It must be the first time in the history of Bollywood that two films became the biggest Hindi blockbusters ever in the same week, but one after another. First, GADAR 2 superseded the business of PATHAAN to occupy the top position on September 27. It enjoyed that position for exactly a day because on September 28, JAWAN outdid both, GADAR 2 and PATHAAN, to become the no. 1 film of Hindi cinema ever!

Fukrey 3 was off to a fair start on Thursday (September 28). It netted Rs. 8.82 crore on the first day. Collections dropped 15% on the second day so that the day closed at Rs. 7.50 crore.

The Vaccine War seems to have been rejected completely because people don’t want to revisit the horrendous COVID-19 pandemic days which they have lived through. Probably, the depressing and horrifying memories of those dark days in 2020 and 2021 have kept the public away from the cinemas screening this film about the development of the Indian COVID-19 vaccine.

The Great Indian Family failed miserably at the box-office in 1st week. It netted Rs. 3.75 crore in the first weekend, and another Rs. 1.25 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the first week closed at only Rs. 5 crore.

Sukhee proved a box-office disaster in the first week all over.

The Purvanchal Files bombed miserably in 1st week all over.

Chattan was a non-starter in the first week.

The Expendables 4 (dubbed and the original English versions) could not do anything substantive in the first week.

Jawan started its third weekend with a take of Rs. 7.61 crore on Friday. Of this, Rs. 7.10 crore was for the original Hindi version while Rs. 0.51 crore was for the two (Tamil and Telugu) dubbed versions. Collections jumped to Rs. 12.25 crore on Saturday — Rs. 11.50 crore for Hindi, Rs. 0.75 crore for dubbed versions. The total for Sunday was Rs. 14.95 crore (Hindi Rs. 13.90 crore, dubbed Rs. 1.05 crore). In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 34.81 crore (Hindi Rs. 32.50 crore, dubbed Rs. 2.31 crore). Therefore, the Hindi version crossed the Rs. 500-crore mark in just 18 days by touching Rs. 505.96 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 5.45 crore (Hindi Rs. 4.90 crore, dubbed Rs. 0.55 crore), Tuesday – Rs. 4.86 crore (Hindi Rs. 4.40 crore, dubbed Rs. 0.46 crore), Wednesday – Rs. 4.84 crore (Hindi Rs. 4.45 crore, dubbed Rs. 0.39 crore), Thursday – Rs. 5.97 crore (Hindi Rs. 5.81 crore, dubbed Rs. 0.16 crore). Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 21.12 crore (Hindi Rs. 19.56 crore, dubbed Rs. 1.56 crore). In this way, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 55.93 crore (Hindi Rs. 52.06 crore, dubbed Rs. 3.87 crore). Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 584.32 crore (Hindi Rs. 525.52 crore, dubbed Rs. 58.80 crore). This makes it the biggest Hindi blockbuster ever as it has outdone the Rs. 524 crore of Pathaan (Hindi only) and the Rs. 524.50 crore of Gadar 2.

The Nun II (dubbed and the original English versions) continued to score in 3rd week. It netted Rs. 0.83 crore on the first day of the third weekend. Collections shot up to Rs. 1.54 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 1.74 crore on Sunday so that the third weekend closed at Rs. 4.11 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.63 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.57 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.29 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.09 crore. In this way, the total for the third week was Rs. 6.20 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 41.33 crore.

Dream Girl 2 netted Rs. 1.25 crore in 5th week and thereby joined the Rs. 100-crore club. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 100.50 crore.

Gadar 2 netted Rs. 2.50 crore in the seventh week and became the biggest Hindi blockbuster ever on the sixth day when it touched Rs. 524.25 crore, outdoing the Rs. 524 crore of Pathaan (Hindi version only). With a net collection of Rs. 0.25 crore on the last day of 7th week, its total for the seventh week was Rs. 2.50 crore. Grand total for 7 weeks: Rs. 524.50 crore.

