It was a black weekend for the Bollywood box office, as close to half a dozen new films arrived in theatres and all of them flopped!
Mahavatar Narsimha emerges as big a blockbuster as 1975's Jai Santoshi Maa.
Saiyaara, which collected Rs 306 crore, would have made more but was was hit by the Mahavatar Narsimha wave.
It will enter the Rs 100 Crore Club by Tuesday, and then march on.
Seventy-three movies released in 2021, of which 32 were theatrical releases. These films generated Rs 550 crore at the box office.
Ground Zero is a decent watch but word-of-mouth needs to be strong for the weekdays to stay stable as well.
'I don't know how many people will watch Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. But even if five per cent can set up toilets, I will feel my film is successful. I am more concerned about the eye-balls the film will get.' This August, Akshay Kumar gives us Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.
The disruptions occurred after theatre management and police officials discovered parents bringing minor children into auditoriums to watch the strictly 'A' (Adults Only) certified film.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the major films that released in theatres and how they fared.
After comedies like Bhool Chuk Maaf and Stree, National Award-winning actor Rajkummar Rao tries hard core action in the gangster film, Maalik.
Housefull 5 has crossed the Rs 150 crore (Rs 15 billion) milestone after being in theatres for 10 days.
It has entered the Rs 100 Crore Club with ease and will eventually aim for lifetime collections in the vicinity of Rs 150 crore.
Welcome To The Jungle enjoys an exciting opening weekend, with a box office collection of Rs 67 crore* (Rs 670 million).
Analysts estimate that Pushpa 2 (in all languages) will become the fastest film to cross the Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) mark.
Deva saw low collections at the box office over the weekend.
The two day total for the two films is Rs 44.34 crores and 18.10 crores respectively.
Sequels have traditionally been successful at the box office, especially when they take the story forward. Let's take a look at some such films.
Hate Story, on the other hand, is a disappointment.
With the twin blockbusters of Dhurandhar, which have resulted in over Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion) coming in, Ranveer Singh has proved himself all over again.
Dhurandhar - The Revenge arrives this week and all eyes are on how entertaining the film turns out to be and how much money it makes at the box office. A look at the Top 10 biggies in the Hindi spy film genre.
While Emergency has managed some sort of traction, Azaad is absolutely dull.
This is turning out to be a real low season for movies, where nothing seems to be working at the box office, be it action, drama or romance. The presence of stars don't seem to matter either.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the releases which did a minimum lifetime business of Rs 20 crore. Unfortunately, the list is not very long.
It was a very poor weekend for Bollywood as just about Rs 10 crore (Rs 100 million) came in.
Trade analyst Girish Wankhede puts together a curated list of the 25 biggest hits in the first 25 years of the century.
How films under the YRF banner have fared at the box office in the last five years.
Cocktail 2 has made a significant impact at the box office with a strong opening weekend, while Main Vaapas Aaunga has surprised many with its remarkable post-release resurgence.
This is also the time when South Indian films started doing well, commercially and critically, on a Pan-India scale.
2003's Kal Ho Naa Ho is still winning hearts!
Meanwhile, Pushpa 2 (Hindi) outperformed both Mufasa and Baby John despite being in the fourth week. It has already reached the Rs 775 crores (Rs 7.75 billion) mark.
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest box office successes with stars in uniform.
All eyes are now on how the film grows on Monday, as that would be crucial for the overall run of this big budget entertainer on which the industry has been pining hopes.
Last week's release, John Abraham's The Diplomat, has surprised everyone by attracting fair footfalls.
Spearheading the ensemble cast of the Marathi film Baipan Bhari Deva, Rohini Hattangadi has hit a 50 at the box office and that too in just 17 days!
Raid 2 has entered the Rs 100 Crore (Rs 1 billion) Club.
After Dhaakad failed at the box office, some social media accounts claimed that Kangana Ranaut hasn't had a single success since Queen. True or False? Find out for yourself in this box office ledger.
Ayushmann Khurrana's Pati Patni Aur Woh Do has secured a fair opening weekend at the box office, while Sanjay Dutt's Aakhri Sawal faced a challenging start.
This Sunday sees the release of the biggest film of the year so far: Sikandar.
