Malaal failed to entertain the audi­ence, and went largely unnoticed. It started on a very slow note and picked up only a bit during the first week­end but collections came down again during the weekdays. It opened at just Rs. 0.45 crore. Collections increased to Rs. 0.55 crore on Saturday, and to Rs. 0.80 crore on Sunday, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 1.80 crore only. Collection figures during the weekdays were miserable: Rs. 0.27 crore on Monday, Rs. 0.20 crore on each of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. In this way, the film netted Rs. 0.87 crore in the weekdays, taking its first week’s total to a measly Rs. 2.67 crore. The love story, starring two newcomers in the lead roles, has turned out to be a debacle.

One Day met with a disastrous fate in its first week.

Marudhar Express faced comp­lete rejection in the first week.

Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna recorded pathetic collections in 1st week.

Spider-Man: Far From Home (dubbed) and the English original of the same name as also the dubbed South (Tamil and Telugu) versions did very well in the first week. The film netted Rs. 10.05 crore on Thursday (paid previews). Collections dropped around 15% on Friday (Rs. 8.79 crore) but shot up to Rs. 12.41 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 15.41 crore on Sunday. It, therefore, collected a total of Rs. 46.66 crore in the 4-day weekend. Collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 4.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.05 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.35 crore. In other words, the film added Rs. 14.40 crore to its kitty during the weekdays, taking the total for 1st week to Rs. 61.06 crore. This is the highest collection for a Spider-Man film in India.

Article 15 maintained very well in its second week, adding a handsome Rs. 17.80 crore to its kitty. The film netted Rs. 2.50 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections jumped to Rs. 4 crore on Saturday, and even more, to Rs. 5.25 crore on Sunday. After a second weekend total of Rs. 11.75 crore, the film managed decent collections in the weekdays too: Monday – Rs. 1.90 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.50 crore. It, therefore, added Rs. 6.05 crore to its kitty during the weekdays and hence took the total for the second week to Rs. 17.80 crore. The grand total for 2 weeks was Rs. 51.96 crore.

Annabelle Comes Home (dubbed) and the English original faced a steep fall in collections in 2nd week. It netted Rs. 0.55 crore on the second Friday, Rs. 0.90 crore on the second Satur­day, and Rs. 1.10 crore on the second Sunday. It, therefore, collected Rs. 2.55 crore in the second weekend.  Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.38 crore, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – Rs. 0.30 crore each day. Therefore, it netted Rs. 1.28 crore during the weekdays and thereby took its total for the second week to Rs. 3.83 crore. Its grand total for 2 weeks went up to Rs. 29.08 crore.

Kabir Singh did fantastic business in the third week too. It is now app­roaching the Rs. 250-crore mark. The third weekend started with an impressive Rs. 5.40 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 7.51 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 9.61 crore on Sunday, taking the third weekend’s total to Rs. 22.52 crore. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 4.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.20 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.11 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3.32 crore. So, it added Rs. 13.88 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, taking its third week’s total to Rs. 36.40 crore and the 3-week grand total to Rs. 249.60 crore.

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Takatak (Marathi) continued its vic­tory march in 2nd week too in Bom­bay, Thane district and other stations of Maharashtra.

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Shadaa(Punjabi) added Rs. 2.65 crore to its kitty in 3rd week. Its total for 3 weeks went up to Rs. 28.45 crore.

The initial of KABIR SINGH this week is terrific, Shahid Kapoor’s best to-date.

Khamoshi fared badly in 1st week all over.

Kissebaaz was rejected at the box-office in the first week.

Rescue could not rescue itself from the pit hole of losses in the first week.

Khel Khallas could not do any­thing substantial in the first week in Bombay.

Game Over (dubbed) and the ori­ginal Tamil and Telugu versions did ordinary in 1st week. The film netted Rs. 0.97 crore on day 1. Collections increased to Rs. 1.94 crore on Saturday, and only marginally to Rs. 2.04 crore on Sunday. After a total of Rs. 4.95 crore in the first weekend, it collected Rs. 1.14 crore on Monday, Rs. 1.07 crore on Tuesday, Rs. 0.93 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 0.85 crore on Thursday. In other words, the film collected Rs. 3.99 crore during the weekdays. Its total for the first week was therefore, Rs. 8.94 crore.

Men In Black: International (dub­bed) and the English original of the same name did fair business in 1st week. It collected Rs. 3.25 crore on Friday. Collections jumped by Rs. 1 crore on Saturday so that the second day’s total was Rs. 4.25 crore. Coll­ections dropped on Sunday to Rs. 3.15 crore, taking the first weekend’s total to Rs. 10.65 crore. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.45 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.05 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.95 crore. In other words, it netted Rs. 4.70 crore in the weekdays. Its first week, therefore, closed at Rs. 15.35 crore.

The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (dub­bed) and the English original of the same name did reasonably well only in the first weekend, after which coll­ections dropped. It collected Rs. 0.40 crore on the first day. Collections in­creased to Rs. 0.80 crore on Saturday while the total for Sunday was Rs. 0.70 crore. After a weekend of Rs. 1.90 crore, collections fell down quite dramatically. Consequently, the film netted Rs. 0.25 crore on Monday, Rs. 0.20 crore on Tuesday, Rs. 0.20 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 0.18 crore on Thursday. Hence it added Rs. 0.83 crore to its kitty in the weekdays and took its total for the first week to Rs. 2.73 crore only.

Bharat faced a steep fall in collections in 2nd week, which was around 70% at many places. It collected Rs. 4 crore on the first day of the second weekend, Rs. 5.75 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 5.50 crore on Sunday. After a total of Rs. 15.25 crore in the second weekend, it collected as follows during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 2.60 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.30 crore, Wed­nesday – Rs. 2 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.75 crore. By adding Rs. 8.65 crore to the kitty in the weekdays, the film took its total for the second week to Rs. 23.90 crore. The grand total for 2 weeks (16 days) was Rs. 194.90 crore.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (dubbed) and the English original generated very average collections in 2nd week.

Godzilla II – King Of The Mons­ters (dubbed) and the English original of the same name added barely Rs. 1.50 crore to its kitty in the third week. Its total for 3 weeks was Rs. 25.45 crore.

Aladdin (dubbed) and the English original of the same name collected Rs. 2.45 crore in the fourth weekend, and another Rs. 1.30 crore during the weekdays. That is to say, it added Rs. 3.75 crore to its total in 4th week. Its grand total for 4 weeks was Rs. 53.05 crore.

De De Pyaar De netted Rs. 2.15 crore in the fifth week, taking its 5-week total to Rs. 93.90 crore.

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Mogra Phulaalaa (Marathi) did average in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and other stations of Maharashtra.

Welcome Home (Marathi) did not fare too well in the first week in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of Maharashtra.

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Shadaa (Punjabi) took a bumper opening this week all over East Punjab circuit.