Jawan continued its hold on the box-office in 2nd week too. After a smashing 8-day first week, it started its second weekend with a take of Rs. 19.10 crore (Hindi version Rs. 18.10 crore, dubbed versions Rs. 1 crore). Collections increased phenomenally on Saturday which closed at Rs. 32.30 crore (Hindi Rs. 30.10 crore, dubbed Rs. 2.20 crore). The total for Sunday was Rs. 37.26 crore (Hindi Rs. 34.26 crore, dubbed Rs. 3 crore). In this way, the total for the second weekend was an outstanding Rs. 88.66 crore (Hindi Rs. 82.46 crore, dubbed Rs. 6.20 crore). Hence the film crossed the Rs. 400-crore mark on Friday itself. If only the Hindi version is considered, it crossed the Rs. 400-crore mark on Sunday when its total reached Rs. 430.46 crore. This, therefore, became the fastest Hindi film to cross Rs. 400 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 16.25 crore (Hindi Rs. 14.25 crore, dubbed Rs. 2 crore), Tuesday – Rs. 14.80 crore (Hindi Rs. 12.90 crore, dubbed Rs. 1.90 crore), Wednesday – Rs. 9.40 crore (Hindi Rs. 8.60 crore, dubbed Rs. 0.80 crore), Thursday – Rs. 7.95 crore (Hindi Rs. 7.25 crore, dubbed Rs. 0.70 crore). Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 48.40 crore (Hindi Rs. 43 crore, dubbed Rs. 5.40 crore). In this way, the total for 2nd week was Rs. 137.06 crore (Hindi Rs. 125.46 crore, dubbed Rs. 11.60 crore). Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 528.39 crore (Hindi Rs. 473.46 crore, dubbed Rs. 54.93 crore). It has become the fastest film to cross the Rs. 500-crore mark (all languages).

The Nun II (dubbed and the original English versions) did well in the second week too. It netted Rs. 1.69 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections on Saturday jumped to Rs. 3.05 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 3.23 crore. In this way, the total for the second weekend was Rs. 7.97 crore. Collections on the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.55 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.33 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.90 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.83 crore. In this way, the total for 2nd week was Rs. 12.80 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 35.13 crore.

Dream Girl 2 managed to net Rs. 3 crore in 4th week. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 99.25 crore.

Gadar 2 collected Rs. 2.90 crore in the sixth weekend, and Rs. 1.82 crore during the weekdays, taking its total for 6th week to Rs. 4.72 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 522 crore. It is just short of Rs. 2 crore to equal the biggest Hindi blockbuster so far, Pathaan.

Jawan smashed records galore in the first week. It recorded the highest first-day colllections, the biggest weekend, and the best 8-day week ever in the history of Hindi films. Released on Thursday, it set the box-office on fire with a take of Rs. 73 crore (Hindi version Rs. 63 crore, Tamil dubbed version Rs. 6 crore, Telugu dubbed version Rs. 4 crore). The total for Friday was Rs.53.10 crore (Hindi Rs. 47 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 4.35 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 1.75 crore). Collections shot up on Saturday so that the day closed at Rs. 76.10 crore (Hindi Rs. 69 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 5.55 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 1.55 crore). The total for Sunday was Rs. 82.20 crore (Hindi Rs. 73.75 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 6.15 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 2.30 crore). In this way, the film netted Rs. 284.40 crore in the first 4-day weekend (Hindi Rs. 252.75 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 22.05 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 9.60 crore). Collections for the weekdays were also phenomenal: Monday – Rs. 34.05 crore (Hindi Rs. 30.25 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 2.50 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 1.25 crore), Tuesday – Rs. 27.07 crore (Hindi Rs. 24 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 2.05 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 1.02 crore), Wednesday – Rs. 23.54 crore (Hindi Rs. 21 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 1.78 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 0.76 crore), Thursday – Rs. 22.27 crore (Hindi Rs. 20 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 1.77 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 0.50 crore). Therefore, the total for the weekdays was an astounding Rs. 106.93 crore (Hindi Rs. 95.25 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 8.15 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 3.53 crore). In this way, the film netted Rs. 391.33 crore in its first 8-day week (Hindi Rs. 348 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 30.20 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 13.13 crore). Given the above collections, it seems that Jawan will easily supercede the lifetime collections of the biggest blockbuster so far, Pathaan. The second weekend of Jawan started with a take of Rs. 19 crore (Hindi Rs. 18 crore, Tamil dubbed Rs. 0.70 crore, Telugu dubbed Rs. 0.30 crore).

