MOHENJO DARO had a poor first day grossing around 8.75 crore nett and even allowing for a clash the collections are far too low for a Hrithik Roshan starrer. The last time a Hrithik Roshan film opened so low was ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA at 7.50 crore nett. Even a KITES had managed to cross the 10 crore nett mark. The collections across multiplexes of India are dull with RUSTOM doing double the business at many multiplexes. The single screens have performed better and at places better than RUSTOM but still the single screen business is also well below par. It will be tough for the film to recover from this as the growth needed on Saturday is huge and even if it somehow manages 40-50% growth it will be just taking the film to 12-13 crore nett which should have been day one on worst case.

The film has performed better in the South. The collections in Nizam/Andhra can be actually called good and Tamil Nadu/Kerala has also fared decently. North India has fared very poorly for the film with a practical no show in Delhi city and East Punjab. The huge jump is needed on Saturday at the multiplexes and there is huge spare capacity as far as multiplexes are concerned but does it have the content to jump remains to be seen. Its a must if it is make some benefit of the Independence Day holiday on Monday.

RUSTOM had a good first day of around 14 crore nett with the multiplexes recording strong collections all over. The collections were not so good in single screens but multiplexes of mass circuits be it Rajasthan, CI or Bihar put up good collections. The opening day is the fourth best of 2016 after SULTAN, FAN and HOUSEFULL 3 though occupancy is better than the latter and although it has collected around 1 crore nett less than Housefull 3 but is also being screened on around 1200 less screens. RUSTOM also clashed with MOHENJO DARO but that has turned out to be a anti climax as the audience has just not come for MOHENJO DARO at least initially anyway.

RUSTOM has done very well in Mumbai, Delhi /UP and East Punjab with Mysore numbers very strong for an Akshay Kumar starrer. In fact the Mysore opening is the best ever for an Akshay Kumar starrer and its a huge plus for an Akshay Kumar starrer to come out on top against a Hrithik Roshan starrer as the former is traditionally weak in Mysore. The film looks set for a good run especially if some solid growth comes today which will set it up for a big four day weekend going towards 60 crore nett or maybe even more. The opening day is the third or fourth highest for an Akshay Kumar starrer depending on where the final first day collections land.
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RUSTOM did very well on Saturday grossing in the 16.25 crore range as the which has taken its two days over 30 crore nett. The mass areas held at the levels of Friday while Mumbai, Delhi/ UP and East Punjab saw strong growth of over 20%. The film hit occupancy levels of 70-75% at major multiplexes and this can keep a lid on Sunday growth as there is not much more higher to go. There are very few films that get this high on a Saturday but here the screes are shared and this is the target audience. Considering its a national holiday on Monday, 30-40% growth would be a give on a Sunday but limited capacity in key areas may keep it bit lower. Below is the first two day business of RUSTOM.
Friday - 14,00,00,000
Saturday - 16,25,00,000 approx
TOTAL - 30,25,00,000

MOHENJO DARO also managed to show growth on Saturday but collections remain very low. The only plus is growth was there as the film could have easily dropped. MOHENJO DARO can show big growth on Sunday also but still the weekend of the film will be similar to the first two days of RUSTOM which gives its little chance considering the costs. The first two day collections of MOHENJO DARO are as follows.
Friday - 8,75,00,000
Saturday - 9,75,00,000 approx
TOTAL - 18,50,00,000