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