JOLLY LLB 3 is finishing up with business of 115 crore nett as it stands a little over that mark and will be adding a few lakhs more as it wraps up its run. The film has done decent business but it should have been more as the weekend itself was 50 crore nett and on a good trend. But it could not really go through after the weekend. The film looked on course to be a HIT film over its first weekend but slipped thereafter.

The film scored best in East Punjab netting around 14.50 crore nett which is the range of HOUSEFULL 5 (162 crore all India) while next best was Delhi/UP with a contribution of 35 crore nett. Mumbai circuit let the film down as it could only get 30 crore nett which is less the last part. All the other circuits have seen business go past JOLLY LLB 2 and it is only Mumbai which is behind by 5 crore nett.

This is the general trend in Mumbai circuit where original Hindi films are finding it tough going and this has been seen again with the Diwali releases. Yet, there is THE TAJ STORY which outperforms but this could be because its one of those propaganda type of films all of which have scored very well in the circuit.

The overall performance of JOLLY LLB 3 is down on JOLLY LLB 2 although in terms of collections it will be getting around 8 crore nett more but it is also coming 8 years later. The overseas business is low with £3.5 million which is less than KESARI CHAPTER 2. That film did 90 crore nett in India, that is, 20% less than JOLLY LLB 2. JOLLY LLB 3 will have a worldwide close of around 167 crore.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 till date are as follows.

Week One - 71,13,00,000

Week Two - 28,88,00,000

Week Three - 7.93,00,000

Week Four - 3,98,00,000

Week Five - 1,85,00,000

Week Six - 85,00,000

Week Seven - 39,00,000

Week Eight - 8,00,000 apprx (3 Days)

The worldwide numbers of JOLLY LLB 3 are as follows.

India - 138.50 crore (115.09 crore nett)

Overseas - 30.15 crore ($3.52 million)

JOLLY LLB 3 collected well in the third week as it picked up 8 crore nett. The collections may be low but considering the competition, the third week is probably a better performance than the second week. It takes the film to 107 crore nett which is the same total of the last film in the franchise released in 2017. It should now comfortably go above the 110 crore nett mark.

The film should have done better but that is how the box office goes today. The film needed this third week to at least get into the AVERAGE bracket and the way it went in week two, it looked like week three would struggle for collections. However, with a solid weekend, it managed to put up a decent third week total. The third week totals of HOUSEFULL 5 and KESARI CHAPTER 2 were a little higher though.

The film stands at 33 crore nett in Delhi/UP and 14 crore nett plus in East Punjab which are the best circuits for the film. Mumbai is only 28 crore nett and that is where the problem is for the film as it should have been much higher. Neither Maharashtra or Gujarat have seem much of a performance.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 till date are as follows.

Friday - 3,65,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 3,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 3,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 1,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 2,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 65,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 85,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 50,00,000 apprx

JOLLY LLB 3 has done well on its third Friday considering the release of two new films and the showcasing its has. The film did surprisingly well on Wednesday as collections and there has been a decent follow through despite the new releases. The film collected 1.25 crore nett on its third Friday and now stands at 100 crore nett plus.

The issue for the film was also this hurdle of the Gandhi Jayanti releases and it has managed to come through this. The film now should do business of 110 crore nett plus which is more than the previous installment of the film. Overall the film is an AVERAGE fare and although that is below expectations, there was a chance it may not have hit this mark if the film crumbled under the weight of the new releases.

The film has done its best numbers in Delhi/UP and East Punjab but only if these markets had held up better post the first weekend, then the film would be looking at much better numbers than the numbers it is putting up now.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 till date are as follows.

Friday - 3,65,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 3,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 3,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 1,25,00,000

JOLLY LLB 3 collected in the 2.25-2.50 crore nett range on its second Monday which is fair as Monday business is tending to fall more nowadays due to the discounted Tuesday. The drop here for JOLLY LLB 3 is 35% from Friday. This takes the films collections to over 90 crore nett.

There second week total is 19.50 crore nett and there should be a bump up in collections on Tuesday which should take the second week to around 25-26 crore nett. The struggle of collections will be there in the third week but it should have enough legs to get over the 100 crore nett mark. The 107 crore nett figure of JOLLY LLB 2 could be a harder task.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 till date are as follows.

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 19,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 3,65,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 2,35,00,000 apprx

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JOLLY LLB 3 showed a good jump on Tuesday due to the discounted tickets on Tuesday as it collected around 6.50 crore nett. The jump is better than normal for the Tuesday but it does not make up for the disappointing Monday as collections are likely to go back down to the Monday levels or lower. The jump at the national chains was very good at around 35%.

The film has collected almost 63 crore nett so far and should end the week over 70 crore nett which is fair total though after a 50 crore nett weekend, it should have had a higher first week. SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR had a first week 86 crore nett while RAID 2 managed 88 crore nett. JOLLY LLB 3 is going to be well short of these numbers.

This does not mean the film is going to do badly but its just that it wont become the HIT film which it had potential to become especially after the good weekend. The film had good enough interest but it looks like the content has not quite worked with the public like it should despite the reports being positive from the exhibitors. The second weekend is still important as it still needs to sustain well enough to get over the 100 crore nett mark and the target should be to cross the business of JOLLY LLB 2.

