MUNJYA sustained very well on its second Friday with 3.50 crore nett which is a drop of around 15% which is par for the course with a release like CHANDU CHAMPION for competition. The competition is mainly in terms of the screen space reduction and not the content as MUNJYA remains first choice in most of the country. On Saturday, even the areas where it is behind it should go ahead.

The way the film trended on the weekdays, it maybe could have got the same number as Thursday but there was no rise in ticket price which happens and allows the sustaining films to get to their Thursday number. The 3.50 crore nett number itself is still good and there will be a holiday to boost on Monday as well which will mean another strong week.

The film stands at 39 crore nett and there is plenty of gas left in the tank at the moment. The 75 crore nett mark looks a cruise for the film but its about how much higher can it go than 75 crore nett.  

The collections for MUNJYA till date are as follows.

Friday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 3,50,00,000 apprx

MUNJYA maintained rock steady collections as it picked up 4 crore nett again on Tuesday which is in the same range as Friday and Tuesday. The film now stands at almost 28 crore nett and will be looking at a first of around 35 crore nett.

The film has looks to have the best holds and weekday trends for the year and its all about where the second Friday lands as normally when the holds are this strong, the second Friday should be very close to the Monday and Tuesday numbers and it would be no surprise if the numbers if it gets benefit of the pricing on Friday.

Although its too early to say as there is a long way to go and there are major releases in front of it but this film has the potential to hit the 100 crore nett mark. A film like a MADGAON EXPRESS has managed almost 22 crore nett in Mumbai mainly thanks to Mumbai city, Thane and Pune and here MUNJYA is excellent across the state of Maharashtra. Hence, a 30 crore nett should be a simple task and if its around 35 crore nett or more than that, the 100 crore nett figure can be achieved.

This weeeknd will be interesting with CHANDU CHAMPION and it will be no surprise if MUNJYA is better in the Hindi circuits be Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan or CP, CI.

The collections for MUNJYA till date are as follows.

Friday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

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MUNJYA continues its superb trending at the box office with another 4 crore nett coming on Wednesday which takes the total to almost 32 crore nett and it is a comfortable 35 crore nett plus week. The target now with these sort of holds is to have a second week which is pretty similar to the first week.

FIGHTER and SHAITAAN have the best second weeks this year at around 38 and 37 crore nett respectively. These targets maybe a step too high as they would be more than the first week of the film but when a film is on a run like this, you never write off anything.

The film should go on to become the biggest film post pandemic with a cost lower than 50 crore outside THE KASHMIR FILES and THE KERALA STORY. Those two films are driven by a different sort of elements and hence, cant be bough into the equation. MUNJYA is looking on track towards that 100 crore nett mark or close and that is a huge result for the film.

The collections for MUNJYA till date are as follows.

Friday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

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MUNJYA collected a good 36 crore nett its first week as the film held similar collections from Mon - Thu which is simply an outstanding trend. There is a drop on Friday morning compared to Thursday but it should cover as the day goes along especially with the Friday evening crowds.

The film has gone down to the 150 INR rate on Friday which was not needed as the film is hugely accepted but its probably because the new release has the INR 150 rate. As a result, the makers of MUNJYA have done the same to ensure that they don't lose consumers due to pricing. However, it does not work that way as MUNJYA is established now and has a ready audience.

The film will give the new release CHANDU CHAMPION a good run for its money as occupancy is better at places especially the smaller towns and Saturday will be interesting as it could dominate the mass circuits. The film made a collection of around 15 crore nett in Mumbai circuit and for comparison bigger films like BADE MIYAN CHOTE MIYAN and MAIDAAN did 17 and 18 crore nett respectively for lifetime business.

The collections for MUNJYA till date are as follows.

 Friday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

MUNJYA collected a fantastic 4 crore nett on Monday and is now looking a huge run at the box office for many weeks. There are big films in the way but in todays times, that does not mean much if the trailers are not up to the mark as we saw on Eid.

The drop for MUNJYA on Monday is minimal with all circuits across the board holding well from the Friday levels. The genre is front loaded and it could feel the heat at some point but being family friendly, it might override the genre factor.

