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.
Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 (dubbed) ruled the box-office in the first week. The original Kannada version also did fantastic business while the other South language dubbed versions recorded very impressive collections. After netting Rs. 18.50 crore on Thursday (October 2), the Hindi dubbed version collected Rs. 13.50 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday jumped to Rs. 20 crore and Rs. 23 crore respectively. Hence the total for the first 4-day weekend was Rs. 75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 8.70 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 11.20 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 8.20 crore, Thursday – Rs. 7 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 35.10 crore. Therefore, the film netted Rs. 110.10 crore in the first 8-day week. The original Kannada version collected Rs. 124.01 crore in the first 8-day week. The respective 8-day totals for the Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam versions were Rs. 66.10 crore, Rs. 39.83 crore and Rs. 32.20 crore respectively. For all the five versions put together, the grand total was, therefore, Rs. 372.24 crore.
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari did not find much appreciation from the audience. It did well in some multiplexes of the big cities mainly. Block bookings were resorted to in a bid to window-dress the collections. The film collected Rs. 9.50 crore on Thursday (October 2). Collections dropped to Rs. 5.50 crore on Friday. The total for Saturday was Rs. 6 crore. The film netted Rs. 6.75 crore on Sunday, taking the 4-day weekend total to Rs. 27.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 2.65 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.35 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 8 crore. In this way, the first 8-day week closed at Rs. 35.75 crore. If the block bookings are taken into account, the week closed at Rs. 41.50 crore.
Homebound crashed further in 2nd week. Its collections fell by almost 70% over the first week’s collections. It added only Rs. 0.95 crore to its kitty in the second week. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 3.95 crore.
Shin Chan: The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers In India (animation; all dubbed and the original Japanese versions) managed to stay afloat in the second week. The Hindi dubbed version fared the best. It netted around Rs. 1 crore in the second weekend, and another Rs. 0.60 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the film netted Rs. 1.60 crore in 2nd week. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 6.60 crore.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (animation; Hindi dubbed and the original Japanese versions) dropped markedly in 2nd week. The Hindi dubbed version was rather dull while the original Japanese version just about managed to stay afloat. Its collections totalled only Rs. 0.50 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 4.71 crore.
Jolly LL.B 3 fell dramatically in the third week. Although the film maintained reasonably well in the third weekend in spite of last week’s two major releases, collections came down more noticeably during the weekdays. The third weekend started with a take of Rs. 1.15 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday rose to Rs. 1.80 crore while the total for Sunday was Rs. 2.10 crore. After a third weekend total of Rs. 5.05 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.45 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.45 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 7.50 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 108 crore.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle (animation, Hindi dubbed, English dubbed, Tamil dubbed and the original Japanese versions) just about managed to yield shares in the fourth week. It netted Rs. 1 crore in the fourth week, the major contribution coming from the original Japanese version. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 73 crore.
Vada Paav (Marathi) did ordinary in 1st week in Maharashtra.
Dashavatar (Marathi) continued its fantastic run in the fourth week too.
