As predicted by us and in spite of many glowing reviews, Fighter has flopped. The Rs. 325-crore film showed its true colours in the first week itself. Again, as predicted, collections crashed after the four-day Republic Day weekend. It will entail losses to the producers. The film netted Rs. 19.50 crore on Thursday (January 25). Collections jumped on Friday but the increase was not as great as it ought to have been after the slow start, considering that it was the Republic Day national holiday. The holiday closed at Rs. 36 crore as against the trade expectations (before the film hit the screens) of Rs. 50 crore. It was, therefore, clear by the end of the Republic Day that the film was not being liked universally. Collections on Saturday fell down again so that the day closed at Rs. 24.50 crore. The total for Sunday — Rs. 25 crore — was yet another indication that the film would shock the trade the following day and that Fighter was fighting a losing battle. After a 4-day weekend total of Rs. 105 crore, collections crashed on Monday. The collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 7 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 6.35 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 5.85 crore, Thursday – Rs. 5.45 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was a pathetic Rs. 24.65 crore. In this way, the first week closed at Rs. 129.65 crore. At the rate at which the film is going, it is unlikely that it would be able to join the Rs. 200-crore club.
Main Atal Hoon fared badly in its 2nd week too. It netted only Rs. 1.40 crore in the second week. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 8.40 crore.
HanuMan (dubbed) did fairly well in the third week too. It started the third weekend with a take of Rs. 1.85 crore on Friday (Republic Day). Collections on Saturday and Sunday were Rs. 1.40 crore and Rs. 1.60 crore respectively. After a third weekend total of Rs. 4.85 crore, collections for the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.35 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.38 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.40 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.43 crore. Hence the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.56 crore. In this way, the third week closed at Rs. 6.41 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 46.18 crore.
Sapala (Marathi) fared miserably in the first week all over Maharashtra.
Navardev B.Sc. Agri (Marathi) failed to score in the first week in Maharashtra.