DREAM GIRL 2 is managing to collect despite the onslaught of JAWAN and is now closing in on the the 100 crore nett mark. There has been a drop post JAWAN and that was expected. The total at present stands at around 98.50 crore nett and it will be close to 99 crore nett at the end of week four.

There will be a little more to come and its looking a 100-101 crore nett finish for the film which is a solid HIT performance. The film is a franchise which has helped its cause but the film will end around 40 crore nett less then its predecessor which means franchise value is down and it could be the end of the road as a franchise. Ideally, it should be the end but with this industry, you never know.

The saviour for the film is the Delhi/UP which is looking to end at almost 35 crore nett which will be more than SOORYAVANSHI and GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI though its coming in better times. Gujarat/Saurashtra is the opposite of Delhi/UP with a poor performance even though the film was a comedy.

The collections of DREAM GIRL 2 are as follows.

Week One - 63,08,00,000

Week Two - 27,93,00,000

Week Three - 5,32,00,000

Week Four - 2,25,00,000 (5 Days)

DREAM GIRL 2 did good business in week two with collections of almost 28 crore nett which has taken the film to around 91 crore nett and the film is a solid HIT. It is the fourth HIT film in a month after ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI, OMG 2 and the colossus GADAR 2.

The release of JAWAN saw a major drop in its business but it still managed around the 1 crore nett mark despite being on limited shows. It remains to be seen if the film can hit the 100 crore nett mark which should happen as its an open field now post the release of JAWAN.

The film is a HIT but as a franchise, there may not be much scope going forward as business will eventually be 25% less than its predecessor. Although that has a lot to with the time being different and audience profile being different but less is less. Also when a hero becomes the heroine then you have limited the reach anyway. The target now for the film is to get to that 100 crore nett mark.

The collections of DREAM GIRL 2 are as follows.

Friday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 13,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,50,00,000 apprx 

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 5,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday 7,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Friday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 8,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 1,00,00,00 apprx

DREAM GIRL 2 is a HIT film as it collects 2.75 crore nett on its second Monday and takes its overall total to 85 crore nett. The hold on its second Monday is good with a 40% drop from a slightly boosted Friday. The second week is heading for a solid 27-28 crore nett and the film is likely to cross 100 crore nett.

The film has been pushed by the Raksha Bandhan period as there was a fall on its first Monday. But that good weekday period ensured good collections from Tuesday to Friday and this was followed by the second weekend. The results are much lower than the first DREAM GIRL but that was expected as this thing of male leads playing females or wearing bras is not going to work like it did pre pandemic as there is a bigger box office contribution now outside the metros. The male mass in Hindi speaking circuits audience which drives films like GADAR 2 are not interested in this sort of stuff and they are the drivers of big box office numbers.

DREAM GIRL 2 working this much is more than good enough for this content and the industry gets its fourth HIT in a month. Where the franchise stands is open to question as the business will be 20-25% less than its predecessor.

The collections of DREAM GIRL 2 are as follows.

Friday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 13,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,50,00,000 apprx 

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 5,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday 7,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Friday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 8,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

DREAM GIRL 2 had a solid second weekend as it collected 18.50 crore nett and took its overall total to 82 crore nett with good business on the second Sunday. The film is on course to emerge a HIT and the second Monday should conform that. The drop on the Monday will probably be more than normal as the Friday had a little bit of holiday factor in it.

Overall, the Raksha Bandhan period has been a big boost for the film which has propelled the collections of the film. It could even reach the 100 crore nett mark though a lot will depend on where the film goes today (second Monday).

DREAM GIRL 2 has done well in most parts though Mumbai circuit is a let down due to Gujarat which has gone on a totally different path to the rest as collections here are just awful while the rest of the country ranges from very good to good to decent. The highlight is Delhi/UP market which has crossed 25 crore nett.

The collections of DREAM GIRL 2 are as follows.

Friday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 13,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,50,00,000 apprx 

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 5,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday 7,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Friday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 8,00,00,000 apprx

DREAM GIRL 2 is looking set to emerge a HIT as it holds very well on its second Friday with collections in the 4.50 crore nett range. This takes the collections of the film to 68 crore nett in eight days and the drop on day eight is only 55%.

Normally this hold would be good enough for the film to called a HIT already but there is some leftover from the holiday period and there is a big cricket catch match on Saturday. It remains to be seen how this second Friday number is consolidated over the weekend and more importantly post the weekend. The final hurdle is the business post Monday as that will indicate what the film can do post JAWAN.

