SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS grossed 35 crore nett in Hindi in week one and a good weekend with collections holding up pretty well over the weekdays. The film has fared best in Mumbai and South. The film had a regional version in these areas with Marathi, Tamil and and Telegu but still the best collections have come in Mumbai, Mysore and Nizam/Andhra. The film is easily the highest grossing documentary ever as it beat the long standing record of CINEMA CINEMA (1979). That film had a distributor share of 33 lakhs across in India which would equate to around 70-75 lakhs nett. The 35 crore nett of SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS is probably higher than that film in terms of inflation adjusted figures also. The film has fetched a big price for a documentary and recovery will depend on revenue from non theatrical sources like satellite and digital.

HINDI MEDIUM had a very strong second week grossing 17.75 crore nett in week two and taking its lifetime total to 41 crore nett in two weeks. The drop in the second week is 24% which is best trending of the year in terms of second drop mainly as no other small film has done well this year. The film should comfortably cross 50 crore nett now. HALF GIRLFRIEND released alongside HINDI MEDIUM faded in week two with collections of 7 crore nett and two week total of 53 crore nett.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE had a fair week of 21 crore nett and needs to get around 30 crore nett for Average business. Though 30 crore nett will only be same as the last PIRATES film in 2011 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES which had done well in India in 2011 as at that time 30 crore nett was good total for Hollywood releases.

SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS held pretty well on Monday doing around 50% of day one with business of 3.50-3.75 crore nett approx in Hindi. This film could have dropped badly on Monday due to the film not being in the normal feature film format. The four day total is over 26.50 crore nett and the week will be going to 36 crore nett which is very good.

These are very good numbers for the film and the the production cost of the film is not much being a documentary. But the film has fetched a good price in the market (huge for a documentary probably due to the Sachin Tendulkar factor) from a major multiplex chain which has allowed the producers a handsome table profit. The recovery for the buyers will depend on the revenue of income sources like satellite, overseas etc. These will have to give to over 20 crore for the film to cover. The first weekend business of SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS (Hindi) is as follows.
Friday - 7,18,00,000
Saturday - 7,75,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 9,00,00,000 apprx
Monday - 3,75,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 27,69,00,000

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE had a fair hold on Monday of a little under 50% and the film is heading for a first week total of around 21.50 crore nett which is on the lower side but its lifetime business is going to finish higher than many recent Hindi films like BEGUM JAAN and PHILLAURI. Its an Average fair if it can get over 30 crore nett. The four day first week business of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE is as follows

Friday - 4,25,00,000
Saturday - 4,75,00,000
Sunday - 4,75,00,000
Monday - 2,25,00,000
TOTAL - 16,00,00,000
------------------
SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS had a noticeable drop in collections on Tuesday with a larger than normal drop for a Tuesday. The film grossed around 3 crore nett takings its five day to total to around 30 crore nett in Hindi.

The film looks to be heating for a 35 crore nett week which is very good for a documentary though it may not be able to add much much after the first week as there is a very limited audience for this genre and much of it will be consumed in the first week itself. The first five day business of SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS (Hindi) is as follows.
Friday - 7,18,00,000
Saturday - 7,75,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 9,00,00,000 apprx
Monday - 3,75,00,000 apprx
Tuesday - 3,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 30,69,00,000

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE continued with a normal trend on Tuesday as it grossed around 2 crore nett apprx. The first week will be a little over 21 crore nett. Its an Average fair if it can get over 30 crore nett. The five day first week business of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE is as follows
Friday - 4,25,00,000
Saturday - 4,75,00,000
Sunday - 4,75,00,000
Monday - 2,25,00,000
Tuesday - 2,00,00,000
TOTAL - 18,00,00,000

SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS did well in its first weekend grossing around 24 crore nett in its Hindi format. The film also released in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and English and these between them will be around 3.75-4 crore nett with Tamil, Telugu and Marathi all going over 1 crore nett each.

Its a big weekend for such a film and has basically done its business over the weekend. There is a very limited audience for documentaries in India and this film has probably consumed most of this audience in its first weekend. This may be due to Sachin Tendulkar who is a big icon but eventually there is only a certain amount of people who will watch a film in this narrative. So it will be huge surprise if this film keeps on going like this. The weekend is the sixth highest of the year and just 6.50 crore nett less than a big feature film like KAABIL. The first weekend business of SACHIN: A BILLION DREAMS (Hindi) is as follows.
Friday - 7,18,00,000
Saturday - 7,75,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 9,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 23,94,00,000

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE had a decent weekend but the trend was not really there with limited growth on Saturday and Sunday also refusing to grow much. The two day business of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR'S REVENGE is as follows
Friday - 4,25,00,000
Saturday - 4,75,00,000
Sunday - 5,00,00,000
TOTAL - 14,00,00,000