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.

Bhavai could not do anything worthwhile in the first week. It went largely unnoticed.

Babloo Bachelor also faced rejection at the box-office in the first week.

Ladli Betiyaan turned out to be a disaster in the first week.

Urf Ghanta met with a horrific fate at the ticket-windows in the first week.

Side A & Side B did not work at the turnstiles in the first week.

Dune (dubbed) did reasonably well in 1st week but only in select cinemas.

Honsla Rakh (Punjabi) continued to do extremely well in the second week too. It collected Rs. 0.70 crore on the first day of the second week. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 0.95 crore while Sunday closed at Rs. 1.35 crore. In this way, the second weekend closed at Rs. 3 crore. Collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.60 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.45 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.40 crore. The total for the weekdays was, therefore, Rs. 1.95 crore. The second week’s total was Rs. 4.95 crore. Total for two weeks: Rs. 17.35 crore. The third week started with Rs. 0.37 crore on Friday.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (English and dubbed versions) did well in the first week, especially in the four-day weekend (it was released on Thursday). It netted Rs. 2.95 crore on the first day. Collections on Friday went up to Rs. 3.24 crore. The figures for Saturday was Rs. 2.97 crore while on Sunday, it collected Rs. 3.13 crore. In this way, the film netted a total of Rs. 12.29 crore in the four-day weekend. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.24 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.28 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.93 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.78 crore. Therefore, the total for the four weekdays was Rs. 4.23 crore. In this way, the first eight-day week closed at Rs. 16.52 crore. The film opened this week (on 22nd October) in Maharashtra as cinemas reopened only this week.

Honsla Rakh (Punjabi) swept the box-office. Not only did it shatter records in East Punjab but it also scored fabulously well at places like Delhi. It collected Rs. 2.55 crore on the first day, breaking the previous record for Punjabi films, held by Shadaa. The figure for Saturday was Rs. 2.30 crore while for Sunday, it went up to Rs. 2.80 crore. In this way, the Diljit Dosanjh starrer netted Rs. 7.65 crore in the first weekend, a record for Punjabi films. Collections for the weekdays were also excellent: Monday – Rs. 1.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.20 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.90 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was an excellent Rs. 4.75 crore. The first week, therefore, closed at Rs. 12.40 crore. The second week also started on a good note with collections of Rs. 0.70 crore on the first day.

Honsla Rakh (Punjabi), starring Diljit Dosanjh, was off to an earth-shattering start yesterday (15th October). It netted Rs. 1.75 crore in East Punjab on the opening day. Its total of Rs. 0.65 crore in Delhi-U.P., and of Rs. 0.15 crore in the rest of India (other than East Punjab and Delhi-U.P.) were records. Consequently, it netted a total of Rs. 2.55 crore from all-India, which is a record for the first day for a Punjabi film. It outshone Shadaa which had netted Rs. 2.40 crore on the first day in the pre-COVID days (with 100% capacity as against 50%/66% currently).

Manasvi proved a damp squib in the first week wherever released.

The Boss Baby: Family Business (English and dubbed) failed to do anything worthwhile at the ticket windows in its first week.

No Time To Die (English and dubbed) did ordinary in second week.