ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI managed to do well in its third week showing a drop of a little under 65% as it collected 16.75 crore nett. The drop is more than the second week as that was an open week while the third week saw competition from two big films.

The total collections of the film now stand at around 133 crore nett and it has gone past the business of TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR which did around 128 crore nett. The issue both films faced is huge budgets for the genre and then rejection in the Hindi circuits be it Gujarat or CP, CI and even East Punjab. The business today is such that the bigger budget films need these markets to work.

The Overseas business of the film is the saviour which stands at around $15.50 million which are the highest numbers outside PADMAAVAT, SANJU and the films of Khan (Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh). It will finish the as 13th highest grosser overseas (original Hindi format) of all time. The worldwide GROSS numbers of the film are 285 crore apprx after three weeks.

The collections of ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANIi till date are as follows.

Week One - 69,46,00,000

Week Two - 46,71,00,000

Third Week - 16,75,00,000 apprx

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI remains super strong in overseas and is an overseas BLOCKBUSTER as its collections cross $15 million. There was competition this week with GADAR 2 and OMG 2 and despite the former doing well, it has not really affected the collections of ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI.

The film started with competition from BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER but there was a continued push for shows from the distributors and this has worked well for the film. This week saw the release of OMG 2 from the same studio but that has had an haphazard release in overseas.

The film has crossed the $7 million mark in US/Canada making it the ninth highest grosser in that circuit and the overall overseas numbers have beaten all films featuring Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh. So is the highest grosser for both of them as far as overseas is concerned. The film still has legs and could cross the business of films like 3 IDIOTS and HAPPY NEW YEAR from overseas in original format.

The business till date from major markets is as follows.

United Kingdom - £ 1,450,000

US / Canada - $7,000,000

Gulf - $3,500,000

Australia - A$ 1,500,000

The above lot account for around $13.5 million.

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI did good numbers in third weekend considering the competition. The film collected 9.50 crore nett apprx in its third weekend which is a drop from last weekend but the fact it did near double digits is a great result for the film.

The total collections of the film are now around 125 crore nett which is similar to the likes of TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR and GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI. There will be more to come due to the holiday period. The week can easily go to 16-17 crore nett.

The biggest plus is the business in overseas markets which may well be heading to the $15 million mark which is second best to PATHAAN only post pandemic mark.

The collections of ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI till date are as follows.

Friday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 3,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Third Weekend - 9,50,00,000 apprx

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI did very well in its second week collecting around 47 crore nett and taking its two week total to 116 crore nett. The drop off on the week is just about 31% which is solid trending. The film has not worked in core circuits but the metros are doing well which means good totals in Mumbai, Delhi/UP and Mysore. West Bengal is also doing well but should be better.

The film is a success but a lot depends on what happens from here to go further. There is competition this week with two big films. GADAR 2 is a different animal altogether with a different audience so it will actually be OMG 2 which is giving this film competition and competing for the same audience at the larger multiplexes.

The biggest plus is the business in overseas markets which may be heading to the $15 million mark which is second best only to PATHAAN, post pandemic mark.

The collections of ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI till date are as follows.

Friday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 11,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 13,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 3,50,00,000 apprx

Second Week - 47,00,00,000 apprx

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI had an excellent hold in the second weekend as it collected 31 crore nett apprx and took its overall total to 100 crore nett plus in ten days. The film is mainly about 4-5 cities which are contributing a huge chunk to the overall pie. Its a bit like those five centre films before the pandemic like GULLY BOY and smaller films like PINK and PIKU where bulk of the business comes from a few cities.

The drop from the last weekend is just 30% and that is the plus for film as collections in week one were decent for the genre but not for the budget of the film. But in the second weekend, it has covered ground. So, the overall number of 100 crore nett now also looks good which was not the case after the first week.

The third Friday is likely to determine the lifetime business of the film and it will all be down to metros as contributions outside will hardly be anything. Overseas is exceptional and the film may emerge a BLOCKBUSTER there with the second best collections post pandemic but that also depends on how the film fares over the next two weeks.

The collections of ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI till date are as follows.

First Week - 69,46,00,000 apprx

Friday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 11,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 13,25,00,000 apprx

Third Weekend - 31,00,00,000 apprx

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ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI has seen an extraordinary hold in overseas markets as it picked up $3.25 million in its second weekend which is a drop of just 20% from the first weekend. The film has comfortably crossed the $10 million mark and is still going strong.

The overseas numbers is the actual victory of the film as not only has it sustained very well but collections are very good in all markets. Canada saw its highest day on Sunday which was day ten and a small market like Singaopre had a second weekend which was better than the first weekend.

