MISSION RANIGANJ collected 9 crore nett over its second weekend which is actually a good hold as its only 25% down from the first weekend but its due to National Cinema Day. Without the offer, the weekend would have been around 6 crore nett. The collections of the film are now 27 crore nett but Monday will see collections at low levels.

The film has done business of around 8 crore nett in Mumbai and 6.50 crore nett in Delhi/UP. It is surprising that Mumbai has somehow managed to stay above Delhi/UP as its looks a film with a more North flavour and these have been doing less in Mumbai as compared to Delhi/UP over the last few months.

The collections of MISSION RANIGANJ till date are as follows.

Friday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

FUKREY 3 did well in its third weekend picking up 8.50 crore nett and taking its total to 84 crore nett. The film could go to 90 crore nett though it will not add much on the weekdays as fair value for the Friday is around 1 crore nett. So, Monday will be lower than that.

The collections FUKREY 3 are as follows.

Friday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 2,25,00,000 apprx

MISSION RANIGANJ got a boost due to National Cinema Day as it collected around 4.50 crore nett to take its total to almost 23 crore nett after eight days. The film has probably been boosted by 3.50 crore nett due to National Cinema Day but things will go back to normal today.

This is a one off and it will be back to normal but the numbers on the second Friday give the film a chance to go over 30 crore nett though that hardly matters. The only plus of the film will be the collections on National Cinema Day but these are coming for a reason outside the movie.

The collections of MISSION RANIGANJ till date are as follows.

Friday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 1,70,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 1,60,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 1,40,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 1,35,00,000 apprx

Friday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

FUKREY 3 also got a boost due to National Cinema Day with collections of 4.50 crore nett apprx and this takes the collections of the film to 80 crore nett. Again like MISSION RANIGANJ, it is a one off but here the film is further into its run and so, the benefit is more.

The film will come down to more normal levels over the weekend but it gives the film a chance to go towards that 90 crore nett mark now if it remains in theatres till Diwali.

The collections FUKREY 3 are as follows.

Friday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

MISSION RANIGANJ collected a poor 18.25 crore nett in week one which is practically nothing. The box office has give clear messages in the last 9-12 months as to what the audience wants to see especially with big stars. This film was started before before the clear box office signals. So, its not much of an issue but if this is happening in a year or two and star films are opening like this, then it would mean the industry has not understood the changing audience profile.

The film will get some benefit of National Cinema Day as will all releases being screened at present which will mean a steady second weekend as Saturday and Sunday were always going to have better collections. But from Monday, there will not be much to come.

There are probably still a few shockers to come with content more for pre pandemic times but as mentioned it can't be happening with films which have gone on the floors this year.

The collections of MISSION RANIGANJ for the first week are as follows.

Friday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 1,70,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 1,60,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 1,40,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 1,35,00,000 apprx

MISSION RANIGANJ dropped further on Tuesday as it collected around 1.60 crore nett taking its total to 15.50 crore nett and the week looks to be heading for 18.50 crore nett. The film will do more than SELFIEE but the BELLBOTTOM number is unlikely to be reached.

The simple fact is that this film should be doing higher number than these films. This is not to say it should have done 100 crore or something but the results here show that even after August and September, if the audience is keeping away and the numbers which would have come here pre pandemic are not coming.

It again reiterates the importance of getting people in as that's the only way a film stands a chance especially if the film has a big star. If there was some of initial here then this would not have seen a fate as bad as this. The film is dull all over while areas like Maharashtra and Nizam/Andhra are seeing very bad collections.

The collections of MISSION RANIGANJ for the first four days are as follows.

Friday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 1,70,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 1,60,00,000 apprx

MISSION RANIGANJ collected a poor 12.25 crore nett over its first weekend. There was good growth on Saturday but when the starting point is low, the growth has to be phenomenal and at the very least double up. The Sunday collections were hit by the match where the film probably lost around 50 lakhs nett but that hardly changes the scenario for the film.

The film itself is not actually as bad as a SELFIEE and it should get a better run than that film but its all about the initial when there is a star in the film and the very dull initial makes its impossible for the film. Now it becomes about remaining in cinemas till Diwali and see where that takes you but before that it needs some sort of hold on Monday.

The collections of MISSION RANIGANJ for the first three days are as follows.

