ANEK is in freefall as collections go down another 20% from the huge drop on Monday. The film collected only 40 lakhs nett apprx on Saturday taking its total to a little under 6.50 crore nett. The collections on Monday had fallen 70% from its opening day.

The way the film is going, it will hardly do much more than 7 crore nett for the first week and that will be about it. The only major release which it will do better than this year so far is DHAAKAD. The plus is that digital and satellite will pretty much save the film in terms of losses. Otherwise, it would have been a total loss.

The business of ANEK till date is as follows.

Friday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 40,00,000 apprx

TOP GUN: MAVERICK is doing fair business over the weekdays and should collect around 19.50 crore nett in its first week. It should do decent over Saturday and Sunday again and has a shot at 30 crore nett finish depending on the second Friday.

The collections of TOP GUN: MAVERICK in India till date are as follows.

Wednesday - 25,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 1,85,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 1,65,00,000 apprx

ANEK had a very poor weekend as it collected only 5.50 crore nett apprx which is lower than BADHAAI DO which did 6.78 crore nett and not much better than a film like JHUND which was 5 crore nett apprx. The film dropped on Sunday due to the IPL match but even if that was not there, it would not have grown much.

The film is supposed to give some message but what is not understood that these films never reach the masses anyway and are mainly seen by the multiplex crowd in a few of the metros who will have some awareness of the issue anyway. This is not just for ANEK but most other films which also try and deliver a message to society.

The three day collections of ANEK are as follows.

Friday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 1,75,00,000 apprx

TOP GUN: MAVERICK has not done much business over the weekend as it collects 13.25 crore nett including IMAX previews on Wednesday and Thursday. The film has done far better than ANEK but it was a wide release of almost 1800 screens; so business is not up to the mark.

Still the fate is dependent on Monday and if the film can do business in the range of its Friday business it will have a chance for a decent run. The film has done huge business in the US with around $125 million over the weekend and Memorial Day to come which should take it to $150 million for the four day bank holiday. The plus is that is has bought back the older viewers back to the cinemas in a big way post the pandemic due to the brand value of TOP GUN (1986).

The collections of TOP GUN: MAVERICK in India till date are as follows.

Wednesday - 25,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

ANEK fell flat on Saturday as the film failed to grow much from a very low Saturday. The film could only collect 2 crore nett on day two after collecting 1.75 crore nett on Saturday. The film was targeted at the urban centres which are best on Saturday but no one has come for this. 

The two day numbers are 3.75 crore nett and the failure to do much on Saturday means the writing is on the wall if it was not there on day one. Actually the writing was on the wall when you start this sort of content and then base it in the North East which will ensure even less takers. It may have worked better if made Assamese rather than Hindi.

The two day collections of ANEK are as follows.

Friday - 1,75,00,000

Saturday - 2,00,00,000

TOP GUN: MAVERICK had a decent Saturday as it collected around the 4.25 crore nett mark. The collections are still on the lower side but the film saw a good jump of 70% which is probably the highest a major release has seen on Saturday post the pandemic if we take out THE KASHMIR FILES.

The jump has come despite a Thursday release and maybe it can hold on a Monday due to this Saturday result. Or maybe its just that urban weekend film which does better on the weekends. The Sunday jump is unlikely to be huge which is the norm for Hollywood in India.

The collections of TOP GUN: MAVERICK in India till date are as follows.

Wednesday - 25,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

ANEK had a very poor opening of 1.75 crore nett as it could not really gain much in the evening. There will be growth today but not the type needed for such a low starting point. The collections in mass circuits were horrible as BHOOL BHULAIYAA 2 in second week was collecting 5-6 times more in Gujarat/Saurashtra, CP Berar and CI and this could be same in a few other circuits.

The film has the lowest opening of all the major releases in 2022 barring BADHAAI HO, JHUND and DHAAKAD with the last named being the worst this year. The minor plus will probably be Assam circuit which incorporates the North East and that may outperform but that will maybe a few lakhs extra.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK has also not been able to make much of an impact in India as collections have been poor over the first two days though it should do better than ANEK. The film is doing outstanding business in North America and may well go close to $150 million over the four day holiday weekend. 

The collections of TOP GUN: MAVERICK in India are as follows.

Wednesday - 25,00,000

Thursday - 2,00,00,000

Friday - 2,50,00,000 

The Tom Cruise film TOP GUN: MAVERICK has not done well in India as it grosses under 2 crore nett including IMAX paid previews. The original film film TOP GUN was a huge BLOCKBUSTER in the USA when released in 1986 but it was a damp squib in India when released in 1987.

There is a huge difference between the star status of Tom Cruise today compared to that time as far as India goes but it may not be enough for this film. The film was released on IMAX screens only on Wednesday and then had a release mainly at the national chains on Thursday after which it pushed out wider on Friday.

The film collected around 25 lakhs nett on paid previews on Wednesday and a further 1.50-1.75 crore nett on Thursday.

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS continues to collect well with a 7.50 crore nett collection in week three which has taken the film to 129 crore nett in three weeks and is a SUPER HIT film. It is mainly thanks to the huge opening but still the film continues to do well on Saturday and Sunday and will finish at around 132-133 crore nett.