SHAITAAN continues to run at the box office and could hang around for a more weeks yet with low collections. The total collections of the film were 146 crore nett after six weeks. The film will probably fall short of 150 crore nett but should beat the business of films like OMG 2 and ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI which were in the range of 147-148 crore nett.

The film has surpassed the numbers of FIGHTER in CP Berar and CI with CP Berar also beating the numbers of DUNKI and this is when SHAITAAN is pretty much devoid of music and is a far smaller film than both. Yet these core mass circuits show better numbers probably as the film is more story driven which becomes crucial in the mass circuits today.

SHAITAAN is the only film of 2024 to have worked all over. Gujarat is indeed less but that can probably be put down to the fact that it is a remake of a Gujarati film which has meant very average collections in this circuit. The film has also collected around $4.5 million overseas and is heading for a worldwide total of around 215 crore.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Week One - 80,18,00,000 

Week Two - 35,07,00,000

Week Three - 18,77,00,000

Week Four - 6,59,00,000

Week Five - 3,62,00,000

Week Six - 1,35,00,000

SHAITAAN continues to collect at the box office as it targets a 145 crore nett finish. The film managed collections in the 40-50 lakh nett range on its fifth Friday. The total collections of the film stand at 141.50 crore nett. It basically has another two days to maybe put up numbers of around 1 crore nett on each day and then the collections will be down to a trickle.

The film has healthy business all over as Mumbai will do around 46-47 crore nett and Delhi/UP should finish at 33-34 crore nett. The best performance is East, as West Bengal where Ajay Devgn films are lesser, has crossed 7 crore nett and should finish 7.50 crore nett. It will be the highest ever for Ajay Devgn after DRISHYAM 2.

In Odisha, it is better as it will do similar to DRISHYAM 2 which is the highest grosser ever for Ajay Devgn in this state though PHOOL AUR KAANTE would still classify as a bigger HIT in Odisha above SHAITAAN and DRISHYAM 2. The black magic theme has boosted collections in this side of the country. 

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 45,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN saw a drop in business in the fourth weekend due to the competition from new releases as the film collected 4.50 crore nett. The film had started to slow around the Holi period and new releases hit it further but the job is more than done as the film stands at 139 crore nett till date.

The film got some benefit of the holiday on Friday and because of that, there was not much growth over the weekend due to this holiday. SHAITAAN now looks to be heading for a 145 crore nett finish which is very good especially for the genre of the film.

The film has scored well all over with exception of Gujarat where the business is very average probably as the film is a remake of a Gujarati film. SHAITAAN is the biggest HIT of 2024 till date.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 1,35,00,000

Saturday - 1,50,00,000

Sunday - 1,75,00,000

SHAITAAN collected had another very good week of 19 crore nett which is just a 45% drop from the previous week but the film could have done even more. There has been a little bit of fatigue creeping in from Sunday and the 150 crore nett number, which looked easy now, will be difficult to achieve

Its not just the fatigue but the new releases CREW and GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE have opened very well and come as strong competition which will hit collections from here on. As the fatigue set in on Sunday, the film did not benefit from Holi as it could have. The total collections of the film are now 135 crore nett and it will remain in cinemas till Eid.

Overall, the film has done excellent to get here especially its a genre that does not hold too well though post pandemic the lack of content can be the reason for that. Actually more than lack of content, it may be that the audience plays safe and goes to a HIT film leaving lower collections for the others. SHAITAAN is the biggest HIT of 2024 till date.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday -  4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 1,60,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 1,50,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN collected 3 crore nett on Monday which was a holiday for Holi but it should have been more. The film had a drop on Sunday which looked it may have been due to Holi but it may have been some fatigue as the film should have jumped more on Monday.

The genre does not hold that strong but SHAITAAN was proving that wrong the way it was going and is maybe feeling the heat a little now though it hardly matters as the job is done. The film has a total of 129 crore nett so far with the third week being at 14 crore nett in four days.

