BAJIRAO MASTANI had a very strong second week as it grossed 54.5 crore nett apprx taking its two week total to 138.5 crore nett plus. The drop is just 35% from week one. It is the second highest second week total of the year after BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN and is the only other film apart from BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN to cross 50 crore nett in week two this year. It is also the fifth highest second week collection of all time after PK, BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN, DHOOM 3 and 3 IDIOTS. Interestingly all these films are Christmas releases apart from BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN.

This film is a huge hit in Maharashtra with a Mumbai circuit total of 53 crore nett plus in three weeks and this is with Gujarat giving a just a fair performance. The other circuits had been slow to start but will have good lifetime figures barring a couple of circuits.

The film is leading DILWALE by around 12.75 crore nett after two weeks though the gap in the bottom lines is much less as BAJIRAO MASTANI has a distributor share of 69 crore apprx in two weeks while Dilwale has a distributor share of 66 crore in a similar time frame.

The film again held very well on the weekdays in the second week and the third week will determine where the film is going. It should cross 160 crore nett and the chance of hitting 170 crore nett is also there but will need a strong third week.
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DILWALE grossed 31.25 crore nett in its second week which is the fourth highest second week total after BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN, BAJIRAO MASTANI and TANU WEDS MANU RETUENS. These are the only four films to cross 30 crore nett for the weekend. The total after ten days is 126.75 crore nett for DILWALE. The drop week on week is 67.5% apprx.

This film continued to be best in West Bengal and has grossed 10.50 crore nett in the circuit which is which is the seventh highest total in the circuit already. Eventually it will emerge the fourth highest grossing film ever in the circuit beating the likes of CHENNAI EXPRESS and KICK.

The film has under performed at the box office in India as BAJIRAO MASTANI surpassed it after ten days but still there are circuits where it will be the bigger grosser. West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa, Nizam / Andhra and Tamil Nadu/Kerala will all see better numbers for DILWALE despite a lower all India total than BAJIRAO MASTANI.