The first week business of the film is likely to be lower than JOLLY LLB 2 which was 73 crore nett plus unless Wednesday and Thursday hold up very strongly.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 over the first five days are as follows.

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 19,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

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JOLLY LLB 3 collected 4.50 crore nett on Wednesday showing a big drop from the previous day which was expected and is now the norm since the discounted Tuesday started. The film could have been on some recovery mode if the collections were better than Monday but that would be a huge ask as that Tuesday is getting extra admits, affecting the rest of the weekdays.

The collections till date are 67 crore nett and the week is going to end at 71 crore nett which is a decent collections but this is coming after a good weekend and collections should have been higher. The 100 crore nett mark is still not certain with these dropping collections and the second weekend is crucial if it is to get there. 

The collections of the film have also fallen in Delhi/UP and East Punjab where the film had a very good first weekend and it looked both circuits could give the best numbers for an Akshay Kumar release post the pandemic. However, its is probably the topic of the farmers issues which helped those initial numbers while the content has not really worked like it should.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 over the first six days are as follows.

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 19,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

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JOLLY LLB 3 ended the week with a fairly steady last day of the week as it collected 4 crore nett on Thursday to take its first week total to a little over 71 crore nett. This is a decent number but its come after a good weekend and these sort of films should really be coming into their own from Monday as are not weekend films.

It looks like that the sequel factor has worked here bring in some good collections initially but the content is not as strong as the last JOLLY LLB film. It may end up with similar number to JOLLY LLB 2 but that is because of ticket rates and footfalls will be far less. JOLLY LLB 2 was comfortably over 1 crore footfalls which is impossible for this film.

There is not much competition this week with only release being HOMEBOUND which looks filler release before KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 and SUNNY SANSKARI KI TULSI KUMARI and will not collect much leaving JOLLY LLB 3 to continue to dominate the box office. The film still has some work to do to hit the AVERAGE mark and it needs a good second weekend as there will not be much business in the third week.

It will be curtailed week as the new films come on Thursday. So, Saturday and Sunday are huge importantly for JOLLY LLB 3 if it is to get to 100 crore nett. Ideally it should hold the same collections as Thursday but that is no easy task.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 over the first week are as follows.

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 19,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

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JOLLY LLB 3 continued its average run on day eight picking up collections in the 3.50-3.65 crore nett which takes the film upto 75 crore nett in eight days. The drop is normal for day eight but with no major releases on Friday, there was a chance of no drop and even go higher. Sadly, the appreciation is not there for the film to able to do that.

The film is not really going anywhere but it is important that there is a big jump on Saturday if the film is to reach the 100 crore nett mark. The potential should be there to double up which should at least be more or less ensure a 100 crore nett finish at the very least. The film is going to beat the numbers of KESARI CHAPTER 2 but that film did not open while this film started well and was an actual franchise while KESARI was a franchise in name only. The appreciation of KESARI CHAPTER 2 was more than JOLLY LLB 3.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 till date are as follows.

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 19,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 3,65,00,000

JOLLY LLB 3 scored well on day as it collected around 12.50-13 crore nett with good collections in the evening and night shows; it should mean good growth today and put the film on course for a good weekend of around 50 crore nett. It can go higher but there is the issue of the big cricket match on Sunday which will curtail collections. The match on Sunday should give the Saturday collections an extra push.

The opening in the morning itself was not too bad also considering the music did not work too well and there was no commercial elements. This is where the franchise factor comes into play. The film has just edged past the total JOLLY LLB 2 so that may look the franchise factor has not done much but its different times. To get a film like this in double digits is not an easy task and that franchise factor must have surely helped.

Also the film is best in Delhi/UP and East Punjab which is where JOLLY LLB 2 fared best also. The NCR/UP and Haryana belt can actually be called very good for the film and it has potential to do very well here at least for two weeks. Mumbai circuit is a little less but that is expected as the circuit is a little weak at the moment. There will be Navratri starting soon which will hit business also in the Gujarat side of the circuit and that is where it has potential to do better as far as Mumbai circuit goes.

Despite this solid opening, the film still has a long way to go and does really need to run really well for two weeks as it will get no benefit of any holidays to push the numbers. Moreover, it may find it hard to collect after two weeks due to the release of films like KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 and SUNNY SANSKARI KI TULSI KUMARI.

The last film of Akshay Kumar, HOUSEFULL 5, collected 162 crore nett and although that was an underperformance due to the budget and franchise value of that film, it would be a good result here. Even if its a little less at around 150 crore nett, it would be a solid result. It would also keep the franchise moving up as the last film did around 107 crore nett. This 107 crore nett number should be beaten eyes closed from this 12.50 crore nett plus start.

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JOLLY LLB 3 showed very good growth of 50% plus on Saturday though some of that growth would have been because of the match on Sunday as some of the Sunday audience watches on Saturday leading to lesser footfalls on Sunday. The two day business of the film is a healthy 31 crore nett plus and despite the match, the film should should manage some upward trajectory to easily get over the 50 crore nett mark for three days.

