Box Office India Trade Network
CHHAAVA continues its outstanding run at the box office as it collected a huge 24.50 crore nett on Tuesday which is day five for the film. There is a holiday in Maharashtra for Shivaji Jayanti which boosted the film on Tuesday and will do so again on Wednesday. The period is proving very beneficial for the film as it has over 50% of its collections coming from just the state of Maharashtra.
The growth mainly came from Maharashtra as others were pretty much similar to the day before with some a little down and others a little up. The total collections of the film are now 155 crore nett and its looking for a 200 crore nett first week depending on the growth today and the hold post the holiday.
The film is going to emerge a BLOCKBUSTER but Thursday and Friday are crucial for the film as its the level of business on these two days which can really push the film to a huge final box office number. There is a big holiday next week with Maha Shivratri and then in March, you get into the Holi period. Even then, CHHAAVA will be leading the box office race. The film really has an opportunity to rack up a huge box office number with an open run in front of it.
The collections are lower in some circuits and the Thursday and Friday will tell at what level its stands in Maharashtra. At the moment, it looks like it can compete with PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE in Maharashtra as collections are simply phenomenal. This is Maharashtra comparison with PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE not the circuit as that has Gujarat and there is no comparison in Gujarat with PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE miles ahead though CHHAAVA itself is doing very well in Gujarat.
The collections of CHHAAVA till date are as follows.
Friday – 29,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 34,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 44,00,00,000 apprx
Monday – 23,00,00,000 apprx
Tuesday – 24,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 1,54,50,00,000 apprx
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CHHAAVA had a phenomenal first Wednesday as it collected 30 crore nett apprx which is around 20% up on the previous day and this puts its total on 184 crore nett. The collections were boosted by the partial holiday on Wednesday and moreover, its seeing a superb hold after the holiday today which ensures a huge run for the film.
The 200 crore nett week is easily done and dusted for the film and the second week is also going to be putting up huge numbers for sure depending on the level of business on the second Friday. The 200 crore nett mark in Mumbai circuit actually looked a dream for most of the films coming out of the Hindi film industry but this film may actually do that due to the extraordinary business in Maharashtra. It will be due to the huge local appeal but eventually, the numbers are coming.
The film is a a much needed BLOCKBUSTER and the 400 crore nett mark seems a realistic possibility for the film now though it is dependent on the level of second weekend business and then the open run will pile up the numbers over the next few weeks. The film has some minor releases in the way which are pretty much irrelevant and the Pre Eid period may also not hit it much as the bulk crowd is probably the Hindu crowd in and around Maharashtra.
The collections of CHHAAVA till date are as follows.
Friday – 29,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 34,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 44,00,00,000 apprx
Monday – 23,00,00,000 apprx
Tuesday – 24,50,00,000 apprx
Wednesday – 30,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 1,84,50,00,000 apprx
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CHHAAVA recorded a fantastic first week of 205 crore nett driven by record breaking collections in the state of Maharashtra. The film was has also done very well in other pockets but it is Maharashtra which is at another level as it beats the record breaking numbers of PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE. The film joins a list of around 13-14 films which have done 200 crore nett in the first week.
The holds of the film are outstanding as Thursday finished with a collections of over 20 crore nett and Mumbai circuit remained comfortably over the 10 crore nett mark. The numbers of the film are also extremely strong in CP Berar and Nizam/Andhra. The surprise is the latter as its not just Marathawada putting up big numbers as the Hyderabad area is also strong.
The collections of the film are lesser in the North and East but are still good and well ahead of TANHAJI: THE UNSUNG WARRIOR which was another film doing similar ratios with a heavy concentration in Maharashtra. CHHAAVA is sure to have a superb hold on its second Friday and will be up there among the top second Fridays of all time. This will lead to a huge second week number.
The collections of CHHAAVA till date are as follows.
Friday – 29,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 34,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 44,00,00,000 apprx
Monday – 23,00,00,000 apprx
Tuesday – 24,50,00,000 apprx
Wednesday – 30,00,00,000 apprx
Thursday – 20,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 2,05,00,00,000 apprx
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CHHAAVA grossed a huge 293 crore worldwide as it picked up a very good $5.25 million overseas in the first week with a very good numbers in US/Canada which will end the week with around $3 million. The surprise is United Kingdom as a market like this is going to £400k plus and the scope here is less with it being a Muslim dominated market.
The Gulf area is less as it collects $750k in the first week. The worldwide numbers of the film over week one are a little higher than PADMAAVAT; that was a film which had a lot for overseas with the presence of Deepika Padukone and the Sanjay Leela Bhansali factor. PADMAAVAT finished with a worldwide gross of 545 crore and that is possibility for CHHAAVA even though overseas is nothing like PADMAAVAT.
The 500 crore mark worldwide mark looks pretty much assured for the film on its present trend today. It will make it the 17th Hindi film to cross the 500 crore mark worldwide and that includes 3 dubbed films from the South.
The worldwide numbers of CHHAAVA are as follows.
India – 248 crore (205 crore nett)
Overseas – 45 crore ($5.25 million)
TOTAL – 293 crore