MAHAVATAR NARSIMHA REFUSES TO STOP; SAIYAARA CROSSES THE RS. 300 CRORE MARK

The box office is on fire right now, even though last week’s releases failed to attract the audience in hordes. This is thanks to Saiyaara, which continues to find an audience. Meanwhile, Mahavatar Narsimha has come out of the syllabus and is the second surprise blockbuster of the year.

After starting at Rs. 1.45 crores, Mahavatar Narsimha went on to collect Rs. 32.30 crores in its first week. In its second week, it has collected more; this was expected, but what surprised the trade and industry is that it went on to earn Rs. 11.75 crores on its second Saturday and a huge Rs. 17.25 crores on its third Sunday! The film has remained steady over the weekdays. On Tuesday, collections went up due to the Tuesday offer.

Mahavatar Narsimha’s two-week collections will be around Rs. 86-87 crores. It’ll cross the Rs. 100 crore mark on Sunday. The showcasing will be impacted due to the releases of War 2 and Coolie on August 14. Yet, it’ll continue to collect as it's clear that the demand is still there.

Saiyaara got mildly affected by the Mahavatar Narsimha wave. Without Mahavatar Narsimha, the romantic saga had chances of crossing the Rs. 400 crore mark. That will not happen now. By the end of its third week, it would have collected around Rs. 309 crores. With War 2 and Coolie coming up, even Rs. 350 crores won’t be possible. But that’s not a problem as the film has done more than what it was intended to. Also, its Overseas performance has been remarkable, where it has collected nearly Rs. 135 crores and can go upto the Rs. 175 crores mark.

Speaking of last week's releases, Son Of Sardaar 2 opened at Rs. 7.25 crores, as per the expectations. The collections did not grow as the word of mouth wasn't encouraging. It'll have a first week of around Rs. 33 crores, which ideally should have been its two-day earnings.

Dhadak 2 opened below expectations, at Rs. 3.50 crores. Despite positive word of mouth, there was limited interest in watching the film. This is the reason why it had a minor jump and collected Rs. 3.75 crores on Saturday and Rs. 4 crores on Sunday. Ideally, well-received films of this zone should have collected at least Rs. 4.50 crores on Saturday. Dhadak 2 will end its run with just Rs. 20 crores in its lifetime.