THANK YOU FOR COMING collected 45 lakhs nett on Tuesday and its pretty funny that this film which would probably not been reported at all here is being reported on a Wednesday morning. One reason is there is a typo going around for the Monday collections of certain theatre chains when the collections are actually higher. So, the Monday numbers were higher by 15 lakhs nett. Not that it makes any difference to the outcome of the film.

Secondly there all these accusations from the team who actually didn't name the website and actually don't read it either but are not very happy. There are women producers on board playing the women card and then there is the veteran actor Anil Kapoor who is also one of the producers on another tangent but nothing really changes here. This has happened before on social media with another film before but at that time its was days before we got to hear about but here the industry has been quicker to inform.

Its been over twenty years and there has been no change how the website works. That will continue although these outbursts will get louder and bigger as today with paid media, its becoming about complying. The issue here is the few dollars bring people on the right side of the fence for the makers and gets others to sit on the fence. The problem with boxofficeindia its not just on the other side of the fence but hundreds of miles away from it.

The makers of this film here are basically a desperate lot and that can be seen by the inflated collections of 50-60% and this sort of reporting only comes when the outcome is a disaster. The accusations from this team are many and more the better but for now its about just getting the final week numbers over the weekend as below numbers may actually be giving a little benefit and then who, when and where on the accusations.

The collections of THANK YOU FOR COMING for the first five days are as follows.

Friday - 75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 1,10,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 1,20,00,000 apprx

Monday - 50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 45,00,000 apprx

MISSION RANIGANJ collected a poor 12.25 crore nett over its first weekend. There was good growth on Saturday but when the starting point is low, the growth has to be phenomenal and at the very least double up. The Sunday collections were hit by the match where the film probably lost around 50 lakhs nett but that hardly changes the scenario for the film.

The film itself is not actually as bad as a SELFIEE and it should get a better run than that film but its all about the initial when there is a star in the film and the very dull initial makes its impossible for the film. Now it becomes about remaining in cinemas till Diwali and see where that takes you but before that it needs some sort of hold on Monday.

The collections of MISSION RANIGANJ for the first three days are as follows.

Friday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

THANK YOU FOR COMING put up a 3 crore nett weekend and with just 45% growth on Saturday it pretty much tells the story of this film. It has faced total REJECTION even at the high end premium multiplexes though they are obviously better than other multiplexes. Here, even the cricket match hardly affected the growth on Sunday as no one has really come to watch the film. The biggest joke is the attempt to make a film a success through PR and media. The target for the film are the collections of last week's THE VACCINE WAR.

The difference between THE VACCINE WAR and THANK YOU FOR COMING is that the makers of the former accepted the film is a rejected and a disaster. Here with THANK YOU FOR COMING, there is an attempt to make the film a success through PR and the media. Its probably one of the very rare times that a total disaster and outright rejected film is trying to be made into a success. If its an average or something and then you attempt to make it a hit then, its understandable somewhat. But this attempt can only be laughed. Also the content is laughable and the audience has totally given the deserved results.

The three day collections of THANK YOU FOR COMING are as follows.

Friday - 75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 1,10,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 1,20,00,000 apprx

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MISSION RANIGANJ was very dull on Monday as it collected 1.65-1.75 crore nett taking its total to 14 crore nett in four days which is nothing. The writing was on the wall on day one but if it managed to get the same number on Monday as Friday then maybe a respectable number would be possible but the growth on Saturday did not really point that way.

The first week will do 19 crore nett business apprx and there will not be much to come even though there are no releases next week. The outcome is pretty clear that big stars have to work in the more traditional genres which allows them to be heroes at the present time of point unless its an established franchise.

The collections of MISSION RANIGANJ for the first four days are as follows.

Friday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 5,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

It was lights out for THANK YOU FOR COMING pretty much as expected as the reports were so bad. The only thing which remains to be seen with this film is does that fake perception of the film being a success continue post the weekend or has the public verdict which was clear on Friday finally hit a crazy delusional lot. The target was probably was similar business to last week's disaster THE VACCINE WAR but it does not look like getting there with a first week of 4.50 crore nett.

The four day collections of THANK YOU FOR COMING are as follows.

Friday - 75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 1,10,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 1,20,00,000 apprx

Monday - 35,00,000 apprx

THANK YOU FOR COMING should have been called NO ONE COMING as that is what has happened at the box office, The film has shown growth of just 45-50% and this is for a film targeting the few premium multiplexes which show huge growth on Saturday. The film has basically gone the same way as THE VACCINE WAR last week though its a far worse product and its just this film had a promotional campaign for awareness while THE VACCINE WAR did nothing much. So, the collections will be in the same range.

The difference between THE VACCINE WAR and THANK YOU FOR COMING is that the makers of the former accepted the film is rejected and a disaster. Here with THANK YOU FOR COMING, there is an attempt to make the film a success through PR and the media. Its probably one of the very rare times that a total disaster and outright rejected film is trying to be made into a success. If its an average or something and then you attempt to make it a hit, then its understandable somewhat. But this attempt can only be laughed. Also the content is laughable and the audience has totally given the deserved results.

You cant fool the industry no matter how many these reporter types and media outlets are paid and its unlikely you can fool the public today though the handful of people who actually liked the crapfest may take the fake agenda of making it a success on face value. At the end of the day a DISASTER is a DISASTER and CRAPFEST is an CRAPFEST and no one can change that especially if you bring it to the box office to decide your fate. OTT maybe you can get away but that is a story for another day. Disaster is not an issue actually as so many movies are disasters but the success agenda for a sh!t film is.

The two day collections of THANK YOU FOR COMING are as follows.

Friday - 75,00,000

Saturday - 1,10,00,000

MISSION RANIGANJ opened to a dull response as it collected 2.75-3 crore nett. The collections of the film looked to be coming under the 2.54 crore nett of SELFIEE when the film opened. But it managed to beat that film by around 10-15% though it hardly matters much.

The simple fact is the trailer was better than SELFIEE and it should have opened better and maybe even double of that film. Sadly, the audience has shown no interest in the film and with such an opening, it is a difficult ride going forward. This sort of cinema had a chance pre pandemic but today its tough with a star like Akshay Kumar unless its an established franchise where the audience knows about the film like OMG 2 or DRISHYAM 2.

The film should grow and maybe even compete with the holdovers in terms of growth but with such a starting point, there is not much hope unless somehow Monday shows up with better numbers than the Friday. 

THANK YOU FOR COMING is similar to THE VACCINE WAR last week with collections of 75 lakhs nett apprx but this sort of stuff just gives Hindi cinema a bad name. No other regional cinema would make a film like this and although these sort of films are NOT reflective of Hindi cinema, the fact they are there gives that negative image of Hindi cinema with families even though its just a few films here and there. On top, the film is for sure a crapfest which the final footfalls will no doubt reflect.

DONO is also very poor and has been released with the Rajshri strategy of a very limited tight release of 300 shows across the country which they would be hoping to grow. But an urban love story today is unlikely to hold much appeal for the public. The film released on Thursday and has collected around 20 lakhs nett over the first two days.