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.
Safaibaaz – The Scavenger has been rejected in the first week itself.
No Time To Die (English and dubbed versions) did fairly well in the first weekend (mainly Saturday and Sunday) but collections dropped from Monday onwards.
Chal Mera Putt 3 (Punjabi) did phenomenally well in the first week. Its collections in East Punjab on Friday were Rs. 1.15 crore. Saturday closed at Rs. 1.33 crore while Sunday ended at Rs. 1.42 crore. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 3.90 crore. Collections during the weekdays were also excellent: Monday – Rs. 0.69 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.51 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.33 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.93 crore. The grand total for the first week in East Punjab was, therefore, Rs. 5.83 crore. Additionally, the comedy film netted Rs. 1.22 crore from the rest of India, taking the all-India total to Rs. 7.05 crore. The biggest opposition to the film proved to be Qismat 2 (Punjabi) which was running successfully in 2nd week. Because of that, Chal Mera Putt 3 got lesser number of shows than it deserved.
Qismat 2 (Punjabi) continued to score in 2nd week. In East Punjab circuit, it netted Rs. 0.44 crore on the first day of the second week. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 0.69 crore. On Sunday, it netted Rs. 0.72 crore, taking the second weekend’s total to Rs. 1.85 crore. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.28 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.21 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.19 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.93 crore. The second week, therefore, closed at Rs. 2.78 crore. In the rest of India, the film netted Rs. 1.57 crore in the second week, taking the all-India total of the second week to Rs. 4.35 crore. Grand all-India total for 2 weeks: Rs. 14.83 crore.
The week gone by belonged to two regional films — Telugu LOVE STORY and Punjabi QISMAT 2. Both the films smashed old box-office records and created new ones in spite of lockdown restrictions on cinemas. On the other hand, success continued to elude Bollywood.
Dilli Kaand was a resounding flop, as was expected. The film collected such dismal figures that only the rape in the film was more horrific than them.
Jungle Cruise (English and dubbed versions) did well only in select multiplexes and high-end single-screen cinemas. Otherwise, collections were below the mark.
A scene from blockbuster Telugu film ‘Love Story’.
Love Story (Telugu) has done amazingly well in the first week. It has yielded a share of Rs. 22.23 crore from Andhra, Nizam and Ceded. Break-up: Nizam – Rs. 10.58 crore, Ceded – Rs. 3.56 crore, Upper Andhra – Rs. 2.48 crore, East Godavari – Rs. 1.35 crore, West Godavari – Rs. 1.13 crore, Guntur – Rs. 1.30 crore, Krishna – Rs. 1.12 crore, Nellore – Rs. 0.71 crore.
Qismat 2 (Punjabi) is a bigger hit than even the recent Chal Mera Putt 2 (Punjabi). It netted Rs. 0.92 crore in East Punjab circuit on the first day (Thursday). Collections increased to Rs. 0.95 crore on the second day. Collections on Saturday shot up to Rs. 1.29 crore. They shot up further on Sunday which closed at an unbelievable Rs. 1.73 crore. The first four-day weekend total was, therefore, an out-of-the-world Rs. 4.89 crore! Collections during the weekdays were also extraordinary: Monday – Rs. 0.73 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.71 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.63 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.52 crore. In this way, the film netted Rs. 2.59 crore during the four weekdays, taking the first 8-day week’s total to Rs. 7.48 crore! In the rest of India, the film netted Rs. 3 crore in the first 8-day week. Its all-India total was, therefore, an extraordinary Rs. 10.48 crore!!
None of the releases of last week made a mark at the ticket windows. The dull box-office was matched only by the dull spirits of the trade at this juncture.
Punjabi film Qismat 2 opened on Thursday (23rd September) to an absolutely phenomenal start. It netted Rs. 1.21 crore on the first day from East Punjab, Delhi and other places where it released. The second day’s (Friday) collections are said to have been as fantastic as the first day, perhaps, slightly better!! Not only are the collections in Punjab exceptional but the film has recorded wonderful collections in Haryana and Delhi too. The Qismat sequel is set for a long and hugely profitable run as public reports are also terrific.
Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? proved a damp squib in the first week. It recorded dull collections almost everywhere. The only place where collections were slightly decent was in some single-screen cinemas in North India because of the advantage of title value.
Free Guy (English and the dubbed versions) did not do well in 1st week.
Don’t Breathe 2 (English and dubbed versions) also fared poorly in the first week.
Old (English and dubbed versions) bombed at the box-office in 1st week.
Thalaivii could not do anything substantive in its 2nd week.
