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PK may set a new benchmark of a 50 crore nett second weekend which would be a first and to put this number into perspective is that only two films have crossed 50 crore nett in the whole second week.

The film has grossed a huge 13 crore nett as per early estimates on its eight day and this gives it a shot of getting 50 crore nett in its second weekend. The film did not have that huge start with only South India being up to expectations on day one but from Sunday when the family audiences came the film has broken records everywhere. The fall from day one is likely to be around 50%.

The film is on a dream run now and on course to set records in most circuits including Mumbai where 3 IDIOTS still holds the all time record. A few of the smaller circuits do not look like hitting record levels at the moment but if it goes on a run into week four and week five then record totals could happen everywhere.
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PK is set to breach an important benchmark and it is this benchmark which makes 300 crore nett possible. There has always been talk of the 300 crore nett grosser over the last 2-3 years but despite the talk by midweek you knew it was not possible as the trend meant this benchmark will not be achieved.

The key benchmark is a 100 crore nett plus total after the first week. We have not reached the stage where a 200 crore nett first week is achievable (average of 28.50 crore nett per day). So you know that a 300 crore nett is not going to happen unless it can go well over 100 crore nett after the first week.

The only film to achieve 100 crore nett after the first week was 3 IDIOTS but it was at a time when the releases were not as wide and sustaining power was a bit longer. After that the closest to a 100 crore nett total after week one has been DHOOM 3 with 87 crore nett but that's not enough for a 300 crore nett finish.

Now for the first time since 3 IDIOTS that a film is about to go above 100 crore nett after week one which means the 300 crore nett figure a possibility. In fact PK is likely to do more than what 3 IDIOTS did after week one, meaning the film should easily go over 300 crore nett. As just two films have (will) achieved this benchmark and that too from the same director it means that the 300 crore nett figure is out of range for most until we get to the stage where we can average 30 crore nett plus a day in the first week and get 210 crore nett plus total on the board.

This should be regular possibility for the event films in a couple of years but of course with the help of holidays.