HINDI MEDIUM continues to do pretty well in China and is looking at a finish of over $30 million and should cross INR 200 crore. The business so far is $26.75 million and with an extended first week which has consumed a lot of business.

The numbers are huge in context of India as this is a small film budget with no star value but the distributors gave it a big release in China which would have cost at least $7-8 million (INR 45-50 crore). So in those terms its a money maker no doubt but the profits are not huge. A film costing 23 crore becomes a 75 crore budet film after China release which in Hindi film terms is a Medium - High budget film. The film was a costly affair in China than BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN but less than SECRET SUPERSTAR.

The collections of HINDI MEDIUM in China till date are as follows.
Day 1 - $3,370,000
Day 2  - $6,320,000
Day 3 - $6,080,000
Day 4 - $3,840,000
Day 5 - $1,750,000
Day 6 - $1,300,000
Day 7 - $1,230,000
Day 8 - $1,160,000
Day 9 - $1,090,000
Day 10 - $610,000
TOTAL - $26,750,000 (INR 175 crore)

HINDI MEDIUM continued to collect well in China with $1.75 million apprx coming on Monday. The film, had an extended holiday weekend where it grossed around $21.75 million. The collections of the film are the same on Monday as they were on Sunday. The film has hit the INR 150 crore gross mark in China in six days while in India the film grossed just 77.61 crore.

The film is already the fourth highest grossing Indian film in China with DANGAL, SECRET SUPERSTAR and BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN ahead of it. The target for the film is probably the $45 million of BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN and the Friday number will tell if it has any chance to get to the BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN figure.

The first six day figures of HINDI MEDIUM in China are as follows.
Day 1 - $3,430,000
Day 2  - $6,290,000
Day 3 - $6,050,000
Day 4 - $3,820,000
Day 5 - $1,740,000
Day 6 - $1,730,000
TOTAL - $23,060,000 (INR 150 crore)

HINDI MEDIUM had a huge five day holiday weekend with business hitting $21.50 million apprx which is a weekend of INR 140 crore. The film has crossed a big HIndi film like PK in five days flat. It is a far bigger HIT in China than the film is in India following the path of SECRET SUPERSTAR  which was a far bigger HIT in China. In fact in India the latter film was not even a HIT.

HINDI MEDIUM saw 44 lakh footfalls in just five days when when in India in its whole run it got 54.72 lakh footfalls. SECRET SUPERSTAR got 2 crore footfalls in China while in India it got less than HINDI MEDIUM with 50.87 lakh. The weekday numbers will tell how far this film will go in China but with such a huge number on the board already its has covered the release cost which were big with film releasing on 18000 plus screens.

The five day extended weekend figures of HINDI MEDIUM in China are as follows.
Day One
Gross - $3,430,000
Screenings - 45,764
Footfalls - 681,765

Day 2 
Gross - $6,290,000
Screenings - 49,572
Footfalls - 1,281,810

Day 3
Gross - $6,050,000
Screenings - 51,553
Footfalls - 1,266,206

Day 4
Gross -$3,820,000
Screenings - 51,915
Footfalls - 795,450

Day Five
Gross - $1,850,000
Screenings - 52,050
Footfalls - 387,000

TOTAL
Gross - $21,440,000
Screenings - 250,854
Footfalls - 4,412,231

HINDI MEDIUM had a phenomenal second day in China with business of $6.25 million and the film is almost close to $10 million already in two days. The total so far in two days is $9.68 million (INR 62 crore) which is just crazy. It was helped by a major Chinese holiday but the numbers are still amazing.

The Chinese distributors really pick the films and the content of HINDI MEDIUM has worked in a big way. The sort of release given to the film meant the distributors were very confident and it has paid off. It would be a good idea for many of the Hindi content films which may not have done well in India especially if urban and female orientated to get the Chinese distributors to have a look. It could be a goldmine which faced the dust in India. This could be the film that really opens the floodgates in China for Hindi cinema.

