Hollywood’s Thor: Love And Thunder opened to excellent houses on Thursday. Whether it was the dubbed Hindi version or the original English version, collections on the first day were extremely good in spite of the fact that it was an odd day (Thursday) and not a holiday. The total for all the dubbed versions and the English version put together on the first day was Rs. 18.60 crore! Collections dropped on day 2.
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (Hindi, Hinglish, Tamil, Telugu dubbed, Malayalam dubbed and Kannada dubbed) fared average in the first week in select multiplexes only. Collections were low as only the class audiences have liked the film. The first day closed at Rs. 1.25 crore. Collections doubled on Saturday (Rs. 2.50 crore) and trebled (as compared to the first day) on Sunday (Rs. 3.75 crore). The two-fold and three-fold jump was good but not very exciting because the base figure for the multiplier jump was low. After a weekend of Rs. 7.50 crore, collections on the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 1.31 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.28 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.26 crore, Thursday – Rs. 1.14 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 4.99 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 12.49 crore. The breakdown: Hindi and Hinglish versions – Rs. 10.72 crore; Tamil version – Rs. 0.76 crore; Telugu dubbed version – Rs. 0.75 crore; Malayalam dubbed version – Rs. 0.25 crore; Kannada dubbed version – Rs. 0.01 crore.
Rashtra Kavach Om could not do much in its first week. Collections in single-screen cinemas were, at least, average in the weekend but the film’s fate in multiplexes was bad. The first day closed at just Rs. 1.50 crore. Collections on Saturday increased marginally, to Rs. 1.75 crore. The Sunday collection figure (Rs. 1.66 crore) was lower than that of Saturday, giving an indication that the film’s future was doomed. After a pathetic first weekend of only Rs. 4.85 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 0.75 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.60 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.45 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.30 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was a horrifying Rs. 2.10 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 6.95 crore.
Dear Molly bombed miserably in the first week all over.
Minions: The Rise Of Gru (dubbed and the original English versions; animation) fared poorly in the first week. It started the weekend with a nett collection figure of Rs. 0.62 crore on Thursday (paid previews). Collections on Friday increased to Rs. 0.84 crore but the jump on Saturday and Sunday was huge so that the days closed at Rs. 1.80 crore and Rs. 2.13 crore respectively. Therefore, the first 4 day weekend’s total was Rs. 5.39 crore. Collections during the weekdays were: Monday – Rs. 0.46 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 0.44 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 0.46 crore, Thursday 0.22 crore. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 1.58 crore. Total for 1st week: Rs. 6.97 crore.
Jugjugg Jeeyo dropped more than 50% in 2nd week after a below-the-mark first week. The second weekend started with a take of Rs. 3 crore on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 4.75 crore and Rs. 6.10 crore respectively so that the second weekend closed at Rs. 13.85 crore. Collections fell dramatically during the weekdays: Monday – Rs. 1.80 crore, Tuesday – Rs. 1.70 crore, Wednesday – Rs. 1.60 crore, Thursday – Rs. 0.95 crore. Therefore, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 6.05 crore. In this way, the film netted Rs. 19.90 crore in the second week. Grand total for 2 weeks: Rs. 73.34 crore.
Jurassic World: Dominion (dubbed and the original English versions) dropped dramatically in its fourth week. It netted Rs. 1.06 crore during the weekend, and another Rs. 0.33 crore during the weekdays. Therefore, the total for 4th week was Rs. 1.39 crore. Grand total for 4 weeks: Rs. 69.05 crore.
Zolzaal (Marathi) flopped in the first week all over Maharashtra.
Dear Molly (Marathi) failed to do anything substantive in its first week in Maharashtra.
Naadi Dosh (Gujarati) continued its victory march in the third week too, all over Gujarat and Saurashtra. The third weekend commenced with a take of Rs. 34 lakh on Friday. Collections on Saturday and Sunday increased to Rs. 52 lakh and Rs. 85 lakh respectively. After a third weekend total of Rs. 1.71 crore, collections for the weekdays were as follows: Monday – Rs. 21 lakh, Tuesday – Rs. 18 lakh, Wednesday – Rs. 18 lakh, Thursday – Rs. 14 lakh. In this way, the total for the weekdays was Rs. 72 lakh. Total for 3rd week: Rs. 2.43 crore. Grand total for 3 weeks: Rs. 12.03 crore.
