SAAHO (Hindi) recorded very good first week numbers of 115 crore nett which are the fourth best of 2019 after BHARAT, KABIR SINGH and MISSION MANGAL. The film opened to very strong collections and held up very well over the weekdays. The Monday collections got a boost due to Ganesh Chaturthi. As the film is a Telugu film primarily, the release of the film is not like a normal Hindi film as the South circuits hardly have the Hindi version being screened. If it was a normal Hindi film then the collections would probably have been 7-8% higher.

The film has done good numbers across all Hindi circuits with Bihar and Odisha beating BHARAT and having the best first week collections of the year. Mumbai circuit is around 36 crore nett while Delhi/UP is 27 crore nett. East Punjab is also excellent with 12 crore nett. The film ended the week with 6.50 crore nett on Thursday which is very good and the second Friday should confirm the HIT status film of the film.

The collections of SAAHO (Hindi) till date are as follows.
Friday - 25,25,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 24,50,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 29,25,00,000 apprx
Monday - 13,75,00,000 apprx
Tuesday - 9,00,00,000 apprx
Wednesday - 6,75,00,000 apprx
Thursday - 6,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 1,15,00,00,000 apprx

SAAHO (Hindi) had another drop on Wednesday but the collections are still good and better than all the Hindi releases this year except KABIR SINGH and URI for the first Wednesday. The film collected 6.75 crore nett on Wednesday for a six day total of 108.50 crore nett. There was heavy rain which hit collections in Mumbai city but that difference would only have been 20 odd lakh but its enough to malke Delhi/UP the highest collecting circuit for the film thanks to the excellent business in UP.

The film crossed the 100 crore nett mark yesterday which is actually not a big deal but even still this mark is celebrated in the big way by the trade and media though its irrelevant in the case with most major Hindi films as 100 crore nett for them hardly means anything. But for this film it was an achievement to get 100 crore nett as it was not from the Hindi film industry and from outside and most films of outside hardly go anywhere but there was pretty much silence. In history only the eight films have hit 100 crore nett from outside, the others being BAAHUBALI: THE BEGINNING, THE JUNGLE BOOK, BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION, AVENGERS: INFINTY WAR, 2.0, AVENGERS: ENDGAME and THE LION KING. The film is up there in strong company and all these film along with SAAHO have a 100 crore nett from main Hindi circuits without counting the South circuits.

The film is heading to be a HIT unless the second Friday goes down to very low levels.

The collections of SAAHO (Hindi) over the first six days are as follows.
Friday - 25,25,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 24,50,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 29,25,00,000 apprx
Monday - 13,75,00,000 apprx
Tuesday - 9,00,00,000 apprx
Wednesday - 6,75,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 1,08,50,00,000 apprx
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The Hindi version of SAAHO may have scored but its a sorry scenario in the South as the collections are falling very fast. The domestic market is hardy collecting for the film now as figures in Nizam/Andhra were down to 2.50 crore nett on Thursday. The way its going it will be not be long before the collections in Delhi/UP will be more than Nizam/Andhra on a daily basis which is crazy.

The film collected 10.50 crore nett apprx across India on Thursday and the total is 247.50 crore nett and we can take at least 30 crore nett from here on a worst case scenario for the Hindi version but the question will be that will South be able to cover the rest for the film to cross the 300 crore nett or is it a must for the Hindi version to cover 40 crore nett from here for a 300 crore nett plus final total.

The all India collections of SAAHO till date are as follows.
Friday - 88,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 51,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 51,00,00,000 apprx
Monday - 31,00,00,000 aprrx
Tuesday - 16,00,00,000 apprx
Wednesday - 10,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 2,47,50,00,000 apprx

SAAHO (Hindi) had a drop on Tuesday after the holiday on Monday but has still managed to collect well due to mass circuits which have come out with good numbers on Tuesday. UP, Bihar, Odisha and CP, CI all did good business. The film collected around 9 crore nett on Tuesday taking the five day figure to 101 crore nett.

The fair value collections on Monday were around 10 crore nett which is a 60% drop and the in real value the film has dropped another 15-20% on Tuesday. The trade in Mumbai really went after this film for some reason while a similar film from Hollywood a few weeks back FAST & FURIOUS: HOBBS & SHAW was said to be a blockbuster when that film had similar reports to this this one. The emotional connect is missing in the film so the film cant really sustain at higher levels and it was the same with FAST & FURIOUS: HOBBS & SHAW. But if this film can continue to run well in mass circuits it can actually turn out to be a HIT.

The film is successful and it will be that second Friday which will tell if can emerge a HIT film. The Hindi version has done far better than the other versions which saw a big drop on Tuesday.

The collections of SAAHO (Hindi) over the first four days are as follows.
Friday - 25,25,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 24,50,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 29,25,00,000 apprx
Monday - 13,75,00,000 apprx
Tuesday - 9,00,00,000
TOTAL - 1,01,75,00,000 apprx
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The collections in single screens are the best of 2019 by a margin beating likes of BHARAT and KABIR SINGH. Most other successful Hindi films have average numbers in single screens. Its another wake up call to the Hindi film industry as to what is cinema. This film is a primarily a Telugu film so the connect is always going to be less with the Hindi audience but the numbers are coming in a big way as this is what cinema is supposed to be and our audiences are starved of real cinema. There has been an attempt to make big cinema which sadly has been bashed by the media and trade but the audiences in the Hindi film markets have been much kinder. The fact that an average Telugu film is going to cross most of the Hindi films released this year is embarrassing to say the least.
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SAAHO (Hindi) had very good Monday with collections of 13.75 crore nett as it was helped by the holiday for Ganesh Chaturthi. The drop from the first day is just 45% but places where the holiday is not effective these centres saw a drop of 60% plus.

