Box Office India Trade Network

HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA held well on Monday as it collected around 5.50 crore nett as per early estimates. Mumbai circuit held well as there was a local holiday at some places in Gujarat. The business of the film in four days is around 39.25 crore nett and it should gross around 50 crore nett in its first week.

North India and Rajasthan look likely to sustain best in the long run. There is no major competition this week so it should do well in its second week but the third week will see very little collections due to the release of KICK.

The film has not done too well in South and East India with even a multiplex circuit like Mysore not upto the mark but as contributions are not big from these areas it does not matter for a medium budget film like HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA.
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EK VILLAIN dropped badly in the third weekend and the week is heading for business around 3.50 crore nett which will take it to around 97 crore nett after three weeks. The drop is around 85% from the previous weekend as a major film like HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA released.

The film will now not reach the 100 crore nett mark and finish at around the 98 crore nett mark. It will join films like SINGHAM, RACE 2, GRAND MASTI, RAAJNEETI and TALAASH, which also finished in the 90-100 crore nett range.

The film had an excellent opening but has not sustained too well. Delhi and Punjab sustained fairly well but the rest starting showing noticeable drops from the first Monday onwards. Still due to the huge initial and reasonable costs it is a Super Hit film and possibly the biggest hit of the first half of 2014.