Both the major releases of this week disappointed big time with initials which did not befit their budgets, canvas and cast. The shows of SARFIRA had to be cancelled in some cinemas due to lack of audience. The position of HINDUSTANI 2 (dubbed) was also pathetic.
Kill did fair business in the first week. Although its collections on the opening day and in the first weekend were below the mark, it was steady during the weekdays. Quite strangely, its performance in Kerala was outstanding. Collections in Kerala are so phenomenal that it may end up contributing 2% of all-India instead of the usual 1% — double the normal percentage! It started its first weekend with a take of Rs. 1.35 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 2.20 crore and Rs. 2.70 crore respectively. Therefore, the first weekend closed at Rs. 6.25 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.30 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.35 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.24 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.22 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 5.11 crore, the total for 1st week was Rs. 11.36 crore.
Despicable Me 4 (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) did well in the first week. The original English version fared far better than the Hindi dubbed version. After a Thursday (July 4) total of Rs. 1.30 lakh, it netted Rs. 1.23 crore on Friday. The collection total for Saturday was more than double at Rs. 2.48 crore. Collections further picked up on Sunday which closed at Rs. 2.72 crore. After a weekend total of Rs. 6.44 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.44 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.43 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.87 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 8.31 crore.
Kalki 2898 AD (dubbed) joined the Rs. 200-crore club on Sunday. It netted Rs. 9.75 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections jumped Rs. 17.75 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 22 crore on Sunday, taking the second weekend’s total to Rs. 49.50 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 6.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 5 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 4.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 4.50 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 20.50 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 70 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 233.25 crore. The film is bound to cross Rs. 275 crore and may even touch Rs. 300 crore!
Chandu Champion barely managed to stay afloat in 4th week. It added Rs. 2.10 crore to its kitty in the fourth week. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 63.80 crore.
Inside Out 2 (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) did fairly well in 4th week too. It started its fourth weekend with a net collections of Rs. 0.31 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 0.71 crore and Rs. 0.84 crore respectively. Hence the total for the fourth weekend was Rs. 1.86 crore. After that, the film netted as follows during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 0.19 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.21 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.20 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.19 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 0.79 crore, the fourth week closed at Rs. 2.65 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 25.38 crore.
Munjya started its fifth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.40 crore. Collections doubled on Saturday (Rs. 0.80 crore) and went up even further on Sunday (Rs. 1.05 crore). After a fifth weekend total of Rs. 2.25 crore, collections for the weekdays were almost the same as in the weekend: Monday – Rs. 0.57 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.55 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.54 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.52 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 2.18 crore. In this way, the fifth week closed at Rs. 4.43 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 106.49 crore.
Aamhi Jarange (Marathi) fared poorly in 1st week all over Maharashtra.
Vishay Hard (Marathi) failed to score in the first week in Maharashtra.
Jhamkudi (Gujarati) added Rs. 0.40 crore to its kitty in 6th week in Gujarat and Saurashtra. Grand total for 6 weeks: Rs. 16.99 crore.
Jatt & Juliet 3 (Punjabi) continued to rule in East Punjab circuit as well as Overseas in 2nd week. It netted Rs. 8.50 crore in India in 2nd week, taking its grand total for 2 weeks to Rs. 32.63 crore. It grossed an excellent Rs. 12.41 crore in 2nd week. Total gross for 2 weeks from Overseas: Rs. 48.41 crore.
