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.

After a flying start (Rs. 41.50 crore, not Rs. 42.30 crore as mentioned in this column last week) on Wednes­day, Bharat dropped to Rs. 28.50 crore on Thursday. The seven days thereafter were as follows: on Friday, it fell down to Rs. 20.25 crore; collections picked up on Saturday (Rs. 25.50 crore) and Sunday (Rs. 26.50 crore) but the jump was not as much as it should’ve been. The India-Australia World Cup cricket match on Sunday was a formidable opposition, of cour­se, but the figure of Saturday (as also of Thursday and Friday) gave an in­dication that the film was on shaky grounds. The fears started to come true after the five-day weekend as collections came down to single-digit crores: Monday – Rs. 9 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 7.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 5.50 crore. In this way, while the first 5-day weekend closed at Rs. 142.25 crore, the addition to the kitty during the week­ days thereafter was only Rs. 28.75 crore. The film’s first 9-day week, therefore, closed at Rs. 171 crore. The film, this week, has the advantage of lack of major opposition. But overall, the film’s business has been a damp­ener for the trade after Salman starr­ers like Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai, which were all 300-crore-plus films. Little wonder then that shows of Bharat were dec­reased in multiplexes after the long weekend, and those of De De Pyaar De and a couple of other running films, increased.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (dubbed) and the English original of the same name did fair business in the first week. It opened at Rs. 3.10 crore on Wednesday (Eid). Collections dropp­ed to Rs. 2.10 crore on Thursday. On Friday, the film netted Rs. 2.15 crore. Collections increased to Rs. 3.35 crore on Saturday, and decreased again to Rs. 2.85 crore on Sunday. The 5-day weekend closed at Rs. 13.55 crore. Collections on the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 1.10 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1 crore; Wednesday – Rs. 0.90 crore, Thurs­day – Rs. 0.80 crore. In this way, the film netted Rs. 3.80 crore during the weekdays and thereby took its first 9-day week’s total to Rs. 17.35 crore.

Godzilla II – King Of The Monsters (dubbed) and the English original of the same name netted Rs. 2.40 crore in the second weekend, and another Rs. 1.40 crore during the weekdays. In other words, it added Rs. 3.80 crore to its kitty in the second week, thereby taking its 2-week total to Rs. 23.95 crore.

Aladdin (dubbed) and the English original of the same name collected Rs. 3.20 crore in its third weekend, and Rs. 2.10 crore during the week­ days. That is to say, it added Rs. 5.30 crore to its kitty in the third week, taking its total for 3 weeks to Rs. 49.30 crore.

De De Pyaar De added Rs. 2 crore in the fourth weekend, and another Rs. 1.55 crore during the weekdays. In this way, it added Rs. 3.55 crore to its total, and took its 4-week total to Rs. 91.75 crore.

Bharat was off to a flying start on Eid (Wednesday, June 5) and althou­gh collections in the morning shows were not great at many places, they became solid from 12 noon. The film managed a net total of Rs. 42.30 crore on the first day, which is the highest for a Salman Khan starrer. Collections dropped by 30% on the second day – despite Baasi Eid – because of generally negative reviews and reports. The second day closed at Rs. 29 crore. The question on everyone’s lips in the trade is whether the film is another Tubelight – the answer to which is ‘No’. The other question is whether the film will join the 200-crore club, to which the ans­wer is ‘It will not’.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (dubbed) and the original of the same name didn’t open too strong. It netted Rs. 3 crore on Wednesday (June 5) and collected Rs. 2 crore on the second day.

Nakkash was rejected by the pay­ing public in the first week.

Naughty Gang could not do any­thing exciting in 1st week.

Godzilla II – King Of The Mons­ters (dubbed) and the English original of the same name collected Rs. 2.35 crore on the first day (Thursday). Coll­ections increased to Rs. 3.10 crore on Friday, further increased to Rs. 4.45 crore on Saturday, and increased even further to Rs. 5.20 crore on Sunday. In this way, it netted Rs. 15.10 crore in the 4-day weekend. Collections on the first two days of the weekdays were good but once Bharat opened on Wednesday, the drop was perceptible. It collected Rs. 1.80 crore on Monday, Rs. 1.85 crore on Tuesday, Rs. 0.80 crore on Wednesday, and Rs. 0.60 crore on Thursday. Its total for the weekdays was Rs. 5.05 crore. The total for the 8-day week was Rs. 20.15 crore.

PM Narendra Modi collected Rs. 1.05 crore on the first day of the sec­ond weekend, Rs. 1.50 crore on the second day, and Rs. 2.25 crore on the third day. After a second weekend total of Rs. 4.80 crore, collections were mediocre on Monday (Rs. 0.75 crore) and Tuesday (Rs. 0.80 crore) but they came crashing down on Wednesday (Rs. 0.20 crore) and Thursday (Rs. 0.15 crore). In other words, it netted Rs. 1.90 crore during the weekdays, taking the second week’s total to Rs. 6.70 crore. The grand total for 2 weeks is Rs. 23.35 crore.