There will be some Holi leftover in many states which means there should be a hold on Tuesday at least. The week is probably heading for the 19 crore nett which is a very good number but it looked more when the week started.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday -  4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN is heading for an excellent third week as it picked up 11 crore nett in its third weeeknd and now there is Holi to come. The film is easily heading for the best third week of the year as FIGHTER did 14 crore nett plus in week three and here SHAITAAN is already 11 crore nett.

The film saw a drop on Sunday which was probably due to the Holi factor. The other films kept a more normal Sunday trajectory as they hardly had collections in mass markets be it MADGAON EXPRESS, SWATANTRYA VEER SAVARKAR or KUNG FU PANDA 4. SHAITAAN sees the worst trend of films running on Sunday but over Holi it may show the best trend as business jumps in UP, CI. Raajsthan etc.

The total collections of the film are now 126 crore nett and the 150 crore nett mark looks pretty easy from here. It remains the top collecting film in its third week and is sure to run well to Eid which is more than two weeks away.  Although the overall total will not reach the FIGHTER number it is on course to beat the Hrithik Roshan starrer in a couple of mass circuits.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday -  4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN had a a fantastic hold on its third Friday as it collected 2.75 crore nett and is the biggest HIT of 2024. It potentially may end up as the first SUPER HIT film of the year. The hold this Friday puts the film on a different trajectory as now the 150 crore nett mark is a sure shot for the film.

The film will consolidate this hold over the weekend and then there will be the Holi period where collections will remain good. It looks like there is going to be a minimal fall this week and the film could be at around 140 crore nett mark by the end of the third week.

The fourth week will have a holiday for Good Friday and if it trends well post week three, it will emerge a SUPER HIT film. The film has almost 118 crore nett up already and with this hold on third Friday, there seems to be plenty of gas left in the tank yet. The fact that other releases around it are not doing well is pushing the film but that has been case with almost every film post pandemic as audiences go to the film which is being liked while others are avoided.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 5,15,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 8,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,00,00,000 apprx 

Tuesday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 2,65,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN had a very good second week as it collected 35 crore nett and takes its total to 115 crore nett in two weeks. The drop on the week is 56% which is excellent for the genre which is slightly on the horror side. The film easily remained the top film of the week despite competition from the buy one get one free scheme on the new release YODHA for a couple of days.

The film has a few smaller films for competition this week with the main film being MADGAON EXPRESS which again is coming with a buy one get one free scheme. So, its actually the offer which again will be the competition.

The second week collections of the film are a little short of FIGHTER which picked up 38.50 crore nett but the target in third week is to record better numbers than FIGHTER and it has good chances with the Holi period set to help the film.

SHAITAAN is on course for the 150 crore nett mark and it should very soon go ahead of films like GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI and TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAR then in the final run beat the likes of OMG 2 and ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI.

The collections of Shaitaan till date are as follows

Friday - 5,15,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 8,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,00,00,000 apprx 

Tuesday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 2,65,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN has grossed 161 crore worldwide till date and it should comfortably go over the 200 crore mark. The overseas numbers are being helped by good numbers in US/Canada which is almost 50% of the overseas business.

The film will be the sixth Ajay Devgn film to go over the 200 crore mark after SINGHAM RETURNS, GOLMAAL AGAIN, TOTAL DHAMAAL, TANHAJI: THE UNSUNG WARRIOR and DRISHYAM 2. The last three named collected over 300 crore.

SINGHAM RETURNS had a worldwide total of 216 crore and there is a good chance that SHAITAAN will beat this number to be the fifth highest film worldwide for Ajay Devgn. The film probably has less for the overseas audience but when India does well, then even overseas gets some traction and manages to get some numbers.

The worldwide numbers of SHAITAAN till date are as follows.

India - 131 Crore (110 crore nett)

Overseas - 30 crore ($3.6 million)

SHAITAAN collected 3-3.25 crore nett on its second Monday which takes the total of the film to over 107 crore nett. The second week now stands at 27 crore nett and it will finish at around 35-36 crore nett. This will be a little short of the second week of FIGHTER but the trend is stronger and it could do better than the Hrithik Rohan-starrer in week three, especially with the holiday benefit.

