The Indian box office has finally peaked with films minting money at the theatres. Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale and Natalie Portman’s Thor: Love and Thunder has had a thunderous weekend, R Madhavan’s Rocketry: The Nambi Effect maintains pace, Vidyut Jammwal’s Khuda Haafiz 2 gathers speed after a sluggish start while Jug Jugg Jeeyo witnesses an upward trend over the weekend.
Taika Waititi directed Thor: Love and Thunder has taken the Indian box office by storm and has become the fifth biggest opening Hollywood film. It has garnered Rs 64.80 crore at the Indian box office nett. The film also stars Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie.
#ThorLoveAndThunder has an excellent [extended] Weekend 1... Day 3 and 4 were back to Day 1 levels... Fifth biggest *opening weekend* [#Hollywood films]... Thu 18.20 cr, Fri 11.40 cr, Sat 16.80 cr, Sun 18.40 cr. Total: 64.80 cr. #India biz. NBOC. All versions. pic.twitter.com/jYXxLoZNyf
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 11, 2022
On the other hand, R Madhavan’s Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is enjoying tremendous word-of-mouth even after one week’s release. The film braves over new releases and maintains growth in weekend 2 with Rs 12.15 crore.
#Rocketry #Hindi maintains pace in Weekend 2... Braves new releases + holdover titles... Witnesses substantial growth on [second] Sat and Sun... [Week 2] Fri 59 lacs, Sat 1.42 cr, Sun 1.31 cr. Total: 12.15 cr. #India biz. Excluding #TamilNadu... Week 1: 8.83 cr. pic.twitter.com/sKYjsgTxm4
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 11, 2022
#IMDB: 9.3 rating
#RottenTomatoes: 69% Tomatometer
#BookMyShow: 96%#Rocketry: #TheNambiEffect is enjoying tremendous word of mouth, even one week after release... The glowing word of mouth is converting into footfalls. pic.twitter.com/J6uDj8ZJTR— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 11, 2022
Vidyut’s Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2: Agni Pariksha starring Shivaleeka Oberoi and directed by Faruk Kabir gathers speed after a slow start on Day 1. The film has garnered Rs 6.15 crore on Day 4.
#KhudaHaafiz2 contribution from two major *circuits* - #Mumbai [28.55%] and #DelhiUP [25.41%] - adds up to approx 54% of all-#India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 11, 2022
Meanwhile, there’s no stopping Varun Dhawan, Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Maniesh Paul and Prajakta Koli’s Jug Jugg Jeeyo. The film is running undeterred at the box office despite new releases and has minted Rs 78.8 crores at the box office after week 3 of release. The film is working well in premium multiplexes but mass pockets remain low.
#JugJuggJeeyo witnesses an upward trend over the weekend... Premium multiplexes continue to attract footfalls, while mass pockets remain low... [Week 3] Fri 92 lacs, Sat 1.80 cr, Sun 2.05 cr. Total: 78.48 cr. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/fKCgfrLMh4
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 11, 2022
(Source: Twitter)