Alia Bhatt is a bonafide star in overseas while Karan Johar films also have a branding in this genre especially in the traditional markets of US/Canada and UK and all this is helping the numbers of the film. The restrictive release in the West due to BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER is also helping it sustain so well.

Hindi films need x amount of shows at certain properties in US/Canada and UK due to a huge sub continent diaspora in these areas but that was not possible with BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER running so strong. So although the film got the cinemas, it did not get the shows it required in key properties and a lot of the audience had to wait to catch the film.

The film is still very strong and may even go towards the $15 million mark. Before it opened, the expectations on advances was around $9-10 million but it has crossed that in ten days alone.

The apprx collections in the major markets are as follows.

United Kingdom - £975,000 ($1,250,000)

US/Canada - $4,500,000

Gulf - $2,800,000 

Aus  A$1,000,000 ($700,000)

Rest Of The World - $1,250,000

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI showed huge growth on Saturday as collections went up 70-75% which was on the cards as the film is catering to high end multiplexes in the metros. The collections were 11.25 crore nett on Saturday which takes the film to 87.25 crore nett. It should reach 100 crore nett by the end of business on Sunday.

The film should also reach $10 million overseas by the end of business on Sunday. So, it will be two benchmarks hit at the same time. The overseas number is far more impressive as in India, the film lacks mass support while overseas there is appreciation across all the circuits.

The difference between this film and TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR is likely to come from Mumbai, Mysore and West Bengal as Mumbai city, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata gave a better performance. Delhi NCR is also better than TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR but overall circuit figures will be similar as ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI is lesser in UP.  It is doing HIT business in the above mentioned cities but it remains to be seen if they can cover the shortfall from the rest of India in the long run.

The collections of ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI till date are as follows.

Friday - 10,50,00,000 apprx 

Saturday - 15,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 18,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 6,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 5,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 11,25,00,000 apprx

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI has held up well on its second Friday with collections of 6.50 crore nett apprx. The second Friday number is the third best this year after PATHAAN and THE KERALA STORY but there is a big gap to the next best films as the likes of TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR and ZARA HATKE ZARA BACHKE are much lower.

The collections now stand at around 76.50 crore nett and it will have a shot at 100 crore nett after its second weekend. The jump should be huge on Saturday as the bulk of the business is coming from areas which have big Saturday growth.

The film is going to be pulled through by the metros while business in core Hindi circuits is low and it may even not reach numbers of a much smaller film ZARA HATKE ZARA BACHKE in the likes of CI and Bihar. The other side is that a centre like Gurgaon has racked up numbers only behind PATHAAN and BRAHMASTRA post pandemic for original Hindi content..

The behaviour seen for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI has not been seen by a big release post pandemic in that there is appreciation in the metros and rejection outside. Basically its on the lines of films like MISSION MANGAL and GULLY BOY. The numbers of MISSION MANGAL went high for a metro film. That was because of the momentum from a national holiday where even the mass circuits got some numbers due to the holiday but it was downhill in these centres after. Also big holidays generally inflate the collections especially for non opening type of films.

The collections of ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI till date are as follows.

Friday - 10,50,00,000 apprx 

Saturday - 15,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 18,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 6,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 5,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI had a decent first week as it collected around 70 crore nett. Like TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR earlier this year, the collections are not good enough for the budget of the film but they are decent for the genre which is a struggle at the box office as its not able to reach out to the mass circuits. Also here the hero was weaker compared to TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR. So, these numbers become reasonable.

The plus for the film is that it saw good holds over the weekdays and it should cover some ground over the second week. The film has fared very well in some areas like the NCR belt where collections are similar to ADIPURUSH which was a 115 crore nett first week all India as compared to only 70 crore here. The mass circuits have also held up well over the weekdays though at low collections and in these pockets, it will just be better multiplexes which will take it along now.

The crucial area for the film was Gujarat/Saurashtra if the film was to really go somewhere as the circuit is mainly driven by the family crowd. But the film could not really fare well here with collections only around 40 lakhs nett on Thursday when you would want the ratio above 10% by the end of the first week as its a longer sustaining circuit.

The story is about the metros going forward and these should hold well but the ratio of business from here will keep getting higher and higher as the film goes deeper into its run. The second Friday hold is crucial and if the film can hold at a similar level to Thursday it will be on its way to some kind of success. However, the the third Friday will see huge competition and that will actually tell where the film will land.

The first week numbers for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI are as follows.

