Both the big releases of this week have bombed. The Eid holiday on April 11 (Thursday) saw poor collections like rarely has any Eid holiday seen in earlier years. BADE MIYAN CHOTE MIYAN opened to weak houses in multiplexes but was good in mass-dominated single-screen cinemas. MAIDAAN was a non-starter almost everywhere! As shocking as the dull initials on Eid were the post-Eid day (April 12) footfalls for both the films. Traditionally, post-Eid day’s box-office collections are known to be bountiful.
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan netted only Rs. 10.50 crore on the first day, Thursday (April 11). Its collections dropped on Friday because of adverse public reports. The second day closed at Rs. 6 crore.
Maidaan cut a sorry picture with a weak start in paid previews on April 10 (Wednesday). It netted just Rs. 2 crore. The scenario did not improve on Eid too, with the total for April 11 (Thursday) being only Rs. 3.75 crore in spite of the holiday. The total for Friday was only Rs. 3.10 crore.
Dukaan met with a disastrous fate in 1st week.
Ek Kori Prem Katha bombed in the first week.
The Lost Girl was a non-starter in 1st week.
Irah – The Immortality App fared miserably in 1st week.
Good Luck brought bad news from everywhere in the first week.
The Defective Detectives (English) failed to attract the public to the cinemas in the first week and recorded dismal collections.
Crew did fairly well in 2nd week. The second weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 3.15 crore on Friday. Collections jumped to Rs. 4.25 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 5.15 crore on Sunday. Therefore, the total for the second weekend was Rs. 12.55 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 2.15 crore, Tuesday Rs. 1.85 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.75 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 9.25 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 21.80 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 65.70 crore.
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped around 55% in 2nd week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 3.01 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 5.71 crore on Saturday and further to Rs. 6.88 crore on Sunday. After a second weekend total of Rs. 15.60 crore, collections on the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.23 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.29 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.28 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 9.80 crore. In this way, the second week’s total was Rs. 25.40 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 79.15 crore. The film is expected to benefit the most among all the running films, from the under-performance of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Maidaan as exhibitors are reducing a show or two of one or both of the aforementioned films and allocating them to this film.
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar is on its way out. It netted Rs. 4.45 crore in 3rd week. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 22.37 crore.
Madgaon Express was very steady in 3rd week. The third weekend saw collections at Rs. 0.71 crore on Friday, Rs. 1.28 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 1.43 crore on Sunday. Therefore, the total for the third weekend was Rs. 3.42 crore. Collections on the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.62 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.78 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.65 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.53 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.58 crore, the same as the total for the weekdays of 2nd week. Therefore, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 6 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 26.33 crore.
Kung Fu Panda 4 (animation; dubbed and the original English versions) managed fair collections in 4th week. It netted Rs. 0.24 crore on Friday, Rs. 0.68 crore on Saturday, and Rs. 0.86 crore on Sunday, taking the total for the fourth weekend to Rs. 1.78 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.20 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.45 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.23 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.34 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 1.22 crore, the fourth week closed at Rs. 3 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 33 crore.
Shaitaan did fair business in 5th week. It added Rs. 3.90 crore to its kitty, taking its grand total for 5 weeks to Rs. 148.19 crore.
Alibaba Aani Chalishitale Chor (Marathi) continued to do fairly well in 2nd week in Maharashtra.