This means that everything on Tuesday should equal up and the film will have a major fall but the film is still a success. Going by the drop in Northern cities the film will turn out to be an AVERAGE fare unless the the audiences in Mumbai/Gujarat have liked the film more which is possible as they are more receptive to South films. The Hindi version has done far better than the other versions.

The film has got a total of 93 crore nett apprx on the board and today will tell where the week is going though going by the trend in cities where there was not the holiday factor its probably heading for a week of  around 110 crore nett which is good enough for this film and more so if you consider its a Telugu film.

The collections of SAAHO (Hindi) over the first four days are as follows.
Friday - 25,25,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 24,50,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 29,25,00,000 apprx
Monday - 13,75,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 92,75,00,000 apprx

SAAHO (Hindi) has recorded fantastic numbers over its first weekend with collections of 79 crore nett and the highest Sunday of the year with collections of over 29 crore nett. These figures have come with hardly any business from the South markets and no blockbuster picket prices and on a non holiday weekend. The weekend numbers are the second best of the year after BHARAT.

The trend of the film over the weekend is pretty strong as well. The film dropped a little on Saturday as the actions films open big on single screens and they always see a drop on day two but then showed solid growth on Sunday as these single screens recorded full houses on Sunday.

The film was expected to be a disaster by the trade in Mumbai but that it wont be even if collections crash out on Tuesday and the weekend trend does not suggest a crash like a ZERO or THUGS OF HINDOSTAN. If the film was to be a disaster it would have fallen over the weekend itself which has been seen with films before which have been totally rejected. This does not mean that the film is a HIT also as it remains to be seen what happens over the next 2-3 days.

The all India collections may hit the 200 crore nett mark for the first three days but the best performance is the Hindi markets. The standout is North India which is far above expectations. Gujarat/Saurashtra is by far the best of the Hindi circuits but that can always be expected with a South film while North is tougher market to crack for South Indian films. In Gujarat/Saurashtra the collections on Sunday were better than the first day Eid day collections of BHARAT.

The collections of SAAHO (Hindi) over the weekend are as follows.
Friday - 25,25,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 24,50,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 29,25,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 79,00,00,000 apprx
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SAAHO grossed a huge 190 crore nett apprx in the first three days though the collections from South are big but probably not as per expectations as the drops are there. The film has done better business in Odisha than Kerala, Bihar is more than Tamil Nadu and North has done more than Karnataka/Mysore which pretty much tells the story and the compared South circuits should have done more than the Hindi ones.

The comparative figures for 2.0 were 155 crore nett but the holds are not likely to be as strong as that film which held up well in Hindi Circiuts, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. In the Hindi circuits it has beaten BHARAT in Mumbai, East Punjab and Odisha. In the Hindi belts of UP, MP, Rajasthan and Bihar it would have beaten BHARAT also but BHARAT had Eid holidays in those places so they remain strong for the first 3 days.

The all India collections of SAAHO for the weekend are as follows.
Friday - 88,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 51,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 51,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 1,90,00,00,000 apprx

SAAHO grossed a a solid second number of 53 crore nett across India for a two day total of 141 crore nett. The film has generally dropped in the South though Hyderabad and Bangalore are excellent. The Hindi version is strong also in Nizam/Andhra as it performed very well in Marathawada. The drop is also due to how the collections in Nizam/Andhra are reported

The Nizam/Andhra figures were is the 18 crore nett range which makes the Hindi version of the film contributing the biggest ratio of collections for the film and this trend will continue now.

The film could go near the 200 crore nett mark over the weekend and maybe even hit the 200 crore nett mark if the Hindi version can grow well as not much growth will be coming from the South. The film has cost around 320 crore including P&A and these will be very good numbers for the film but the question will be can it go on past the weekend. It just needs regular holds to emerge a big success.

The all India collections of SAAHO are as follows.
Friday - 88,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 53,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 1,41,00,00,000 apprx

SAAHO (Hindi) recorded another strong day on Saturday as it recorded collections of 24 crore nett. The film had a little drop which is practically nothing though real value would be a little more as the film did not manage to release in places on Friday. There is huge negativity for this film especially in the trade but the audiences have come out in numbers for two days. There was solid growth in Delhi NCR and East Punjab of 10% which is actually excellent for an action film and for a primarily Telugu film this phenomenal for the North.

The final collections of the first day also finished in the 25 crore nett range which put the first day all India business to the 100 crore gross mark. The second day has collected around 24.50 crore nett for a two day total of 49.75 crore nett which are excellent numbers. These numbers have come with 10-12% of the normal Hindi market missing and on a non holiday with normal ticket pricing and on top there is not much star value for the Hindi markets.

Then on top there is huge negativity so the results so far are far higher than can be expected in the Hindi markets and it may not go and be a huge HIT as the emotions are missing for the core Hindi markets. But it does look like the film has a chance of doing decent business and its not a disaster for sure as far as the Hindi version goes. Even if we take a flat Sunday the film is easily going over 70 crore nett which is an excellent weekend and a restricted holiday on Monday to come.

The collections of SAAHO (Hindi) till date are as follows. The all India collections will be updated later.
Friday - 25,25,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 24,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 49,75,00,000 apprx