The first two day figures of HINDI MEDIUM in China are as follows.
Day One
Gross - $3,430,000
Screenings - 45,764
Footfalls - 681,765

Day 2 (apprx numbers)
Gross - $6,250,000
Screenings - 40,100
Footfalls - 1,280,000

TOTAL (apprx numbers)
Gross - $9,680,000
Screenings - 85,864
Footfalls - 1,961,765

HINDI MEDIUM is set to emerge a huge BLOCKBUSTER in China as it recorded a first day opening close to $4 million which is better than BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN which recorded $2.2 million. The film opened on around 18000 screens which is double of BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN and the screenings are even more than double.

The Chinese distributors really took to the film which enabled it such a huge release which is the second highest ever for a Hindi film after SECRET SUPERSTAR. Next will be films like TOILET - EK PREM KATHA and HICHKI and the content will also have a chance especially the latter which is urban and female orientated.

The top openings in China for Hindi films are as follows. The figures of HINDI MEDIUM are apprx.
1. Secret Superstar - $6,810,000
Screenings - 55,865
Footfalls  - 1,584,246

2. Hindi Medium - $3,700,000 aprrx
Screenings - 44,000 apprx
Footfalls - 680,000 apprx

2. Dangal - $2,490,000
Screenings - 30,364
Footfalls - 549,939

3. Bajrangi Bhaijaan - $2,250,000
Screenings - 20,302
Footfalls - 462,522

4. PK - $970,000
Screenings - 16,093
Footfalls - 203,701

5. Dhoom 3 - $370,000
Screenings - 6017
Footfalls - 75,094

HINDI MEDIUM is still running at a few theatres in Mumbai and NCR despite being in its tenth week. It is likley to add 1-2 lakhs nett more business. The film is one of the rare HITS of the year and only content hit of the year although LIPSTICK UNDER MY BURKHA may join it. HINDI MEDIUM did benefit from many tax exemptions around the country with the biggest one in Maharashtra which came on release. The GROSS business of the film is around 77.50 crore while the share is around 26.50 crore. The worldwide figure is around 91.75 crore. The business of HINDI MEDIUM till date is as follows.
First Week - 23,25,00,000
Second Week - 18,23,00,000
Third Week - 11,67,00,000
Fourth Week - 6,00,00,000
Fifth Week - 3,45,50,000
Sixth Week - 20,50,000
Seventh Week - 17,00,000
Eighth Week - 5,50,000
Ninth Week - 3,00,000
TOTAL - 63,06,50,000

HINDI MEDIUM had a good fifth weekend grossing 2 crore nett and taking its business to 61.25 crore nett. The film will add another 1.50 crore nett in its run and end up with a little under 63 crore nett total. The business of HINDI MEDIUM till date is as follows.
First Week - 23,25,00,000
Second Week - 18,23,00,000
Third Week - 11,67,00,000
Fourth Week - 6,00,00,000
Fifth Weekend - 2,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 61,20,00,000 apprx

SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS has done decent business with collections of 42 crore nett plus till date. The film will finish with 43 crore nett with around 7.50 crore nett coming from the Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and English dubbed versions.
Week One - 34,31,00,000
Week Two - 7,40,00,000
Week Three - 1,01,00,000
Fourth Weekend - 25,00,000  apprx
TOTAL - 42,72,00,000 apprx

BANK CHOR grossed around a poor 1.40-1.50 crore nett on day one with Mumbai circuit doing a little better with collections of around 55-60 lakhs nett. The opening day figures are better than BANGISTAN and a little lower than BANJO but with the big match on Sunday and then TUBELIGHT releasing next week its tough to survive.

In this sort of week it would be tough even if the reports are good with the target audience like a HINDI MEDIUM or PINK. The film has some decent recovery from satellite and digital and that is only plus.

HINDI MEDIUM is continuing to do well at the box office as it grossed around 45 lakhs nett on its fifth Friday. This will be its last week where it collects due to TUBELIGHT next week. It has a total of 60 crore nett in 36 days and is looking to finish at around 63 crore nett. This is with tax exemptions. The GROSS business of the film will be around 79 crore.

RAABTA crashed out as expected with business of around 20-25 lakhs nett on its eighth day. The film will mange to cross 20 crore nett thanks to limited competition this week. If there were was a a major release then even this 25 lakhs would have been impossible.

