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LATEST POSITION | 22 July, 2023
‘OPPENHEIMER’ OPENS BIG, ‘BARBIE’ ALSO STARTS WELL, ‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE’ SCORES

Hollywood film OPPENHEIMER (dubbed and the original English version) opened to fantastic houses yesterday (July 21) in the national multiplex chains. Hollywood’s BARBIE (English) was also off to a good start yesterday.

Bharateeyans bombed miserably in the first week.

The Fighter Suman (dubbed) proved a debacle in 1st week.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) swept the box-office in the first week, especially in the 5-day-long weekend. After a Wednesday (July 12) total of Rs. 12.27 crore and a Thursday net collection of Rs. 9.82 crore, the film netted Rs. 9.57 crore on Friday. Collections soared to Rs. 16.12 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 18.08 crore on Sunday. Thus the 5-day weekend total was an outstanding Rs. 65.86 crore. Collections dropped quite a bit after the phenomenal weekend. It netted Rs. 4.91 crore on Monday, Rs. 4.50 crore on Tuesday, Rs. 4.10 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 4.08 crore on Thursday. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 17.59 crore. In this way, the 9-day week closed at Rs. 83.45 crore!

Insidious: The Red Door (dubbed and the original English versions) fell dramatically in the second week. It netted Rs. 3.60 crore in 2nd week, taking its grand total for 2 weeks to Rs. 17.57 crore.

Satyaprem Ki Katha was steady at medium collections in the third week. It collected Rs. 5 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 2.40 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, its total for 3rd week was Rs. 7.40 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 77.65 crore.

Date Bhet (Marathi) met with a disastrous fate in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) recorded extraordinary collections in the third week too, all over Maharashtra. Ladies are patronising the film in an almost unprecedented way. It started the third weekend with a take of Rs. 2.40 crore on Friday (the best of the three Fridays). Collections on Saturday and Sunday rose to Rs. 5.05 crore and Rs. 6.05 crore respectively. In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 13.50 crore. Point to be noted is that the first weekend had closed at Rs. 6.45 crore while the second weekend, at Rs. 13.69 crore. Collections for the weekdays of 3rd week were: Monday – Rs. 2.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.10 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.44 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.74 crore. Hence the 3rd week’s total was a wonderful Rs. 21.24 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 58.59 crore!

Carry On Jatta 3 (Punjabi) continued its victory march in 3rd week too. It netted Rs. 3.04 crore in East Punjab and Rs. 0.90 crore in Delhi and the rest of India. Hence the third week’s total was Rs. 3.94 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 40.38 crore (East Punjab Rs. 32.02 crore, rest of India Rs. 8.36 crore).

LATEST POSITION | 15 July, 2023
PUNJABI ‘CARRY ON JATTA 3’, MARATHI ‘BAIPAN BHARI DEVA’ MONOPOLISE REGIONAL BOX-OFFICE YET AGAIN!

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) was off to a flying start in spite of an odd-day release. It netted Rs. 12.27 core on Wednesday (July 12). Collections dropped on Thursday to Rs. 9.82 crore. Therefore, the two-day total was a fantastic Rs. 22.09 crore.

Insidious: The Red Door (dubbed and the original English versions) did fairly well in the first week. It netted Rs. 2.10 crore on Thursday (July 6). Collections on Friday went down to Rs. 1.98 crore but they picked up again on Saturday which closed at Rs. 3.44 crore. The Sunday total of Rs. 3.29 crore saw the 4-day weekend total going up to Rs. 10.81 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.09 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.06 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.52 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.49 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 3.16 crore, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 13.97 crore.

Neeyat bombed in the first week, recording poor collections everywhere.

72 Hoorain was rejected by the public in 1st week.

Yeh Mera Revenge met with a disastrous fate in the first week.

Satyaprem Ki Katha faced a steep decline in the second week. Collections were okay in the weekend but dropped during the weekdays. It netted Rs. 13 crore in the second weekend while the net total for the weekdays was Rs. 6 crore. In this way, the film netted Rs. 19 crore in 2nd week. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 70.25 crore.

