The week that went by proved to be the best week at the ticket counters in cinema history. With GADAR 2, OH MY GOD 2 and RAJINI THE JAILER (Tamil) having recorded collections that ranged from the good to the super-extraordinary, the week proved to be bountiful like never before. Collections at the box-office were unprecedented!
Gadar 2 has come like a road roller. The crowds inside and outside cinema halls are to be seen to be believed. People from villages (where there are no cinemas) are travelling very long distances to watch the film which seems to have become the current Indian sentiment. Thousands of enthusiastic fans have already repeated the film in the cinemas, not twice but even three times. Among the huge crowds of people, who’ve seen the film in the first week, are those who have ventured out to the cinemas after many years! The film has smashed plenty of records, especially at single-screen cinemas. At some cinemas, the film has written history by recording collections which are 30-40 times the usual collections!!! The film netted Rs. 40.10 crore on the first day. After the flying start, collections increased to Rs. 43.08 crore on Saturday. The jump was phenomenal on Sunday which, therefore, closed at Rs. 51.70 crore. After a fantastic weekend total of Rs. 134.88 crore, collections for the weekdays were equally mind-blowing: Monday – Rs. 38.70 crore, Tuesday (Independence Day national holiday) – Rs. 55.40 crore, Wednesday (Parsi New Year partial holiday) – Rs. 32.37 crore, Thursday – Rs. 23.28 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was a phenomenal Rs. 149.75 crore. Hence the first week closed at a mind-numbing Rs. 284.63 crore. The second weekend also started on a wonderful note. The net collection of approximately Rs. 21 crore on the first day of the second weekend may be the highest second Friday ever!!
Oh My God 2 has done very well in the first week, reaping good advantage of the Independence Day and Parsi New Year holidays on 15th and 16th August. The film netted Rs. 9 crore on the first day. Collections jumped to Rs. 14 crore on Saturday, and even more to Rs. 17 crore on Sunday. The first weekend’s total was, therefore, Rs. 40 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 10.50 crore, Tuesday (Independence Day holiday) – Rs. 16.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 6.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 5 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 38.50 crore. Hence the total for the first week was Rs. 78.50 crore.
Rajini The Jailer (dubbed) could not fare well even though the original Tamil version killed it at the box-office in the first week.
Meg 2: The Trench (dubbed and the original English versions) faced a steep fall in its second week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 0.23 crore. Collections on Saturday more than doubled to Rs. 0.57 crore. The Sunday total was Rs. 0.68 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 1.48 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.29 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.64 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.19 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.13 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.25 crore. In this way, the total for the second week was Rs. 2.73 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 19.59 crore.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani buckled under competition, facing a steep fall in collections in the third week, mainly because of the hurricane called Gadar 2. However, its performance Overseas, which had been par excellence since the first day, continued to be awesome. Considering that Hollywood films Oppenheimer and Barbie were ruling the Overseas box-office when RRKPK hit the screens, this was a creditable achievement! The third weekend in India started at Rs. 2 crore. Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 3.25 crore and Rs. 3.50 crore respectively. In this way, the third weekend closed at Rs. 8.75 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 4.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.75 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.50 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 10.25 crore. In this way, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 19 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 133.70 crore.
Oppenheimer (dubbed and the original English versions) started its fourth weekend with a take of Rs. 0.88 crore on Friday. Collections shot up to Rs. 1.71 crore on Saturday. The Sunday total (Rs. 1.66 crore) was slightly lower than that of Saturday. Therefore, the fourth weekend closed at Rs. 4.25 crore. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.11 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.53 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.53 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.49 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.66 crore. Therefore, the total for the fourth week was Rs. 7.91 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 123.23 crore.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (dubbed and the original English versions) is on its last lap. Its fifth weekend started with a net collection of Rs. 16 lakh on Friday. Collections on Satuday jumped to Rs. 45 lakh, and further to Rs. 60 lakh on Sunday. After a weekend of Rs. 1.21 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 25 lakh, Tuesday – Rs. 50 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 12 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 10 lakh. Hence the total for the weekdays was only Rs. 0.97 crore. In this way, the fifth week closed at Rs. 2.18 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 119.53 crore.
