MUMBAI: The weekly box office takings for New Release has been interesting on a day when some films have really struggled while others have done well.. Kesari 2 continues its reign,” other films like “Ground Zero” and “Phule” are encountering more challenges
Kesari 2 Gains the Edge
Kesari 2, The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh is collection ₹ 7.15 cr net on its 2nd saturday under the Numer got by Akshay Kumar. It is a huge jump from its Friday 2 nearly week later and seems to have word-of-mouth that is positive for the film. Now it has surpassed the ₹57cr earnings so far and is showing strength in its second week.
Ground Zero
On the first Saturday, Emraan Hashmi’s “Ground Zero” (which began its run on Friday) saw a decent opening, collecting close to ₹1.90 crore nett. The release has opened weakly and will require to gain significant after the run of this weekend to cause an injury to fighting films.
Friday marked the launch of Phule, a biopic about Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule’s lives that also did its business of ₹ 26 lakh (estimated net collections)
Phule ( Biopic on Mahatma Jyotiba Phule) also released on Friday and collected an estimated Rs 0.26 crores net on Saturday. The film is having a hard time at the box office and merely tries to scrape together numbers, signaling an uphill battle ahead for it.
Also check:- Kesari Chapter 2 Box Office Collection Day 5: Akshay Kumar Starrer Inches Towards ₹40 Crore Mark
“Jaat” Still Running
On a ticket sale of ₹ 13, followed by Sunny Deol in ‘Jaat’ which added nearly Rupees 1.3 cr net to its total of third Saturday now. Though it has been playing in theaters for over two weeks and continuing to face new releases, it has been able to carve out a place with its growth into ₹85 crore in the end-week indicating a very solid hold over these extended theatrical weeks. This is going to be the decider for all films of Sunday collections.
