Daadi Ki Shaadi box office collection Day 1: The film earned Rs 60 lakhs.
Daadi Ki Shaadi box office collection Day 1: The film earned Rs 60 lakhs. Daadi Ki Shaadi box office collection Day 1: This Friday marked Neetu Singh’s much-anticipated return to the big screen after a four-year hiatus, with the comedy film Daadi Ki Shaadi, where she stars alongside Kapil Sharma and her daughter Ridhima Kapoor, who is making her screen debut. However, despite the star-studded lineup, the film has seen a lacklustre response at the box office. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the movie earned only Rs 60 lakh in net collections, with a gross of Rs 72 lakh, falling short of even the Rs 1 crore mark. Daadi Ki Shaadi was screened across 1,789 shows on its opening day and recorded an overall Hindi occupancy of just 12.99%. Morning shows began with a modest 4.23% occupancy, rising to 12.69% in the afternoon, peaking at 16.31% before dropping again to 13.77% in the night shows. Regionally, the film had the most number of shows in Delhi NCR (307 shows) but managed only an 8.5% occupancy. Mumbai followed with 92 shows, performing slightly better with a 12.5% occupancy.Last week, Aamir Khan’s production Ek Din, starring Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi, released in theatres and earned Rs 1 crore. By comparison, Kapil Sharma’s previous films performed significantly better. His last outing, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2, earned Rs 1.85 crore on opening day. The only film it has outperformed is his indie feature Zwigato which earned Rs 43 lakhs on its inaugural day. But the 2017 period film Firangi, considered one of his weaker ventures, opened way better at Rs 2.10 crore. For Neetu Singh, the story is no different either. Her last film, Jug Jugg Jeeyo, opened at Rs 9.28 crore. As the weekend progresses, the film faces stiff competition from older releases such as Raja Shivaji, Bhoot Bangla, and Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which continue to draw audiences and may further affect its box office performance. So, now it remains to be seen if the film is able to show any genuine spark in the coming days.
Dhanush and Mamitha Baiju in a still from the film Kara. (Credit: @dhanushraja/X)Kara box office collection day 1: Dhanush’s much-awaited Tamil thriller Kara made its way to theatres on Thursday, riding on strong pre-release buzz and decent advance bookings.The slow-burn thriller format, set against the backdrop of 1991 Ramanathapuram, appeared to find its audience as the day progressed, with later shows doing considerably better than the morning slots. As per box office tracker Sacnilk, the film brought in a net of Rs 5.75 crore on its opening day. India gross for the day stood at Rs 6.64 crore, with overseas adding Rs 2.50 crore. The film opened in Tamil and Telugu. The Tamil version accounted for Rs 4.65 crore net from 2,866 shows, while Telugu contributed Rs 1.10 crore from 1,306 shows, bringing the total show count in India to 4,172. Overall Tamil occupancy for the day came in at 24.02%, with the day building steadily as it progressed. Morning shows started at 20.38%, afternoon held at 19.92%, evening stayed flat at 20.31%, before night shows jumped to 35.46%, the strongest slot of the day by a significant margin.On a city level, Chennai was comfortably the best performer with 44.5% overall Tamil occupancy across 500 shows, touching 65% in the night slot. Trichy came in next at 40.3%, followed by Coimbatore, Madurai, and Pondicherry in the 29% to 32% range. In the Telugu markets, Guntur stood out at 30.5% overall, with Vizag at 18.8% and Hyderabad at 17.5% across 291 shows. State-wise, Tamil Nadu led gross collections at Rs 4.75 crore, with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at Rs 1.25 crore, Karnataka at Rs 0.43 crore, Kerala at Rs 0.15 crore, and the rest of India contributing Rs 0.06 crore. Also Read: Kara movie review: Dhanush single-handedly carries this slow burn heist thriller The opening, while not a blockbuster start, is a workable number for a film of this nature. It falls short of what Dhanush’s Idli Kadai managed on day one, but the trajectory through the day and the positive early audience response to its tone and performances give the makers something to build on. The weekend will now be critical for Kara, directed by Vignesh Raja and featuring Mamitha Baiju, Jayaram, K.S. Ravikumar, Karunas, and Suraj Venjaramoodu in key roles, as sustained footfall over the next two days will determine whether the film has a genuine run at the box office or settles into a quick decline.
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