The film will have put up around 115 crore nett up on the board after two weeks and then it will be about getting over the 150 crore nett mark. The film could become the highest grossing Ajay Devgn film in Odisha which will be down to the black magic theme which relates more here. DRISHYAM 2 had done around 3 crore nett in the circuit and this can be more. TANHAJI: THE UNSUNG WARRIOR was around 2 crore nett.

SHAITAAN will also have a shot at beating the FIGHTER numbers in CP Berar and CI.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 5,15,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 8,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,15,00,000 apprx 

SHAITAAN had another good day as it collected 6.50 crore nett on Tuesday and is a 12-13% drop from the previous day which is pretty much normal trending. There have been better holds post the Monday over the last year or so as films collect similar to Monday. But these films have been those where the weekend collections are lower or not as big as they should have been.

SHAITAAN has now collected over 68 crore nett in five days and the week is heading for around the 80 crore nett mark. The numbers on Tuesday remain good in mass pockets outside Gujarat and even here, it did not drop much but the big fall had come on Monday.

It is now about where the second Friday number lands for the film which will determine where the film will go. The film is basically a lottery for Ajay Devgn and the makers as recovery will be around 200 crore form all revenue sources and there will be a UK rebate to come also.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 15,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

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SHAITAAN was rock steady on Wednesday as it collected 6.25 crore nett which is pretty much similar to the day before and the film took its total to almost 75 crore nett. This hold now sets up the film for a very good second week.

SHAITAAN continues to do well across most circuits and in some of these, it could still be leading on Friday when the new films release if the Friday hold is there. The film is heading for an 80 crore nett first week which will the sixth highest ever for an Ajay Devgn film.

The film is less than DRISHYAM 2 but the genre here is different and that was a franchise which became successful post theatrical on satellite. SHAITAAN did well enough to be just 10% short of DRISHYAM 2 in the weekend as due to the genre, the holds were never going to be like DRISHYAM 2. Also DRISHYAM 2 was huge in Gujarat while this film is a remake of Guajrati film. Hence, it hasn't got big numbers in the state.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 15,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

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SHAITAAN did very good business of over 80 crore nett in its first week and has seen solid holds solid holds post Monday. It is the second highest first week of the year after FIGHTER which did 130 crore nett but the figures of SHAITAAN will be much closer from here on. Also the film is a much smaller film and yet, it is coming out with numbers similar to FIGHTER in some circuits.

The film is a solid HIT and it remains to be seen where the lifetime of the film goes. The film is an established film and is bound to hold well for the next few weeks  The film may well be the leading film on its second Friday and if not it is sure to lead in some of circuits at least.

The film has healthy numbers overseas of around $2.5 million giving the film 120 crore worldwide in the first week. The chances are that it could do 200 crore worldwide if the second Friday holds up well enough which is a big number for a film like this.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 15,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 5,75,00,000 apprx

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SHAITAAN saw a superb hold on its second Friday despite competition from new releases as it collected a solid 5-5.25 crore nett. This takes the film to over 85 crore nett in eight days and it will be comfortably over the 100 crore nett mark.

The film fell a little short of the highest second Friday of the year as FIGHTER was a little higher. But if we take out South, then across the core circuits, SHAITAAN is higher in practically every circuit. In Rajasthan, FIGHTER was around 20 lakhs on the second Friday and here SHAITAAN is sure to go over 25 lakhs nett.

The film now probably has the chance to go to 150 crore nett if it continues to on this trend and with Holi in the third week, it further has chances to score. If the film holds well on Monday, then the 150 crore nett mark will be pretty easy due to the holiday benefit to come post the second week.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 15,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 5,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 5,15,00,000 apprx

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SHAITAAN jumped 70% on its second Saturday as it collected 8.50 crore nett and now has a total of 94 crore nett. The film is easily the top film this week despite being in its second weeeknd. Mumbai circuit is doing excellent despite a lackluster Gujarat. Even Mumbai city could have been better but Pune and Thane are driving the film in the circuit. 