Indiana Jones And the Dial Of Destiny (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped badly in 2nd week. The second weekend commenced on a weak note with a net collection of Rs. 0.18 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 0.38 crore and Rs. 0.40 crore respectively, taking the total for the second weekend to Rs. 0.96 crore. Collections for the weekdays were rather miserable: Monday – Rs. 0.07 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.07 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.04 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was only Rs. 0.23 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 1.19 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 8.99 crore.

 

1920: Horrors Of The Heart was steady on low collections in 3rd week. It netted Rs. 1.38 crore (Hindi version) in the third week, taking its 3-week total to Rs. 13.02 crore. The Tamil dubbed and Telugu dubbed versions collected Rs. 0.30 crore in 3rd week, taking their 3-week total to Rs. 4.71 crore. Grand total of all the versions for 3 weeks: Rs. 17.73 crore.

Aathvani (Marathi) could not do anything substantive in the first week in Maharashtra.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) took a 100% jump in collections for the second week, smashing a number of records. The film had fared excellently in the first week itself. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 2.31 crore on Friday. Collections more than doubled to Rs. 5.28 crore on Saturday. The Sunday total was an unbelievable Rs. 6.10 crore — the highest one-day figure in the history of Marathi cinema! In this way, the second weekend’s total was Rs. 13.69 crore!! Collections for each of the weekdays was better than the collections of any single day (except Sunday) of the first week. It netted Rs. 2.79 crore on Monday, Rs. 2.88 crore on Tuesday, Rs. 2.70 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 2.79 crore on Thursday. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 11.16  crore. Hence the total for 2nd week was an astounding Rs. 24.85 crore! Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 37.35 crore.

Carry On Jatta 3 (Punjabi) swept the Punjabi box-office in its second week too. It started its second weekend with a net collection of Rs. 1.20 crore (Rs. 1.05 crore in East Punjab, Rs. 0.15 crore in the rest of India) on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 2.05 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.90 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.15 crore). Collections increased even more on Sunday so that the day closed at Rs. 2.74 crore (East Punjab Rs. 2.64 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.10 crore). Therefore, the total for the second weekend was Rs. 5.99 crore (East Punjab Rs. 5.59 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.40 crore). Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.64 crore (East Punjab Rs. 0.58 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.06 crore), Tuesday – Rs. 0.65 crore (East Punjab Rs. 0.60 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.05 crore), Wednesday – Rs. 0.54 crore (East Punjab Rs. 0.50 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.04 crore), Thursday – Rs. 0.50 crore (East Punjab Rs. 0.47 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.03 crore). Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs 2.33 crore (East Punjab Rs. 2.15 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.18 crore). In this way, the 2nd week’s total was Rs. 8.32 crore (East Punjab Rs. 7.74 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.58 crore). Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 36.44 crore (East Punjab Rs. 28.98 crore, rest of India Rs. 7.46 crore).

LATEST POSITION | 8 July, 2023
‘SATYAPREM’ HITS HALF CENTURY

Satyaprem Ki Katha did reasonably well in the first weekend but collections dropped quite a bit during the weekdays. It managed a total of over Rs. 50 crore in the first week. It did well in multiplexes and ‘A’ class centres mainly, but the performance in smaller centres and single-screen cinemas was not up to the mark. After a Thursday (June 29) total of Rs. 9 crore, it netted Rs. 6.50 crore on Friday (June 30). Collections on Saturday jumped to Rs. 10 crore while the total on Sunday was Rs. 11.50 crore. After a 4-day weekend total of Rs. 37 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 3.90 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.10 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 14.25 crore. Hence the total for the 8-day first week Rs. 51.25 crore. Two regional films affected the film very badly – Carry On Jatta 3 (Punjabi) in East Punjab, and Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) in Maharashtra.

Parastree fared miserably in the first week.

1922 Pratikar Chauri Chaura proved to be a debacle all over in the first week.

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny (dubbed and the original English versions) did ordinary business in 1st week. It netted Rs. 1.49 crore on Thursday (June 29). Collections fell to Rs. 1.13 crore on Friday but increased to Rs. 1.89 crore on Saturday. The Sunday total (Rs. 1.86 crore) was less than that of Saturday, giving an indication that the film had met with an ordinary response only. After a 4-day weekend of Rs. 6.37 crore, collections for the weekdays were not impressive: Monday – Rs. 0.42 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.42 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.24 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.43 crore. Therefore, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 7.80 crore.

