THE DIPLOMAT surprised on its second day as it managed some healthy growth with collections of 4.50 crore nett. The film got Holi benefit on day one which is why, it managed collections which were inflated. Hence, its a good result for the film that Saturday has gone up further. The two day numbers of the film ae 8.50 crore nett which is not much. But considering zero hype and no commercial elements to get the public in, not many would have expected this film to be standing at 8.50 crore nett after two days.

The trend on Saturday is pretty much the same as CHHAAVA which is an established blockbuster film. This means there could be some appreciation for THE DIPLOMAT at places. There is Holi leftover at places but those places were generally down or flat from Friday and the growth has come in the metro multiplexes.

It is difficult to tell what fair value growth on Saturday is but it will be very strong as the trend is the same as CHHAAVA and that film could be doubling up if it was a normal Friday and Saturday. The Diplomat will find it hard to match the CHHAAVA growth on Sunday as the Vicky Kaushal-starrer has a bigger reach in mass pockets. But the numbers so far give THE DIPLOMAT a chance of a run at the box office.

The collections of THE DIPLOMAT till date are as follows.

Friday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,50,00,000 apprx