The Sky Is Pink did average business in the first week. It started slow with a net collection of Rs. 2.40 crore on the first day. Collections picked up on Saturday which, therefore, closed at Rs. 3.95 crore. The increase on Sunday was minuscule (Rs. 4.05 crore). After a weekend total of Rs. 10.40 crore, the film collected as follows during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 1.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.10 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.20 crore. By adding Rs. 4.85 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, the film took its total for the first week to Rs. 15.25 crore.

War added Rs. 49.65 crore to its kitty in the second week to become the highest-grossing film of the year so far. It surpassed the Rs. 285-crore total of Kabir Singh which held the record for being 2019’s biggest grosser so far. Of the Rs. 49.65 crore, the Hindi version netted Rs. 46.65 crore while the dubbed Tamil and Telugu versions netted Rs. 3 crore. It started its second weekend with a total collection of Rs. 7.60 crore on Friday. Collections increased on Saturday (Rs. 11.80 crore) and even more on Sunday (Rs. 13.90 crore). In this way, it netted Rs. 33.30 crore in the second weekend. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 4.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 4.20 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.80 crore. It, therefore, collected a total of Rs. 16.35 crore in the weekdays. In other words, its total for the second week was Rs. 49.65 crore. The 2-week total went up to Rs. 288 crore. The total for the Hindi version was Rs. 275.15 crore while for the two dubbed versions, it was Rs. 12.85 crore. Overseas, the film has grossed more than Rs. 86 crore in 2 weeks.

Dream Girl collected Rs. 1.75 crore in the fifth weekend, and Rs. 1.05 crore in the weekdays. By adding Rs. 2.80 crore, as above, in the fifth week, it took its 5-week total to Rs. 138.75 crore. It has thereby become the highest-grossing film of Ayushmann Khurrana, surpassing the collections of Badhaai Ho.

Chhichhore added Rs. 0.75 crore to its kitty in the sixth weekend, and an additional Rs. 0.40 crore in the weekdays. Hence, it netted Rs. 1.15 crore in 6th week. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 147.01 crore.

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Appa Ani Bappa (Marathi) did not do well in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and other centres of Maharashtra.

Man Udhaan Vara (Marathi) met with a disastrous fate in its first week in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of Maharashtra.

WAR has done astounding business in the first 9-day week and is now all set to, perhaps, enter the Rs. 300-crore club.

After netting Rs. 77.70 crore in the first two days (Wednesday and Thursday), the film collected Rs. 22.45 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs.28.70 crore on Saturday, and zoomed up to Rs. 37.40 crore on Sunday. It, therefore, touched the Rs. 100-crore mark in just 3 days. It netted a total of Rs. 166.25 crore in the 5-day weekend. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 21.50 crore, Tuesday (Dassera holiday) – Rs. 28.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 11.90 crore, Thursday – Rs. 9.80 crore. In this way, the film collected Rs. 72.10 crore in the weekdays. The film joined the Rs. 200-crore club on the seventh day (Tuesday). At the end of the 9-day week, it collected Rs. 238.35 crore. Of this, the total of the Hindi version was Rs. 228.50 crore while the total of the two dubbed versions (Tamil and Telugu) was Rs. 9.85 crore. The film has become the highest-collecting Hindi film in 1st week. Its performance abroad was also superb. It grossed an equivalent of Rs. 50 crore in the first 5-day weekend. In the 9-day week, its gross collection total was Rs. 65 crore. The film, which was made, promoted and released by investing Rs. 170 crore, has already yielded a profit of Rs. 100 crore — after taking into account the revenues of Rs. 120 crore from sale of satellite, digital and audio rights.

Syeraa Narasimha Reddy (dubbed) could not do much due to the opposition of War. After the first 2-day (Wednesday and Thursday) total of Rs. 2.35 crore, it collected around Rs. 4.25 crore in the balance 7 days of the 9-day week. In this way, it netted Rs. 6.60 crore in the first week. The original Telugu version did extraordinary business in the first 9-day week.

Dream Girl could manage to collect Rs. 4.70 crore in its 4th week, taking its 4-week total to Rs. 135.95 crore.

Chhichhore added Rs. 2.58 crore to its kitty in the fifth week. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 145.86 crore.

The opening of WAR on Wednesday (Gandhi Jayanti holiday) was historic. SYERAA NARASIMHA REDDY took a phenomenal opening in the South on Wednesday but its dubbed Hindi version was a slow starter.