The Nun II (dubbed and the original English versions) did extremely well in the first week. It started the first weekend with a take of Rs. 2.51 crore on Thursday. Collections on Friday increased to Rs. 2.83 crore. The jump in collections on Saturday and Sunday was more pronounced so that the day closed at Rs. 4.49 crore and Rs. 4.65 crore respectively. After a first weekend total of Rs. 14.48 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.13 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.01 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.97 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.74 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.85 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 22.33 crore.

Dream Girl 2 is set to join the Rs. 100-crore club in the coming days. It collected Rs. 4 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 2 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for the fourth week was Rs. 7 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 96.25 crore.

Gadar 2 is slowly but surely inching its way to becoming the biggest Hindi blockbuster so far as it is short of only Rs. 6 crore to outdo Pathaan, the biggest so far. It netted Rs. 5.03 crore in its fifth weekend, and another Rs. 2.25 crore during the weekdays, taking its total for the fifth week to Rs. 7.28 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 517.28 crore.

Subhedar (Marathi) did well in Maharashtra in the third week too.

3 Ekka (Gujarati) did quite well in the third week in spite of the formidable opposition of Jawan. It collected Rs. 0.78 crore on the first day of the third weekend. Collections increased 15% on Saturday so that the day closed at Rs. 0.90 crore. The total for Sunday (Rs. 0.98 crore) was just short of Rs. 1 crore. After the third weekend’s total of Rs. 2.66 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.29 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.32 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.26 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.20 crore. Given that the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.07 crore, the third week closed at Rs. 3.73 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 26.02 crore.

Mastaney (Punjabi) added Rs. 2 crore to its kitty in 3rd week, taking its grnad total for 3 weeks to Rs. 26.25 crore.

JAWAN lived up to the sky-high expectations and made a killing at the box-office, collecting Rs. 73 crore on the first day (Thursday, September 7), making it the best opening ever. The original Hindi version netted Rs. 63 crore (highest ever for a Hindi film) while the dubbed Tamil and the dubbed Telugu versions netted Rs. 5 crore each. Collections on the second day were also phenomenal. Friday closed at Rs. 52 crore. Of this, the total for the Hindi version was Rs. 45 crore while for the Tamil dubbed version and Telugu dubbed version were Rs. 3.75 crore and Rs. 3.25 crore respectively. The first 4-day weekend is expected to cross the Rs. 225-crore mark while the first week might in all likelihood cross the Rs. 325-crore figure! It is poised to be one of the biggest Hindi blockbusters ever, if not the biggest.

Mystery Of The Tattoo met with a disastrous fate in 1st week.

Love-All could not bring in the crowds to the cinemas in the first week despite appreciation.

Twelve Hours proved to be a debacle in the first week.

Kushi (dubbed) fared poorly in 1st week.

King Of Kotha (dubbed) failed to make any mark at the turnstiles in 1st week.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (dubbed and the original English versions) could not do anything substantive in the first week.

The Equalizer 3 (dubbed and the original English versions) could not fare well in 1st week.

Dream Girl 2 did fair business in 2nd week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 5 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 7.25 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 7.75 crore on Sunday. After a second weekend’s total of Rs. 20 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. The marked drop in collections on Thursday was because of the opposition of Jawan. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 8 crore, the total for 2nd week was Rs. 28 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 89.25 crore.

