Box Office India Trade Network

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BABY grossed 2 crore nett more than Akshay Kumar's last starrer ENTERTAINMENT in week one. Baby grossed 52 crore nett and ENTERTAINMENT had grossed 50 crore nett in week one. But if we consider that BABY had a huge national holiday in its first week, then in real terms the collections of ENTERTAINMENT are better.

The lead for BABY is mainly due to better collections in Mumbai city, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata and these are the places where ENTERTAINMENT had poor collections.

ENTERTAINMENT led in the mass pockets especially CI where the film actually did well. Below are the first week figures of Baby and ENTERTAINMENT in each circuit of India.

Baby v Entertainment First Week Comparison
Territory	Baby	Entertainment
Mumbai	18,97,00,000	16,85,00,000
Delhi/UP	10,44,00,000	10,93,00,000
East Punjab	5,03,00,000	5,19,00,000
Rajasthan	2,37,00,000	3,20,00,000
CP Berar	2,55,00,000	3,01,00,000
CI	1,79,00,000	2,67,00,000
Nizam/Andhra	2,26,00,000	2,02,00,000
Mysore	3,52,00,000	1,91,00,000
Tamil Nadu	69,00,000	46,00,000
West Bengal	2,60,00,000	1,64,00,000
Bihar	96,00,000	1,19,00,000
Assam	34,00,000	36,00,000
Orrisa	42,00,000	47,00,000
TOTAL	51,94,00,000	49,90,00,000

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SINGHAM RETURNS had a pretty good second weekend of 15.25 crore nett taking its ten day business to around 127 crore nett. Despite the fair numbers there is a noticeable drop all over now as collections have come down nearly 80% from the first week.

Mumbai remains top as the weekend was around 6 crore nett in the circuit as the film heads for around 60 crore nett business in the circuit making it one of the biggest grossers ever in the circuit as only five films have gone over 60 crore nett.

The film has emerged a SUPER HIT and is the second biggest hit of the year after Kick and lifetime business is set to be in the 145 crore nett region.
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SINGHAM RETURNS is heading for a week of 23 crore nett as it collected around 2 crore nett on its second Monday. The second week collections of the film will not only be less than the biggest grosser of the year KICK but also lower than films like HOLIDAY - A SOLDIER IS NEVER OFF DUTY and 2 STATES which are lower grossers than SINGHAM RETURNS.

The film has grossed around 129 crore nett till now and after two weeks the business will be around 135 crore nett.

SINGHAM RETURNS will add between 6-8 crore nett in its run after two weeks which means a finish of a little less than 145 crore nett which will make it amongst the top ten grossers of all time. ------------------------------------
ENTERTAINMENT which had fair collections in the second week saw a huge drop in the third weeeknd. The film has lifetime business of a little over 63 crore nett. The business for the first two weeks and third weekend is as follows.

Week One - 49,90,00,000
Week Two - 12,02,00,000
Third Weekend - 1,30,00,000
TOTAL - 63,22,00,000

ENTERTAINMENT will gross around 2 crore nett in its third weekend and lifetime business will be 64.50 crore nett approx..

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ENTERTAINMENT is fair for its second Saturday as it collected around 2- 2.25 crore nett adding to the 3.25 crore nett of Friday which means a decent weekend of around 8.50 crore nett but the damage has been done with a low first week.
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ENTERTAINMENT had a decent second weekend grossing around 8.25 crore nett which is a 73% drop from first weekend and that is a decent trend considering the competition was SINGHAM RETURS which had a fantastic weekend.

ENTERTAINMENT has now grossed around 58 crore nett in ten days and so despite a decent trend the business is still poor as it could not open well. It has done decent business in North and CI but that is not enough for a big film like ENTERTAINMENT.

The film is likely to finish at around 65-57 crore nett for lifetime business which is better than some Akshay Kumar recent starrers like BOSS and ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI DOBAARA and in the range of a SPECIAL 26 but it was a smaller film.

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ENTERTAINMENT had a low first week of around 49.50 crore nett and although it remained steady and found appreciation in some circuits on the weekdays, the damage had been done with a low weekend.

The film held up well at places over the weekdays but needed to be stronger as the weekend was low and had to sustain against big competition (SINGHAM RETURNS) in week two. The film was strong on Monday but fell 20% on Tuesday and Wednesday and that is where chance of a decent lifetime total was lost.

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SINGHAM RETURNS had one of the highest opening days of all time as it recorded first day business similar to the likes of CHENNAI EXPRESS and EK THA TIGER. Both these films grossed around 30.50 crore nett and SINGHAM RETURNS is also in that 30.50 crore nett range.

Mumbai, Rajasthan, CP Berar, CI and Bihar have seen new all time records for first day collections. KICK was the highest opening of the year till date but SINGHAM RETURNS has surpassed its figures in every circuit apart from East Punjab, West Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Mysore and Tamil Nadu Kerala. Apart from East Punjab all the others are small contributors to all India business.

Mumbai circuit has grossed 3.75 crore nett more than KICK and has beaten the figures of DHOOM 3, CHENNAI EXPRESS and EK THA TIGER. DHOOM 3 is the biggest opening till date at 32 crore nett and SINGHAM RETURNS will be either the 2nd, 3rd or 4th highest opening day ever when the final figures from all circuits come in.
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ENTERTAINMENT got the benefit of Independence Day on day eight despite having a huge reduction of screens. The film grossed around 3.25 crore nett on its eighth day taking its business to nearly 53 crore nett.