War created history on 2nd October by netting Rs. 51.60 crore on the first day. The dubbed Tamil and Telugu versions collected a total of Rs. 1.75 crore. In this way, the first day’s total was Rs. 53.35 crore. This was the highest opening ever for a straight Hindi film! Collections on the second day fell by more than 50% as it was still an odd day (Thursday) and also a working day. The original Hindi version netted Rs. 23.10 crore on day 2 while the dubbed versions collected Rs. 1.25 crore. In other words, the total for the second day was Rs. 24.35 crore. Hence its total for the first 2 days was Rs. 77.70 crore (Hindi – Rs. 74.70 crore; dubbed versions – Rs. 3 crore). The film held on best in Delhi-U.P., Eastern circuit and South India. Around 150-200 screens were added on Friday.

Syeraa Narasimha Reddy (dubbed) took a very ordinary start on Wednesday but the original Telugu version killed it at the box-office. The original version collected around Rs. 56.50 crore while the dubbed versions in Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam collected a total of Rs. 6.75 crore. The dubbed Hindi version netted Rs. 1.65 crore. In this way, the first day’s total for all the versions was Rs. 64.90 crore. The dubbed Hindi version collected Rs. 0.70 crore on the second day; the drop in collections was pronounced because Thursday was an odd day and a working day. It grossed Rs. 14 crore Overseas on the first day.

Main Zaroor Aaunga fared miserably in 1st week everywhere.

Little Baby proved a damp squib at the box-office in the first week.

Kandy Twist – The Crime Story cut a sorry picture in 1st week.

Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas crashed so badly in its second week that it is now out of the cinemas after a 12-day run.

Prassthanam also nose-dived in 2nd week. It has been discontinued from most cinemas after a 12-day run.

Dream Girl continued to reign in its third week till War arrived, following which its shows were reduced markedly. It collected Rs. 3.35 crore on Friday, Rs. 6 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 5.90 crore on Sunday. After a third weekend total of Rs. 15.25 crore, it collected as follows in the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 1.80 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.20 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.80 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.40 crore. By adding Rs. 5.20 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, it took its 3rd week’s total to Rs. 20.45 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 131.25 crore.

Section 375 did fairly well in its 3rd week, in the premium multiplexes of big cities.

Chhichhore did well in the fourth week but only till War came on the scene, after which its shows were drastically reduced. It collected Rs. 2.20 crore on the first day of the fourth weekend. Collections increased to Rs. 4 crore on the second day, and to Rs. 4.05 crore on the third day. It, therefore, netted Rs. 10.25 crore in the fourth weekend. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.38 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.77 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.69 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.39 crore. By collecting Rs. 4.23 crore in the weekdays, it took its total for the fourth week to Rs. 14.48 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 143.28 crore.

None of the films released this week took any kind of mentionable opening. The weekend will, therefore, belong to DREAM GIRL and CHHICHHORE.

Dream Girl did extraordinarily well in the first week. It was off to a flying start with a net collection of Rs. 10.05 crore on the first day. Collections picked up by 60% on Saturday (Rs. 16.42 crore) and further to Rs. 18.10 crore on Sunday. In this way, it netted Rs. 44.57 crore in the first weekend. The comedy film’s performance during the weekdays was also phenomenal. It collected Rs. 7.43 crore on Monday, Rs. 7.40 crore on Tuesday, Rs. 6.75 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 6.05 crore on Thursday. By netting Rs. 27.63 crore in the weekdays, it took its first week’s total to an exceptional Rs. 72.20 crore. The film will easily join the Rs. 100-crore club in its second week. It fared well abroad too. Released in 480 screens Overseas, it grossed US $1.7 million in the opening weekend. It stood at no. 1 in the UAE, no. 6 in New Zealand-Fiji, no. 8 in Australia, and no. 11 in the UK as well as in Canada.

Section 375 started slow but picked up in the weekend, and remained steady during the weekdays – all thanks to favourable mouth publicity. It netted Rs. 1 crore on the first day. Collections doubled on Saturday which, therefore, closed at Rs. 2 crore. It netted Rs. 2.35 crore on Sunday, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 5.35 crore. Collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.80 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.75 crore. In this way, it netted Rs. 3.15 crore in the weekdays. Its total for the first week was Rs. 8.50 crore.

Baadshah Pehlwaan (dubbed) failed to perform in 1st week. The original Kannada version did well but it did not live up to the expectations.

Chhichhore marched forward victoriously in its 2nd week too, joining the Rs. 100-crore club on the 13th day. It netted Rs. 5.25 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections took a big jump on Saturday (Rs. 9 crore). The Sunday figure was Rs. 10.25 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 24.50 crore, it collected well in the weekdays, too: Monday – Rs. 4 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.25 crore. In this way, the film netted Rs. 14.75 crore in the weekdays. Hence, its total for the second week was Rs. 39.25 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 106.25 crore.