It is the Thane area that bringing the circuit back to life and unlike Mumbai city, there has to be some mass appeal for films to work here. Now the circuit just needs Gujarat to do better generally and then, it can be pack to pre pandemic levels. For this film, there is an excuse in Gujarat but that is not the case for others in the last 6 months or so. 

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Friday - 15,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,25,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 5,75,00,000 apprx

Friday - 5,15,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 8,50,00,000 apprx

Second Weeeknd - 13,65,00,000 apprx

TOTAL - 94,15,00,000 apprx

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SHAITAAN dominated the box office in the second week also as it collected 24 crore nett apprx to takes its ten day total to 104 crore nett. The film remained the top film despite the release of YODHA and that too by a margin. The film looks to be going towards the 150 crore nett mark especially if it can see good holds on the weekdays of the second week.

After this week, the film will get benefit of Holi and Easter which will add to the momentum of the film in the next couple of weeks. The film is going strong in Mumbai circuit which is standing at around 35 crore nett and it is sure to do 50 crore nett in the circuit. 

Even though Mumbai has done well, the biggest difference between SHAITAAN and DRISHYAM 2 will be this circuit as DRISHYAM 2 was simply phenomenal in Mumbai with 92 crore nett. The DRISHYAM 2 number can be put into perspective that it was more than films like BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN and KABIR SINGH.

The collections of SHAITAAN till date are as follows

Week One - 80,18,00,000 

Friday - 5,15,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 8,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Second Weekend - 23,90,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN had a strong hold on Monday as it collected 7.50 crore nett on Monday which is a 50% drop from Friday but that was a holiday in most states due to which it had inflated collections. The real value drop for the film is probably around 30-35%. which means its stronger than it actually looks.

This takes the film to 62 crore nett in four days and with a solid hold on Monday, it is a HIT and its just about where the film can go from here. The film did see a big fall in Gujarat which made the difference being at around the 7.5 crore nett mark rather than the 8 crore nett mark. The weeeknd was also average in the state and now has fallen on Monday as that remake factor hits business. The film is a remake of a Gujarati film.

The Gujrat drop means Mumbai circuit showing a bigger drop but outside, the holds are good in all the main areas. The film is basically a lottery for Ajay Devgn and the makers as recovery will be around 200 crore form all revenue sources and there will be a UK rebate to come as well.

Ramazan has also started which will be affecting the box office somewhat and generally, collections are less from Sunday. SHAITAAN will face competition every week now but that should not be an issue as films tend to hold very well for weeks when they trend well on Monday. The only difference is this film is in that genre which is not really horror for the masses and is more towards the physiological/supernatural thriller space. Though it has scored strongly till date in mass pockets, it could feel the heat in time.

The four day collections of SHAITAAN are as follows.

Friday - 15,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,50,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN scored a fantastic weekend with collections of 54.50 crore nett over its first three days. The film did not grow much on Sunday but this was normal as holdover releases also did not get the growth they should have got. This is probably down to huge growth on Saturday post the Mahashivratri holiday and it was also the start of Ramazan on Sunday.

The collections are around 6-7 crore nett down on DRISHYAM 2 but a huge chunk of this shortfall is down to Gujarat as the film is a remake of a Gujrati film. As a result, the collections there are lower than they should be. The film is practically all in one house and if you consider this, then the collections in circuits like East Punjab, Rajasthan, CP Berar and CI are just outstanding as its batting way above it should in these markets especially going by how they behaved post pandemic.

The collections on Sunday in CP Berar were not that far off the collections of FIGHTER on Republic Day which pretty much puts the success of this film into perspective. The overseas business should come in near the $2 million range which is also good for this genre. It has picked up around 80 crore worldwide in its first weekend.

The weekday business should confirm the HIT status of the and although there will be competition in March, if this film can really hold on weekdays, then that will hardly matter.

The three day collections of SHAITAAN are as follows.

