Box Office India Trade Network
CHHAAVA recorded an extraordinary third week of 81 crore nett taking sit three week to nearly 462 crore nett. The drop in the third week is 52% which is much higher than the extraordinary 18% drop in the second week. Still, its a very strong trend for the film. It has still managed to put up the second highest third week ever after PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE.
PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE’s third week was in the Christmas period which inflated its collections and here CHHAAVA had the cricket matches to deal with on a couple of occasions in the third week which hit collections. So, in real terms, the third week collections are actually comparable to PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE and it can compete again in the fourth week.
The film is likely to be hit on Sunday with big cricket match but still it is on for a huge fourth week which is certain to be bigger than everything apart from maybe PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE. The film continues to rack up the numbers in Mumbai circuit and its likely that Mumbai will finish almost five times higher than Delhi/UP. The business in Delhi/UP will probably be at best as much as KALKI 2898 AD which had an all India number below 300 crore nett which shows the push given by Maharashtra for CHHAAVA.
The collections of CHHAAVA till date are as follows.
Week One – 2,08,89,00,000
Week Two – 1,71,76,00,000
Friday – 12,85,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 22,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday -23,50,00,000 apprx
Monday – 7,25,00,000 apprx
Tuesday – 5,00,00,000 apprx
Wednesday – 5,50,00,000 apprx
Thursday – 5,00,00,000 apprx
Third Week – 81,10,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 4,61,75,00,000 apprx
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CHHAAVA continued it superb run on its fourth Friday as collections were better than the previous day and again its heading for huge growth on Saturday though there will be a stumbling block on Sunday with the cricket match. The film collected in the 5.50 crore nett range on the fourth Friday which takes the film to 467 crore nett.
The film opened in Telugu also and collected very well with around 2.25 crore nett which is the fourth best collection in the circuits for a dubbed Hindi film after ANIMAL, BRAHMASTRA and JAWAN. Those films had a simultaneous release with the Hindi version and here its three weeks late. CHHAAVA in Hindi has surprisingly been doing extremely well in Hyderabad despite it being known as a heavy Muslim dominated area as far as business for Hindi films go. The three Khans are probably the biggest Hindi stars ever in this pocket for this reason.
CHHAAVA has some elements which may be seen as anti Muslim and as a result, the collections in Hyderabad were surprising. But they were also supportive of a Telugu version as its likely to be a non Muslim crowd heavily supporting the film. There is not much happening in Nizam/Andhra as far as local releases go and this should support a good run for CHHAAVA in Telugu.
The film also has no competition in Hindi circuits which saw many re releases and none could make a mark. The best of the lost was SHAADI MEIN ZAROOR AANA but shockingly there was a crapfest like LOOTERA (2013) also getting a re release. Only god knows who they expect to turn up to watch such bores in the theatres umpteen years after original release.
CHHAAVA has chances to hit the 500 crore nett mark by the end of week though its more likely that it will be hit in the fifth weekend as the Sunday collections could be hit.
The collections of CHHAAVA till date are as follows.
Week One – 2,08,89,00,000
Week Two – 1,71,76,00,000
Friday – 12,85,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 22,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday -23,50,00,000 apprx
Monday – 7,25,00,000 apprx
Tuesday – 5,00,00,000 apprx
Wednesday – 5,50,00,000 apprx
Thursday – 5,00,00,000 apprx
Third Week – 81,10,00,000 apprx
Friday – 5,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 4,67,25,00,000 apprx
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CHHAAVA showed crazy growth on its fourth Saturday as the film more than doubled to collect 12 crore nett. This smashes through the PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE record which was 9 crore nett on its fourth Saturday. PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE had more muted growth on Saturday though Sunday was strong. The collections of CHHAAVA are now 479 crore nett till date.
There is a huge match on Sunday with India playing New Zealand and this could be the reason for this crazy jump and will probably mean Sunday not showing the normal trend. The fourth weekend record of PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE is 27 crore nett and in two days CHHAAVA has done 17.50 crore nett. Hemce, it needs 10 crore nett on the Sunday to set a new record.