 

Spy (dubbed) failed to garner any worthwhile viewership in 1st week.

1920: Horrors Of The Heart managed to hold its own in 2nd week, netting Rs. 2.91 crore (Hindi version) and Rs. 0.59 crore (Tamil dubbed and Telugu dubbed versions). Therefore, the grand total for the Hindi version for 2 weeks is Rs. 11.64  crore while for the two dubbed versions, it is Rs. 4.41 crore. Grand total for all versions: Rs. 16.05 crore. Some cinemas have increased its shows in the third week.

Adipurush went from bad to worse. It netted only Rs. 1.07 crore in the third week. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 125.32 crore.

The Flash (dubbed and the original English versions) had a very ordinary third week. It netted Rs. 0.93 crore in the third weekend and another Rs. 0.35 crore during the weekdays. In this way, the total for the third week was Rs. 1.28 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: 29.45 crore.

Baipan Bhari Deva (Marathi) proves a roaring hit. The woman-centric film netted Rs. 1 crore on the opening day. Collections soared to Rs. 2.25 crore on Saturday, and further increased to Rs. 3.20 crore on Sunday. After a phenomenal first weekend total of Rs. 6.45 crore, collections for the weekdays were also outstanding: Monday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.45 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.85 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.60 crore. As the total for the weekdays was an unbelievable Rs. 6.05 crore, the first week closed at Rs. 12.50 crore.

Carry On Jatta 3 (Punjabi) is all set to become the biggest Punjabi blockbuster ever. It opened with a take of Rs. 3.54 crore in East Punjab on Thursday (June 29). In Delhi, the film netted Rs. 0.70 crore, while in the rest of India, the first day’s total was Rs. 0.28 crore. Hence the first day’s all-India total was Rs. 4.52 crore. Collections on Friday were Rs. 2.99 crore in East Punjab, Rs. 0.60 crore in Delhi, and Rs. 0.16 crore in the rest of India. After an all-India total of Rs. 3.75 crore on Friday, collections shot up to Rs. 5 crore (East Punjab Rs. 3.85 crore, Delhi Rs. 0.95 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.20 crore) on Saturday, and further to Rs. 5.80 crore (East Punjab Rs. 4.66 crore, Delhi 0.93 crore, rest of India 0.21 crore) on Sunday. In this way, the first 4-day weekend closed at Rs. 19.07 crore (East Punjab Rs. 15.04 crore, Delhi Rs. 3.18 crore, rest of India Rs. 0.85 crore). The collections for the weekdays were also excellent: Monday – Rs. 2.90 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.95 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 0.95 crore), Tuesday – Rs. 2.40 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.65 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 0.75 crore), Wednesday – Rs. 2.10 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.40 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 0.70 crore), Thursday – Rs. 1.65 crore (East Punjab Rs. 1.20 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 0.45 crore). Therefore, the total for the weekdays was a fantastic Rs. 9.05 crore (East Punjab Rs. 6.20 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 2.85 crore). Hence the first 8-day week’s total was Rs. 28.12 crore (East Punjab Rs. 21.24 crore, Delhi and the rest of India Rs. 6.88 crore).

LATEST POSITION | 1 July, 2023
‘SATYAPREM KI KATHA’ OPENS AVERAGE AMIDST GOOD REPORTS

SATYAPREM KI KATHA took an average start on Thursday (June 29) although the public reports were positive. The word of mouth is expected to ensure that collections grow. The first day closed at Rs. 9.50 crore in spite of the Eid festival holiday. Collections dropped on the second day which closed at Rs. 6.50 crore.

 

Punjabi film CARRY ON JATTA 3 took an earth-shattering opening yesterday (June 29), breaking all past records. It netted Rs. 4.52 crore on the first day (East Punjab – Rs. 3.54 crore, Delhi – Rs. 0.78 crore, rest of India – Rs. 0.20 crore), making it the biggest opening in the history of Punjabi cinema. The second day (Friday) closed at Rs. 3.75 crore, again a record!