Friday - 15,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

TOTAL - 54,50,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN is on its way to emerging a HIT film as it collects 19 crore nett on Saturday which is almost 30% up from the previous day which was a holiday in most states. If the film had gone up 10-15%, it would have been a good result and here it is far more than that. The growth in real value is probably somewhere in the 60-70% region.

The film is also doing fantastically well all over except TNK but that hardly matters. The collections are extraordinary in West Bengal and Odisha as the theme of the film (black magic) hits home. These areas may well see the highest numbers for an Ajay Devgn starrer. Odisha looks almost certain to do so.

SHAITAAN also sees good numbers in East Punjab which was likely to be a weaker circuit as its generally underperforming and appeal would have been less. But the numbers are superb and a 2 crore Sunday in this circuit would be huge for this film. The only place where it could be doing a little better is Gujarat but there is Sunday to come when the film could see a good jump. The fact that it is a remake of a Gujrati film maybe holding back collections a little.

The two day total is now 34 crore nett and there should be good growth on Sunday as circuits like Rajasthan and CI have gone up 15-20% from Mahashivratri. This growth in these places sort of confirm a HIT film.

The two day collections of SHAITAAN are as follows.

Friday - 15,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

SHAITAAN scored a superb first day as it collected 15 crore nett apprx edging past the numbers of DRISHYAM 2 and becoming the fourth highest opening day for Ajay Devgn after SINGHAM RETURNS, GOLMAAL AGAIN and TOTAL DHAMAAL. These three are franchise films while SHAITAAN is not and brand value does make a difference.

DRISHYAM 2 had opened with a similar total but here SHAITAAN has done a same number with a help of a holiday. Fair value for SHAITAAN will probably be around 10 crore or maybe 11 crore nett if we take out the holiday which itself would have been a good number. The real value of the opening day will be known after the results on Saturday. The growth will be minimal but hopefully the film can edge up on Saturday.

The heartening thing about the film is the circuit ratios are normal and its not as if there is a bulk of business coming from metros or South which has been the case with many films. The film has beaten the numbers of FIGHTER in some mass circuits and is the biggest opener of the year in these circuits. It was a holiday and that has helped but eventually, if these circuits do more than FIGHTER in the long run, that will be more than enough for SHAITAAN as this is not what you call a mass film either. It again illustrates that if you can just penetrate well into the multiplexes outside the metros, the numbers can come. 

SHAITAAN will now have to show solid growth on Sunday and it will be on its way. DRISHYAM 2 did a 62 crore nett weeknd which cannot happen here but if the film can get a 45-50 crore nett weekend, that will be a solid result and good Sunday growth will mean holds from Monday onwards too.

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SHAITAAN has emerged with the biggest opening in mass circuits as it beats the numbers of FIGHTER which was a bigger film. Mahashivratri holiday benefitted SHAITAAN but FIGHTER also came before a big national holiday which gave that film a boost. In the box office scenario today, if the Central circuits collect well, you are pretty certain the film is going to do well. The contributions may not be huge but you know these circuits are a guide to the film doing well outside metros.

SHAITAAN has also beaten FIGHTER in places like Odisha and Bihar but maybe these are best not to judge as to the black magic theme will be a huge plus in these markets especially Odisha. In West Bengal and Odisha, the zone of the film is a huge plus. 

Its just not these circuits but important areas like East Punjab and Gujarat are only short of FIGHTER due to the 3D screens. In both the circuits there are many centres with better numbers for SHAITAAN. If FIGHTER was a normal 2D release, then the collections in these circuits would also be higher. The aim for the industry should be get numbers up in these pockets as they ensure all round success for the film. It can be said that Mahashivratri has taken SHAITAAN over FIGHTER in these circuits but the result is not likely to be any different on Sunday and that will be like for like.

The collections of SHAITAAN and FIGHTER in the Central circuits are as follows.

Fighter - 60,00,000

Shaitaan - 67,00,000

Fighter - 58,00,000

Shaitaan -75,00,000

Fighter - 40,00,000

Shaitaan - 51,00,000