Saaho added Rs. 2.80 crore to its kitty in the third weekend, and Rs. 1.45 crore in the weekdays. By netting Rs. 4.25 crore in the third week, it took its grand total for 3 weeks to Rs. 142.55 crore.

Mission Mangal added Rs. 1.75 crore to its kitty in the fifth week. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 201.91 crore.

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VIP Gadhav (Marathi) fared poorly in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and other stations of Maharashtra.

Despite mixed reports, more towards the negative side, the Hindi version of Saaho managed a fantastic first week. Yet, its heavy cost may not be recoverable from all the versions put together because the public reports aren’t exciting, and also because collections of the Telugu and other South versions are below the mark after the first weekend. The film, made in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil, and dubbed in Malayalam, has cost more than Rs. 350 crore. Of this, a maximum of around Rs. 150 crore has been/will be recovered from satellite, digital and audio rights, leaving over Rs. 200 crore to be recovered from theatrical sources. The film would need to net around Rs. 425 crore in all the languages put together, to break even. This seems rather difficult. It will, therefore, lose part of the investment. The Hindi version netted a phenomenal Rs. 25 crore on the first day. Collections dropped by Rs. 1 crore on Saturday. After collecting Rs. 24 crore on the second day, the film picked up on Sunday but the jump was not huge enough for the film to run to the winning post. It collected only Rs. 29 crore on Sunday. Had the film been a major hit, it should’ve netted over Rs. 40 crore on Sunday. After a weekend total of Rs. 78 crore, collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 14.25 crore (due to Ganesh Chaturthi holiday; but the festival adversely affected collections in parts of Maharashtra mainly), Tuesday – Rs. 9.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 6.75 crore. In this way, the film added Rs. 37 crore in the weekdays. Its total for the first week was a fantastic Rs. 115 crore. Strange as it may sound, collections of the Hindi version (rather than the Telugu version) in the second week will be a pointer to whether the film makes a huge loss or loses moderately.

The Angry Birds Movie 2 (dubbed) and the English original of the same name did not fare too well in the second week.

Mission Mangal netted Rs. 2.20 crore on the first day of the third weekend, Rs. 3.25 crore on the second day, and Rs. 3.64 crore on the third day. In this way, it collected Rs. 9.09 crore in the third weekend. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.20 crore. By adding Rs. 5.50 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, it took its total for the third week to Rs. 14.59 crore. Its grand total for 3 weeks was, therefore, Rs. 192.54 crore.

Batla House collected Rs. 0.60 crore on the first day of the third weekend, Rs. 1.10 crore on the second day, and Rs. 1.50 crore on the third day. Hence, its third weekend’s total was Rs. 3.20 crore. Collections during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 0.85 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.43 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.45 crore. It, therefore, netted Rs. 2.13 crore in the weekdays, taking the third week’s total to Rs. 5.33 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 85.68 crore.

Early estimates (at the time of going to press) of the first day of SAAHO suggest that it netted a whopping Rs. 24-25 crore!

The Angry Birds Movie 2 (dubbed) and the English original of the same name did average in the first week. It started off the weekend with a net collection of Rs. 0.90 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 1.90 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 2.20 crore, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 5 crore. Collections during the weekdays were dull: Monday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – Rs. 0.35 crore each. In this way, it collected Rs. 1.45 crore in the weekdays, taking its total for 1st week to Rs. 6.45 crore.

Mission Mangal added almost Rs. 50 crore to its kitty in the second week. It started off the second weekend on a superb note by netting Rs. 7.83 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 13.32 crore on Saturday, and to Rs. 15.30 crore on Sunday, taking the second weekend’s total to Rs. 36.45 crore. Collections during the weekdays were also very good: Monday – Rs. 3.87 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.43 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.15 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.05 crore. By adding Rs. 13.50 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, it collected a total of Rs. 49.95 crore in the second week. Hence its 2-week total went up to Rs. 177.95 crore!

Batla House maintained decently and collected Rs. 22.35 crore in 2nd week. It started its second weekend with a collection of Rs. 3.50 crore on Friday. The jump in collections on Saturday (Rs. 5.75 crore) and further on Sunday (Rs. 6.25 crore) was rather big. After netting Rs. 15.50 crore in the second weekend, the film collected as follows in the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 1.90 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.80 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.50 crore. Therefore, it added Rs. 6.85 crore to its kitty in the weekdays. In this way, its total for the second week was Rs. 22.35 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 80.35 crore.

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Laal Batti (Marathi) could not do well in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and the other centres of Maharashtra.

