Kalki 2898 AD (dubbed) did phenomenally well in the first week in spite of one section of the audience finding it too boring, long and confusing. It netted Rs. 22.50 crore on Thursday (June 27) despite an odd-day release without it being a holiday. Collections increased to Rs. 23.25 crore on Friday. Collections saw a further jump on Saturday which closed at Rs. 26.25 crore. The total for Sunday was an earth-shattering Rs. 40.15 crore. In this way, the total for the first 4-day weekend was an extraordinary Rs. 112.15 crore. Collections for the weekdays were also very good: Monday – Rs. 16.50 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 13 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 11.50 crore, Thursday – Rs. 10.10 crore. With the total for the weekdays being Rs. 51.10 crore, the first 8-day week closed at an outstanding Rs. 163.25 crore. The film should easily cross the Rs. 200-crore mark in spite of a line-up of major releases from next week onwards. The original Telugu version has also also done excellent business while the dubbed versions in Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam have fared quite well. The Overseas gross for the first week was Rs. 232 crore!
Chandu Champion faced a steep fall in collections in 3rd week. It netted only Rs. 3.75 crore in the third weekend, and another Rs. 1.75 crore during the weekdays, taking its total for 3rd week to Rs. 5.50 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 61.70 crore.
Inside Out 2 (animation, dubbed and the original English versions) continued its victory march in the third week, mainly, of course, in English only. It netted Rs. 2.85 crore in the third weekend and another Rs. 1.60 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 3rd week was Rs. 4.45 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 22.73 crore.
Munjya joined the Rs. 100-crore club in the fourth week. It netted Rs. 0.95 crore on the first day of the fourth weekend, Rs. 1.35 crore on the second day, and Rs. 1.95 crore on the third day. In this way, it netted Rs. 4.25 crore in the fourth weekend, falling short of the Rs. 100-crore mark by just Rs. 12 lakh. Collections for the weekdays were very steady at medium level: Monday – Rs. 0.57 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.55 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.54 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.52 crore. The total for the weekdays, therefore, was Rs. 2.18 crore. Hence the total for the fourth week was Rs. 6.43 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 102.06 crore.
Alyad Palyad (Marathi) did fairly well in 3rd week too, in Maharashtra.
Trisha On The Rocks (Gujarati) did fairly well in 2nd week also, in Gujarat and Saurashtra. It netted Rs. 0.51 crore in 2nd week, taking its grand total for 2 weeks to Rs. 2.99 crore.
Jhamkudi (Gujarati) managed an excellent total in 5th week too, in Gujarat and Saurashtra. It collected Rs. 0.75 crore in 5th week. Grand total for 5 weeks: Rs. 16.59 crore.
Jatt & Juliet 3 (Punjabi) not only swept the box-office in East Punjab and Overseas but also did well in other parts of India like Delhi. Domestically, it netted Rs. 3.50 crore on the first day, Thursday (June 27), despite the odd-day release, that too without it being a holiday. As if the start was not great enough, it netted Rs. 4 crore on Friday, and Rs. 4.15 crore on Saturday. The jump in collections on Sunday was more marked; the day closed at an unbelievable Rs. 5.50 crore. Hence the total for the 4-day weekend was an earth-shattering Rs. 17.15 crore. Collections on the weekdays were also outstanding: Monday – Rs. 2.25 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.52 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.51 crore. With the weekdays’ total being Rs. 6.98 crore, the first week closed at Rs. 24.13 crore. Extraordinary! The film grossed Rs. 36 crore Overseas in 1st week. Of this, 50% came from North America alone!