Gadar 2 equalled the net collections of Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi dubbed) in its fourth week. The only film it needs to outdo to become the biggest Hindi blockbuster is Pathaan. The fourth weekend commenced with a take of Rs. 5.20 crore on Friday. Collections picked up only 10% on Saturday so that it closed at Rs. 5.72 crore. The jump in collections on Sunday was big; it closed at Rs. 7.80 crore. Hence the total for the fourth weekend was Rs. 18.72 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.29 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.72 crore, Thursday (big drop because of the release of Jawan) – Rs. 1.52 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 8.83 crore. In this way, the film netted Rs. 27.55 crore in the fourth week. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 510 crore. Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi dubbed) had netted Rs. 510 crore during its lifetime.

Oh My God 2 added Rs. 4.50 crore in the fourth weekend, and another Rs. 2.50 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 4th week was Rs. 7 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 136.45 crore.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani added Rs. 2.25 crore to its kitty in its sixth week. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 146.95 crore.

Baaplyok (Marathi) fared poorly in the first week all over Maharashtra.

Territory (Marathi) did not perform well in 1st week in Maharashtra.

Baap Manus (Marathi) underperformed in the first week all over Maharashtra.

Subhedar (Marathi) continued its victory march in 2nd week. It netted Rs. 0.75 crore on the first day of the second weekend, Rs. 1.05 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 1.50 crore on Sunday. Hence the total for the second weekend was Rs. 3.30 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.67 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.61 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.32 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 2.25 crore, the second week closed at Rs. 5.55 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 14.29 crore.

3 Ekka (Gujarati) recorded outstanding collections in its second week too. It started the second weekend with a net collection of Rs. 1.15 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday jumped to Rs. 1.70 crore and Rs. 2.70 crore respectively, taking the second weekend’s total to Rs. 5.55 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.80 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.68 crore, Wednesday (huge jump in collections due to Janmashtami holiday) – Rs. 1.85 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.85 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.18 crore. In this way, the second week’s total was an excellent Rs. 9.73 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 22.29 crore.

Mastaney (Punjabi) netted Rs. 6.75 crore in 2nd week, taking its 2-week total to Rs. 24.25 crore. Overseas, it is headed to be the biggest ever Punjabi blockbuster, outshining even Carry On Jatta 3 (Punjabi). Its 2-week gross Overseas is Rs. 33 crore.

The week that went by was a bountiful one at the box-office. Besides the new Hindi release, DREAM GIRL 2, and the running GADAR 2, the new regional language films — Marathi SUBHEDAR, Gujarati 3 EKKA, and Punjabi MASTANEY — did fantastic business. The Raksha Bandhan holiday on 30th August (Wednesday) gave a boost to collections. 

Dream Girl 2 did very well in the first week. It netted Rs. 9.50 crore on the first day. Collections jumped to Rs. 13.50 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 15.50 crore on Sunday. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 38.50 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 4.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 6.25 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 22.75 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 61.25 crore.

Akelli met with a disastrous fate in the first week.

Love Story Deewano Ki bombed miserably in the first week.

Panch Kriti Five Elements failed to do anything substantive in the first week.

Mastaney (dubbed) failed to make any mark at the box-office in 1st week. However, the Punjabi original did outstanding business. Read about its collections below in the same column.

Gran Turismo (dubbed and the original English versions) fared ordinarily in the first week.

Blue Beetle (dubbed and the original English versions) fell down dramatically in its second week. The film netted Rs. 0.44 crore in the second weekend, and another Rs. 0.23 crore during the weekdays. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 0.67 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 6.89 crore.

Gadar 2 continued its victory march in the third week too in spite of the opposition of new Hindi and regional language releases. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 7.10 crore. Collections on Saturday almost doubled so that the day closed at Rs. 13.75 crore. Collections on Sunday grew further to Rs. 16.10 crore so that the third weekend closed at Rs. 36.95 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 4.60 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 8.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 8.10 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 26.40 crore, the total for the third week was an impressive Rs. 63.35 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 482.45 crore. It will overtake the Rs. 510 crore net collection total of Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi dubbed) in the fourth week. After crossing Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi dubbed), it needs to net Rs. 14 crore more to outdo the Rs. 524 crore total of Pathaan (Hindi version only) and become the biggest blockbuster of Hindi cinema.

