LATEST POSITION | 17 February, 2024
‘TERI BAATON MEIN AISA ULJHA JIYA’ PROPPED UP FOR PERCEPTION

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya did such ordinary business in the first weekend that the producers resorted to propping up the collections by offering a free ticket for every ticket purchased — from the fourth day itself. That scheme helped to create a perception of a successful film but the trade was livid as it would be setting a bad precedent. The Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon starrer netted only Rs. 6.35 crore on the first day. Collections increased to Rs. 9.25 crore on Saturday. The increase on Sunday was minuscule, and so, it was amply clear that the film had not found universal acceptance. With Sunday’s total being Rs. 10 crore, the first weekend closed at Rs. 25.60 crore. Collections for the weekdays (with the free-ticket scheme) were: Monday – Rs. 3.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.25 crore, Wednesday (Valentine’s Day) – Rs. 6.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.75 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 15.60 crore. Therefore, the first week’s total was Rs. 41.20 crore. Of course, since a lot of tickets were paid for by the producers during the weekdays, the actual total for the first week was much lower.

Mirg fared poorly in the first week all over.

Sahadev (dubbed) failed to garner public patronage in the first week all over.

Fighter fell even more in the third week. The third weekend started on a poor note with a net collection of Rs. 1.65 crore on Friday. Collections for Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 3.75 crore and Rs. 4 crore respectively. Therefore, the total for the third weekend was Rs. 9.40 crore only. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 1 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.95 crore, Wednesday (Valentine’s Day) – Rs. 1.70 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.95 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was a dull Rs. 4.60 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 14 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 181.50 crore.

HanuMan (dubbed) started its fifth weekend with a net collection of Rs. 15 lakh on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 38 lakh and Rs. 50 lakh respectively. After a fifth weekend total of Rs. 1.03 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 11 lakh, Tuesday – Rs. 12 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 17 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 11 lakh. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 51 lakh. So the total for 5th week was Rs. 1.54 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 51.40 crore.

Lokshahi (Marathi) bombed in the first week in Maharashtra.

Delivery Boy (Marathi) fared poorly in 1st week all over Maharashtra.