The film recorded very good occupancies on its eighth day but there is not much chance of a big second week total because on a normal day it can't record these type of occupancies. The film has fared better in North and Central India markets and that trend continued in its second week..

The film will now comfortably go over the 60 crore nett lifetime mark and finish with lifetime business of around 65 crore nett but that is still low for a film like ENTERTAINMENT.

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ENTERTAINMENT dropped nearly 20% on Wednesday as the collections have started to come down after a steady Monday. The film needed to hold better on the weekdays to have a real chance of putting up a decent lifetime total. Below are the daily figures for the first six days in week one.

Friday - 8,90,00,000
Saturday - 9,60,00,000
Sunday - 12,50,00,000
Monday - 6,30,00,000
Tuesday - 4,80,00,000
Wednesday - 3,90,00,000
TOTAL - 46,00,00,000

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ENTERTAINMENT dropped around 25% on Tuesday as the circuits which got benefit of day after Raksha Bandhan fell. But still, collections on Tuesday are still less than 50% then Friday and so the trend is decent. Below are the daily figures for the first five days in week one.
Friday - 8,90,00,000
Saturday - 9,60,00,000
Sunday - 12,50,00,000
Monday - 6,30,00,000
Tuesday - 4,80,00,000
TOTAL - 42,10,00,000

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ENTERTAINMENT did very well on Monday with collections around 6.30 crore nett. Multiplexes showed a small drop while many mass centres were similar and some even higher than Friday. The all India drop drom Friday is under 30%. Below are the daily figures for the first four days in week one week.
Friday - 8,90,00,000
Saturday - 9,60,00,000
Sunday - 12,50,00,000
Monday - 6,30,00,000
TOTAL - 37,30,00,000

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ENTERTAINMENT had a poor weekend of around 31 crore nett but the trend was decent. A film like like ENTERTAINMENT should be hitting 40 crore nett at least over the weekend but it has fell more than 20% short of that mark. The weekend collections are less than a film like HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA which is less than half the cost of ENTERTAINMENT.

The plus for the film is that it had a very good jump on Sunday (12.50 crore approx) which gives it a chance to hold steady collections over the weekdays. The problem is week two where a big drop is inevitable as it faces competition from SINGHAM RETURNS which makes a decent lifetime number very hard.

ENTERTAINMENT fared best in Delhi/UP, East Punjab and CI. Gujarat also showed a very good jump on Sunday though many circuits performed well below the mark even with growth on Sunday.
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KICK has now become the second highest grossing film of all time as it added around 6.25 crore nett in its third weekend taking the seventeen day total to 210 crore nett nett. There was a drop of 80% in the third weekend due to the release of ENTERTAINMENT.

The other 200 crore nett plus films were 3 IIDIOTS at 202 crore nett and CHENNAI EXPRESS at 208 crore nett which have both been surpassed by KICK now. The highest grossing film of all time is DHOOM 3 which grossed 262 crore nett and KICK will not get close to this figure.

KICK is looking at a finish in the 215-220 crore nett range and will set new lifetime records in a few circuits as it crosses the business of DHOOM 3. The film is the biggest grosser of Salman Khan in every circuit in India.

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ENTERTAINMENT showed a little growth on Saturday grossing around 9.50 crore nett. The film needed to show bigger growth due to low starting point but still the plus is that it did not drop. The business for the first two days is as follows.
Friday - 8,90,00,000
Saturday - 9,60,00,000
TOTAL - 18,50,00,000

The numbers are low but the trend is fair. The film should have a much better Sunday as the film is mainly for masses and families and can close the weekend at around 30 crore nett.

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ENTERTAINMENT grossed around 8.90 crore nett on its first day as it had decent opening in some circuits but business at multiplexes hit it badly almost all over. The better collections came in North and Central markets.

The re instatement of tax in Rajasthan means a 20 lakhs odd loss straight way for this type of mass film. Despite being one of the better circuits the circuit figure is just around 60 lakhs nett which is lowest for Akshay Kumar starrer in last few years outside JOKER. Released a couple of weeks back it would have been 80 lakhs nett in Rajasthan which would make it a top five opening in Rajasthan for 2014.

After Rajasthan the best collections were East Punjab and CI. The film will be relying on a big jump in multiplexes on Saturday but it may be tough as if there was to be a major turnaround it should have started on Friday evening.
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KICK fell at the beginning of its third week as it grossed around 1.25 crore nett on its third Friday. The release of ENTERTAINMENT meant a huge loss of screen time across the country. The film looked to be going over 220 crore nett for lifetime business but will now have to settle for 215 plus lifetime total.

The business is now around 205 crore nett and it is closing in on the 208 crore nett of CHENNAI EXPRESS which is the second highest grossing film of all time. It should surpass the business of CHENNAI EXPRESS by the end of its third weekend.

The film will surpass DHOOM 3 in a couple of circuits though in Nizam/Andhra, Mysore and Tamil Nadu /Kerala the business will stay below CHENNAI EXPRESS though all India business will be higher.