Oh My God 2 started its third weekend with a net collection total of Rs. 1.75 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 2.55 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 3.20 crore on Sunday. After a third weekend total of Rs. 7.50 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.10 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Thursday – 1.55 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.25 crore. In this way, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 12.75 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 129.45 crore.

Meg 2: The Trench (dubbed and the original English versions) netted Rs. 0.14 crore in its fourth weekend, and another Rs. 0.09 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 4th week was Rs. 0.23 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 20.34 crore.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani netted approximately Rs. 3.50 crore in its fifth week. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 144.70 crore.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) is in its last lap. It started its sixth weekend with a net collection of Rs. 0.21 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 0.45 crore while the total for Sunday was Rs. 0.44 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 1.10 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.14 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.14 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.17 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.13 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.58 crore. Total for 6th week: Rs. 1.68 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 127.67 crore.

Subhedar (Marathi) swept the ticket windows in the first week. It netted Rs. 1.15 crore on the first day. Collections increased 50% on Saturday so that the second day closed at Rs. 1.69 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 2.22 crore. Therefore, the total for the first weekend was a fantastic Rs. 5.06 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.95 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.04 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.80 crore. So the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.69 crore. In this way, the total for the first week was Rs. 8.75 crore.

3 Ekka (Gujarati) hit the ball out of the park! It opened with a net collection of Rs. 1.19 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 1.80 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 2.76 crore on Sunday, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 5.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.21 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.80 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.40 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6.81 crore, which was more than the total for the weekend! Therefore, the first week closed at Rs. 12.56 crore. It opened abroad this week to excellent response. Believe it or not but all shows at cinemas in Uganda (East Africa) are full in advance!

Mastaney (Punjabi) did earth-shattering business in 1st week. It netted around Rs. 17.50 crore in the first week. Its total gross Overseas in 1st week was approximately Rs. 20 crore! The film is turning out to be one of the biggest Punjabi blockbusters of all time!

DREAM GIRL 2 opened quite well this week but regional films stole a march over the new Hindi release. In East Punjab circuit, Punjabi MASTANEY ruled with a fantastic start. Reportedly, the first day of MASTANEY was more than twice the first day of DREAM GIRL 2 in East Punjab circuit. Gujarati 3 EKKA was off to a better start at many places in Gujarat and Saurashtra while Marathi SUBHEDAR outdid the Hindi release at some centres in Maharashtra.

Ghoomer could not do anything substantive in the first week in spite of decent reports. The craze for Gadar 2 in its 2nd week overpowered the new release. It netted Rs. 2.80 crore in the first weekend and another Rs. 1.60 crore during the weekdays. Its total for the first week, therefore, was a dull Rs. 4.40 crore.

Non Stop Dhamaal met with a disastrous fate in 1st week.

Blue Beetle (dubbed and the original English versions) did fair business in 1st week. It netted Rs. 1.21 crore on the first day. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 1.66 crore, and further to Rs. 1.85 crore on Sunday. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 4.72 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.47 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.41 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.27 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 1.50 crore, the first week closed at Rs. 6.22 crore.

Gadar 2 ruled the box-office charts in the second week too, entering the Rs. 400-crore club! It collected Rs. 20.50 crore on the first day of the second weekend, which was a new record as no film in the past has recorded such a collection figure on the second Friday. On Saturday, collections jumped to Rs. 31.07 crore, another record. The Sunday figure of Rs. 38.90 crore was also a record. Obviously, therefore, the second weekend’s total of Rs. 90.47 crore was also a new record. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 13.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 12.10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 10 crore, Thursday – Rs. 8.40 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was a fantastic Rs. 44 crore. Therefore, the second week closed at Rs. 134.47 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 419.10 crore!! It will outdo the total net collections of K.G.F. Chapter 2 (dubbed) (Rs. 435 crore) in its third weekend.

Oh My God 2 also continued to score in 2nd week. It started its second weekend with a net collection of Rs. 5.50 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 9.50 crore on Saturday, and even more, to Rs. 11.50 crore on Sunday. After an impressive second weekend total of Rs. 26.50 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.70 crore, Thursday – 2.50 Rs. crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 11.70 crore. In this way, the second week’s total was Rs. 38.20 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: 116.70 crore.

