This Friday's big release is going to be Rohit Shetty's Ajay Devgn starrer, SINGHAM. Given the fact that the film and its promos have created a huge buzz, SINGHAM is expected to commence on a good if not great start (huge at single screens), more so in Mumbai-Maharashtra and U.P. and Bihar.
It was always expected that ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA would put up an impressive show (especially at the multiplexes) and that is exactly what it did. As more numbers trickle in the weekend seems to be settling in the range of 27-28 crore. The collections are rock steady even during the weekdays. ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA has also put up an impressive performance in the Overseas (superb in the US) grossing ?255,000 from UK and $ 961,000 in the US, during the opening weekend (15-17 July). In the process ZNMD relegated the much hyped HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS 2 to a distant second spot, despite the fact that it achieved Hollywood's best performance of this year in India.
The opening of MURDER 2 surprised one and all and the film maintained very well during the weekdays also. The film collected 4.55 crore from Bombay, 1.25 crores from Ahmedabad, 19 lakhs from Baroda, 3.20 lakhs from Bharuch (collections from 2 cinemas unreceived), 40 lakhs from Rajkot, 8 lakhs from Jamnagar, 1.50 lakhs from Dwarka, 2.75 lakhs from Morbi, 3 lakhs from Surendrananagar, 5 lakhs from Junagarh, 13.75 lakhs from Bhavnagar, 3 lakhs from Porbandar, 5 lakhs from Bhuj, 5.20 lakhs from Gandhidham, 22.50 lakhs from Pune, 8.50 lakhs from Solapur, 3.50 lakhs from Satara, 2.65 lakhs from Sangli, 15.25 lakhs from Nasik, 4.65 lakhs from Malegaon, 6.20 lakhs from Goa, 5.65 lakhs from Belgaum, 3.35 crore from Delhi city, 45 lakhs from Noida, 40 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 45 lakhs from Kanpur, 65 lakhs from Lucknow, 20 lakhs from Agra, 15.50 lakhs from Allahabad, 13.55 lakhs from Meerut, 5 lakhs from Muzaffarnagar, 50 lakhs from Gurgaon, 10 lakhs from Faridabad, 5.45 lakhs from Kurukshetra, 10 lakhs from Panipat, 25 lakhs from Chandigarh, 7 lakhs from Zirakpur, 11.35 lakhs from Jalandhar, 10 lakhs from Amritsar, 8.55 lakhs from Ludhiana, 7 lakhs from Bhatinda, 1.25 crore from Calcutta (collections from other cinemas unreceived), 1.65 lakhs from Darjeeling, 8.55 lakhs from Siliguri, 1.75 lakhs from Guwahati, 42 lakhs from Nagpur, 20 lakhs from Jabalpur, 10 lakhs from Amravati, 6 lakhs from Akola, 25 lakhs from Raipur, 45 lakhs from Indore, 10 lakhs from Gwalior, 35 lakhs from Bhopal, 65 lakhs from Jaipur, 6.50 lakhs from Bikaner, 16.55 lakhs from Kota, 7 lakhs from Udaipur, 3 lakhs from Sriganganagar, 1.30 crore from Hyderabad, 11 lakhs from Aurangabad, 10 lakhs from Latur, 3.65 lakhs from Nanded, 2 lakhs from Parbhani, 8 lakhs from Gulbarga, 40 lakhs from Bangalore, 7 lakhs from Mangalore, 2 lakhs from Vijaywada, 5 lakhs from Visakhaptnam and 4 lakhs from Madras (collections from other cinemas unrecived).
During the opening week MURDER 2 has netted a very impressing (given the all inclusive 13 crore cost) 36 crores from India. The Emraan Hashmi starrer is already a hit plus. The film though has been rejected in the Overseas grossing a very ordinary ?88,500 from UK till the second weekend.
Moving on CHILLAR PARTY showed an uptick on Saturday at select cinemas of Mumbai circuit. But it was not enough! The film collected 1 crore from Bombay (collections from 11 cinemas unrecived), 15.50 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 4.65 lakhs from Baroda, 1 lakh from Bharuch, 1.20 lakhs from Rajkot, 5.15 lakhs from Pune (collections from other cinemas unrecived), 5 lakhs from Nasik, 3 lakhs from Goa, 35 lakhs from Delhi city, 5 lakhs from Noida, 4 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 2 lakhs from Kanpur, 4.65 lakhs from Lucknow, 1 lakh from Agra, 7 lakhs from Gurgaon, 1.15 lakhs from Faridabad, 1 lakh from Panipat, 3.50 lakhs from Chandigarh, 1 lakhs from Zirakpur, 2 lakhs from Jalandhar, 1 lakh from Amritsar, 1.65 lakhs from Ludhiana, 5 lakhs from Pathankot, 7.25 lakhs from Calcutta, 1.75 lakhs from Siliguri, 5.75 lakhs from Nagpur, 2 lakhs from Jabalpur, 5 lakhs from Raipur, 2.50 lakhs from Dhule, 5 lakhs from Chandrapur, 5.35 lakhs from Indore, 1.20 lakhs from Gwalior, 2.65 lakhs from Bhopal, 2 lakhs from Udaipur, 4 lakhs from Hyderabad, 1 lakh from Aurangabad, 10 lakhs from Bangalore and 1.85 lakhs from Mangalore.