RAABTA grossed around 19 crore nett in week one and is a huge disaster. The film has also fared just as bad in the Overseas markets. The film is unlikely to add much more post the first week despite getting 3-4 shows at some multiplexes due to lack of competition. The film looked a poor film from the theatrical but one wold still have expected more than 20 crore nett lifetime business. The other release BEHEN HOGI TERI is also a disaster with a 2 crore nett first week but that is all you can expect from a film which is a comedy but does not look funny at all as far as the promos goes and then you actually promote this poor content.

HINDI MEDIUM is a sleeper HIT of the season and grossed 6.25 crore nett in week four taking its four week total to 59.50 crore nett. The forth week collections of the film are second highest of the year after BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION and it has another week to add to its business so it can finish up at around 64-65 crore nett which is the same range as PINK and DEAR ZINDAGI but neither of these films had tax exemptions. So the GROSS business is much higher of those films.

WONDER WOMAN has done fair business in two weeks of around 18.50 crore nett and this is just in English. The film will do more than double of BAYWATCH which released on the same day in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and finished with less than 9 crore nett business across India.

HINDI MEDIUM continued to do well as it took its business to 57 crore nett after its fourth weekend. The film has beaten the bigger film HALF GIRLFRIEND that it was released with over three weeks back. Though it must be noted that it is only the NETT figures that are better for HINDI MEDIUM as it has many tax exemptions across India. In terms of GROSS which is actual amount collected at the box office, HALF GIRLFRIEND is still ahead though with a clear week ahead of it this could change next week and HINDI MEDIUM could finish a couple of crore ahead in terms of GROSS as well. The business of HINDI MEDIUM till date is as follows.
First Week - 23,25,00,000
Second Week - 18,23,00,000
Third Week - 11,67,00,000
Fourth Weekend - 3,75,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 56,90,00,000

The film has also had a fair run Overseas and should do around $2 million which will mean a Worldwide total of around 90 crore which is very good for this film.

HINDI MEDIUM did very well in its third week collecting 11.75 crore nett and taking its three week total over 53 crore nett. The third week collections are actually the second best of the year after the legandary BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION (Hindi). The film collected more in week three than BADRINATH KI DULHANIA and JOLLY LLB 2 in terms of NETT collections. The film was lower than BADRINATH KI DULHANIA in terms of GROSS as HINDI MEDIUM has tax exemptions in many states. The film could now go to 60 crore nett. The business of Hindi Medium till date is as follows.
First Week - 23,25,00,000
Second Week - 18,37,00,000
Third Week - 11,75,00,000 apprx
GRAND TOTAL - 53,37,00,000

SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS (Hindi) dropped in the second week with collections of 6.75 crore nett to take its two week total to 41 crore nett plus. The film has grossed a further 8 crore nett apprx in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and English. Overall the film is an Average fare due to a good opening. The collections of SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS (Hindi) till date are as follows.
First Week - 34,52,00,00
Second Weekend - 7,00,00,000 apprx
GRAND TOTAL - 41,27,00,000

HINDI MEDIUM has emerged a true sleeper HIT as it will soon hit 50 crore nett but has never led the box office in any week since its release and is unlikely to do so in any of the weeks coming where it remains in the theaters.

It is very rare for a film to emerge a hit when the first week and second week collections are behind not one but two other films in today's day and age of limited box office runs. The film has shown a similar pattern in the first three weeks as below.

Week One - Had third highest collections of the week behind HALF GIRLFRIEND and BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION

Week Two - Again third highest after SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE. Beat both films (HALF GIRLFRIEND and BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION) who were ahead in week one.

Week Three - Second highest after Wonder Woman. Beat both films (SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE) who were ahead in week two.

Week Four - Same pattern as likes of RAABTA and THE MUMMY will be ahead. But it may go ahead of WONDER WOMAN which was better in week three.

The film is a rare sleeper hit which has succeeded despite never leading the box office race.