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (English and dubbed versions) netted Rs. 1.85 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 0.94 crore during the weekdays. In this way, its total for the third week was Rs. 2.79 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 24.36 crore.
Notwithstanding the good public reports, the first week’s box-office collections of Thalaivii were miserable, to say the least. The Kangana starrer managed to net only around Rs. 1.75 crore in the first week. Collections of the Tamil version were better but not as good as they ought to have been. It netted about Rs. 6.50 crore in the first week. As for the Telugu dubbed version, it bombed right from the word ‘go’.
Intezaar proved to be a resounding flop in the first week itself.
Malignant (dubbed and original English version) could hardly make a mark in the first week.
The Croods: A New Age (dubbed and original English version) failed to leave its footprints at the box-office in the first week.
Fast & Furious 9: The Fast Saga (English and dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) did fair in 2nd week. The Hindi dubbed version scored better in the non-metropolitan cities. Business in towns was better than in the cities. The second week’s total for all the versions put together was about Rs. 5 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: approximately Rs. 17 crore.
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (English and dubbed versions) continued to score decently in 2nd week. It collected Rs. 1.10 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections on day 2 and day 3 of the second weekend were Rs. 1.43 crore and Rs. 1.75 crore respectively. In this way, the net collection total for the second weekend was Rs. 4.28 crore. In the balance four days of the second week, the film netted as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.58 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.52 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.49 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.42 crore. The total for the weekdays, therefore, was Rs. 2.01 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 6.29 crore. Its business came more from the big cities. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 21.57 crore.
Fast & Furious 9: The Fast Saga (English and dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) did well in the first week. The Hindi dubbed version scored better in the 8-day week but the original English version was not upto the mark mainly because the pirated version of the original film was available in India since a few weeks. Even otherwise, the film was not liked as much as the earlier films in the franchise. The first week’s total for all the versions was approximately Rs. 12 crore.
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (English and dubbed versions) did very well in the first week. It netted Rs. 2.97 crore on the first day. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 3.33 crore and Rs. 4.31 crore respectively, giving a first weekend figure of Rs. 10.61 crore. Collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.53 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.22 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.06 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.86 crore. In this way, the total for the four weekdays was Rs. 4.67 crore. Grand total for week 1: Rs. 15.28 crore. Considering that cinemas in Maharashtra are still closed and also considering that there are restrictions on capacities and number of shows in other states due to the Coronavirus lockdown, the figure of Rs. 15.28 crore in the first week is very promising. The original English version of the film has done better than the original English version of F9.
Bell Bottom could manage to net only about Rs. 4 crore in the third week. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 32 crore.
Chal Mera Putt 2 (Punjabi) continued its victory march in the second week too. In East Punjab circuit, it netted Rs. 44.93 lakh on the first day. Collections increased by 50% on Saturday which, therefore, closed at Rs. 66.55 lakh. Sunday saw a huge jump so that the total figure for the day was more than double that of Friday. With a total of Rs. 95.86 lakh on Sunday, the second weekend collected Rs. 2.07 crore. Collections on the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 40.51 lakh, Tuesday – Rs. 34.72 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 29.68 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 26.76 lakh. Hence the film netted Rs. 1.32 crore. The total for the entire second week was, therefore Rs. 3.39 crore. The collections in the second week from the rest of India was Rs. 20 lakh. In other words, the all-India total for week 2 was Rs. 3.59 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 10.41 crore.
Chehre fared very poorly in 1st week everywhere. The ultra-class film failed to draw the audiences to the cinemas. It managed a first week of only Rs. 3 crore.
Bell Bottom did fairly well on the second week’s Sunday. In some circuits like Gujarat, it also did fairly well on Monday/Tuesday due to Janmashtami holiday. But in most other circuits, there was no noticeable jump in collections on Janmashtami. Collections during the weekdays were again dull. It netted Rs. 8.50 crore in the second week, taking its grand total for two weeks to Rs. 28 crore.
Chal Mera Putt 2 (Punjabi) swept the box-office in East Punjab in the first week. It netted Rs. 90 lakh on the first day. Collections increased by 15% on Saturday which, therefore, closed at Rs. 1.04 crore. Collections shot up further on Sunday, taking the third day’s total to Rs. 1.40 crore. The weekend’s grand total was an extraordinary Rs. 3.34 crore. In addition, the film collected around Rs. 40 lakh from the rest of India, taking the first weekend’s all-India total to Rs. 3.74 crore. Collections of East Punjab during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.02 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.66 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.61 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.55 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.84 crore. The total for the weekdays from the rest of India was Rs. 24 lakh. In other words, the total for the weekdays from all-India was Rs. 3.08 crore. Grand all-India total for 1st week: a phenomenal Rs. 6.82 crore! The film is a blockbuster despite the restrictions on the cinema capacities and show timings!! It must be mentioned here that the film had earlier released in March 2020 but had to be discontinued after 3-4 days only, because of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown. Even then, it had recorded exceptional collections.