Friday - 10,50,00,000 apprx 

Saturday - 15,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 18,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 6,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 5,75,00,000 apprx

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ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI has done fantastically well overseas in week one as from a strong start, it has held up very well in the first week and in one week has done similar buisness to GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI. It will also beat SOORYAVANSHI, '83 and KGF - CHAPTER 2 (Hindi) by the end of the second weekend leaving it only behind PATHAAN and BRAHMASTRA post pandemic. The week one number is $7.25 million.

The film has a lot of legs in overseas as the holds were very strong over the weekdays and the early numbers on the first Friday are also huge with Australia going at a pretty much similar rate to the first Friday. The United Kingdom hit £80k plus on each weekday and looks certain to hit a huge second weekend.

The real plus is Gulf as that is the market which could have bought the film down but in just one week. It has done as much as BRAHMASTRA which is the second highest grosser in the market post pandemic after PATHAAN. The circuit has been a struggle in 2021 and 2022 but seems to be getting better now.

The film could be flirting with the $10 million mark after the second weekend.

The apprx collections in the major markets are as follows.

United Kingdom - £700,000 

US/Canada - $2,900,000

Gulf - $2,100,000

Aus  A$700,000

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI held steady on Tuesday with collections in the same range as Monday. There was growth in pockets like Mumbai city and Pune while Bangalore and Kolkata city may end up with higher collections. There were little falls in the North while mass markets were pretty much flat on low collections.

The total collections of the film are around 58 crore nett now and the film has a strong trend. The overall collections are at a good level as the bigger multiplexes are performing well. The first week should be heading to the 70 crore nett range and the weekday trend should ensure a good hold over the second weekend.

The high end multiplexes look like driving this film. A film like TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR saw so so results at most places and the difference here may well be good results in high ends and so so elsewhere. But time will tell as there is a still long way to go due to the initial not being good enough for the mounting of the film.

The first five day numbers for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI are as follows.

Friday - 10,50,00,000 apprx 

Saturday - 15,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 18,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 6,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,75,00,000 apprx

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI had a solid Monday with collections in the 6.75 crore nett range which is only 35% down from the first day. The weekend numbers were low for the mounting of the film but Monday is a good number and more than that, the trend is strong and this is most important as it means the film is going to run.

The overall collections at 51 crore nett are on the lower side for the mounting of the film and that is why a strong hold was so important on Monday as its about covering ground over the next 7-10 days. The mass circuits have held well on Monday at pretty much the same range as the bigger circuits but they were low on Friday. So despite the hold, they are at low levels.

A crucial market like Gujarat/Saurashtra for families will not do well as collections should have been higher on Monday. The drop is only 35% but that is not good enough but East Punjab should be okay as Gurgaon is strong and a few other centres are doing better now.

Overall its about the metros and where they take the film. The film should do around 68-69 crore nett in the first week and then its about the crucial second Friday where it needs good number as the third week will see huge competition.

The first four day numbers for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI are as follows.

Friday - 10,50,00,000 apprx 

Saturday - 15,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 18,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 6,75,00,000 apprx

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ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI saw a superb hold in overseas pretty much like India but in overseas to hold around 30-35% on a Monday is a much tougher task. The film had screen time issues with the competition of BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER especially in UK which meant that $4 million was a better number than it looked.

The Monday number has just confirmed that United Kingdom has only fallen 20% and is probably the highest Monday of all time outside a KHAN film as it edges past the Monday numbers of PADMAAVAT. The hold in Canada is even better with a drop of 15% from Friday though Canada is a superb holding market post pandemic.

The film now stands at around $4,750,000 over four days and the film can go on and hit the $10 million mark. The film was a HIT after three days due to numbers with the capacity issues and Monday just confirms the overseas HIT status of the film.

The numbers for the main markets on Monday are as follows with the drop from Friday in brackets.

United Kingdom - £83,000 (-20%)

US / Canada - $325,000 (-30%)

Gulf - $140,000 (-40%)

Aus  - A$70,000 (-35%)

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI did well in its first weekend by as it clocked up around 44.50 crore nett. There was good trajectory over the weekend with strong growth on Saturday and Sunday growth was also solid which means the film should hold up well enough over the weekdays.

The best performance of the film is Delhi city, Gurgaon and Noida and then places the film has got HIT collections over the first three days. Gurgaon is pretty much driving the whole East Punjab circuit which has managed to get pretty good overall collections on the strength of Gurgaon despite other major cities not really putting up strong collections. The film also has support in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai. The mass belts saw better collections on Sunday but growth was not huge at around 30-35% in the mass circuits when Sunday should be more.