1920: Horrors Of The Heart did well in the first week. The weekend collections were impressive for the scale of the film. The first weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.48 crore on Friday for the Hindi version. Considering the net collections of the Telugu dubbed and Tamil dubbed versions too, the first day’s total was Rs. 2.34 crore. Collections (all versions) increased to Rs. 2.72 crore (only Hindi version: Rs. 1.85 crore) on the second day, and further to Rs. 3.01 crore (only Hindi version: Rs. 2.09 crore) on the third day. Therefore, the first weekend’s total was Rs. 8.07 crore. The weekend’s total for only the Hindi version was Rs. 5.42 crore while for the Telugu dubbed and Tamil dubbed versions was Rs. 2.65 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.89 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 0.41 crore for the dubbed versions, Tuesday – Rs. 0.85 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 0.29 crore for the dubbed versions, Wednesday – Rs. 0.81 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 0.24 crore for the dubbed versions, Thursday – Rs. 0.76 crore for the Hindi version; Rs. 0.23 crore for the dubbed versions. Therefore, the total for the weekdays for the Hindi version was Rs. 3.31 crore whereas for the two dubbed versions was Rs. 1.17 crore. In this way, the total for the first week for the Hindi version was Rs. 8.73 crore while for the dubbed versions was Rs. 3.82 crore. Grand total for alll the three versions for the first week: Rs. 12.55 crore.

Elemental (dubbed and the original English versions) performed poorly in the first week.

Adipurush performed badly in the second week all over, falling almost 90% as compared to the first week. The second weekend was at least fair but collections during the weekdays were pathetic. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 2.50 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 3.50 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 2.75 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 8.75 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.70 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.75 crore. In this way, the total for the second week was Rs. 12.50 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 124.25 crore.

The Flash (dubbed and the original English versions) started its second weekend with a net collection of Rs. 0.85 crore. Collections almost doubled on the second day which closed at Rs. 1.67 crore. The jump in collections on Sunday over Saturday was minimal. Therefore, the total for the third day was Rs. 1.69 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 4.21 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.43 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.41 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.46 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.30 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.60 crore. In this way, the total for 2nd week was Rs. 5.81 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 28.17 crore.

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (dubbed and the original English versions) is on its last lap. It netted Rs. 1.52 crore in the third weekend and another Rs. 0.58 crore during the weekdays. Hence the total for the third week was Rs. 2.10 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 29.01 crore.

Zara Hat Ke Zara Bach Ke did fair business in its fourth week. The fourth weekend started with a net collection total of Rs. 1.35 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 2.25 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 2.88 crore on Sunday. Therefore, the total for the fourth weekend was Rs. 6.48 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.99 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.72 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 3.51 crore, the fourth week closed at Rs. 9.99 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 82.53 crore.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) began its fourth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.37 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 0.81 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 0.92 crore on Sunday. After a weekend total of Rs. 2.10 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.28 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.22 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.18 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.98 crore. In this way, the fourth week closed at Rs. 3.08 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 42.87 crore.

Vitthal Maza Sobati (Marathi) could not do anything substantive in the first week in Maharashtra.

LATEST POSITION | 24 June, 2023
‘ADIPURUSH’ PROVES TO BE COLOSSAL WASTE OF GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

Adipurush may well go down in box-office history as an opportunity gone down the drain. Given the phenomenal advance booking and, therefore, a fantastic opening, the film was touted to be a blockbuster. But it will turn out to be a losing proposal! It netted Rs. 32 crore on the first day. After the poor reports, collections dropped to Rs. 30.50 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was Rs. 28.50 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 91 crore, collections for the weekdays were pathetic because the drop was huge: Monday – Rs. 9.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 20.75 crore. Hence the first week closed at Rs. 111.75 crore. The Telugu (dubbed) version also fared miserably after a flying start because of Prabhas’ presence in the cast. The Tamil dubbed and Malayalam dubbed versions bombed miserably while the Kannada dubbed version did very ordinary business. The combined loss of the producers and the Telugu version’s distributors could be in the region of Rs. 125-135 crore.

