120 Bahadur Box Office Performance
The action historical war drama film 120 Bahadur, directed by Rajneesh Gha and starring Farhan Akhtar, Raashi Khanna, and Sparsh Walia, has opened to a decent reception at the box office. The film was released globally on approximately 2000 screens, with a budget of ₹80 crore. Prior to its release, the producers, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, had already recovered a significant amount through rights sales. Digital rights were sold for ₹28 crore, satellite rights for ₹17 crore, and music rights for ₹8 crore, totaling a pre-release recovery of ₹53 crore.
On its first day, 120 Bahadur recorded an India net collection of ₹3 crore 25 lakh, leading to an India gross collection of ₹3 crore 8 lakh. Internationally, the film received a decent response, contributing ₹1 crore 50 lakh to its first-day overseas gross collection. Consequently, the film’s first-day worldwide box office collection stands at ₹5 crore 38 lakh. This is considered a rather low opening for a film of its budget.
De De Pyaar De 2: Eight-Day Box Office Report
Superstar Ajay Devgn’s romantic comedy-drama film De De Pyaar De 2, directed by Anshul Sharma and featuring Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan, Rakul Preet Singh, Jaaved Jaaferi, Misha Jaaferi, Gautami Kapoor, and Ishita Dutta, has completed eight days in cinemas. Built on a budget of ₹100 crore, the film performed decently in its first week. Despite a reduction in screen count in its second week due to new releases, De De Pyaar De 2 continues to earn decently.
The film’s India net collection for the initial six days was ₹52 crore 87 lakh. On its seventh day, it earned ₹3 crore 45 lakh at the Indian box office. On its eighth day, which was its second Friday, De De Pyaar De 2 recorded an India net collection of ₹1 crore 75 lakh, with morning shows showing an occupancy between 12% and 18%. This brings the film’s total All India net collection over eight days to ₹58 crore 7 lakh, with an India gross collection of ₹69 crore 53 lakh. The worldwide box office collection for De De Pyaar De 2 after eight days is ₹86 crore 65 lakh. To achieve a ‘hit’ status, the film needs to surpass ₹120 crore, as its theatrical rights were sold for ₹60 to ₹65 crore.
Masti 4 Opening Day Collections
The adult comedy film Masti 4, directed by Milap Zaveri and starring Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, along with new additions Tusshar Kapoor and Arshad Warsi, was released on approximately 1700 screens worldwide with a budget of ₹70 crore. The film faced competition from other releases, including 120 Bahadur and the ongoing De De Pyaar De 2.
Similar to other productions, Masti 4’s producers had secured a decent recovery before release. Digital rights fetched ₹26 crore, satellite rights ₹15 crore, and music rights ₹9 crore, bringing the total pre-release recovery to ₹50 crore, with ₹20 crore remaining at stake. On its first day, Masti 4’s morning shows registered an occupancy between 15% and 19%, considered decent, and bookings for afternoon, evening, and night shows were somewhat better than other releases on the same day. The film’s first-day India net collection reached ₹3.5 crore, leading to an India gross collection of ₹4 crore 19 lakh. Overseas, Masti 4’s first-day gross collection was approximately ₹1 crore 15 lakh. Overall, the film’s first-day worldwide box office collection stands at ₹5 crore 34 lakh. With a budget of ₹70 crore, the film will require a significant surge in collections in the coming days to be deemed a box office hit.