Given the fact that CHILLAR PARTY had a negligible opening it managed a decent show netting 4.25 crores during the opening week. Unfortunately, given the economics it is still a commercial failure.
The collections of Aamir Khan's DELHI BELLY fell heavily during the second week due to the MURDER 2 onslaught and came in lower than Saturday estimations. But that makes no difference as the film is already a huge success. During the week DELHI BELLY collected 1.90 crore from Bombay (collections from 32 cinemas unrecived), 35 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 5.50 lakhs from Baroda, 3.15 lakhs from Rajkot, 4 lakhs from Jamnagar, 21 lakhs from Pune (collections from other cinemas unrecived), 1.60 lakhs from Solapur, 1.50 lakhs from Sangli, 5 lakhs from Nasik, 7.50 lakhs from Goa, 2 lakhs from Belgaum, 2 crores from Delhi city, 30 lakhs from Noida, 15.50 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 10 lakhs from Kanpur, 21 lakhs from Lucknow, 2.50 lakhs from Agra, 5 lakhs from Allahabad, 3 lakhs from Meerut, 45 lakhs from Gurgoan, 5.35 lakhs from Faridabad, 1.50 lakhs from Kurukshetra, 3.50 lakhs from Panipat, 16 lakhs from Chandigarh, 3 lakhs from Zirkapur, 6 lakhs from Jalandhar, 3 lakhs from Amritsar, 6 lakhs from Ludhiana, 3.25 lakhs from Bhatinda, 1 lakh from Pathankot, 30 lakhs from Calcutta, 2.50 lakhs from Siliguri, 1.50 lakhs from Guwahati, 20 lakhs from Nagpur, 7.35 lakhs from Jabalpur, 1.50 lakhs from Amravati, 3.20 lakhs from Akola, 7.50 lakhs from Raipur, 20 lakhs from Indore, 11.50 lakhs from Bhopal, 25 lakhs from Jaipur, 2.25 lakhs from Bikaner, 4.35 lakhs from Kota, 8.55 lakhs from Udaipur, 32 lakhs from Hyderabad, 3 lakhs from Aurangabad, 1.35 lakhs from Latur, 70 lakhs from Bangalore, 8.55 lakhs from Mangalore, 1.25 lakhs from Vijaywada, 4 lakhs from Visakhaptnam and 6 lakhs from Madras (collections from other cinemas unreceived). With another 14.50 crores, DELHI BELLY (all versions) has netted a good 51 crores in two weeks from India. The film has also done good business in the Overseas (great in US) grossing ?442,000 from UK and $1,428,000 from US till the third weekend (15-17 July).
Checking out BBUDDAH… HOGA TERRA BAAP, the collections crashed during the second week, ending all hopes of a turnaround. The film collected 40 lakhs from Bombay, 25 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 2.25 lakhs from Baroda, 1.20 lakhs from Jamnagar, 2.50 lakhs from Pune, 2 lakhs from Nasik, 30 lakhs from Delhi city, 5 lakhs from Noida, 2.25 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 2 lakhs from Kanpur, 3.35 lakhs from Lucknow, 1.15 lakhs from Agra, 1.35 lakhs from Allahabad, 6 lakhs from Gurgaon, 1.10 lakhs from Chandigarh, 10 lakhs from Calcutta, 1.10 lakhs from Siliguri, 2.65 lakhs from Nagpur, 1 lakh from Jabalpur, 3.55 lakhs from Raipur, 2.50 lakhs from Indore, 2 lakhs from Bhopal, 2.55 lakhs from Jaipur, 1.25 lakhs from Udaipur, 35 lakhs from Hyderabad, 6 lakhs from Bangalore, 1.25 lakhs from Vijaywada and 3.20 lakhs from Visakhaptnam.
Adding another 3.50 crore, BBUDDAH… HOGA TERRA BAAP has netted 15.25 crores in two weeks from India and is an average fare as the makers have already mopped up 13 crores via non-theatrical rights. The film has disappointed in the Overseas (better in US) grossing ?98,000 from UK till the second weekend (15-17 July) and $291,000 from US.
Concluding with Indra Kumar's DOUBLE DHAMAAL, the film crashed further but managed another 1.25 crore, thus netting 46.25 crores in three weeks from India. DOUBLE DHAMAAL ends as an above average fare. The film has done well in Overseas (despite no Overseas savvy stars) grossing ?275,000 from UK till the fourth weekend (15-17 July) and $530,000 from US.