The film is also doing extremely well in Telugu as the dubbed version collections jumped almost 30% on Saturday. The first day final collections were 2.60 crore nett while the Saturday has done a total of 3.30 crore nett which takes the film to almost 6 crore nett. The film has shot at becoming the highest original Hindi film dubbed into Telugu after ANIMAL and the film needs to reach 25 crore nett for this.
The collections of CHHAAVA till date are as follows.
Week One – 2,08,89,00,000
Week Two – 1,71,76,00,000
Friday – 12,85,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 22,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday -23,50,00,000 apprx
Monday – 7,25,00,000 apprx
Tuesday – 5,00,00,000 apprx
Wednesday – 5,50,00,000 apprx
Thursday – 5,00,00,000 apprx
Third Week – 81,10,00,000 apprx
Friday – 5,50,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 12,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 4,79,25,00,000 apprx
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CHHAAVA collected a fantastic 24 crore nett in its fourth weekend even though Sunday was hit hard by the cricket match. Still Saturday probably compensated for this somewhat which means the film got pretty close to the normal weekend than it would have got. The film probably lost around 2-3 core nett due to the cricket.
Despite this hit on Sunday, the trend of the film remains strong and is probably heading for a 50-55% drop week on week which is similar to week three. The total of the film now stands at 485 crore nett and it should hit the 500 crore nett mark around Holi. The film also had a Telugu release on Friday which has scored very well with collections of around 8.50 crore nett over the first three days. Friday was 2.60 crore, Saturday was 3.30 crore nett and Sunday was around the 2.50 crore nett mark.
The film is continuing to run riot in Maharashtra as it targets a 250 crore nett total in the state alone. The Mumbai circuit total will be pretty much similar as well. To say its a record grosser in Maharashtra is putting it lightly as nothing in recent times comes close. The film is going to do 60-70 crore more than PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE in Maharashtra. In history, the biggest film ever in Maharashtra is probably HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN and obviously footfalls will not go to that level in the state but what that film did in its time, this film has achieved similar in todays time. HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN was way way bigger than anything seen in Maharashtra at that time and this is pretty much the same.
The collections of CHHAAVA till date are as follows.
Week One – 2,08,89,00,000
Week Two – 1,71,76,00,000
Week Three – 79,87,00,000
Friday – 5,50,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 12,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 7,75,00,000 apprx
Fourth Weekend – 24,25,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 4,84,77,00,000 apprx
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CHHAAVA collected 3.75 crore nett on its fourth Monday dropping 30% from the Friday which is a good hold. The film has now collected 28 crore nett in its fourth week. STREE 2 holds the record for the highest fourth week for an original Hindi film at 31.50 crore nett and that will be done in a day or two.
PUSHPA 2 – THE RULE has the highest fourth if we count all films but that was at 50 crore nett and that will record will hold. The fourth week of CHHAAVA should do around 37-38 crore nett. The total collections of the film are now 488 crore nett and it should be at 500 crore nett on Holi which is Friday. Also Holi should mean another good week as weekend numbers will be pushed by the festival.
The film had a decent hold in Telugu with collections of 1.30 crore nett which takes the film to almost 10 crore nett. Friday was 2.60 crore, Saturday was 3.30 crore nett and Sunday was 2.50 crore nett. CHHAAVA is the leading film in Nizam/Andhra due to no local releases and it remains to be seen what numbers it puts up over Holi weekend.
The collections of CHHAAVA till date are as follows.
Week One – 2,08,89,00,000
Week Two – 1,71,76,00,000
Week Three – 79,87,00,000
Friday – 5,50,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 12,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 7,75,00,000 apprx
Monday – 3,75,00,000 apprx
Fourth Week – 28,00,00,000 apprx (4 Days)
TOTAL – 4,88,52,00,000 apprx