HINDI MEDIUM and SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS continued to dominate the box office as far as Hindi films are concerned. HINDI MEDIUM grossed 1.50 crore nett on its third Friday which is the same as first day of Baywatch while SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS was around 1.25 crore nett.

HINDI MEDIUM is a HIT and is holding up very well at the box office with collections of around 42.50 crore nett after fifteen days. The way the film is going its going to be a photo finish in terms of lifetime business between it and the bigger film HALF GIRLFRIEND which was released on the same day as 55 crore nett is a possibilty for HINDI MEDIUM.

SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS has dropped around 80% in the second week but for a film which is more or else a documentary to do around 45 crore nett lifetime business in Hindi and over 50 crore nett in all languages is an achievement. The film has grossed around 36.50 crore nett in 8 days in Hindi.
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HINDI MEDIUM did well in its third weekend with business of 7 crore nett which takes its 17 day total to 48.50 crore nett. The film was the best collecting Hindi film of the week. The way the film is going it will probably do business of over 55 crore nett which would make it the sixth highest grossing film of 2017. The business of HINDI MEDIUM till date is as follows..
First Week - 23,25,00,000
Second Week - 18,37,00,000
Friday - 1,75,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 2,50,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 2,75,00,000 apprx
Third Weekend - 7,00,00,000 apprx
GRAND TOTAL - 48,62,00,000 apprx

SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS was most affected by the cricket match on Sunday as it has the same audience profile. The film has grossed around 40 crore nett in ten days in Hindi so far and is probably looking to finish at around 45 crore nett. The collections of SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS (Hindi) till date are as follows.
First Week - 34,52,00,000
Friday - 1,25,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 1,75,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 1,25,00,000 apprx
Second Weekend - 4,25,00,000 apprx
GRAND TOTAL - 39,77,00,000

SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS grossed 35 crore nett in Hindi in week one and a good weekend with collections holding up pretty well over the weekdays. The film has fared best in Mumbai and South. The film had a regional version in these areas with Marathi, Tamil and and Telegu but still the best collections have come in Mumbai, Mysore and Nizam/Andhra. The film is easily the highest grossing documentary ever as it beat the long standing record of CINEMA CINEMA (1979). That film had a distributor share of 33 lakhs across in India which would equate to around 70-75 lakhs nett. The 35 crore nett of SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS is probably higher than that film in terms of inflation adjusted figures also. The film has fetched a big price for a documentary and recovery will depend on revenue from non theatrical sources like satellite and digital.

HINDI MEDIUM had a very strong second week grossing 17.75 crore nett in week two and taking its lifetime total to 41 crore nett in two weeks. The drop in the second week is 24% which is best trending of the year in terms of second drop mainly as no other small film has done well this year. The film should comfortably cross 50 crore nett now. HALF GIRLFRIEND released alongside HINDI MEDIUM faded in week two with collections of 7 crore nett and two week total of 53 crore nett.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE had a fair week of 21 crore nett and needs to get around 30 crore nett for Average business. Though 30 crore nett will only be same as the last PIRATES film in 2011 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES which had done well in India in 2011 as at that time 30 crore nett was good total for Hollywood releases.

HINDI MEDIUM scored very well in its second weekend as it grossed 10.85 crore nett apprx compared to the 11.79 crore nett in its first weekend which is a drop of 8%. The film came into its own over the weekdays and has continued that run in the second week. The film has found an audience in the metros and these metros will keep it going for a few weeks and could even go close to 50 crore nett. Mumbai circuit is best due to the tax exemption in Mumbai and Pune. The business till date of HINDI MEDIUM is as follows.
First Week - 23,25,00,000
Friday - 2,35,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 3,75,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 4,75,00,000 apprx
Second Weekend - 10,85,00,000 apprx
GRAND TOTAL - 34,10,00,000 apprx

HALF GIRLFRIEND had a big drop in its second weekend as it grossed around 4.75 crore nett. The business was down 85% and with this drop the lifetime business looks to be around 55 crore nett. The film could not compete with the films around it like BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION, SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS and HINDI MEDIUM and needed a solo second week or weaker competition to cross 60 crore nett. The business of HALF GIRLFRIEND till date is as follows.
First Week - 46,00,00,000 apprx
Friday - 1,25,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 1,50,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 2,00,00,000 apprx
Second Weekend - 4,75,00,000 apprx
Grand Total - 50,75,00,000

