Both the releases of this week — KOI JAANE NA and FLIGHT — opened to dismal houses.
Saina proved to be a damp squib in the first week itself. It started on a horrifyingly slow note with a first-day collection of Rs. 22 lakh. Collections on Saturday increased to Rs. 25 lakh but the total for Sunday went down to Rs. 20 lakh. After a first weekend total of Rs. 67 lakh, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 20 lakh, Tuesday – Rs. 11 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 9 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 8 lakh. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 48 lakh, and for the first week, Rs. 1.15 crore only. The film has turned out to be a total loss.
Godzilla Vs. Kong (English and dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) did extremely well in the first 9-day week. Collections in the Southern territories were especially outstanding. The film (all versions) opened on Wednesday with a total of Rs. 6.50 crore. Collections on Thursday and Friday were Rs. 5.25 crore and Rs. 4.25 crore respectively. The total for Saturday went up to Rs. 6.50 crore once again. Sunday ended at Rs. 6 crore. In this way, the first 5-day weekend closed at Rs. 28.50 crore. Collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 4.50 crore (Holi holiday), Tuesday – Rs. 2.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Thursday – Rs. 2 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 11.25 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 39.75 crore.
Mumbai Saga added Rs. 3.35 crore to its kitty in the second week. It netted Rs. 0.45 crore on the first day of the second weekend. Collections for Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 0.55 crore and Rs. 0.45 crore respectively. The total for the second weekend was, therefore, Rs. 1.45 crore. Collections for the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 0.75 crore (Holi holiday), Tuesday – Rs. 0.50 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.30 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.90 crore. Total for 2nd week: Rs. 3.35 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 16.13 crore.
Roohi collected Rs. 20 lakh on the first day of the third weekend, Rs. 28 lakh on the second day, and Rs. 24 lakh on the third day, taking the third weekend’s total to Rs. 72 lakh. Collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 28 lakh (Holi holiday), Tuesday – Rs. 25 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 22 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 20 lakh. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 95 lakh. Total for 3rd week: Rs. 1.67 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 21.82 crore.