Akshay Kumar’s latest installment of Jolly series- Jolly LLB 3 with Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla and directed by Subhash Kapoor has had an eventful run at the box office, with it earning Rs 3.88 crore in its fourth week as per Sacnilk. The film started its jounrey on a good note where it collected Rs 12.5 crore on 1st Friday, Rs 20 crore on 1st saturday and Rs 21 crore on 1st Sundat- taking the first weekend total to Rs 53.5 crore. But Monday saw a steep drop of 73.81%, bringing in Rs 5.5 crore but post that the weekday numbers stayed steady withTuesday at Rs 6.5 crore, Wednesday at Rs 4.5 crore, and Thursday at Rs 4 crore, culminating in a strong Week 1 total of Rs 74 crore.
The Week 2 saw a sharper decline showcasing that the film couldn’t fin many takers. The film collected Rs 29 crore in its second week, a 60.81% drop from the debut week. Highlights included Day 9 (2nd Saturday) where collections spiked to Rs 6.5 crore, reflecting strong weekend footfalls despite the midweek slump. Week 2 ended with a lower weekday performance, with numbers ranging between Rs 2 crore to Rs 4 crore, indicating that the film retained a loyal audience base but lacked the momentum to sustain a high pace.
Week 3 further showcased the typical attrition of daily shows , the third week totaled Rs 7.3 crore, with daily collections gradually tapering off. A few spikes on weekends of Rs 1.75 crore on Saturday and Rs 2.15 crore on Sunday demonstrated that weekend audiences continued to support the film, although weekday collections dropped below Rs 1 crore, reflecting audience migration to newer releases.
By the fourth week, Jolly LLB 3’s collections had declined significantly, bringing in Rs 3.88 crore. The film’s fourth Friday opened at Rs 50 lakh with a weekend bounce on Saturday and Sunday to Rs 1 crore and Rs 1.15 crore respectively. Despite minor weekday recoveries like Tuesday’s Rs 45 lakh, the overall weekly decline of 46.85% compared to Week 3 indicated that most viewers who wanted to watch the film had already done so. And with that the total collection of the film stands at Rs 114.2 crore, struggling to cross Jolly LLB 2’s lifetime collection of Rs 117 crore.
Akshay will now be seen in Priyadarshan’s Bhoot Bangla with Tabu, Paresh Rawal and Wamiga Gabbi. He has also wrapped up his portion in Priyadarshan’s next film Haiwaan which also features Saif Ali Khan and Saiyami Kher, while there are talks about Hera Pheri 3 finally going on floor as all issues with Paresh Rawal have been ironed out. Akshay also has Welcome To The Jungle- the third installment to Welcome series but the shoot of the film has been stalled for many months.