Meg 2: The Trench (dubbed and the original English versions) faced a terrible fall in its third week. The third weekend netted Rs. 0.36 crore. It added another Rs. 0.16 crore during the weekdays to take its total for the third week to Rs. 0.52 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 20.11 crore.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani did fairly well in its fourth week too. It collected Rs. 4.75 crore in the fourth weekend, and another Rs. 2.75 crore during the weekdays. Total for 4th week: Rs. 7.50 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 141.20 crore.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) started its fifth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.34 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday more than doubled so that the day closed at Rs. 0.74 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 0.80 crore. Therefore, the total for the fifth weekend was Rs. 1.88 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.21 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.22 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.24 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.21 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 0.88 crore, the fifth week closed at Rs. 2.76 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 125.99 crore.

The week that went by proved to be the best week at the ticket counters in cinema history. With GADAR 2, OH MY GOD 2 and RAJINI THE JAILER (Tamil) having recorded collections that ranged from the good to the super-extraordinary, the week proved to be bountiful like never before. Collections at the box-office were unprecedented!

Gadar 2 has come like a road roller. The crowds inside and outside cinema halls are to be seen to be believed. People from villages (where there are no cinemas) are travelling very long distances to watch the film which seems to have become the current Indian sentiment. Thousands of enthusiastic fans have already repeated the film in the cinemas, not twice but even three times. Among the huge crowds of people, who’ve seen the film in the first week, are those who have ventured out to the cinemas after many years! The film has smashed plenty of records, especially at single-screen cinemas. At some cinemas, the film has written history by recording collections which are 30-40 times the usual collections!!! The film netted Rs. 40.10 crore on the first day. After the flying start, collections increased to Rs. 43.08 crore on Saturday. The jump was phenomenal on Sunday which, therefore, closed at Rs. 51.70 crore. After a fantastic weekend total of Rs. 134.88 crore, collections for the weekdays were equally mind-blowing: Monday – Rs. 38.70 crore, Tuesday (Independence Day national holiday) – Rs. 55.40 crore, Wednesday (Parsi New Year partial holiday) – Rs. 32.37 crore, Thursday – Rs. 23.28 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was a phenomenal Rs. 149.75 crore. Hence the first week closed at a mind-numbing Rs. 284.63 crore. The second weekend also started on a wonderful note. The net collection of approximately Rs. 21 crore on the first day of the second weekend may be the highest second Friday ever!!

Oh My God 2 has done very well in the first week, reaping good advantage of the Independence Day and Parsi New Year holidays on 15th and 16th August. The film netted Rs. 9 crore on the first day. Collections jumped to Rs. 14 crore on Saturday, and even more to Rs. 17 crore on Sunday. The first weekend’s total was, therefore, Rs. 40 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 10.50 crore, Tuesday (Independence Day holiday) – Rs. 16.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 5 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 38.50 crore. Hence the total for the first week was Rs. 78.50 crore.

Rajini The Jailer (dubbed) could not fare well even though the original Tamil version killed it at the box-office in the first week.

Meg 2: The Trench (dubbed and the original English versions) faced a steep fall in its second week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 0.23 crore. Collections on Saturday more than doubled to Rs. 0.57 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 0.68 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 1.48 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.29 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.64 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.19 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.13 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.25 crore. In this way, the total for the second week was Rs. 2.73 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 19.59 crore.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani buckled under competition, facing a steep fall in collections in the third week, mainly because of the hurricane called Gadar 2. However, its performance Overseas, which had been par excellence since the first day, continued to be awesome. Considering that Hollywood films Oppenheimer and Barbie were ruling the Overseas box-office when RRKPK hit the screens, this was a creditable achievement! The third weekend in India started at Rs. 2 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 3.25 crore and Rs. 3.50 crore respectively. In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 8.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 4.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.50 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 10.25 crore. In this way, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 19 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 133.70 crore.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) started its fourth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.88 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 1.71 crore on Saturday. The Sunday total (Rs. 1.66 crore) was slightly lower than that of Saturday. Therefore, the fourth weekend closed at Rs. 4.25 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.11 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.53 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.53 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.49 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.66 crore. Therefore, the total for the fourth week was Rs. 7.91 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 123.23 crore.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) is on its last lap. Its fifth weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 16 lakh on Friday. Collections on Satuday jumped to Rs. 45 lakh, and further to Rs. 60 lakh on Sunday. After a weekend of Rs. 1.21 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 25 lakh, Tuesday – Rs. 50 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 12 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 10 lakh. Hence the total for the weekdays was only Rs. 0.97 crore. In this way, the fifth week closed at Rs. 2.18 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 119.53 crore.

