IB 71 has managed reasonable business in terms of the box office scenario. The film has not done much business but the 7.50 crore nett is more than most would have expected as many similar types of films have done lower. Even films which would have said to have better casts have done less.

The growth was good on Saturday and Sunday and these type of results do give a better feel to the box office. This may be down to fact that expectations are so low. Yet, its gives hope that some collections can come even if film does not have much going for it. Most of Vidyut Jammwal's films have done around 20 crore nett while COMMANDO 3 is at 32 crore nett. This could also do 20 crore nett and post pandemic, this has more worth now.

The three day numbers of IB 71 are as follows.

Friday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 3,25,00,000 apprx

CHATRAPATHI fared poorly collecting around 1.10-1.20 crore nett over the weekend as the film looked like a dubbed south film though it is an original Hindi film. The film has collected much more than the south dubbed films of last week like VIRUPAKSHA and RAMABANAM but that is not saying much as both were under 10 lakhs nett for the week.

IB 71 has done low business of 1.75 crore nett on day one. But in the present-day scenario, it is actually pretty respectable as it comfortably beats the likes of AN ACTION HERO, KUTTEY and GUMRAAH, all of which probably had more awareness. All these three films were under 1.25 crore nett.

The numbers are also better than KHUDA HAAFIZ CHAPTER 2 - AGNI PARIKSHA which was the last theatrical release of the same male lead Vidyut Jammwal. KHUDA HAAFIZ CHAPTER 2 - AGNI PARIKSHA had collected around the 1.25 crore nett when released last July. The numbers have also come when THE KERALA STORY is running riot and also they are just 80 odd lakhs less than a major film like SELFIEE.

Looked at it from the film prospective, it probably needed a better opening day number as its difficult for these type of films to run for long unless the content really connects. The COMMANDO franchise which the male lead Jammwal is most known for hit 21 and 32 crore in the last two parts. So in the case of IB 71, getting above the 21 crore nett is probably the result which is respectable.

The other release of the week with some awareness was CHATRAPATHI but it could not do much as it collected under 50 lakhs nett. There was little face value for the film though it had some promotion for. The plus was an attempt to make a rural action film but it smelt and felt like a South Indian film. The films that work from South India have to create a world where that smell is not felt. There is an exception like KANTARA but that appealed for cultural reasons in a state or two. CHATRAPATHI had a look of a regular South film and the face was not even known compared to some other South actors.