The film is a success; its the sixth one in the last few months and joins ZARA HATKE ZARA BACHKE, SATYAPREM KI KATHA, ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI, GADAR 2 and OMG 2 in the success list. From seeing the worst eighteen months ever, the industry has gone to seeing its best period since 1997 and there is JAWAN to come.

The collections of DREAM GIRL 2 are as follows.

Friday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 13,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,50,00,000 apprx 

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 5,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday 7,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Friday - 4,50,00,000

DREAM GIRL 2 did good solid business in its first week as it got to almost 64 crore nett. The film collected well over the weekend and then the Raksha Bandhan period really helped the business on the weekdays. The Monday hold was pretty good also. There was a holiday on Wednesday but Raksha Bandhan is a holiday period in many states where some states record better collections post the holiday. Luckily for DREAM GIRL 2, these places like UP and MP is where the film is doing better.

These states may well have some leftover on Friday in terms of the holiday period so that can help collections on the second Friday also. There is also the big cricket match between India vs Pakistan on Saturday which will hit collections but the match is in Sri Lanka. So, there is always a chance of weather playing spoil sport for the match which will be a good for DREAM GIRL 2.

The first week has put the film in a good position. If the film can put up a 20 crore nett plus figure up in the second week, it will likely emerge a HIT film.

The collections of DREAM GIRL 2 are as follows.

Friday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 13,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,50,00,000 apprx 

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 5,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday 7,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

DREAM GIRL 2 scored well on Tuesday as it showed gains in the evening due to the next day being a holiday. The film collected 5.25 crore nett taking its five day number to 49.50 crore nett. There should be solid growth today which should put the week on course for that 60 crore nett number.

The story for the film will be about the second Friday as if the film can go well from there on, then it will be a HIT. Obviously the sequel is unable to match the first DREAM GIRL film but there are many reasons for that including the first film punching above its weight at that time.

The Gujarat belt was still not doing much on Tuesday though it was better than Monday. GADAR 2 is way ahead in Gujarat and that gap could get even bigger on Raksha Bandhan. The hope for Raksha Bandhan is that Delhi/UP keeps on going the way it is and that should be enough for HIT status for the film.

The collections of DREAM GIRL 2 are as follows.

Friday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 13,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,50,00,000 apprx 

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 5,25,00,000 apprx

DREAM GIRL 2 has held up well on Monday with a 50% drop from day one as it collects around the 5 crore nett mark. The film has fared well in Delhi/UP, Rajasthan and CI as all these markets show a drop of around 40% from the first day. The Delhi/UP circuit was almost 3 crore nett on Friday and will cross the 1.75 crore nett mark on Monday.

The downside is Gujarat/Saurashtra and if this behaved like Rajasthan and CI, which is the case normally, this film would have easily been a hit but now it still has some work to do. The Gujarat issue could be due to the phenomenal run of GADAR 2 and then there is a Gujarati film 3 EKKA doing very well also. But most likely, its because its a circuit, more than any other, that is dominated by family audiences. Ayushmann Khurrana films have that gay/lesbian/sex stuff and here he's also playing a female. S, the conservative audience are keeping away. Even a moderate Gujarat would be a big help to the cause but its just too low. This would be an issue in other states as well but the humour seems to be getting the audiences in there.

The total collections of the film are 44 crore nett and it should hold up well over the next few days due to Raksha Bandhan with the main holiday on Wednesday. The first week can still target near 60 crore nett or maybe even 60 crore plus nett due to the period which would give it a good chance to emerge a HIT if second week can show reasonable trend.

The collections of DREAM GIRL 2 are as follows.

Friday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 13,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,50,00,000 apprx 

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

DREAM GIRL 2 had a good first weekend as it collected almost 40 crore nett over with a good trend over the weekend. The Sunday growth was limited at less than 15% as certain areas which show big growth on Sunday are not doing as well as they should be.

The film has yielded very good results in Delhi/UP, Rajasthan and CI despite GADAR 2 being strong in these markets and actually first choice over the weekend. The Delhi/UP circuit comfortably went above the 10 crore nett mark as it collected around 12 crore nett and this was more than what Mumbai circuit collected. Gujarat/Saurashtra was a letdown as this is a circuit that comedies do very well as its the only circuit where comedies are among top grossers. Its a conservative audience here and the male lead has image of picking subjects which do not go down with these families which leads to these results in a circuit which leads for the genre.

The plus for the film is the Raksha Bandhan period which looks to be split over two days on Wednesday and Thursday with some places having holiday on Wednesday and others having on Thursday. But the film needs to have a hold on Monday to really benefit from the holiday period. If the film can hold under 50% on Monday and with the Raksha Bandhan period to come, it could emerge the fourth HIT in a month for the Hindi film industry. 

