Box Office India Trade Network

DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY had an okay start and grossed 4.25 crore nett on day one but it was Good Friday so there will be limited growth over the weekend. Normally a film like this can easily grow 30% on Saturday and this would have meant a fair 17-18 crore nett weekend but that is unlikely to happen here.

The film has mainly collected in the premium multiplexes of Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and South Delhi/Gurgaon and these tend to show big growth on Saturday. But as it was a holiday on Friday, growth at these multiplexes will be limited if any.

The director's last film SHANGHAI had opened to 3.35 crore nett and in real terms the opening is around 15% better than that if we allow for the holiday. The bumper business of FAST & FURIOUS 7 has also held back business. But that is expected as FAST & FURIOUS 7 is more like a Hindi potboiler and DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY although a Hindi film is like a foreign film. Outside the big metros, the business of DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY is just 25-30% of FAST & FURIOUS 7.