If we compare the numbers with TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR, the film is basically doing better in the bigger top 8-10 cities but less in others. It is these top 8-10 cities which are going to drive the film from here  The film is in the same boat as TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR where the weekend collections are pretty good in terms of what the genre can deliver in the box office scenario today but they are not good enough for the size of these films. So it really becomes about the long run and how it plays out over the next week or so.

The big plus for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI is overseas where it has done very well and grossed around the $4 million range and scored in all the circuits.

The first three day numbers for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI are as follows.

Friday - 10,50,00,000 apprx 

Saturday - 15,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 18,50,00,000 apprx

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ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI has done very well in its initial weekend overseas as it racks up around $4 million and this is with issues in terms of less shows in markets like US and UK due to BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER being so strong. The UK saw major issues in terms of shows and this meant that Sunday actually went higher than Saturday.

This is an overseas friendly genre but that has gone out of the window in the recent past and now and its practically whatever scores in India tends to score overseas as well. There have been films like TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR and JUGJUGG JEEYO which should have done better if that overseas genre friendly was still in play.

The plus for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI is that Alia Bhatt is a bonafide star in overseas and probably ahead of the male stars of the newer generation and Karan Johar has a value in the traditional overseas markets. The other director who has that is Sanjay Leela Bhansali. So, a film like GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI sort of becomes a benchmark and ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI should surpass the business of that film. Gulf being in better condition now than GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI's time is an added bonus.

The film is going to easily surpass the numbers of TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR and JUGJUGG JEEYO in one week flat.

The apprx collections in the major markets are as follows.

United Kingdom - £375,000 

US/Canada - $1,800,000

Gulf - $1,050,000

Aus  A$410,000

ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI had a fair first day as it collected around 10.75-11 crore nett which is pretty much similar to the fair value number of TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR which released on Holi day. ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI is a summer time release when business is better while TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR was March and there are block bookings also here for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI.

But the big difference in favour for TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR was that it had a big star like Ranbir Kapoor while this has Ranveer Singh and the music of the Holi release also did better. So to get a similar number number to TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR, if we take out the holiday, was about the best ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI was going to do. Also the big difference is Gujarat/Saurashtra where TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR did 1.50 crore nett more due to Holi which is a huge difference between the films. The Holi factor also pushed up the numbers of TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR but not to the extent of Gujarat.

The best business for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI has come in the NCR belt where Delhi city, Gurgaon and Noida have recorded good collections. The film has a North feel but again as sort of expected UP and East Punjab (outside Gurgaon) are on the lower side, this is mainly because films of Ranveer Singh tend to underperform here and its also not the type of film to do well in UP. East Punjab (outside Gurgaon) had to do better as its multiplex dominated circuit.

The film is really about what happens from here as the initial was always likely to be in this range and that on a good day. Maybe pre pandemic it would have got over the 15 crore nett mark and even high ever but a lot has changed for the genre since then. The film needs to grow well on Saturday and with such a concentrate of business in the metros the growth should come. Also the Saturday growth is now like it was before the pandemic which was not the case when cinemas reopened till about few months back. So, it would be good if the film can jump 40-50% or even more.

The better news for the film has come from overseas with a solid first day which could go close to a $1 million dollars with US/Canada likely to be around $500k and Australia is around A$110k. It will be the Gulf number which will determine the Overseas numbers but its a good solid start in overseas and better than India which again was likely.

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ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI showed very good growth on Saturday as collections jumped almost 50% as the film collected 15.50 crore nett on Saturday giving it a healthy two day total of 26 crore nett. The growth is 30-40% in mass cnetres while bigger centres are around 50-60%.

The numbers are still low in terms of the costs of the film but there is a good trend which gives the film a chance to run in the long run though a lot depends on what happen on the weekdays and after. The core Hindi circuits have to show big jumps today if the film is to have much of a run in them. Gujarat/Saurashtra had a good jump on Saturday as collections went to 1 crore nett but this should have been the day one number.

The better numbers are from Delhi city, Gurgaon, Noida and Bangalore and all these are doing good business whether in terms of trend or actual collections. The Delhi/UP circuit is doing well without much of a contribution from UP centres outside Noida and Lucknow. Mysore is also doing good numbers for the film. Basically the trajectory is positive for the film which was a must for Saturday and now its about where it can go from here.

The first two day numbers for ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI are as follows.

Friday - 10,50,00,000 apprx 

Saturday - 15,50,00,000 apprx