The collections of DREAM GIRL 2 are as follows.

Friday - 10,00,00,000

Saturday - 13,75,00,000

Sunday - 15,50,00,000 apprx 

DREAM GIRL 2 showed a good jump in business on day two with a jump of around 40% as it collected 13.75 crore nett on day two taking its two day total to 23.75 crore nett. The film is scoring well in places like Delhi/UP, Rajasthan and CI and even East Punjab is good considering the Punjabi film MASTANEY which is doing extremely well in the circuit.

Basically the job is done on Saturday and the film has got the needed growth. Now its about the Monday hold and the film has chances of becoming a HIT if it can hold well on the Monday. There are areas where the film is not doing so well like Mumbai/Gujarat and Eastern India and here the drag act or a conservative audience is probably holding it back.

Still the film is coming off disastrous run for Ayushmann Khurrana and generally its this comedy genre which has worked for his films. Going forward, the male leads will have to fit into either action or comedy zones as mass audiences come for these genres and luckily for Ayushmann Khurrana, he seems to be fitting into comedy though obviously it can do without the unconventional gay/lesbian /sex stuff as it restricts family audiences in many states.

Coming back to DREAM GIRL 2, it should see some solid growth again on Sunday which takes its towards the 40 crore nett mark for the weekend. Then it remains to be seen whether the film is a success or goes on to emerge a HIT.

Friday - 10,00,00,000

Saturday - 13,75,00,000

DREAM GIRL 2 does good business on day one as collections come in the 9.75-10 crore nett range with better than expected collections in some of the mass pockets of UP, CI and Rajasthan. Gujarat, Maharashtra and Bihar are lagging but other Hindi speaking circuits have scored over a film like ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI including Delhi/UP and East Punjab with the latter having big competition from a Punjabi film.

The numbers of DREAM GIRL 2 edge past the first film which was at 9.50 crore and as a franchise it should be scoring better. But the male lead is coming off many duds and on top, there is s drag act which will not go down well at many places. Hence, getting to around 10 crore nett is a good result. The results in UP, MP and Rajasthan are a plus as the multiplexes in these places have managed to collect. So, there is some support in the core mass pockets.

It remains to see how it goes and if the film picks up in Gujarat/Saurashtra. If that happens, there will be no stopping the film. This area is the weak point of the film, especially as its a comedy. Ayushmann Khurrana's films tend to do less here as despite being comedies they have some sort of sex, gay, lesbian, etc element to them and its a conservative audience here.

GADAR 2 is still doing double the business of DREAM GIRL 2 here despite being on the third Friday. But that film is also going to be biggest grosser ever in the sub circuit. Maharashtra is also low but that is sort of expected. Its another film where the Delhi/UP day one number is going to be higher than Mumbai circuit.

The box office is now back to where it should be and the audiences are truly back. Its not exactly like as it was before with some areas doing better than before while others are less. Hopefully these lesser areas will also get back to better than before and slowly that world streaming, which is just a fancy word can be on the back burner, if it is not there already.

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DREAM GIRL 2 has taken the eighth best opening of the year at 10 crore nett and its not that far off bigger films like ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI and BHOLAA though the latter was released when the box office was struggling earlier this year.

The summer has changed the picture for the Hindi film industry as before it was actually embarrassing putting up the top ten opening days as films with 4-5 crore nett opening day featured among the top ten. The summer was going well and then then the Independence week releases really put the icing on the cake and hopefully there will be no looking back. 

Exactly one year ago it was the pits with LAAL SINGH CHADDHA and RAKSHA BANDHAN. It was the lowest point ever for the film industry but the turnaround is complete now. It was always going to happen and it has actually come earlier then expected as much of this content like SATYAPREM KI KATHA, ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI and OMG 2 and DREAM GIRL 2 is more of a pre pandemic content which would have for sure resulted in better numbers in 2019. 

The fact that good to decent numbers are coming now for these films is a plus and then on the other side the likes of GADAR 2 and PATHAAN have made that 300 crore nett pre pandemic benchmark into 500 crore nett.

Below are the top ten opening days of 2023.

1. Pathaan - 55,72,00,000

2. Gadar 2 - 38,96,00,000

3. Adipurush - 31,73,00,000

4. Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar - 13,98,00,000

5. Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan - 13,39,00,000

6. Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani - 10,34,00,000

7. Bholaa - 10,12,00,000

9. OMG 2 - 9,32,00,000

10. Satyaprem Ki Katha - 8,20,00,000