India’s Most Wanted crashed in the second week everywhere.

Aladdin (dubbed) and the English original of the same name dropped a little more than 50% in 2nd week. It collected Rs. 2 crore on the first day of the second weekend, Rs. 3.15 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 3.80 crore on Sunday. After a second weekend total of Rs. 8.95 crore, the collections dur­ing the weekdays were also quite good: Monday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Tues­day – Rs. 1.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.70 crore. It, therefore, added Rs. 4.90 crore to its kitty during the weekdays. Its total for the second week was, therefore, Rs. 13.85 crore. Total for 2 weeks: Rs. 44 crore.

De De Pyaar De fell 50% in the third week, collecting Rs. 11.30 crore. It netted Rs. 1.75 crore on day 1 of the third weekend, Rs. 2.50 crore on Sat­urday, and Rs. 3.40 crore on Sunday. In other words, it collected Rs. 7.65 crore in the third weekend. Collections during weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.35 crore, Wednesday (thanks to opposition of new release Bharat) – Rs. 0.50 crore, Thursday – Rs.  0.45 crore. By adding Rs. 3.65 crore during the weekdays, it took its third week’s total to Rs. 11.30 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 88.20 crore.

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Babo (Marathi) failed to make its mark in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of Maharashtra.

Koyta Ek Sangharsh (Marathi) faced rejection in the first week in Bombay and other centres of Maha­rashtra.

PM Narendra Modi could not do much in its first week and although it got a boost due to Modi’s election victory a day before its release, the overall collections were not exciting enough. It started slow with a take of Rs. 2.35 crore. Collections increased to Rs. 3.25 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 4.65 crore on Sunday. After a weekend of Rs. 10.25 crore, the collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.75 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.15 crore. By adding Rs. 6.40 crore during the weekdays, it took its total to Rs. 16.65 crore.

India’s Most Wanted, as expected, faced rejection from the public in the first week. It netted a meagre Rs. 1.75 crore on the opening day. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were hardly impressive – Rs. 2.50 crore and Rs. 3 crore respectively. With the weekend closing at Rs. 7.25 crore, it was clear that the film had no future, and collections during the weekdays only proved that: Monday – Rs. 0.95 crore, Tuesday – Rs. – 0.85 crore, Wed­nesday – Rs. 0.70 crore, Thurs­day – Rs. 0.35 crore. By adding Rs. 2.85 crore in the weekdays, the film took its first week’s total to an unexciting Rs. 10.10 crore.

Yeh Hai India proved a debacle in 1st week.

On The Ramp Never Ending Show failed to show strength at the box-office in the first week.

Kadke Kamaal Ke did anything but kamaal at the ticket windows. It fared miserably in 1st week.

Aladdin(dubbed) did quite well in the first week. It netted Rs. 4.15 crore on the first day. Collections picked up on Saturday (Rs. 6.35 crore) and Sunday (Rs. 7.50 crore) so that the first weekend closed at Rs. 18 crore. The collections maintained well during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.15 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.50 crore. Adding Rs. 12.15 crore in the weekdays, it took its first week’s total to Rs. 30.15 crore.

De De Pyaar De fared better in its second week than the two Bollywood releases of last week did in their first week. It started its second weekend with a net collection of Rs. 3 crore. Collections on Saturday (Rs. 4.50 crore) and Sunday (Rs. 5.35 crore) were impressive. The total for the sec­ond weekend was Rs. 12.85 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.20 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.70 crore. In other words, it added Rs. 8.40 crore to its kitty in the weekdays. Its total for the second week was Rs. 21.25 crore. The grand total for 2 weeks went up to Rs. 76.90 crore.

Student Of The Year 2 netted only Rs. 1.50 crore in its third week. Its total for 3 weeks is Rs. 64.90 crore.

Avengers: Endgame (dubbed) and the English original of the same name added Rs. 3.20 crore to its kitty in its fifth week. Its grand total for 5 weeks was Rs. 370.30 crore.

The Tashkent Files completed 50 days of its run yesterday (May 31) when it entered 8th week – a rare feat for a small film.

Judgement (Marathi) failed to make any mark in the first week in Bombay, Thane district and other centres of Maharashtra.

Tandav (Marathi) was rejected by the public in 1st week in Bombay, Thane district and the rest of Maha­rashtra.

Halgi Shaan Maharashtrachi (Marathi) proved a damp squib in the first week in Bombay, Thane district and other stations of Maharashtra.