The next test is the second Friday where there will be a new major release, CHANDU CHAMPION. The new release factor itself should mean a drop from the previous day but acceptance in some areas of this film looks huge. Hence, the second Friday could really hold and then no doubt the weekend will propel it.

The film is a HIT and the second Friday is going to tell how big of a HIT it becomes and in todays times when a film film actually gets accepted, it normally goes higher than most expect it to.

The collections for MUNJYA till date are as follows.

Friday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

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MUNJYA recorded the fourth highest Monday of the year so far behind SHAITAAN, FIGHTER and CREW which are all bigger films and opened at far higher numbers. A film like ARTICLE 370 went on to do 77 crore nett and MUNJYA has a higher Monday than that film. The Friday to Monday trend is also stronger. ARTICLE 370, despite being a different genre, is probably going to be the best comparison for MUNJYA as far as box office goes and it should do better than that film.

ARTICLE 370 had seen a 30% drop on Monday and here with MUNJYA, its only around 5%. ARTICLE 370 also did far better in Mumbai with Mysore also being excellent. Elsewhere, the film did well but performance was less than Mumbai and Mysore and despite the excellent numbers of ARTICLE 370 in Mumbai, the underlying trend for MUNJYA in the circuit suggests that it can be higher than the Yami Gautam-starrer

The caveat will be showcasing as there are big films releasing in June and new films do get the upper hand in terms of showcasing in their opening weekend especially if they are big films.

The Mondays this year so far have been as follows. There are no big totals on the crucial Monday but that is down to big opener as without that a big Monday is pretty much impossible with maybe a rare exception like THE KASHMIR FILES.

1. Shaitaan - 7,28,00,000

2. Fighter - 7,07,00,000

3. Crew - 4,18,00,000

5. Article 370 - 3,46,00,000

MUNJYA did well in its first weekend as it collected almost 20 crore nett but more than the collections it had a superb weekend trend. The growth on Saturday was fantastic coming off discounted rates on Friday and although Sunday does not look huge, this came with the big cricket match. Without the match, it could have been a 5-10% higher collection on Sunday.

The film is excellent in Maharashtra which will mean very good numbers in Mumbai and CP Berar circuits and if the film really sustains for the next few weeks, then CP Berar could be challenging some of the bigger films released this year. The film has also done very well in Gujarat (with a blockbuster Gujrati film JHAMKUDI for competition), Rajasthan, CI and East. The collections are lesser in North and South.

The Monday collections of the film should certify an outright HIT status which be the third of the year after SHAITAAN and ARTICLE 370. It has a chance to go on from here to a big number with the only doubt being the genre is a bit front loaded. On top of that, the film has punched way higher than it should on this cast in the Hindi circuits. The next four days and how well it competes with the competition on Friday will probably determine where the film goes.

The weekend collections for MUNJYA till date are as follows.

Friday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 8,25,00,000 apprx

MUNJYA is set for huge box office success as it collected an excellent 7.25 crore nett on Saturday taking its two day total to 11.50 crore nett. The growth on day two is 70% which is extraordinary especially coming off discounted rates on day one. There is the big Ind v Pak cricket match on Sunday evening which could have led to have extra Saturday growth as it may have got some of the Sunday audience but that will be minimal.

The film is doing fantastic practically all over outside the Southern markets and the key are collections in places like Maharashtra, Gujarat and CP, CI where most films have failed to collect as they should and this includes the biggest of the year like FIGHTER and SHAITAAN. For the latter, it would be Gujarat rather than the others. Basically despite being non cast, it is not just a film for a handful of cities.

The genre also does not tend to see this sort of growth but the horror being family and kid friendly, which could have a negative on day one, is now the huge plus as its gets the family audience which ensures the films trends far stronger than the genre will.

The film is going to have a huge run in Mumbai circuit which will propel the collections of the film and it could go anywhere. There are big films like CHANDU CHAMPION and KALKI 2898 AD coming over the next few weeks but the former looks a film for a few cities while the latter looks a film for maybe some circuits only. The acceptance and appreciation is there for MUNJYA and it could prove to be a thorn in the eye for these bigger films due to this acceptance.

The box office collections of MUNJYA are as follows.

Friday - 4,25,00,000

Saturday - 7,25,00,000