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Box Office: The Batman crushes the bunch, Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi earns Rs 100 cr

March 8, 2022
Bharat Times English News

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Jhund, The Batman and Gangubai Kathiawadi box office report

Highlight

  • Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi BO. But looking good to reach Rs 100 cr
  • Batman high-end multiplexes haven’t been doing well outside cities
  • BO collection of Amitabh Bachchan starrer Jhund has been poor in Maharashtra too

The box office collection of Robert Pattinson’s The Batman has been phenomenal internationally. In India, the film has managed to do good business in the first weekend. According to a report in Box Office India, The Batman collected Rs 22 crore in the first weekend after its release on March 4, however, as per a BOI report, it did not manage to do well in regional languages ​​or beyond multiplexes. Is. High-end multiplexes are the biggest contributor to The Batman collection in India. Collections are expected to decrease on Monday.

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Meanwhile, Swarm, which opened with The Batman, recorded a very low collection in the first weekend. Amitabh Bachchan The starter earned Rs 4.75 crore in the first weekend. There was growth for the film on Saturday and Sunday but it was not enough for good collections. The big business of the film has come from Maharashtra. According to BOI, the collection outside Maharashtra was a ‘disaster’ and despite good reviews, the footfall has been low.

Whereas, Alia Bhatt Starter Gangubai Kathiawadi remains the first choice of film watchers. After its second weekend, the film has done a business of Rs 92.22 crore till Sunday. A few days in the second week and it will cross the Rs 100 crore mark. It will become the third Bollywood film after Sooryavanshi and 83 to enter the Rs 100 crore club after its release during the COVID-19 pandemic. Allu Arjun’s Pushpa Hindi version also did a business of over Rs 100 crore.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh ​​said Gangubai Kathiawadi has managed to stay strong despite her completion from The Batman. He also declared the film a hit. The film premiered at the Berlinale before its release on 25 February. It has received positive reviews from fans and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s direction has been praised.