All eyes are now on PUSHPA: THE RULE PART 2 (dubbed), which is slated for release on Thursday (5th December). With the excitement levels crossing all limits, it is expected that the second film in the PUSHPA franchise will take an initial which may set a new benchmark for film openings.
Naam met with a disastrous fate in the first week all over. The Ajay Devgan starrer, directed by Anees Bazmee, lost out heavily not just because it was a very routine affair but also because it was a stale product which came to the screens after a fortnight of its shooting.
I Want To Talk may have won appreciation among the gentry but its collections in the first week were pretty dull. It collected only Rs. 1.35 crore in the opening week.
Dhai Aakhar met with a disastrous fate at the turnstiles in 1st week.
All We Imagine As Light (Hindi-Malayalam) did very ordinary business in the first week despite the international critical acclaim it got, because of its highly class appeal.
The Sabarmati Report was steady in the second week. It collected Rs. 6 crore in the second weekend, and another Rs. 3.50 crore during the weekdays. In this way, the second week closed at Rs. 9.50 crore. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 20.75 crore.
Kanguva (dubbed) crashed in the second week. It netted only Rs. 0.60 crore in 2nd week. Grand total for 2 weeks (15 days): Rs. 12.35 crore.
Gladiator II (dubbed and the original English versions), after a dull first week, crashed further (more than 70%) in the second week. It netted only Rs. 2 crore in 2nd week. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 9.25 crore.
Singham Again dropped dramatically in the fourth week. It collected Rs. 4 crore in the fourth weekend, and another Rs. 2.25 crore during the weekdays, taking its total for 4th week to 6.25 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 224.90 crore.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 dropped around 50% in 4th week but yetis collections were around 80% of those of Singham Again in 4th week. It collected approximately Rs. 7 crore in the fourth weekend, and another Rs. 4.25 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for the fourth week was Rs. 11.25 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 224.20 crore.
Gulabi (Marathi) couldn’t do much in 1st week in Maharashtra.
Raanti (Marathi) fared poorly in the first week in entire Maharashtra.
Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj (Marathi) did extremely well in 1st week in Pune but was ordinary in the rest of Maharashtra.