AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH opened to very good houses on Friday (December 19).
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2 did ordinary business in 1st week. It netted around Rs. 7 crore in the first weekend, and Rs. 4 crore during the weekdays, taking its total for the first week to Rs. 11 crore only.
Janki met with a disastrous fate in the first week.
Akhanda 2 (dubbed) fared miserably in the first week.
Dhurandhar wrote history by collecting better in the second week than in the first week — that too, after an earth-shattering first week! After netting Rs. 190 crore in 1st week, it collected Rs. 240 crore in 2nd week — a jump of Rs. 50 crore!! No other film in the history of more than 100 years of cinema has seen such a huge increase after a phenomenal first week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 32 crore (total for first Friday was Rs. 19 crore). Collections jumped to Rs. 50 crore on Saturday, and to Rs. 53 crore on Sunday. (The first Saturday and Sunday totals were Rs. 30 crore and Rs. 40 crore respectively.) After a second weekend total of Rs. 135 crore (as against a first weekend total of Rs. 89 crore), collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 29 crore (first week: Rs. 22 crore), Tuesday – Rs. 29 crore (first week: Rs. 27 crore), Wednesday – Rs. 24.50 crore (first week: Rs. 26 crore), Thursday – Rs. 22.50 crore (first week: Rs. 26 crore). Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 105 crore (first week: Rs. 101 crore). In this way, the film netted Rs. 240 crore in 2nd week (first week total: Rs. 190 crore). Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 430 crore. Considering the block bookings of the first day, the grand total for 2 weeks would be Rs. 435 crore. Point to be noted is that the blockbuster has joined the Rs. 400-crore club in just two weeks. The third weekend started on an extraordinary note, with collections outdoing those of the first day’s collections of Avatar: Fire And Ash, the third film in the super-successful Hollywood franchise.
Tere Ishk Mein managed to do fair business in 3rd week despite the opposition of the super-successful Dhurandhar. It started its third weekend with a take of Rs. 0.85 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday went up to Rs. 1.40 crore and Rs. 1.50 crore respectively. After a third weekend total of Rs. 3.75 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.45 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.35 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 1.50 crore, the third week closed at Rs. 5.25 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 106.28 crore.
Zootopia 2 (animation; dubbed and the original English versions) netted Rs. 3 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 1.80 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 4.80 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 22.30 crore.
Uttar (Marathi) did very ordinary in 1st week in entire Maharashtra.
Kairee (Marathi) fared poorly in 1st week all over Maharashtra.