GADAR 2 opened to extraordinary houses yesterday (11th August), smashing records at many cinemas, in the process. The GADAR EK PREM KATHA sequel had recorded phenomenal advance booking all over, setting the stage for a mind-blowing start. The first day closed at Rs. 40.10 crore! The other big release, OH MY GOD 2, opened at far lower levels, thanks to the humongous opposition posed by GADAR 2. Although the reports, especially of the class audience, were positive, collections did not match, also because of poor showcasing. The film is said to have netted Rs. 9 crore on day 1. RAJINI THE JAILER (Tamil and dubbed in other languages) opened on Thursday (10th) to a thunderous response except in Hindi (dubbed). 

Coat bombed in the first week all over.

Love Nation could not do anything worthwhile in 1st week.

Sirf Money hardly saw the colour of money in the first week.

Lafzon Mein Pyaar… failed to do anything substantive in 1st week.

Meg 2: The Trench (dubbed and the original English versions) did well in the first week, mainly in the South (Andhra-Telangana and Tamilnad circuits). It netted Rs. 0.69 crore on Thursday, which was the opening day for the English version. Collections on Friday (for all the versions put together) shot up to Rs. 2.95 crore and further to Rs. 4.24 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was Rs. 4.95 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 12.83 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.31 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.98 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.59 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.03 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 16.86 crore.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani maintained well in the second week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 6.50 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 11.25 crore on Saturday, and even further to Rs. 13.75 crore on Sunday. Therefore, the total for the second weekend was Rs. 31.50 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 4.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 4.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.90 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.30 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 15.70 crore. Hence the total for the second week was Rs. 47.20 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 114.70 crore.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) continued to do well in the third week. The first day of the third weekend closed at Rs. 2.40 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday grew, the days closing at Rs. 4.38 crore and Rs. 4.59 crore respectively. Therefore, the total for the third weekend was an impressive Rs. 11.37 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.33 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.21 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.26 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.09 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.89 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 16.26 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 115.32 crore.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) did average business in its fourth week. It started with a net collection of Rs. 0.50 crore in the first day of the fourth weekend. Collections more than doubled on Saturday which closed at Rs. 1.10 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 1.45 crore. After a fourth weekend figure of Rs. 3.05 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.29 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.28 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.28 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.15 crore. Hence the fourth week closed at Rs. 4.20 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 117.35 crore.

