 5.05 crore. It collected a total of Rs. 2.15 crore during the weekdays, taking the 2nd week’s total to Rs. 7.20 crore, and the 2-week grand total to Rs. 34.10 crore.

Jayanti (Marathi) fared miserably in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Honsla Rakh (Punjabi) performed better in 5th week than in its 4th week. While it had netted Rs. 48.74 lakh in the fourth week, its total for the fifth week was Rs. 54.72 lakh. After the Diwali week (which was the fourth week for the film), it got more shows again for its fifth week. As a result, its collection total increased in the fifth week. Break-up: 1st week – Rs. 12.14 crore, 2nd week – Rs. 4.92 crore, 3rd week – Rs. 2.34 crore, 4th week – Rs. 48.74 lakh, 5th week – Rs. 54.72 lakh. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 20.44 crore.

Sooryavanshi swept the box-office in the first week. Although collections dropped from Monday/Tuesday onwards, the first three/four days were so wonderful that the first week’s total added up to a fantastic figure of Rs. 120.66 crore. It opened at Rs. 26.29 crore. Collections on Saturday dropped to Rs. 23.85 crore but picked up again on Sunday which closed at Rs. 26.94 crore. In this way, the total for the first weekend was a phenomenal Rs. 77.08 crore. Considering that cinemas in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Bihar and Jharkhand were operating at 50% capacity, and cinemas in West Bengal, at 70% capacity, the weekend total of Rs. 77.08 crore was fabulous. Collections on the weekdays were also pretty impressive although they dropped from Monday at places, and from Tuesday at other places. Weekdays’ collections: Monday – Rs. 14.51 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 11.22 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 9.55 crore, Thursday – Rs. 8.30 crore. The total for the four weekdays was, therefore, Rs. 43.58 crore. The film crossed the Rs. 100-crore mark on the fifth day, at the end of which its total was Rs. 102.81 crore. First week’s total: Rs. 120.66 crore. The film fared the best in Gujarat and Saurashtra. Not just in India, the film performed very well Overseas too. It grossed an equivalent of Rs. 8.10 crore on the first day, Rs. 8.58 crore on the second day, and Rs. 7.90 crore on the third day. In this way, the first weekend Overseas closed at Rs. 24.58 crore. Grosses on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 3.60 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.68 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.08 crore. Therefore, the total for the four weekdays was Rs. 12.66 crore. In this way, the Overseas total for the first week was Rs. 37.24 crore.

Eternals (dubbed and original English versions) did fair in 1st week. It netted Rs. 7.35 crore on the first day. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 5.75 crore and Rs. 6 crore respectively, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 19.10 crore. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.80 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.50 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.80 crore. Total for the first week: Rs. 26.90 crore.

Honsla Rakh (Punjabi) has turned out to be the fourth biggest hit in India, after Carry On Jatta 2 (net collections: Rs. 32 crore), Shadaa (net collections: Rs. 29 crore), and Chaar Sahebzaade (net collections: Rs. 22 crore). Diljit Dosanjh’s Honsla Rakh is expected to net a total of Rs. 20-20.5 crore, which is the same as Sardarji, also starring Diljit Dosanjh. Overseas, Honsla Rakh is next only to Chal Mera Putt 2 which grossed an equivalent of Rs. 31 crore. Honsla Rakh will stop at Rs. 27 crore. Chal Mera Putt (gross: Rs. 21 crore), Chaar Sahebzaade (gross: Rs. 21 crore) and Shadaa (gross: Rs. 18 crore) are at number 3, 4 and 5 respectively Overseas.

Sooryavanshi opened huge this week. The first major release in 19 months was off to a fair start yesterday because of the confusion (in public minds) about whether it would or wouldn’t release in the national multiplex chains. But collections shot through the roof as the day progressed and as word about the film’s immense merits spread. Although the total for the day is still not known, it is definitely in the region of Rs. 27 crore, which is a mind-boggling figure, given that several states have still not permitted cinemas to function at full capacity, and there’s still the fear of COVID-19 in people’s minds.

Bekhudi proved to be a disaster in the first week.

Dilphire could not do anything worthwhile in 1st week.

Veer Gomtesha faced rejection in the first week.

Alipta (Marathi) did not win the audience’s appreciation in its first week.

Honsla Rakh (Punjabi) added Rs. 1.60 crore to its kitty in the third weekend. It netted Rs. 0.37 crore on Friday, Rs. 0.58 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 0.65 crore on Sunday. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.27 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.22 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.19 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.12 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.80 crore. Third week’s total: Rs. 2.40 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 19.75 crore.