DILWALE has grossed 104 crore nett plus in eight days. The daily business of DILWALE till date is as follows.
Day One - 20,85,00,000
Day Two - 19,50,00,000
Day Three - 23,00,00,000
Day Four - 9,50,00,000
Day Five - 8,25,00,000
Day Six - 7,75,00,000
Day Seven - 8,00,00,000
Day Eight - 7,50,00,000
TOTAL - 1,04,35,00,000

The film is continuing its extraordinary run in West Bengal but the performance is not what it should be in main circuits like Mumbai, Delhi /UP and East Punjab.
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BAJIRAO MASTANI (Hindi) has grossed 95.50 crore nett in eight days. The daily business of BAJIRAO MASTANI till date is as follows.
Day One - 12,25,00,000
Day Two - 15,00,00,000
Day Three - 17,75,00,000
Day Four - 10,00,00,000
Day Five - 9,25,00,000
Day Six - 9,00,00,000
Day Seven - 10,25,00,000
Day Eight - 12,00,00,000
TOTAL - 95,50,00,000

The film started doing very well on Monday and that has continued into its second week though the jump on Christmas Day holiday could have been higher especially for a film which had such a strong weekday trend. The film is doing excellent business in Mumbai and Mysore, good in other circuits with under performance in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Orissa.

DILWALE has had a good first week of around 95.37 crore nett though the trend over the weekdays is average. For a normal film a 20% drop from Monday to Thursday would be good but DILWALE is an event film. Although the weekend was strong it was not an optimum release which meant less business was consumed over the weekend and so the weekdays should have done better. Also the weekday business is less than BAJIRAO MASTANI despite a much better weekend.

The film has fared very well in West Bengal, Nizam/Andhra, Mysore and Tamil Nadu/Kerala. In the latter it will become the highest Hindi grosser of the year in just ten days.

The problem is all the above markets are not the core Hindi markets and that is where the film has suffered. Mumbai circuit has had strong competition from day one so the performance in Mumbai is understandable. But North and Central India should be collecting much better especially the latter as its masala genre and central India normally leads for the genre.

The film does not have a problem for recovery as the first week in India is big enough with reasonable holds and Overseas is huge but eventually the India theatrical business will not be the sort that is expected from a big Shah Rukh Khan film. The 300 crore nett number going around was never going to happen due to two films releasing together but 200 crore nett or close to it was a realistic expectation but it is going to fell short of that.
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BAJIRAO MASTANI has managed a good first week after a decent weekend. The film has had a very strong hold on the weekdays with the best business coming on Thursday out of all the weekdays. The film has grossed 84.36 crore nett in week one with a 45 crore nett and 39.36 crore nett weekend to weekday split.

The film is a huge hit in Mumbai circuit with business in week one going over 30 crore nett. Mumbai circuit had started well enough on day one but is the other circuits barring East India which have slowly come on board for the film which has really helped the film to a solid first week total. The business in West Bengal and Bihar is below the mark but should not make much a difference now as the rest of India is now doing good to very good business.

Recovery had looked impossible for the film on the initial it had taken but its weekday business has totally changed the scenario for the film. On this weekday trend the film is certain to hit 150 crore nett mark which would ensure recovery but there is a chance that the film could even go to 175 crore nett depending on the second week figures.

DILWALE dropped 13% on Tuesday with multiplexes in big cities having noticeable falls with the best holds coming in Nizam/Andhra and East India.  The business of DILWALE over the five days is as follows.
Friday - 20,85,00,000
Saturday - 19,50,00,000
Sunday - 23,00,00,000
Monday - 9,50,00,000
Tuesday - 8,25,00,000 approx
TOTAL - 81,10,00,000

The first week business of the film will be in the 94-95 crore nett range. The film consumed less business on the weekend than it could have due to the clash. So the weekday trend should have been good but it as very average here.
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BAJIRAO MASTANI was rock steady on Tuesday with just a 5% drop after a very strong Monday. The business of BAJIRAO MASTANI over the first five days is as follows.
Friday - 12,25,00,000
Saturday - 15,00,00,00
Sunday - 17,75,00,000
Monday - 10,00,00,000
Tuesday - 9,50,00,000 approx
TOTAL - 64,50,00,000

The first week of the film should be around 80 crore nett but with this solid Tuesday business it will be the second week where the film will put up a very good total. The film is being lead by Mumbai circuit followed by South which is now also putting up very good numbers. East India is weakest though it is holding well at low levels.

DILWALE fell 55% on Monday as compared to Friday which is a bit more than the normal drop. Also with less business consumed on the weekend due to the clash the weekday trend should be better than normal. The business of DILWALE over the first four days is as follows.
Friday - 20,85,00,000
Saturday - 19,50,00,000
Sunday - 23,00,00,000
Monday - 9,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 72,85,00,000

The first week business will probably be around 95 crore nett and then remains to be seen how well can it do in Xmas week. But with this Monday drop a real big number is out of the question.
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BAJIRAO MASTANI was very steady on Monday dropping just 15% on its first Monday as comapred to Friday. The hold was similar all in most circuits but Mumbai leads with 21 crore nett apprx business as it has held from higher levels. The business of BAJIRAO MASTANI over the first four days is as follows.
Friday - 12,25,00,000
Saturday - 15,00,00,00
Sunday - 17,75,00,000
Monday - 10,25,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 55,25,00,000

The weekend growth did not suggest this type of hold on Monday but that is probably as the film could not show optimum growth due to competition from DILWALE which scored over the weekend. The first week business should go to around 80 crore nett plus and the film should be able to take benefit of holiday period next weekend.

DILWALE fell a little on Saturday as collections went down in single screen circuits and the circuits it opened well barring Mysore which managed to gain. The business of DILWALE over the first two days is as follows.
Thursday - 20,85,00,000
Friday - 19,50,00,000 approx
TOTAL - 40,85,00,000

The second day number is still good but the performance is not good all over as it should be for a film like this.
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BAJIRAO MASTANI showed gains of around 22% on day two which is decent though gains really had to be more. The business of MASTANI over the first two days is as follows.
Thursday - 12,25,00,000
Friday - 15,00,00,00 approx
TOTAL - 27,25,00,000

The film is good in Maharashtra where the film has caught up with DILWALE and even surpassed in some cities but the rest of the country is still lagging. Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Orissa are very low.