Puaada did okay in the third week, especially the weekend. It collected Rs. 45 lakh during the third weekend, and another Rs. 30 lakh during the weekdays. By netting Rs. 75 lakh in the third week, the film took its 3-week grand total to Rs. 6.41 crore.
Bell Bottom may have been expected to score at the turnstiles as it was the first big-budget film starring an A-list actor to release in cinemas in almost 17 months and also the first theatrical release after the second Coronavirus wave lockdown was lifted in different states in July/August this year, but it failed to live up to expectations. The eight-day week did not really add up to much! No doubt, cinemas in most states are allowed to function at only 50% capacity, but even those 50% seats were not full in majority of the cinemas and in majority of the shows. The film opened on 19th August (Thursday) in 2D and 3D all over except in Maharashtra and a couple of other small circuits like Assam and Tamil Nadu-Kerala. Shockingly, collections of the 2D version were better than those of the 3D version at many places. On second thoughts, that shouldn’t come as a shock because the 3D effects in the film, starring Akshay Kumar, were far from good. The first day’s net collection figure was just Rs. 2.75 crore. Collections on Friday were no better as the second day also ended at Rs. 2.75 crore. Quite obviously, the Moharram holiday on Thursday/Friday did not help the film much. Collections on Saturday showed only a marginal improvement as the day closed at Rs. 3 crore. The Raksha Bandhan festivities gave a boost to collections on Sunday, because of which the fourth day closed at Rs. 4.50 crore. In cinemas where collections on the first three days were very poor (only 5-7% of the capacity), the collections on Sunday were more than the total collections of the first three days. In this way, the film netted only Rs. 13 crore in the first 4-day weekend. Collections on Monday were alright in Uttar Pradesh (due to the holiday declared in the state following the demise of erstwhile chief minister Kalyan Singh on Saturday) and a couple of other circuits (due to the advantage of post-Raksha Bandhan festive spirit). But collections in other circuits showed a drop in comparison with the collections of Thursday/Friday/Saturday. Monday closed at Rs. 2 crore only. Collections for the balance weekdays were: Tuesday – Rs. 1.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. The total for the four weekdays was, therefore, Rs. 6.50 crore. In this way, the film netted only Rs. 19.50 crore in the first 8-day week. Even if one assumes that the film will have a run of several weeks at the cinemas because of very limited number of new releases in the coming weeks, it is not expected to net more than Rs. 30 crore in its entire run. Probably, the film may not even touch that figure! Of course, the silver lining is that producers Vashu Bhagnani and Nikhil Advani took the bold step of releasing the film in cinemas in spite of 50% occupancy, night curfews, closure of cinemas in some states, and reluctance of many among the public to come to the cinemas for fear of getting infected by the virus, and their step needs to be lauded. However, it must be added that while the producers promoted the film extensively, they did not stress on the fact that it was coming in cinemas. With the public being used to consuming films on OTT platforms during the two lockdowns and also when the lockdown was lifted for a little over five months in between, many people did not even know that Bell Bottom was coming on the big screen. They assumed that it was to release on 19th August on one or the other streaming platform and, therefore, did not go to the cinemas. Why, there were and there still are countless people who didn’t/don’t know that cinemas in their state/city had/have reopened. The all-India distributors, PEN-Marudhar Cine Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., also erred in not issuing prominent ads in newspapers to announce that the film was hitting cinema screens. The film underperformed in the Overseas circuit too with a gross of only Rs. 8.8 crore in the first 8-day week.
Puaada (Punjabi) did very well in the second week too. It had opened in limited cinemas (which had reopened) on 12th August (Thursday) to a rousing reception, collecting Rs. 50 lakh on the (odd) opening day. The first four-day weekend had closed at Rs. 2.45 crore while the eight-day first week closed at Rs. 3.83 crore. The second week was also very good. The second weekend closed at Rs. 1.05 crore. The net collection total for the four weekdays of the second week was Rs. 0.78 crore. In this way, the second week’s total was Rs. 1.83 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 5.66 crore. The comedy has performed excellently Overseas too. It has grossed Rs. 8.8 crore in 15 days abroad.
