WELCOME BACK has done well in its first week grossing 73.75 crore nett. The film has seen drops on the weekdays which are a bit higher than normal but the daily numbers remained good as it was coming off high levels. The first week collections are the second highest of the year after BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN and it beat ABCD 2 and TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS which are third and fourth respectively.

The first week collections are also the highest ever for a comedy film. The previous best was the 2011 Salman khan starrer READY at 69 crore nett which coincidentally was from the same director.

The lifetime business will depend on what happens in the second weekend. The 100 crore nett figure looked a certainty on Monday but the drops afterwards has made it depend on the second weekend. There has not been a major comedy success for a long time with most comedy films struggling to make a mark. Before WELCOME BACK, the last comedy success was GRAND MASTI two years back.

WELCOME BACK held up well on Monday but could have been higher but big cities showed drops of over 50% from Monday. The mass hold was much better at around 40-45% down. The overall drop is 50% from Friday. The first weekend business of Welcome Back are as follows:
Friday - 14,25,00,000
Saturday - 16,75,00,000
Saturday - 19,50,00,000
Monday - 7,25,00,000
TOTAL - 57,75,00,000

The film on Monday was better in Gujarat, CP Berar, CI, UP and Rajasthan. The drops came in Mumbai and East Punjab. Delhi city was also down but UP held the circuit up. The Monday number is a good number and the week will close around the 75 crore nett mark.
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Welcome Back continued its good run on Tuesday with another good collection of 6.25 crore nett. The first five days business of Welcome Back is as follows.
Friday - 14,25,00,000
Saturday - 16,75,00,000
Saturday - 19,50,00,000
Monday - 7,25,00,000
Tuesday - 6,25,00,000
TOTAL - 64,00,00,000
 
The first week will be 74 crore nett plus and then it will depend how the second Friday goes. The weekend saw the film will do very well in the core Hindi circuits of Mumbai, Delhi /UP, East Punjab, Rajasthan , CP Berar, CI and Bihar but from Monday the film has seen noticeable drops in Mumbai, Delhi city and East Punjab.

WELCOME BACK did very well in its first weekend grossing 50 crore nett plus. The film also had a solid trend showing good growth on Saturday and Sunday. The first weekend business of WELCOME BACK are as follows.
Friday - 14,25,00,000
Saturday - 16,75,00,000
Saturday - 19,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 50,50,00,000 apprx

The business strong in most places like Mumbai, Delhi/UP, East Punjab, Rajasthan, CP Berar and CI though West Bengal with just 1.75 crore nett fared poorly but that would hardly alter it's fate as main circuits are string.
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WELCOME BACK has sailed through on Monday despite the high costs of the film as per the face value it had and emerged a big HIT. The collections are rock steady on Monday and although its too early to put a number to Monday it is very unlikely to drop more than 40% from Friday which means a minimum 8.5 crore is there and this number should be higher when the day finishes. 

A circuit like Rajasthan which opened strongly is just 30% down from Friday and with these circuits working, it means the film is going to be a good runner for the next 2-3 weeks. The film will cruise past the 100 crore nett mark and will be no surprise if it goes above 125 crore nett.

The film does have a budget of over 100 crore but that is not much of a concern now as a minimum 80 crore distributor share will come from theatres across the world and more importantly it has tremendous appreciation in the main Hindi film markets.

WELCOME BACK had a good second day as it grossed 16.75 crore nett. The film is doing very well  in core Hindi circuits. The first two day business of WELCOME BACK are as follows.
Friday - 14,25,00,000
Saturday - 16,75,00,000
TOTAL - 31,00,00,000

The film is on course to recover it's high costs. But the weekday collections will be crucial for the film.