Chandu Champion did ordinary business in 1st week. The slow start was the biggest setback for the film. Although collections increased in the weekend, the jumpstart was missing. It netted only Rs. 4.50 crore on the first day. Collections picked up on Saturday which closed at Rs. 7 crore. The total for Sunday was Rs. 10 crore. In this way, the first weekend closed at Rs. 21.50 crore only. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday (not much benefit of the Eid holiday) – Rs. 5 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.25 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2.85 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 14.10 crore, the first week closed at Rs. 35.60 crore.
Manihar met with a disastrous fate in 1st week.
Inside Out 2 (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) did very well in the first week. Actually, the original English version scored while the Hindi dubbed version fared poorly. The film (both, English and Hindi dubbed) netted Rs. 1.26 crore on the first day. Collections increased to Rs. 2.16 crore on Saturday, and further to Rs. 2.71 crore on Sunday. After a first weekend total Rs. 6.13 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday (Eid holiday) – Rs. 1.49 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.81 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.83 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.77 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 3.90 crore. Therefore, the total for the first week was Rs. 10.03 crore.
Munjya did outstanding business in 2nd week, the drop being barely 5.5% over the first week. The film will qualify to be called a surprise super-hit. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 3.75 crore. Collections almost doubled to Rs. 6.75 crore on Saturday. The total for Sunday was an astounding Rs. 8.75 crore. After a second weekend total of Rs. 19.25 crore, the collections for the weekdays were: Monday (Eid holiday) – Rs. 5.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 3.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 3.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 3 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was a wonderful Rs. 15.25 crore. In this way, the second week’s total was a phenomenal Rs. 34.50 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 71 crore.
Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (dubbed and the original English versions) crashed in the second week.
Mr. & Mrs. Mahi is breathing its last. It added only Rs. 2.40 crore to its kitty in 3rd week. Grand total for 3 weeks: 35.81 crore.
Alyad Palyad (Marathi) has done fairly well in the first week in Maharashtra.
Sangharshyoddha Manoj Jarange (Marathi) could not do well in 1st week in Maharashtra.
Soham (Marathi) did not fare well in the first week in Maharashtra.
Jhamkudi (Gujarati) was extraordinary in 3rd week too in Gujarat and Saurashtra. It collected Rs. 4.30 crore in the third week, taking its grand total for 3 weeks to Rs. 14.05 crore.