Pahije Jatiche (Marathi) met with a poor fate at the turnstiles in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) managed to yield shares in 6th week too.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani started slow last week, picked up as the day progressed, picked up further on Saturday, but the mediocre jump in collections on Sunday gave an indication that the film would not do earth-shattering business. The film seems to have become a fantastic weekend fare for the families because collections during the weekdays were very steady but at mediocre levels. It has done extremely well in high-end multiplexes and the big cities, where many people have loved the film so much that they are even repeating it, but the same is not true of the other multiplexes and single-screen cinemas, especially in smaller cities and towns. In other words, the response to the film ranges from the excellent to the ordinary. Although making profits is a foregone conclusion for the producers, thanks to the phenomenal revenues it earned from sale of digital, satellite and audio rights, the hope that the film would cross the Rs. 200-crore mark were dashed to the ground on the first day and again on Sunday. The first day’s net collection was Rs. 10 crore. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 15 crore. Sunday closed at Rs. 17.75 crore, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 42.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were on the lower side but they were so steady on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday that the film seems to have created a new record of collections having held on so well on the last three days of the week! Collections of not even super-hits and blockbusters in all these years have maintained like the collections of RRKPP have: Monday – Rs. 6.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 6.60 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.15 crore, Thursday – Rs. 5.75 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 24.75 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 67.50 crore. The film is expected to fare well in the second weekend too, not just because it is a good weekend fare for the classes and families mainly but also because there is no major new Bollywood or Hollywood release this week. The first day of the second weekend closed at Rs. 6.50 crore, which is more than almost every weekday of the first week, another unusual record. All the aforementioned figures include the revenues from block bookings and bulk ticket sales. No film in the history of Hindi cinema has collected Rs. 6-plus crore on the fourth, fifth and sixth days of the first week after netting only Rs. 10 crore on the opening day. Likewise, no film has ever recorded a better first day (Friday) of the second week than the last day (Thursday) of the first week, like RRKPP has. In pure commercial terms (cost versus box-office revenues) though, this will be one of ace director Karan Johar’s weaker films.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) joined the Rs. 100-crore club yesterday (August 4) which was the first day of the third weekend. The two weeks’ total was just short of Rs. 100 crore. The film’s original English version held on very well in 2nd week while the dubbed Hindi version, which was already performing lower than the original version, continued to do so in the second week too. The net collection of both the versions put together on the first day of the second weekend was Rs. 4.46 crore. Collections on Saturday jumped so that the day closed at Rs. 7.45 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 7.47 crore. In this way, the second weekend closed at Rs. 19.38 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.62 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.44 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.38 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.19 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 9.63 crore. Hence the total for 2nd week was Rs. 29.01 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 99.06 crore.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) managed to yield shares in the third week too. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.20 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 2 crore and Rs. 2.20 crore respectively. The total for the third weekend, therefore, was Rs. 5.40 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.60 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.60 crore. Hence the total for 3rd week was Rs. 8 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 113.15 crore.

Aanibaani (Marathi) could not do anything worthwhile in its first week all over Maharashtra.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) netted Rs. 3.25 crore in the fifth weekend and another Rs. 1 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for 5th week was Rs. 4.25 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 72.26 crore. Outstanding!!

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI opened to such ordinary houses yesterday (July 28) that the joyous atmosphere, created by both the major Hollywood releases — OPPENHEIMER and BARBIE — of last week was washed away, in a manner of speaking. 

Ajmer 92 could not make a mark in 1st week.

Minus 31: The Nagpur Files remained a minus fare in the first week.

Vash bombed miserably in the first week.

Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) did extraordinarily well in its first week. Collections in the big cities, high-end multiplexes and IMAX screens were excellent. The film netted a wonderful Rs. 14.45 crore on the first day. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 16.91 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 16.83 crore. After a wonderful weekend total of Rs. 48.19 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 6.36 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.58 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 5.08 crore, Thursday – Rs. 4.84 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 21.86 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 70.05 crore.

Although it was not dubbed in Hindi or other regional languages, Hollywood’s Barbie netted an excellent Rs. 24.76 crore in 1st week.

Snake Cave (dubbed) proved to be a debacle in the first week.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) fell about 75% in 2nd week. Its second weekend started with a take of Rs. 3 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 5.50 crore and further to Rs. 6 crore on Sunday. Hence the second weekend closed at Rs. 14.50 crore. The collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.80 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.70 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.20 crore. Therefore, the total for the second week was Rs. 21.70 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 105.15 crore.

Satyaprem Ki Katha added Rs. 3 crore to its kitty in 4th week. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 80.65 crore.

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

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) continued its winning streak in the fourth week too. It netted Rs. 7.02 crore in the fourth weekend, and Rs. 2.40 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 4th week was Rs. 9.42 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 68.01 crore.

Bachubhai (Gujarati) did very well in the first week all over Gujarat and Saurashtra.