THE JUNGLE BOOK has had an excellent first week of 73.50 crore nett with the collections on Thursday being better than day one and it was not as if day one was poor. It was a partial holiday on Thursday which pushed the collections to around 11 crore nett mark.

Basically the film has crushed the collections of films like NEERJA and KAPOOR & SONS in  just one week. These Hindi films are hit films as they were well budgeted and liked by a small segment of the crowd. Its a different story in the media where its been said these films were loved and hugely appreciated but if that's the case what words are there to describe THE JUNGLE BOOK which has genuinely been liked by audiences across the nation

There screen counts are comparable as well with THE JUNGLE BOOK was released on 1500 screens which is same as KAPOOR & SONS while NEERJA was 1000 plus but got a bigger advantage of tax free so early in its run.

THE JUNGLE BOOK has smashed records of all Hollywood films in India and is cruising to be the first Hollywood release to cross 100 crore nett and be the highest grossing Hollywood release ever in India. There is Shah Rukh Khan's FAN releasing today which will affect collections no doubt but there is enough appreciation there for THE JUNGLE BOOK to continue to collect well over the next few weeks.

THE JUNGLE BOOK was rock steady on Tuesday as business dropped less than 10%. The first five day business of THE JUNGLE BOOK is as follows
Friday - 10,00,00,000
Saturday - 13,75,00,000
Sunday - 16,50,00,000
Monday - 7,50,00,000
Tuesday - 7,00,00,000 apprx
Total - 54,75,00,000

The film is on course to become the first Hollywood film to cross 100 crore nett. Even though FAN will release this Friday, the trend suggests that THE JUNGLE BOOK can cross 100 crore nett

THE JUNGLE BOOK continues to shatter all records for Hollywood films in India as the film dropped just 25% from its first day. The first four day business of THE JUNGLE BOOK is as follows
Friday - 10,00,00,000
Saturday - 13,75,00,000
Sunday - 16,50,00,000
Monday - 7,50,00,000
Total - 47,75,00,000

The collections could come in a little higher on Monday as the South versions could be a bit stronger because the Hindi dubbed version has held very strongly. The film should cross 65 crore nett for the week and could go higher as Thursday is a holiday. The film is the first universally appreciated film of the year and surprisingly its not a Hindi film. The collections in many smaller cities are better than AIRLIFT on Monday.

THE JUNGLE BOOK is a record breaker as far as Hollywood films in India are concerned as it set a record for the highest weekend with a total of 40 crore nett and the another record for the highest collection in a single day for a Hollywood release in India as it grossed 16.50 crore nett on Sunday. This is also the first time that a Hollywood film has ever gone over 15 crore nett on a single day.

The daily business of the film was 10 crore nett on Friday, 13.50 crore nett on Saturday and 16.50 crore nett on Sunday. Despite it just being three days it can easily be said the film will be a blockbuster as the contribution for the dubbed versions is around 50%.

Normally Hollywood releases films are driven by English versions which eventually limits the business but here the with the dubbed versions doing so well especially the Hindi versions the film will sustain well over the weekdays.

THE JUNGLE BOOK is the first film of 2016 to do well all over something which no Hindi film till date as been able to do.

THE JUNGLE BOOK had a very strong first day as it grossed 10 crore nett apprx. The film was excellent in Mumbai circuit and South India. In the South there was a big Telugu film but it only really affected in Nizam/Andhra as Mysore and Tamil Nadu/Kerala raked in huge collections of 1.30 crore nett respectively

There was a holiday for Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra which enabled to put up a huge 3.80 crore nett in Mumbai circuit. The other circuits were less but that is where the potential to grow is very big. Mumbai growth may be hard due to the holiday but other places should make up for it.

The families will come out on Saturday and Sunday and normally huge growth would be expected for this genre but the holiday factor may even things up a little. The film is the third highest opening for Hollywood in India after FAST & FURIOUS 7 and AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON which were 12 crore nett and 11 crore nett respectively.
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THE JUNGLE BOOK had huge growth on Saturday and that too coming of a holiday in some parts of the country. The first two day business of THE JUNGLE BOOK is as follows
Friday - 10,00,00,000
Saturday - 13,50,00,000 apprx
Total - 23,50,00,000

The film is all set to emerge a blockbuster and could turn out to be the highest grossing Hollywood film ever in India