2.0 (Hindi) did very well on Saturday as it grossed 24 crore nett which is 35% more than Friday which is fantastic growth for a film which has been released so wide. It is very rare for such a wide release film to show such big growth on Saturday though a Thursday release could be a factor for that.

The film is doing great business across all Hindi circuits. Saturday saw Gujarat jump around 45% and this circuit was performing below par over the first two days. East Punjab crossed 2.50 crore nett and Delhi/UP was close to touching 6 crore nett. Bihar picked up a huge 1.25 crore nett and the circuit is close to 3.50 crore nett in 3 days.

The first three day collections of 2.0 (Hindi) are as follows
Thursday - 20,00,00,000 apprx
Friday - 18,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 24,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 62,00,00,000 apprx

The first three days have picked up 62 crore nett which is the highest ever for an Akshay Kumar film and real value is more like 70 crore nett as the South market is generally missing for the Hindi version due to Tamil and Telugu versions.

The high end multiplexes also came on board on Sunday. These cinemas be it in Mumbai, Delhi city or Punjab did not start too well but have started to collect now which is a good sign for the run of the film over the next 2-3 weeks.
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The all India business of 2.0 got a boost on Saturday with collections of 56-57 crore nett. The jump was driven by the Hindi circuits especially North and Mumbai but the Southern markets are sustaining. This film has a lot of negativity in the South and it mainly seems to be coming from the Tamil film industry or people linked to that industry when in truth it is THE film of that industry and should be the pride of that industry.

The negativity was pretty clear on Thursday evening when these 12 and 13 crorre GROSS numbers from Tamil Nadu started to do the rounds. But at the end of the day you may have some takers for this sort of rubbish but in the wider picture its just some sort of agenda or limited knowledge of box office numbers. In short 2.0 is to the Tamil film industry what SHOLAY is to the Hindi film industry and BAAHUBALI is to the Telugu film industry. It may not reverberate at the levels of those films across India but that does not take away the fact that it stands apart from what has come and gone in the Tamil industry so far by a distance. So negativity for the best ever in your industry is just crazy.

The other reason for the agenda could be the hero Rajinikanth but the fact there is this guy has dominated that industry for 38 years now and it can be pretty much said it will never find such a megastar again. In fact maybe the industry can attempt to make a film at the level of 2.0 again in time but the stardom of Rajinikanth in Tamil cinema will not be repeated.

When there is negativity about a film like THUGS OF HINDOSTAN then it is understandable as its public rejection but with 2.0 there is no such thing and the film has been liked by the vast majority be it Amritsar or Ambur.

The first three day NETT collections 2.0 across India are as follows.
Thursday - 64,00,00,000 apprx
Friday - 45,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 56,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 1,65,50,00,000 apprx

The film will go past 200 crore nett on Sunday and will basically become the highest grossing film (not adjusted) in the history of Tamil cinema in four days in India and worldwide. The worldwide figures should comfortably cross 300 crore by the end of business on Sunday.