The film remains with less business in Mumbai circuit through the growth was better in the bigger centres of the circuit than other circuits. Delhi/UP and East Punjab remain excellent. East Punjab is a huge surprise as its the best performing circuit with a 13.5% ratio which is crazy in todays time for this circuit. The film deals with farmer issues and that is probably the reason though JOLLY LLB 2 also scored well. But the circuit was very strong in those days.

The film looks on course to emerge a success as this sort of Saturday growth ensures a hold on Monday and with Sunday being curtailed by the cricket, it should give Monday some extra help. The comparison can be made with SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR as that film was doing similar numbers and also out performing in the North. JOLLY LLB 3 had a better initial as the likes of UP, Rajasthan, Bihar etc collected better but as these places grow less on Saturday. So, the growth was also limited. The advances for Sunday do look very good and suggest very good growth but it remains to be seen where it lands at the end of the day.

SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR started to crack as we got towards the end of the week and that is where JOLLY LLB 3 will have to do better and really go into the second weekend with strong collections. The performance in mass pockets probably cant be called good but it is better than SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR; so, the film has a wider reach. However, it remains to be seen whether the release date enable JOLLY LLB 3 to do the business of SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 over the first two days are as follows.. 

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

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JOLLY LLB 3 had a good weekend as it crossed the 50 crore nett mark picking up 51 crore nett plus and the film probably lost 2-3 crore nett on Sunday due to the cricket match. The film was very good till 4 pm on Sunday and then the collections slowed markedly leaving the Sunday collections pretty much flat.

The film has a put up a good number up on the boards and the film does have appreciation with the multiplex audience especially in the North. But there is still a lot of work to be done if it is to finish with a good result. SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR, which had a similar sort of box office in terms of ratios, did 56.50 crore nett over the weekend. So, the film has a little ground to make up with this film.

The film has scored very well in North with Delhi/UP doing 14 crore nett plus and East Punjab fantastic with 6.50 crore nett. Mumbai is low and is likely to struggle as Navratri period starts on Monday. The film is a success and it remains to be seen if it can become a HIT and for that, its about what the film does on Monday. It needs to hold well and much better than the normal 50% drop. The subject matter has helped the film in the North but that may be the opposite in Mumbai as more humour may have been needed in these parts.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 over the first weekend are as follows.. 

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 19,75,00,000 apprx

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JOLLY LLB 3 collected 51 crore nett plus in its first weekend which is the eighth highest opening day of the year bit as the collections of SKY FORCE have to be taken with a pinch of salt, it can be called the seventh best weekend of the year. In terms of first weekends, it is the ninth highest for an Akshay Kumar starrer and eighth if we take out SKY FORCE. HOUSEFULL 5 is the highest with that 80 crore nett number earlier this year in June.

JOLLY LLB 2 collected 47.50 crore nett and it has gone past that film comfortably. The gap would be even more if it were not for the cricket match on Sunday. The lack of big films can be seen with just CHHAAVA at 100 crore nett plus and this is when films have gone over 150 crore nett now though this can be put down to the two big films, SIKANDAR and WAR 2, going wrong.

CHHAAVA released in February and it remains to be seen if it remains number one in terms of initial by the end of the year. The likely competition is to come from the South film KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 and Diwali release THAMA. They will have a good chance to beat the opening day and opening weekend numbers of CHHAAVA with then the holiday factor in play also though the lifetime of CHHAAVA is a different story altogether.

The top ten weekends of the year are as follows.

1. Chhaava - 1,08,37,00,000

2. War 2 - 98,50,00,000

3. Saiyaara - 84,28,00,000

4. Housefull 5 - 79,90,00,000

5. Sikandar - 70,05,00,000

6. Sky Force - 60,86,00,000 

7. Sitaare Zameen Par - 56,60,00,000

9. Raid 2 - 48,02,00,000

10. Baaghi 4 - 29,14,00,000

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JOLLY LLB 3 surprisingly saw a drop in business on Monday as it collected 5 crore nett. The trend was strong over the weekend allowing for the big India vs Pakistan cricket match on Sunday and the reports were also positive as far as the bigger centres were concerned. Hence, it was expected to get a good Monday total up but the film has dropped 60% which is a major drop.

The drop maybe looks worse than it is actually due to the start of Navratri and the discounted Tuesday rates which are giving business on Monday a huge problem. It could be fair value is around 50% but that will be known over the next few days. Considering how films like SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR and RAID 2 fared on Monday, this not a good result especially with this release date where business will be hard after two weeks.

JOLLY LLB 3 should still emerge a successful film unless collections gets hit further towards the end of the week but with this Monday number, it becomes difficult for the film to emerge that much needed HIT film for the industry. The film continues to be better in the North and the drops are also a little less there but even there, it has fallen. Basically after such a jump on Saturday, the film should not be dropping like this. The collections of the film are still pretty good at 56 crore nett but the Monday trend is not good.

The collections of JOLLY LLB 3 over the first four days are as follows.

Friday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 19,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 5,00,00,000 apprx