It’s turning out to be good times for the exhibitors. Week after week, films are bringing in audiences, and that too rather consistently. Agreed that in the last so many months we haven’t seen a blockbuster of the proportion of the likes of Pathaan, Gadar 2, Jawan and Animal, which had made 2023 so special. Still, at least those Rs. 50-100-150 crores grosses are coming in and that’s a relief as well because there was a time till a few weeks back when even this was not happening.

Thankfully, Hollywood has joined the party too, what with F1 The Movie throwing a pleasant surprise at the box office. The film first opened in excess of Rs. 5 crores on Friday and now has seen day-on-day growth at the box office, hence resulting in a weekend of around Rs. 21 crores*. Frankly, this wasn’t expected from the film because typically, in India it’s the franchise movies or superhero offerings from Hollywood that work better. However, F1 has emerged as an exception and the trending so far indicates that it will be a good commercial success.

The Brad Pitt starrer is now all set to enjoy a Rs. 50 crores lifetime at least and then more is possible as well. It has been a trend with the films coming from the West that once they settle down, then they keep playing on for long, even if they haven’t seen a blockbuster start. This can be seen in last biggie Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning as well which despite average reports has crossed Rs. 110 crores already and is still running.

*Estimates

Note: All collections as per various box office sources

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