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GABBAR IS BACK is has had a good first day as it grossed 12.27 crore nett but the holiday factor added around 1.50 crore nett. It would have been more but Marathi film TIMEPASS 2 which smashed all records in Maharashtra (outside Mumbai city and Pune) including HAPPY NEW YEAR and DHOOM 3

GABBAR IS BACK did well in Maharashtra but could have been better if the Marathi film was not there. The collections in Mumbai will be 3.75 crore nett plus while Delhi/ UP is around 2.30 crore nett. The film had record opening for Akshay Kumar starrer in Mysore of 61 lakhs nett but it happened because it was holiday.

Overall the near 12 crore nett number may seem good as a number but in real terms it would have been good if it was not a part holiday. The film really needed a 14 crore nett plus number as a drop is inevitable today. Basically the film has to record to the same number on Saturday as Friday if the film has to have a chance to cover. This would give it a chance of taking its weekend to near 40 crore but Saturday being same as Friday will be tough.