There’s no major release this week. All the releases of last week fared miserably at the box-office. Hence, CHHICHHORE and DREAM GIRL are having dream runs at the ticket windows.

Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas met with a dismal fate in 1st week. It started on a bad note when it collected only Rs. 1.15 crore on the first day. Collections increased by only Rs. 20 lakh on Saturday so that the day closed at Rs. 1.35 crore. Collections on Sunday also were pathetic (Rs. 1.65 crore). After a weekend of Rs. 4.15 crore, collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.60 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.55 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.45 crore. By adding Rs. 2.10 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, the film took its first week’s total to Rs. 6.25 crore. It will entail huge losses to all concerned.

Prassthanam has turned out to be a debacle. It started on a miserable note and ended likewise. Its first day closed at Rs. 0.75 crore. Collections increased to Rs. 0.85 crore on Saturday and further to Rs. 1.15 crore on Sunday. In fact, Sunday was the only day when it touched/crossed the crore-mark. Therefore, its first weekend closed at Rs. 2.75 crore. Collections during the weekdays were no better: Monday – Rs. 0.45 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.30 crore. In this way, the film netted only Rs. 1.50 crore in the weekdays. The first week, therefore, closed at Rs. 4.25 crore.

The Zoya Factor was the worst of the lot of last week’s films. It collected less than Rs. 1 crore on each single day of the first week. It started off with Rs. 0.70 crore on day 1. Collections increased by Rs. 10 lakh only, on Saturday so that the second day closed at Rs. 0.80 crore. The total for Sunday was also only Rs. 0.80 crore. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 2.30 crore. Collections thereafter were horrifyingly poor: Monday – Rs. 0.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.15 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.10 crore. By netting only Rs. 0.60 crore in the weekdays, the film took its first week’s total to Rs. 2.90 crore. Total loss!

Rambo: Last Blood (dubbed) and the English original of the same name fared poorly in its first week. Its first day closed at Rs. 0.90 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 1.10 crore and Rs. 1.25 crore respectively so that the first weekend closed at Rs. 3.25 crore. Collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.30 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.30 crore. Hence it added Rs. 1.35 crore to its kitty in the weekdays. In this way, its first week closed at Rs. 4.60 crore.

Dream Girl had a fantastic second week also. It joined the Rs. 100-crore club on the eleventh day. The second weekend started off very well, with the film netting Rs. 5.30 crore on the first day. Collections increased by 70% on the second day of the second weekend! After a total of Rs. 9.10 crore on Saturday, collections increased by another 21% on Sunday when it ended at Rs. 11.05 crore. In this way, the film netted Rs. 25.45 crore in its second weekend. Collections during the weekdays were also pretty good: Monday – Rs. 3.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.30 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.10 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 13.15 crore, its total for 2nd week was Rs. 38.60 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 110.80 crore.

Section 375 netted Rs. 1.90 crore in its second week. Its total for 2 weeks was, therefore, Rs. 10.40 crore.

Chhichhore continued its victory march in the third week also. It started the third weekend with a collection of Rs. 3 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 5.25 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 6.75 crore on Sunday. After a third weekend of Rs. 15 crore, the film netted as follows during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 2.10 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.90 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.85 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.70 crore. By adding Rs. 7.55 crore to its kitty in the weekdays, the film took its third week’s total to Rs. 22.55 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 128.80 crore.

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Khichik (Marathi) did poor business in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of Maharashtra.

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Nikka Zaildar 3 (Punjabi) did excellent in 1st week. It netted Rs. 1.30 crore on Friday. Collections increased to Rs. 1.55 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 1.95 crore on Sunday. In this way, it collected Rs. 4.80 crore in the first weekend. Collections during the weekdays were also superb: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.55 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.40 crore. By netting Rs. 2.10 crore in the weekdays, the film took its first week’s total to Rs. 6.90 crore.

The losers have won the box-office race! Chhichhore has done exceedingly well in the first week. It netted Rs. 7.25 crore on the first day but collections picked up splendidly after the mediocre start. The jump on Saturday was 60% so that the day ended at Rs. 11.75 crore. Collections picked up even more on Sunday (Rs. 16 crore). After a weekend of Rs. 35 crore (almost five times the first day’s collection), the film continued its phenomenal run during the weekdays too. It netted Rs 7.75 crore on Monday, Rs. 9.75 crore on Tuesday (increased due to Muharram holiday), Rs. 7 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 7.50 crore on Thursday (Ganpati visarjan partial holiday). By netting Rs. 32 crore during the weekdays, its first week’s total went up to a phenomenal Rs. 67 crore. The film is bound to join the 100-crore club, maybe by the end of the second week or in early third weekend.

It Chapter Two (dubbed) and the original English version of the same name did fair business in the first week. It collected Rs. 2.50 crore on the first day, Rs. 3.50 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 3.75 crore on Sunday. After a weekend total of Rs. 9.75 crore, it added Rs. 4.40 crore in the weekdays as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.15 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.40 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1 crore, Thursday Rs. 0.85 crore. In this way, its first week closed at Rs. 14.15 crore.

Saaho did fairly well in its second week in spite of a drop of around 80%. Its collections in circuits like U.P. were excellent. It netted Rs. 3.25 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections on Saturday totalled Rs. 4.50 crore. There was a further increase on Sunday so that the day closed at Rs. 6.75 crore. In this way, the film collected Rs. 14.50 crore in its second weekend. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.85 crore. By adding Rs. 8.80 crore in the weekdays, it took its second week’s total to Rs. 23.30 crore. The grand total for 2 weeks was Rs. 138.30 crore.

Mission Mangal joined the Rs. 200-crore club on the last day of the fourth week. It netted Rs. 0.70 crore on the first day of the fourth weekend. Collections more than doubled to Rs. 1.45 crore on Saturday. They further increased on Sunday so that the day closed at Rs. 2.60 crore. The fourth weekend, therefore, closed at Rs. 4.75 crore. Collections during the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday Rs. 1.05 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.54 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.63 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.87 crore. The total for 4th week was, therefore, Rs. 7.62 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 200.16 crore.