While Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt emerged as the first choice among cine-goers for its second weekend straight, DC’s The Batman and Nagraj Manjule’s Jhund starring Amitabh Bachchan settled for the second and third place. As per a Box Office India report, Batman’s opening was strong at Rs 6-7 crore and it may rise depending on what the South markets contribute.
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Because of The Batman’s release, Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi’s collections have dipped, but not by a considerable margin. In its second weekend now, Alia’s film managed to earn Rs 4.50 crore, taking its total in the range of Rs 72-73 crore after eight days. However, after a very good weekend, The Batman showed a major drop on Monday by collecting roughly Rs. 2.5 cr net while Jhund held its ground but at low levels to collected roughly Rs. 85 lakh. While the drop of Jhund is not much compared to its Friday, one would expect it to do more as it did on Saturday or Sunday as the first Friday numbers were very poor. Both movies received rave reviews from their target audiences so the steep drop feels unjustified.
Amitabh Bachchan’s Jhund, which marks Marathi director Nagraj Manjule’s foray into Hindi films, has registered very low opening day numbers at the box office after releasing on March 4. The business of this movie will be dictated by the markets in Maharashtra, given Manjule’s popularity in the state.