 

The Flash (dubbed and the original English versions) did fairly well in the first week. After collecting Rs. 4.30 crore on Thursday, its collections dropped to Rs. 2.82 crore on Friday. Collections again increased to Rs. 4.97 crore on Saturday, and even more to Rs. 5.29 crore on Sunday. After a 4-day weekend total of Rs. 17.38 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.55 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.29 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.14 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.98 crore. Hence the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 22.36 crore.

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (dubbed and the original English versions) crashed in 2nd week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 0.35 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 0.80 crore and Rs. 1.01 crore respectively. After a second weekend total of Rs. 2.16 crore, collections for the weekdays were rather dull: Monday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.28 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.21 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.16 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.95 crore. The total for 2nd week, therefore, was Rs. 3.11 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 26.91 crore.

 

Zara Hat Ke Zara Bach Ke managed to stay afloat in 3rd week in spite of the opposition of Adipurush. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.08 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday totalled Rs. 1.89 crore and Rs. 2.34 crore respectively, taking the third weekend’s total to Rs. 5.31 crore. The film netted as follows during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 1.08 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.99 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.08 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.08 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.23 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 9.54 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 72.54 crore.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) started its third weekend with a take of Rs. 0.45 crore on Friday. Saturday and Sunday saw collections increase to Rs. 0.85 crore and Rs. 1.25 crore respectively, taking the third weekend total to Rs. 2.55 crore. Collections on the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.22 crore. With the weekdays’ total being Rs. 1.17 crore, the third week closed at Rs. 3.72 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 39.79 crore.

Fast X (dubbed and the original English versions) netted Rs. 11 lakh in the fifth weekend, and another Rs. 6 lakh during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for the fifth week was Rs. 17 lakh. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 108.71 crore.

The Kerala Story added Rs. 16 lakh to its kitty in the seventh weekend, and another Rs. 9 lakh during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 7th week was Rs. 0.25 crore. Grand total for 7 weeks: Rs. 235.53 crore.

LATEST POSITION | 17 June, 2023
‘ADIPURUSH’ OPENS BIG AMIDST BAD PUBLIC REPORTS

Adipurush opened to bumper houses yesterday (June 16) but amidst mixed reports, slanting more towards the negative. The first day of the Hindi version closed at Rs. 32 crore. Reports of the Telugu (dubbed) version were also more negative than positive although the initial was excellent because of Prabhas being in the lead role. The dubbed Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam versions opened poorly.

The Flash (dubbed and the original English versions) opened on Thursday, netting approximately Rs. 4.30 crore on the first day.

Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts (dubbed and the original English versions) did ordinary business in 1st week. The first day’s (Thursday) collections totalled Rs. 3.50 crore. Collections on Friday increased to Rs. 4 crore. Net collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 5.50 crore and Rs. 6 crore respectively. After a 4-day weekend total of Rs. 19 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.60 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.35 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.80 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was only Rs. 4.80 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 23.80 crore.

Zara Hat Ke Zara Bach Ke did well in 2nd week too, falling around 31% only. Lack of a new formidable opposition last week ensured that the maximum footfalls were reserved for ZHKZBK. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 3.42 crore. The total for Saturday went up to Rs. 5.76 crore while for Sunday, it went up even more, to Rs. 7.02 crore. Hence the second weekend closed at Rs. 16.20 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.70 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.52 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.98 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 9.45 crore, the second week closed at Rs. 25.65 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 63 crore.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) continued to do well in 2nd week too. It netted Rs. 1.35 crore on Friday. Collections more than doubled on Saturday which closed at Rs. 2.75 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 3.02 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 7.12 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.87 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.83 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.83 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.60 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.13 crore. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 10.25 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 36.07 crore.

Fast X (dubbed and the original English versions) added a little more than Rs. 2 crore to its kitty in the fourth week. The fourth weekend commenced with a net collection of Rs. 0.29 crore on Friday. The total for Saturday was Rs. 0.56 crore while for Sunday, it was Rs. 0.65 crore. After a fourth weekend total of Rs. 1.50 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.18 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.17 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.10 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 0.65 crore. In this way, the fourth week closed at Rs. 2.15 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 108.54 crore.

