The much-awaited film ‘Jawan’ is releasing next week and the excitement is incredible. Usually before the release of biggies, the box office is dry and theatres are forced to run holdover films as they have no option. But right now, that’s not the case.
Last week’s release ‘Dream Girl 2’ had mixed word of mouth. But it did quite well at the box office. It opened at Rs. 10 Crore and thus emerged as Ayushmann Khurrana’s biggest opener. The collections jumped to Rs. 13.75 Crore and Rs. 15.50 Crore on Saturday and Sunday respectively. On Monday, the film earned Rs. 5 Crore but on Tuesday, the earnings jumped to Rs. 5.25 Crore as the next day was Raksha Bandhan. The Wednesday collections were around Rs. 7.25 Crore. Hence, it’ll collect Rs. 60 crores in its first week. It remains to be seen if the film can cross the Rs. 100 Crore mark. The chances are unlikely. Nevertheless, the purpose is served. The film, made at reasonable costs, is a hit. For Ayushmann Khurrana, this is a much-deserved success since his last four films flopped.
‘Gadar 2’ continues to be as strong as ever. Until Wednesday, August 30, it collected around Rs. 469 Crore. There’s zero competition for this film this week and hence it’ll continue to do well. Trade, industry and fans are eagerly waiting to see if it can cross ‘Pathaan’s (2023) collections of Rs. 515 Crore.
‘OMG 2’ is slowing down but still has gas left in its tank. It has collected around Rs. 138 crores and will cross the Rs. 140 Crore mark in the coming weekend.
Even the latest regional films like ‘Subhedar’ (Marathi), ‘Mastaney’ (Punjabi) and ‘3 Ekka’ (Gujarati) attracted viewers in hordes. In short, the box office continues to be healthy.
This Friday will also have multiple releases but have slim chances. ‘Love All’, starring Kay Kay Menon and ‘Goldfish’, starring Kalki Koechlin and Deepti Naval, are the Hindi releases of the week and have zero buzz. ‘Kushi’, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha, has grabbed eyeballs. The original Telugu version might work but the Hindi version will go unnoticed due to limited release and lack of excitement.
As for Hollywood films, only ‘The Equalizer 3’ might find some audience. ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ has had a decent performance at the box office in North America. In India, it will have a tough time as the films of this franchise have never worked. ‘Golda’, lastly, is a niche film meant for a very minuscule section of moviegoers.
