GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI collected well on the last day of the week with around 5.25-5.50 crore nett for a 66.50 crore nett for week one total. There was a drop on the last day of the week which was a little more than the days before but it still remains at a good level.

The first week collections of the film are pretty much similar to 83 though that film lost around 3.50 crore in the North due to cinema closures but it also had Christmas week and was a far bigger film. The film also has the second highest first week ever for a female driven film behind TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS which did 69 crore nett. But there is a difference between that time and today as the market is coming out of a rough two years and it will take a little bit of time before all circuits start to perform as before the pandemic. No doubt some circuits are there but others are still short.

GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI will show jumps again over the weekend but it is the second Friday number which is crucial as huge jumps from 4 crore nett as compared to lets say 3 crore nett make a major difference to the second week total.

The business of GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI till date is as follows.

Friday - 9,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 8,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 9,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI was superb on Monday as it collected 8-8.25 crore nett on Monday giving it a four day total of 45.50 crore nett and there is a holiday on Tuesday to come. The collections got a boost on Monday evening due to this holiday but even allowing for that it is a great hold for the film and it will sustain well at the box office.. 

The film was relying on the Maharashtra are for a good start and that is what happened with Mumbai, Nizam  and CP Berar which all have cities from Maharashtra opening well but on Monday the film has shown good numbers in all circuits. Delhi allowing night shows has pushed the numbers in Delhi / UP also as Delhi city is the key in this circuit.

The Monday figures of the film are only second to Sooryavanshi post the pandemic but it has to be said there has not been many releases also post the pandemic. Maharashtra is set to allow 100% occupancy by the end of the week as official orders are awaited and although this will hardly make a difference to GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI it will help the new releases which open well in Maharashtra.

The business of GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI till date is as follows.

Friday - 9,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 8,00,00,000 apprx

GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI collected an excellent 9.25 crore nett on Tuesday as it got the advantage of Mahashivratri in many states. The jump was around 15% from Monday which had also got advantage of the holiday period. This has taken the five day total of the film to 55 crore nett and the first week will depend where the film lands today (Wednesday). 

The target should be to remain around 50% of day one on Thursday and anything better than that would be great. The film is going to 100 crore nett plus but if the next few days really hold up then it could fly past that total comfortably.

The film is standing at almost 21 crore nett in Mumbai while Delhi/UP is just under 10 crore nett. The total of the latter is low but it is has been making ground over the last two days. The outperformance  has come in Nizam/Andhra and Central belts which has meant that despite Mumbai circuit doing very well, its ratio is under 40% and in the longer run it could go to 40% or higher as Maharashtra/Gujarat are likely to sustain best.

The business of GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI till date is as follows.

Friday - 9,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 8,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 9,25,00,000 apprx

GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI did good business over its first weekend as it collected 37.50 crore nett doing good business at most places and decent North. The North should be able to make up ground from today as Delhi night shows come into play and at 100% the occupancy. The occupancy will not matter much as weekday occupancy is well short of 50% anyway.

The best business for the film has come in Nizam/Andhra and Mumbai circuit but the biggest plus for the film is the business outside metros. The collections are not huge but centres like Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Indore as well as smaller cities like Gwalior, Amravati and Latur have all performed much better than you would expect for a heroine orientated film.

The weekend business is a huge plus for the industry as slowly it goes towards normalcy but for the film itself it needs to sustain well over the weekdays where the holiday on Tuesday will help. This weekend ensures the film will be a success but a much needed HIT is the result that would bolster confidence.  

The flow of releases is limited still and GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI should benefit from it. There is THE BATMAN releasing next week but that is only one film and there are no holdovers competing for screens. This situation will change in a few weeks as many more films will compete for screen space on a weekly basis.

The first weekend business of GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI is as follows.

Friday - 9,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 15,25,00,000 apprx

GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI has emerged the top opener in United Kingdom post the pandemic as it records close to £250k beating SOORYAVANSHI and '83. The collections of the film even compare well with films released in 2019 as it collected more than many of the major releases in 2019.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali as a director has clout in the traditional Overseas markets be it US and UK especially among the Gujarati female population and this has worked again for the film. Bhansali and a top female star works well with this audience.

The top ten opening weekends in United Kingdom since 2019 are as follows.

1. Bharat - £355,495

2. Good Newwz - £295,717

3. Kalank - £280,654

4. War - £254,906

5. Total Dhamaal - £250,601

7. Gully Boy - £235,479

8. Housefull 4 - £234,480

9. Dabangg 3 - £215,664

10. Sooryavanshi - £210,574 (post pandemic)

The film has done very well in Overseas with collections set to be in the $2.50 million range with only Gulf being the disappointment with lower collections. The worldwide collections of the film for the first weekend will be 62-63 crore apprx.

GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI has scored an worldwide weekend of 65 crore which is the highest ever for a female lead film. It has beaten VEERE DI WEDDING in India and Overseas which was a smaller film but was a pre pandemic release with normal conditions. Here with GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI, the box office is just starting up again and is not optimum.

The Overseas numbers will be in the $2.75 million range as USA/Canada gets $1.1m apprx, United Kingdom is £250k apprx, Australia is A$375 and Gulf collects around $450k. The film saw a ban in Bahrain and Qatar which affected the Gulf business of the film. The film is looking to score very well in US/Canada and is set for a very strong run in that market.

The approx worldwide business of film will be as follows.

India - 44,50,00,000 (GROSS)

Overseas - 20,50,00,000 ($2.75m)

TOTAL - 65,00,00,000

For a comparison, SOORYAVANSHI was 117 crore and '83 was 78 crore but these were far bigger films and holiday releases; so, GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI getting 65 crore worldwide is very good. The next best in 2021 was ANTIM - THE FINAL TRUTH which was just 29 crore and GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI is way ahead of that.

GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI scored a solid Saturday as it made around 12.50 crore nett on day two giving it a 22 crore nett plus total over two days. It will have a comfortable 35 crore nett plus weekend for the film. The film has generally done well all over with the under performance coming in North which is normally the case for Sanjay Leela Bhansali films. 

Mumbai circuit is doing well as expected but the surprise is CP Berar, CI and Nizam/Andhra as the film has out performed in all these circuits. These three circuits recorded better opening numbers than '83 which had a Christmas Eve release and were the only three circuits to go above that film and they have held well. No doubt Nizam/Andhra is the best circuit for the film as these numbers are coming with the competition of Telugu film BHEEMLA NAYAK which is doing very well in Andhra.

Mysore was a bit low on Friday also with just 50 lakhs but has shown a huge jump on day two; so generally its a good picture in Mumbai, CP Berar, CI and South while the rest are decent. Monday will be crucial but as there is a holiday for Mahashivratri on Tuesday, it should hold up well till then. Monday will get an evening boost and on top of that, late evening and night shows will back in Delhi city from Monday.

If the film maintains as it should till Tuesday and then can be somewhere around 50% of its Friday total on Wednesday, then there is a good chance the industry will have its second box office HIT post the pandemic.

Friday - 9,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

The Overseas numbers are also impressive for the film and may well finish around $2.5 million and this is despite Gulf not firing. US/Canada will cross $1 million while UK should be around £200k. In United Kingdom, there is a chance that it could be the highest opening post the pandemic for a Hindi film.