The Kerala Story netted Rs. 0.40 crore on the first day of the sixth weekend. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 0.65 crore and Rs. 0.85 crore respectively. After a weekend total of Rs. 1.90 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.32 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.26 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.20 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.08 crore. In other words, the sixth week’s total was Rs. 2.98 crore. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 235.28 crore.

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

Musandi (Marathi) could not do much in the first week in Maharashtra.

LATEST POSITION | 10 June, 2023
‘ZARA HAT KE…’, ANIMATION ‘SPIDER-MAN’ DO WELL

Zara Hat Ke Zara Bach Ke did fairly well in the first week. The buy-1-get-1-ticket-free scheme helped in creating a buzz around the film which found reasonable acceptance. Taking into account the promotional scheme, the collections for the first three days were: Friday – Rs. 5.49 crore, Saturday – Rs. 7.20 crore, Sunday – Rs. 9.90 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 22.59 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 4.14 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.87 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.51 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.24 crore. The total for the weekdays, therefore, was Rs. 14.76 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 37.35 crore.

Chidiakhana bombed miserably in 1st week.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) did pretty well in the first 8-day week. It netted Rs. 4.20 crore on Thursday (first day). Collections on Friday fell to Rs. 3.34 crore but picked up again on Saturday (Rs. 5.19 crore) and Sunday (Rs. 6.11 crore). After a 4-day weekend total of Rs. 18.84 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.97 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.86 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.25 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6.98 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 25.82 crore.

Fast X (dubbed and the original English versions) started its third weekend with a take of Rs. 0.94 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 1.60 crore and Rs. 1.97 crore respectively. Therefore, the third weekend closed at Rs. 4.51 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.63 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.58 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.55 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.41 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 2.17 crore, the third week closed at Rs. 6.68 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 106.39 crore.

The Kerala Story started its fifth weekend with a net collection of Rs. 1.05 crore on Friday. The figures for Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 1.40 crore and Rs. 2.05 crore respectively. Therefore, the fifth weekend’s total was Rs. 4.50 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.85 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.55 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.50 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 2.65 crore, the fifth week closed at Rs. 7.15 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 232.30 crore.

Chowk (Marathi) did fairly well in the first week in pockets of Maharashtra only.

Phakaat (Marathi) failed to make a memorable mark in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

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

Bushirt T-Shirt (Gujarati) fared well in 5th week too, in Gujarat and Saurashtra.

LATEST POSITION | 3 June, 2023
‘ZARA HAT KE…’ OPENS TO AVERAGE HOUSES

ZARA HAT KE ZARA BACH KE opened to mediocre houses yesterday (June 2).

Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai opened in cinemas yesterday (June 2) after being premiered on Zee5 on May 23.

Jogira Sara Ra Ra performed poorly in 1st week. Collections on the weekdays, especially, were very dull.

Aazam turned out to be a disaster in the first week.

NRI Wives bombed miserably in 1st week.

The Creator Sarjanhar proved to be a debacle in the first week.

Chal Zindagi bombed miserably in 1st week.

Auhaam turned out to be a debacle in 1st week.

LaVaste was a dead duck at the turnstiles in 1st week.

Pyara Kulhad turned out to be disastrous at the ticket windows in the first week.

2018 (dubbed) went largely unnoticed in the first week and hence met with a disastrous fate.

Fast X (dubbed and the original English versions) almost joined the Rs. 100-crore club at the end of its second week. It started its second weekend with a net collection total of Rs. 3.03 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 5.51 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was Rs. 5.41 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 13.95 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.95 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.84 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.34 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 7.13 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 21.08 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 99.71 crore.

The Kerala Story continued its victory march in the fourth week too. It commenced the fourth weekend with a take of Rs. 2.50 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday soared to Rs. 4.25 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 4.75 crore. Therefore, the total for the fourth weekend was Rs. 11.50 crore. The collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.85 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.80 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.55 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6.80 crore. Hence the fourth week closed at Rs. 18.30 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 225.15 crore.

Raavrambha (Marathi) did ordinary in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Django JD (Marathi) bombed miserably in 1st week all over Maharashtra.

Get Together (Marathi) cut a sorry picture in the first week in Maharashtra.

