As was anticipated, Thor: Love and Thunder’s box office performance on Monday was less than expected and did not hit double digits. This result had become more and more probable as the huge opening day numbers dropped on Friday. Nevertheless, Saturday and Sunday provided an improvement and eventually made up for it with collections over the weekend reaching Rs. 64.80 crores*. Although the collections on Monday added up to a more moderate Rs. 6 crores*, it was still enough to bring the total collections to Rs. 70.80 crores*, which shows that the extended weekend paid off.
The Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 film should remain under a close watch when it comes to its weekday collections. Although it did not start off as expected on Friday and its Saturday figures did not grow as the filmmakers had hoped, it experienced a great increase in its numbers on Sunday, due to it being the celebration of Eid and its plot resonating with the target audience. Furthermore, on Monday, an additional Rs. 1.30 crore* was collected, leading to a total of Rs. 7.45 crores*. Now, it is essential that the collections continue to remain steady in order to remain successful.
Madhavan’s Rocketry has been performing remarkably in comparison to content films pre-pandemic, as it has achieved the same amount of success in terms of footfall as it used to. In 2019, the scale used to be higher than it is now, but since then, things have changed and the tempting possibility of a rapid OTT release within four weeks is preventing content films from thriving. Nevertheless, this issue will not affect the newer releases.
Rocketry is truly putting forth a valiant effort, as the figures for its second Monday [Rs. 1.1 crores*] surpassed those of its opening Friday [Rs. 0.94 crores], showcasing that it has been accepted positively by the public and it looks set to achieve a much higher tally than its Rs. 13.76 crores* lifetime total.
*Estimates. Final numbers awaited
Note: All collections as per production and distribution sources
