SUNNY SANSKARI KI TULSI KUMARI UNDERPERFORMS; KANTARA: A LEGEND – CHAPTER 1 SPREADS CHEER

Last week’s releases, Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1 and Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, have amassed nearly Rs. 150 crores at the box office. While the collections of the former have been encouraging, those of the latter have underperformed.

From the advances, it was clear that Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1 won’t collect Rs. 30-40 crores, which was expected. The hope was that it would at least cross the Rs. 20 crore mark due to the National Holiday (October 2) factor. But Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1’s opening was Rs. 17.75 crores. On Friday, it had a normal drop and earned Rs. 11.25 crores.

However, on Saturday and Sunday, it surpassed its Thursday collections, accumulating Rs. 19 crores and Rs. 21.50 crores, respectively. On Monday, it had a good hold, collecting Rs. 8.75 crores. The film jumped on Tuesday, earning Rs. 10.75 crores, due to the discounted offer. On Wednesday, the collections were Rs. 7.50 crores. The total until now is Rs. 96.50 crores and by the end of its extended week, it would cross the Rs. 100 crore mark.

It won’t be able to enter the Rs. 200 crore club, despite no competition this Friday and the next. The aim should be to reach the Rs. 170 crore mark and thereby, cross the earnings of Raid 2, Sitaare Zameen Par and Housefull 5.

Meanwhile, Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari was expected to open at Rs. 7-8 crores but it had an opening of Rs. 9.25 crores. But from here on, the trend wasn’t encouraging. On its second day, it collected Rs. 5.50 crores, which were low earnings. It was not able to go past its day 1 number; its Saturday and Sunday collections were Rs. 7.50 crores and Rs. 8 crores respectively.

On Monday, it collected Rs. 3.15 crores. It got the limited benefit of the Tuesday offer, as it earned Rs. 3.50 crores. On Wednesday, it dropped to Rs. 2.25 crores. The collections until now are Rs. 39.65 crores.

At the most, Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari can hope to collect around Rs. 55-60 crores. Its costs are high and hence, it won’t emerge as a hit.

Meanwhile, small Hindi films and numerous Hollywood films will be up for release tomorrow, October 10 and next Friday, October 17. There would be no major release due to the dull pre-Diwali period.