Friday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

THANK YOU FOR COMING put up a 3 crore nett weekend and with just 45% growth on Saturday it pretty much tells the story of this film. It has faced total REJECTION even at the high end premium multiplexes though they are obviously better than other multiplexes. Here, even the cricket match hardly affected the growth on Sunday as no one has really come to watch the film. The biggest joke is the attempt to make a film a success through PR and media. The target for the film are the collections of last week's THE VACCINE WAR.

The difference between THE VACCINE WAR and THANK YOU FOR COMING is that the makers of the former accepted the film is a rejected and a disaster. Here with THANK YOU FOR COMING, there is an attempt to make the film a success through PR and the media. Its probably one of the very rare times that a total disaster and outright rejected film is trying to be made into a success. If its an average or something and then you attempt to make it a hit then, its understandable somewhat. But this attempt can only be laughed. Also the content is laughable and the audience has totally given the deserved results.

The three day collections of THANK YOU FOR COMING are as follows.

Friday - 75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 1,10,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 1,20,00,000 apprx

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MISSION RANIGANJ was very dull on Monday as it collected 1.65-1.75 crore nett taking its total to 14 crore nett in four days which is nothing. The writing was on the wall on day one but if it managed to get the same number on Monday as Friday then maybe a respectable number would be possible but the growth on Saturday did not really point that way.

The first week will do 19 crore nett business apprx and there will not be much to come even though there are no releases next week. The outcome is pretty clear that big stars have to work in the more traditional genres which allows them to be heroes at the present time of point unless its an established franchise.

The collections of MISSION RANIGANJ for the first four days are as follows.

Friday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

It was lights out for THANK YOU FOR COMING pretty much as expected as the reports were so bad. The only thing which remains to be seen with this film is does that fake perception of the film being a success continue post the weekend or has the public verdict which was clear on Friday finally hit a crazy delusional lot. The target was probably was similar business to last week's disaster THE VACCINE WAR but it does not look like getting there with a first week of 4.50 crore nett.

The four day collections of THANK YOU FOR COMING are as follows.

Friday - 75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 1,10,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 1,20,00,000 apprx

Monday - 35,00,000 apprx

MISSION RANIGANJ showed a jump of around 55% which would have been decent if the film had collections but with the first day hardly hitting the 3 crore nett mark, the growth is just not enough. The film actually had to double up on the Saturday though despite being the wider release, it has managed more growth on Saturday than the other two releases.

The cinema reports of the film are better than the numbers but when no one is coming, these figures hardly matter as the film will go pretty unnoticed and you need phenomenal public reports to do a rescue act from here. The only hope for some sort of run is Monday scores more than Friday which will be a miracle with 55% growth on Saturday.

Despite the main character of the film being a Sikh, the film is scoring lesser numbers in East Punjab than FUKREY 3 which is in week two. Both Friday and Saturday were lower. When eEast Punjab is not there for a sardar film, then it is practically impossible in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Nizam/Andhra. The Sunday is likely to be affected by the cricket match between India and Australia.

The collections of MISSION RANIGANJ for the first two days are as follows.

Friday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

MISSION RANIGANJ opened to a dull response as it collected 2.75-3 crore nett. The collections of the film looked to be coming under the 2.54 crore nett of SELFIEE when the film opened. But it managed to beat that film by around 10-15% though it hardly matters much.

The simple fact is the trailer was better than SELFIEE and it should have opened better and maybe even double of that film. Sadly, the audience has shown no interest in the film and with such an opening, it is a difficult ride going forward. This sort of cinema had a chance pre pandemic but today its tough with a star like Akshay Kumar unless its an established franchise where the audience knows about the film like OMG 2 or DRISHYAM 2.

The film should grow and maybe even compete with the holdovers in terms of growth but with such a starting point, there is not much hope unless somehow Monday shows up with better numbers than the Friday. 

THANK YOU FOR COMING is similar to THE VACCINE WAR last week with collections of 75 lakhs nett apprx but this sort of stuff just gives Hindi cinema a bad name. No other regional cinema would make a film like this and although these sort of films are NOT reflective of Hindi cinema, the fact they are there gives that negative image of Hindi cinema with families even though its just a few films here and there. On top, the film is for sure a crapfest which the final footfalls will no doubt reflect.

DONO is also very poor and has been released with the Rajshri strategy of a very limited tight release of 300 shows across the country which they would be hoping to grow. But an urban love story today is unlikely to hold much appeal for the public. The film released on Thursday and has collected around 20 lakhs nett over the first two days.