Unsurprisingly, only two films manage ‘excellent’ opening

Only two films have managed what we could call an ‘excellent’ opening at the box office and only three have either matched or exceeded expectations. Unsurprisingly, one featured a top superstar like Shah Rukh Khan, the second was a Hollywood action-franchise film. The other was ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ which had dependable stars like Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.

The opening of ‘Jolly LLB 2’ falls in the acceptable / average range, because the film was expected to take a much better start than what it actually managed to collect on Day 1.

Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil was completely obliterated by Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees, which is a concern for Hrithik because his films post Bang Bang haven’t even got a decent initial. The promos failed to generate interest, but a double digit total is the least that’s expected out of one of the top superstars – clash or not. Especially from a big-budget film like Mohenjo Daro, if not the smaller film Kaabil.

The next two films that’ll get a big initial are also no-brainers. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is expected to take the box office by storm, before the megastar himself arrives to make the rest look like mere mortals.

The film that could surprise in between, as far as the initial is concerned, is Half Girlfriend. The poster of Raabta too has got a good response, but the important trailer will be out on Monday.

MovieDay 1Response
Bahubali 241.00Bumper
Tubelight21.00Average
Raees20.00Excellent
Jab Harry Met Sejal15.25Average
Jolly LLB 213.20Average
Toilet Ek Prem Katha13.10Average
Badrinath Ki Dulhania 12.25Good
Baadshaho12.03Average
Half Girlfriend10.27Good
Fast and Furious 89.53Good
Kaabil8.75Below Average
Sachin: A Billion Dreams8.60Very Good
Jagga Jasoos8.57Average
Munna Michael6.65Poor
Mubarakan5.25Poor
Commando 25.14Average
Naam Shabana5.12Average
Rangoon5.00Disastrous
Raabta5.00Disastrous
Ok Jaanu4.08Poor
A Gentleman4.04Disastrous
Phillauri4.02Average
Begum Jaan3.94Average
Mom2.90Poor
Hindi Medium2.81Average
Mom2.75Average
Shubh Mangal Saavdhan2.71Average
Bareilly Ki Barfi2.42Above Average
Sarkar 32.10Poor
Babumoshai Bandookbaaz2.05Pending
Meri Pyaari Bindu 1.75Poor
Poster Boys1.75Poor
The Ghazi Attack1.65Below Average
Noor1.54Poor
Bank Chor1.40Poor
Lipstick Under My Burkha1.22Average

 

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