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GODZILLA VS. KONG held up well on its second Friday with collections in the same range as Thursday as it picked up collections around the 2 crore nett mark. It was a holiday for Good Friday which helped the cause of the film. This will curtail the growth over the weekend but that was always expected due to the holiday on Friday.

The Coronavrirus scenario is hitting box office collections with exhibitors from the South also now saying business is not quite what it was a few weeks back. Bengaluru is set to go back to 50% occupancy while the huge rises in Covid-19 infections will put fear in some of the audience in bigger cities even in South markets.

GODZILLA VS. KONG has done its business and easily should push to the 50 crore nett plus mark from here even if there are more restrictions which are practically a certainty.

The collections of GODZILLA VS. KONG in India till date are as follows.

GODZILLA VS. KONG is seeing drops on the weekdays post the holiday but these are still good collections as the huge ratio of business from the South over the weekend meant drops were always likely. The Hindi circuits are steady but the collections are very low. The film will do around 39 crore nett over the extended first week and has chances to hit the 50 crore nett mark if Friday does not drop too much which is excellent considering the situation.

The film saw a USA/Canada release yesterday (31st March) in theatres and an HBO Max PVOD release. Despite the HBO Max release, it is expected to return the best box office numbers from USA/Canada post the Coronavirus pandemic. The worldwide numbers of TENET maybe be a step too far due to a very limited release in Europe and China not sustaining after a good weekend. Also the HBO release will hit collections in various markets as the film becomes available on torrent though Japan can be the white horse in May to take it to another level.

The eight day collections of GODZILLA VS. KONG in India are as follows.

GODZILLA VS. KONG saw a drop in collections post the Holi holiday as it collected 2.50-2.75 crore nett which takes it seven day total to around 35 crore nett. The film is probably looking at a 39-40 crore nett week one which is a very good number.

The film had dropped in South on Monday but the Holi holiday held the film up as the Hindi circuits saw the best day for the film since release. The collections dropped in Hindi circuits on Tuesday as well. Normally the drop would be less as the Holi holiday extended for a few days in some states but the problem here is a Hollywood film gets limited release in these states and on top a lot of cinemas remain shut in these areas. The ratio of business coming from the South is now much less than what it was over the weekend.

The seven day collections of GODZILLA VS. KONG are as follows.

GODZILLA VS. KONG did well on Monday as it collected 4 crore nett taking its six day total to 32.25 crore nett apprx. The drop in business for the film came in the South though collections still remain pretty good. Overall the collections were pretty much similar to the collections on Friday. The Hindi circuits saw the best day since the film was released as collections in most centres jumped due to the holiday for Holi. Despite the jump, the collections are still far lower than they should be. If Hindi circuits were performing, it would have been a huge Monday for the film due to Holi.

GODZILLA VS. KONG saw around 50% of the business coming from Hindi circuits on Monday as compared to the 30-35% on the first five days. It should remain steady in some markets of the Hindi belt over the next few days but collections are very limited from these areas for the film. The film may collect a little over 40 crore nett for its extended nine day first week.

The six day collections of GODZILLA VS. KONG are as follows.

GODZILLA VS. KONG did good business over its extended five day weekend as it collected 28 crore nett despite India seeing a surge of the Coronavirus pandemic with the second wave taking hold. The film recorded excellent collections in Tamil Nadu and Nizam/Andhra as both circuits saw figures which would be pretty close to normal times.

The film also managed fair business in Kerala though Karnataka/Mysore was off the pace compared to other South markets. The Hindi circuits saw poor business as the five day business remained lower than the four day business of ROOHI but this because the hugely deteriorating conditions with the pandemic across the Hindi circuits. ROOHI was just two weeks back but there is a big difference as to how the pandemic is affecting since the release of that film. GODZILLA VS. KONG has appreciation in the main circuits of Hindi markets which the huge Saturday growth showed but its unable to collect due to the ground level situation.

The collections of the film were flat on Sunday but Hollywood films do not grow much on Sunday anyway and it is the day before Holi as well. So Sunday is pretty good as well. Monday is a holiday for Holi but the growth for Holi is generally huge in Hindi circuits but here the film is hardly collecting in these places as many cinemas remain shut. Also Hollywood does not release on 2K theatres which most of these shut theatres will be.

The five day collections of GODZILLA VS. KONG are as follows.

GODZILLA VS. KONG showed good growth on Saturday with collections in the 6 crore nett range which takes it four day total to around 22 crore nett. The film is still fetching most of its collections from the South but from 70% on day one the ratio is now around 60% from the South.

The film has seen excellent growth in Delhi NCR and Mumbai on Saturday but the collections remain low and it looks like Mumbai circuit will not get a day where the film collects 1 crore nett and this is despite the film being liked.

There were drops in business in Tamil Nadu and Nizam Andhra on Friday especially Nizam/Andra but have gone up on Saturday though not as much as Mumbai and Delhi. Bengaluru is lagging for the film and this is a very good centre for Hollywood film. It has managed to jump well on Saturday but overall business is not what it should be and this is due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The film will be heading for a 28-30 crore nett weekend which is an excellent number but the problem is that a liked film doing such low number across Hindi circuits means that Hindi film release schedule will go out of the window.

GODZILLA VS. KONG continued to good business on its second day as it collected around 5 crore nett taking its two day numbers over 11 crore nett. The film is driven by South India with Tamil Nadu and Nizam/Andhra delivering good numbers.

The drop in Hindi circuits was less on second day as compared to the South but the collections are hardly there in Hindi markets due to many circuits facing restrictions owing to the Coronavirus pandemic. This is the first film releases in Hindi markets since the reopening of cinemas in October to have reports on the positive side but it is not able to collect due to the pandemic.

The response of the film is better than WONDER WOMAN 1984 and TENET but the collections in Mumbai or Delhi don't really reflect that. The South is reflective and a few circuits there are in a much better position than they were at the release time of WONDER WOMAN 1984 and TENET.

The film will be dominating film over the weekend despite a new release SAINA which does not have much hope looking at how the collections of MUMBAI SAGA and ROOHI have fallen since release of GODZILLA VS. KONG. There is a limited audience out there in Hindi circuits and those going to the cinemas over the weekend will go for GODZILLA VS. KONG. But it will be the South Indian markets driving this film to success as 70% of the business is coming from Nizam/Andhra, Karnataka/Mysore, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

The two day figures of GODZILLA VS. KONG are as follows.