The Diplomat could not do much mainly because of its overtly simplistic narrative style of a wonderful human drama. It netted Rs. 4.03 crore on the first day. Collections on Saturday and Sunday picked up a bit so that the days closed at Rs. 4.68 crore and Rs. 4.74 crore respectively. After a first weekend total of Rs. 13.45 crore, collections for the weekdays were steady at medium levels: Monday – Rs. 1.53 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.52 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.51 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.44 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 19.45 crore.
Inn Galiyon Mein met with a disastrous fate in the first week.
Blindsided recorded horrifyingly poor box-office collections in 1st week.
My Melbourne (English-Bengali-Hindi-Dari-Auslan) could not do anything substantive in the first week.
Superboys Of Malegaon is in its last lap. It fared very poorly in its third week, collecting only Rs. 0.55 crore in the entire week. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 3.65 crore.
Crazxy is on its way out, having recorded very ordinary collections in 3rd week. It added Rs. 0.70 crore to its kitty, taking its grand total for 3 weeks to Rs. 11.10 crore.
Mere Husband Ki Biwi netted poorly in 4th week which, in most of the cinemas, was its last week. It collected only Rs. 0.50 crore in the fourth week. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 9.85 crore.
Chhaava continued to shine in Maharashtra in 5th week, also did well in the other circuits. It collected around Rs. 18 crore in the fifth weekend, and another Rs. 9.50 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 5th week was Rs. 27.50 crore. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 359.50 crore. If one were to consider the block bookings and free distribution of tickets, the total for 4 weeks (after considering the block bookings) was Rs. 494.50 crore.
From China With Love (Marathi) fared badly in 1st week all over Maharashtra.