Box Office Recap: January started on a positive note for Bollywood as Border 2 created ripples in the cinema halls, emerging as the first hit of the year. While Sunny Deol and Varun Dhawan-starrer packed a solid punch on weekends, it suffered a blow on weekdays. The war drama has already crossed the Rs 300-crore mark in India, but it needs to earn at least Rs 350 crore (net) to be declared a superhit.
While Vadh 2 witnessed a four-hundred percent growth compared to the opening day box office collection of its predecessor, the movie couldn’t touch the Rs 5-crore mark in its first weekend. YRF’s Mardaani 3 made waves with its trailer, but somehow it couldn’t strike a chord with the audience. With the snail’s pace it is moving, we wonder if the action drama would be able to beat Mardaani 2’s lifetime box office collection in India.
Here’s a look at the recap of box office performances of Hindi films.
Mardaani 3 Struggles At Box Office- Can It Beat Mardaani 2?
Unless Mardaani 3 pulls off a miracle, it will be difficult for the film to beat the lifetime box office collection of Mardaani 2. With O’Romeo set to release on Friday, Rani Mukerji-starrer will have a tough task. Border 2 is already getting the major chunk of footfalls, and Mardaani 3 needs to buckle up, or else face the music.
Mardaani 3 posted a net box office collection of ₹37.27 crore across 12 days, according to Sacnilk. The film shows stronger business on weekends, with clear softening on weekdays. Overall performance remains steady, driven mainly by the first ten days.
During the second weekend, Mardaani 3 earned ₹1.85 crore on Day 8, ₹3.5 crore on Day 9 and ₹4.25 crore on Day 10. Collections then drop to a rough ₹1.15 crore on Day 11 and ₹0.22 crore on Day 12.
| Day | India Net Collection | Change (+/-) |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 [1st Friday] | ₹ 4 Cr | – |
| Day 2 [1st Saturday] | ₹ 6.25 Cr | 56.25% |
| Day 3 [1st Sunday] | ₹ 7.25 Cr | 16.00% |
| Day 4 [1st Monday] | ₹ 2.25 Cr | -68.97% |
| Day 5 [1st Tuesday] | ₹ 2.6 Cr | 15.56% |
| Day 6 [1st Wednesday] | ₹ 2.1 Cr | -19.23% |
| Day 7 [1st Thursday] | ₹ 1.85 Cr | -11.90% |
| Week 1 Collection | ₹ 26.3 Cr | – |
| Day 8 [2nd Friday] | ₹ 1.85 Cr | 0.00% |
| Day 9 [2nd Saturday] | ₹ 3.5 Cr | 89.19% |
| Day 10 [2nd Sunday] | ₹ 4.25 Cr | 21.43% |
| Day 11 [2nd Monday] | ₹ 1.15 Cr * rough data | -72.94% |
| Day 12 [2nd Tuesday] | ₹ 0.22 Cr ** | – |
| Total | ₹ 37.27 Cr | – |
Mardaani 3, therefore, relies heavily on its opening week and second weekend to build its box office. The steep weekday falls, especially on the second Monday and Tuesday, limit further momentum, keeping the 12-day India net at ₹37.27 crore.
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