Palshichi PT (Marathi) fared miserably in the first week in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of Maharashtra.

With no new Hindi film this week, the major beneficiary will be MISSION MANGAL, followed by BATLA HOUSE.

Mission Mangal was off to a flying start on Thursday (15th August) with a net total collection of Rs. 29 crore. Collections fell to Rs. 17.28 crore on Friday, as expected, because it was a working day after the national and festive holiday on Thursday owing to Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan. Once again, collections jumped on Saturday (Rs. 23.58 crore), and even more on Sunday so that the day ended at a phenomenal Rs. 27.54 crore. In this way, the film’s first 4-day weekend closed at Rs. 97.40 crore. Collections were excellent during the weekdays too: Monday – Rs. 8.91 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 7.92 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.84 crore, Thursday – Rs. 6.93 crore. The film, therefore, netted Rs. 30.60 crore in the weekdays. It joined the Rs. 100-crore club on its fifth day itself. Its total for the 8-day week was Rs. 128 crore! In the second weekend itself, it will cross the Rs. 150-crore mark and thereby become the highest-grossing solo Akshay starrer to-date, breaking the record held by Kesari. Overseas, it grossed an equivalent of Rs. 24.60 crore in the first weekend.

Batla House took a good start on Thursday (15th August) when it netted Rs. 14 crore. Collections dipped to Rs. 7.50 crore on Friday, but picked up on Saturday (Rs. 10 crore) and Sunday (Rs. 12 crore). It, therefore, netted Rs. 43.50 crore in the first 4-day weekend. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 4 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Thursday – 3.10 crore. Hence, it added Rs. 14.50 crore to its kitty in the weekdays. In this way, its total for the first 8-day week was Rs. 58 crore.

Jabariya Jodi crashed everywhere in the second week.

Fast & Furious: Hobbs And Shaw (dubbed) and the English original of the same name added Rs. 1.50 crore in the third week. Its grand total for 3 weeks was Rs. 69.90 crore.

The Lion King (animation; dubbed) and the English original of the same name collected Rs. 2.20 crore in its fifth week, taking its 5-week total to Rs. 156.12 crore.

The opening of MISSION MANGAL on Thursday (15th August) owing to the holiday for Independence Day as well as Raksha Bandhan was phenomenal. It netted Rs. 29 crore which is the highest an Akshay Kumar starrer has ever collected on the first day. The first day of BATLA HOUSE, also released on Thursday, was good, too, at Rs. 14.50 crore. …..The running films got some advantage of the Bakr Eid holiday on 12th August (Monday).

Jabariya Jodi could not do well in the first week. After a dull start of Rs. 2.75 crore, collections increased to Rs. 3.75 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 4.50 crore on Sunday. The first weekend, therefore, closed at Rs. 11 crore. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.35 crore. By adding Rs. 5.30 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, the film took its first week’s total to Rs. 16.30 crore.

Pranaam met with a disastrous fate in 1st week.

Chicken Curry Law! also fared miserably in the first week – that is, wherever it could even complete a week.

Mushkil did not find the going easy in the first week, collecting extremely poorly.

Dangerous Killer failed to make any mark in 1st week.

Fast & Furious: Hobbs And Shaw (dubbed) and the English original of the same name added Rs. 14.65 crore to its kitty in the second week. The second weekend started with a collection of Rs. 2 crore on Friday. The totals for Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 3.35 crore and Rs. 4 crore respectively so that the second weekend closed at Rs. 9.35 crore. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.40 crore. In this way, it netted Rs. 5.30 crore in the weekdays. Its total for the second week was, therefore, Rs. 14.65 crore, and its grand total for 2 weeks was Rs. 68.40 crore.

The Lion King (animation; dubbed) and the original English version of the same name crossed the Rs. 150-crore mark in the fourth week. It started its fourth weekend at Rs. 1 crore. Collections increased to Rs. 2.50 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 3.50 crore on Sunday. The total for the third weekend was, therefore, Rs. 7 crore. Collections during the weekdays were pretty steady: Monday – Rs. 2 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.70 crore. By adding Rs. 4.20 crore in the weekdays, it took its total for 4th week to Rs. 11.20 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 153.92 crore.

Super 30 netted Rs. 0.60 crore on the first day of its fifth weekend. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 1.30 crore and Rs. 2.05 crore respectively. After a fifth weekend total of Rs. 3.95 crore, the film collected as follows in the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 1.10 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.55 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.15 crore. In this way, it netted Rs. 2.30 crore in the weekdays. Total for 5th week: Rs. 6.25 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 145.67 crore.

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Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 2 (Marathi) did well in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and the other stations of Maharashtra.