HINDI MEDIUM had an excellent second Friday of 2.25-2.50 crore nett apprx which has taken its eight day total to around 24.50 crore nett. There is hardly any drop from day one and this has come despite the competition from SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE. The film came into its own over the weekdays and has continued that run in the second week. The film will have a very strong second week which should be similar to the first weekend but the weekdays may be lower compared to the first week. Overall the film is a success and could even go to 50 crore nett in terms of lifetime which would mean its costs more or less covered by India theatrical.

HALF GIRLFRIEND dropped on its eighth day with collections in the 1.25-1.50 crore nett region. The film has collected around 48.50 crore nett till now but this low eighth day makes it tough the film. The film could not collect in the face of competition and probably needed a clearer run in the second week to hold. The film should jump well on Saturday but the weekend is going to remain low. The film has suffered with low collections in Delhi city and East Punjab especially the latter. With these not doing too well, the multiplex business is always on the lower side and eventually its multiplexes which will sustain this type of film.

HALF GIRLFRIEND had a decent first week collection of 47 crore nett but after a good weekend the film just about managed to stay above water on the weekdays. The film had a noticeable drop on Monday and then normal falls over the weekdays. The film is depending on the second weekend and it makes the second Friday crucial as that has to be decent for it to record respectable second week figures. The main plus for the film is the opening and if it does pull through it will be mainly down to the initial.

HINDI MEDIUM has average first week collections of 23 crore nett but a strong weekday trend which should see a very healthy second week total. In fact it will probably beat the second week of HALF GIRLFRIEND despite the first week only being 50% of HALF GIRLFRIEND. The film has not been appreciated in many areas but has found a strong liking by the metro crowd and that will be more than enough for the film. The tax exemption in Maharashtra has really helped its cause in Mumbai and Pune and Delhi NCR has done well as the film has the local flavour. The film has chances to emerge a HIT depending on the business over the next few days.

HALF GIRLFRIEND picked up another decent number on Saturday with around 10-10.25 crore nett but the problem was that the film was flat and collections similar to Friday. The growth came in metros and Punjab but that was because it had under performed here on day one. The places that started well showed small drops. After the start, the film needed to grow just 15-20% on Saturday to ensure success but that has not happened and now its depending on the weekday business. There is the IPL final which may affect Sunday and the Sunday collections may not have the normal trajectory. The first two day collections of HALF GIRLFRIEND are as follows.
Friday - 10,00,00,000
Saturday - 10,25,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 20,25,00,000

HINDI MEDIUM showed good growth on Saturday as it collected around 4 crore nett which is 60% higher than Friday. The collections still remain low but the Saturday numbers have given it a chance for a run and now its is about the Monday numbers. This film also may not get the normal Sunday due to the IPL final. The first two day business of HINDI MEDIUM is as follows.
Friday - 2,50,00,000
Saturday - 4,00,00,000
TOTAL - 6,50,00,000

HALF GIRLFRIEND had a good first day as it grossed 10 crore nett with good collections in cities outside the big metros. The metros like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore were average. The opening is third best ever for an Arjun Kapoor starrer after GUNDAY and 2 STATES while for Shraddha Kapoor its is fourth best after EK VILLAIN, ABCD 2 and BAAGHI. It is the fifth best opening of this year after BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION (Hindi), RAEES, JOLLY LLB 2 and BADRINATH KI DULHANIA though it was a smaller release than all those films.

The film will just need to show normal weekend trend to put up a good weekend and if that can happen then Monday will be the telling point as to what it can do. The music helped the film take an initial and the next few days will tell if the film has the content as the director Mohit Suri had a bad one last time out with HAMARI ADHURI KAHANI which failed totally failed to take off even with good music.

HINDI MEDIUM grossed 2.50 crore nett on day one which is low but it will be about the Saturday growth for this film and more importantly Monday has to hold in the Friday range.