A film which literally changed the game for Pan India movies and set a new benchmark for Indian cinema has re-released in cinemas on Friday, October 31. The initial performance of both the parts remans unmatched at the box office. However, even upon the fim’s re-release, it is now nearing Rs 25 crore within the span of 3 days. On Friday, it released in Hindi and more languages, on Thursday, it just released in Telugu. The film is competing at the moment which some other movies which are running in theatres at the moment – ‘Thamma’, ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’, ‘The Taj Story’. Yet, it opened at Rs 1.15 crore in its Telugu version only on Thursday. Meanwhile on Friday, the film made Rs 9.65 crore. On Saturday, it saw a drop a minted Rs 7.3 crore. On Sunday, it saw a drop further and made Rs 6 crore. The total collection of the film in India is now Rs 24.10 crore. On the other hand, Ayushmann Khurrana starrer ‘Thamma’ has made in the range of Rs 4 crore each on its second Saturday and Sunday. The film’s total after 13 days has now crossed Rs 120 crore.The film has fared significantly better in the South, where the director enjoys immense respect and audiences seem genuinely curious to see his vision unfold. However, that enthusiasm hasn’t translated as strongly in the Hindi-speaking belt, where such reputation matters less. Interestingly, its Hindi release size was nearly twice that of ‘The Taj Story’.‘The Taj Story’ is also doing well amidst so many other releases. The saw a striking surge in collections on Saturday, jumping to approximately ₹ 1.90 crore nett on day two more than double the ₹ 1.00 crore nett it earned on Friday. That brings the two-day total to around ₹ 2.90 crore nett, and thanks to Saturday’s lift the film now has a real shot at matching the Friday figure again come Monday. Meanwhile, there’s also the Shah Rukh Khan festival which was going on over the weekend and some of his movies re-released in theatres – like ‘Main Hoon Na’, ‘Om Shanti Om’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na’ and that also gave competition to the other movies over the weekend. Day 0 [ Thursday] ₹ 1.15 Cr [Te: 1.15 Cr ] Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 9.65 Cr [Te: 7.9 Cr ; Hi: 1.35 Cr; Ka: 0.02 Cr; Ta: 0.2 Cr; Mal: 0.18 Cr] -Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 7.3 Cr [Te: 4.9 Cr ; Hi: 1.6 Cr; Ka: 0.03 Cr; Ta: 0.6 Cr; Mal: 0.17 Cr] Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 6.00 Cr * early estimates -Total ₹ 24.10 Cr