Bushirt T-Shirt (Gujarati) is unstoppable. It performed very well in 4th week too, all over Gujarat and Saurashtra.

LATEST POSITION | 27 May, 2023
‘THE KERALA STORY’ STILL RULES, ‘FAST X’ SCORES WELL

Fast X (dubbed and the original English versions) fared wonderfully in the first week. The 4-day weekend proved bountiful for the film. It netted Rs. 11.90 crore on Thursday in spite of the odd-day release and no holiday. Collections on Friday went up to Rs. 13.73 crore. They shot up further to Rs. 15.91 crore on Saturday, and even more, to Rs. 16.94 crore, on Sunday. Therefore, the 4-day weekend closed at Rs. 58.48 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 6.54 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5.26 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 4.27 crore, Thursday – Rs. 4.08 crore. Thus, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 20.15 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 78.63 crore.

8 A.M. Metro bombed miserably in 1st week.

Chaar Lugaai could do nothing to salvage its position in the first week.

Unlock Zindagi performed poorly in 1st week.

Bheege Honth Tere turned out to be a disaster in the first week.

The Kerala Story is an epic blockbuster. Its third weekend started with a take of Rs. 6.60 crore. Collections shot up to Rs. 9 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 11 crore on Sunday. Hence the third weekend closed at a phenomenal Rs. 26.60 crore. Collections for the weekdays were also outstanding: Monday – Rs. 4.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 14.15 crore, the third week closed at Rs. 40.75 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 206.85 crore.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (dubbed and the original English versions) is in its last lap. It started the third weekend with a net collection total of Rs. 0.66 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 1.14 crore and Rs. 1.36 crore respectively. After a third weekend total of Rs. 3.16 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.45 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.44 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.44 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.46 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.79 crore. In this way, the total for the third week was Rs. 4.95 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 52.34 crore.

Bushirt T-Shirt (Gujarati) continued to score in its third week also, all over Gujarat and Saurashtra.

LATEST POSITION | 20 May, 2023
‘THE KERALA STORY’ SWEEPS ONCE AGAIN; HOLLYWOOD’S ‘FAST X’ STARTS BIG!

FAST X opened to good houses despite an odd-day release on Thursday. The first day closed at Rs. 11.90 crore while the total for the second day (Friday) was around Rs. 13.50 crore!

 

IB 71 performed quite badly in the first week.

Music School bombed miserably in 1st week.

A Winter Tale At Shimla failed to create any mark whatsoever in the first week.

Rosh proved to be a disaster in the first week.

Chatrapathi could not do anything substantive in 1st week. It netted hardly Rs. 2 crore.

Farhana (dubbed) performed poorly in the first week.

Asterix Aur Obelix (dubbed and the original English versions) fared miserably in 1st week, netting only Rs. 11.25 lakh from 102 cinemas.

The Kerala Story joined the Rs. 100-crore club in the second weekend as it did outstanding business, better than even in the first weekend which itself was phenomenal. Collections were pretty impressive during the weekdays too. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 12.35 crore on Friday. Collections soared to Rs. 19.50 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 23.76 crore on Sunday, taking the second weekend’s total to an astounding Rs. 55.61 crore. The first weekend’s total was Rs. 32.94 crore. Collections for the weekdays in 2nd week were: Monday – Rs. 10.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 9.45 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 8.03 crore, Thursday – Rs. 7 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 34.78 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 90.39 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 166.10 crore.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (dubbed and the original English versions) started its second weekend with a take of Rs. 2 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 3.66 crore and Rs. 3.80 crore respectively, taking the second weekend’s total to Rs. 9.46 crore. Collections for the weekdays were on the lower side: Monday – Rs. 1.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.08 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.50 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.93 crore, and for 2nd week, Rs. 13.39 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 47.39 crore.

Ponniyin Selvan-2 (dubbed) is on its last lap. It netted only Rs. 60 lakh in 3rd week. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 17.99 crore.

Bushirt T-Shirt (Gujarati) continued its victory march in 2nd week too all over Gujarat and Saurashtra.

Le Shuru Hoge Maya Ke Kahani (Chhattisgarhi) is going great guns at the box-office. It collected excellently in 2nd week in C.P. Berar.