The main Hindi release of the week MAALIK stands at around 8.50-8.75 crore nett after two days as it collected 3.50 crore nett on day one and around 5-5.25 crore nett on its second day. The film was never going to get the growth needed on the second day as these types have to get a better opening day. The film had better collections in places like UP, Bihar and Rajasthan on day one and these places grow less than the national average on day two. The jump is 40% which is actually not bad for a film like this but its comes down to the initial as this growth coming from a 5 crore nett number puts a different scenario on the film.

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MAALIK could not do much over the weekend as it collected 13.50 crore nett. The initial killed the film as these films are not your Saturday type of films and have to open. Its not the first time this has happened and probably wont be the last when mis casting happens for a film in a certain zone.

The business was better in places such as UP, Bihar and Rajasthan but it needed far better numbers in the circuits to have any chance of succeeding. The film had very dull collections in Mumbai circuit and South which is expected for films trying to cater to the Hindi belts.

The box office collections of MAALIK are as follows.

Friday - 3,50,00,000

Saturday - 5,00,00,000

Sunday - 5,25,00,000

AANKHON KI GUSTAAKHIYAN had very dull collections over the weekend as it collected under 1 crore nett. The worst was a film like this actually got a release in overseas and that too all the main markets and no doubt results were a total disaster.

The collections AANKHON KI GUSTAAKHIYAN over the first weekend are as follows.

Friday - 25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 30,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,00,000 apprx

MAALIK did poor business on its first day; it collected 3 crore nett as the Hindi belts did not come on board like they should for a film of this zone. The problem is that in this genre, you are not going to have huge growth or double up on the second day and hence, you need to open. If this number came with a social film or film aimed at the gentry, then there is still potential but a film like this has to get a better first day.

The comparisons will come with BHOOL CHUK MAAF but that is probably not correct and the difference in the initial is not as much as it looks though BHOOL CHUK MAAF will be better on fair value collections. Its just that this film does not have the potential of a BHOOL CHUK MAAF post the first day collections in terms of trend.

The other release, AANKHON KI GUSTAAKHIYAN, was very dull collecting around the 25 lakhs nett mark. The collections are no surprise as the trailer itself is not watchable. The surprise here is the film was also released overseas as films at this level would generally not be worth an overseas release especially with Hollywood films dominating screens. It does not take Einstein to guess that collections were horrible overseas.