JOLLY LLB 3 scored well on day as it collected around 12.50-13 crore nett with good collections in the evening and night shows; it should mean good growth today and put the film on course for a good weekend of around 50 crore nett. It can go higher but there is the issue of the big cricket match on Sunday which will curtail collections. The match on Sunday should give the Saturday collections an extra push.

The opening in the morning itself was not too bad also considering the music did not work too well and there was no commercial elements. This is where the franchise factor comes into play. The film has just edged past the total JOLLY LLB 2 so that may look the franchise factor has not done much but its different times. To get a film like this in double digits is not an easy task and that franchise factor must have surely helped.

Also the film is best in Delhi/UP and East Punjab which is where JOLLY LLB 2 fared best also. The NCR/UP and Haryana belt can actually be called very good for the film and it has potential to do very well here at least for two weeks. Mumbai circuit is a little less but that is expected as the circuit is a little weak at the moment. There will be Navratri starting soon which will hit business also in the Gujarat side of the circuit and that is where it has potential to do better as far as Mumbai circuit goes.

Despite this solid opening, the film still has a long way to go and does really need to run really well for two weeks as it will get no benefit of any holidays to push the numbers. Moreover, it may find it hard to collect after two weeks due to the release of films like KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 and SUNNY SANSKARI KI TULSI KUMARI.

The last film of Akshay Kumar, HOUSEFULL 5, collected 162 crore nett and although that was an underperformance due to the budget and franchise value of that film, it would be a good result here. Even if its a little less at around 150 crore nett, it would be a solid result. It would also keep the franchise moving up as the last film did around 107 crore nett. This 107 crore nett number should be beaten eyes closed from this 12.50 crore nett plus start.

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JOLLY LLB 3 showed very good growth of 50% plus on Saturday though some of that growth would have been because of the match on Sunday as some of the Sunday audience watches on Saturday leading to lesser footfalls on Sunday. The two day business of the film is a healthy 31 crore nett plus and despite the match, the film should should manage some upward trajectory to easily get over the 50 crore nett mark for three days.

The film remains with less business in Mumbai circuit through the growth was better in the bigger centres of the circuit than other circuits. Delhi/UP and East Punjab remain excellent. East Punjab is a huge surprise as its the best performing circuit with a 13.5% ratio which is crazy in todays time for this circuit. The film deals with farmer issues and that is probably the reason though JOLLY LLB 2 also scored well. But the circuit was very strong in those days.

The film looks on course to emerge a success as this sort of Saturday growth ensures a hold on Monday and with Sunday being curtailed by the cricket, it should give Monday some extra help. The comparison can be made with SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR as that film was doing similar numbers and also out performing in the North. JOLLY LLB 3 had a better initial as the likes of UP, Rajasthan, Bihar etc collected better but as these places grow less on Saturday. So, the growth was also limited. The advances for Sunday do look very good and suggest very good growth but it remains to be seen where it lands at the end of the day.

SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR started to crack as we got towards the end of the week and that is where JOLLY LLB 3 will have to do better and really go into the second weekend with strong collections. The performance in mass pockets probably cant be called good but it is better than SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR; so, the film has a wider reach. However, it remains to be seen whether the release date enable JOLLY LLB 3 to do the business of SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 over the first two days are as follows.. 

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

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JOLLY LLB 3 had a good weekend as it crossed the 50 crore nett mark picking up 51 crore nett plus and the film probably lost 2-3 crore nett on Sunday due to the cricket match. The film was very good till 4 pm on Sunday and then the collections slowed markedly leaving the Sunday collections pretty much flat.

The film has a put up a good number up on the boards and the film does have appreciation with the multiplex audience especially in the North. But there is still a lot of work to be done if it is to finish with a good result. SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR, which had a similar sort of box office in terms of ratios, did 56.50 crore nett over the weekend. So, the film has a little ground to make up with this film.

The film has scored very well in North with Delhi/UP doing 14 crore nett plus and East Punjab fantastic with 6.50 crore nett. Mumbai is low and is likely to struggle as Navratri period starts on Monday. The film is a success and it remains to be seen if it can become a HIT and for that, its about what the film does on Monday. It needs to hold well and much better than the normal 50% drop. The subject matter has helped the film in the North but that may be the opposite in Mumbai as more humour may have been needed in these parts.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 over the first weekend are as follows.. 

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 19,75,00,000 apprx

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JOLLY LLB 3 collected 51 crore nett plus in its first weekend which is the eighth highest opening day of the year bit as the collections of SKY FORCE have to be taken with a pinch of salt, it can be called the seventh best weekend of the year. In terms of first weekends, it is the ninth highest for an Akshay Kumar starrer and eighth if we take out SKY FORCE. HOUSEFULL 5 is the highest with that 80 crore nett number earlier this year in June.

JOLLY LLB 2 collected 47.50 crore nett and it has gone past that film comfortably. The gap would be even more if it were not for the cricket match on Sunday. The lack of big films can be seen with just CHHAAVA at 100 crore nett plus and this is when films have gone over 150 crore nett now though this can be put down to the two big films, SIKANDAR and WAR 2, going wrong.

CHHAAVA released in February and it remains to be seen if it remains number one in terms of initial by the end of the year. The likely competition is to come from the South film KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 and Diwali release THAMA. They will have a good chance to beat the opening day and opening weekend numbers of CHHAAVA with then the holiday factor in play also though the lifetime of CHHAAVA is a different story altogether.

The top ten weekends of the year are as follows.

1. Chhaava - 1,08,37,00,000

2. War 2 - 98,50,00,000

3. Saiyaara - 84,28,00,000

4. Housefull 5 - 79,90,00,000

5. Sikandar - 70,05,00,000

6. Sky Force - 60,86,00,000 

7. Sitaare Zameen Par - 56,60,00,000

9. Raid 2 - 48,02,00,000

10. Baaghi 4 - 29,14,00,000

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JOLLY LLB 3 surprisingly saw a drop in business on Monday as it collected 5 crore nett. The trend was strong over the weekend allowing for the big India vs Pakistan cricket match on Sunday and the reports were also positive as far as the bigger centres were concerned. Hence, it was expected to get a good Monday total up but the film has dropped 60% which is a major drop.

The drop maybe looks worse than it is actually due to the start of Navratri and the discounted Tuesday rates which are giving business on Monday a huge problem. It could be fair value is around 50% but that will be known over the next few days. Considering how films like SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR and RAID 2 fared on Monday, this not a good result especially with this release date where business will be hard after two weeks.

JOLLY LLB 3 should still emerge a successful film unless collections gets hit further towards the end of the week but with this Monday number, it becomes difficult for the film to emerge that much needed HIT film for the industry. The film continues to be better in the North and the drops are also a little less there but even there, it has fallen. Basically after such a jump on Saturday, the film should not be dropping like this. The collections of the film are still pretty good at 56 crore nett but the Monday trend is not good.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 over the first four days are as follows.

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 19,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx