It is turning out to be one good month at the box office. Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha’s Dream Girl and Sushant Singh Rajput-Shraddha Kapoor’s Chhichhore have both received audience’s love and are scripting their success stories. Dream Girl, made by debutante director Raaj Shandilya, has earned ₹59.40 crore at the box office within five days and is eyeing a ₹70 crore first week.
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Chhichhore, made by Nitesh Tiwari, has banked on a strong word of mouth by earning ₹102.19 crore. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh reported, “Chhichhore is 100 Not Out... Solid trending - despite a strong opponent - increases its chances of sustaining at the BO till the biggies arrive [2 Oct]... [Week 2] Fri 5.34 cr, Sat 9.42 cr, Sun 10.47 cr, Mon 4.02 cr, Tue 4.11 cr. Total: ₹ 102.19 cr. #India biz.”
The film entered the ₹100 crore club in record time too. “Days taken to reach ₹ 100 cr by mid-range films... KabirSingh: Day 5, Uri: Day 10, TanuWedsManuReturns: Day 11, Chhichhore: Day 12, Stree: Day 16, Raazi: Day 17, BadhaaiHo: Day 17, SKTKS: Day 25. Nett BOC. #India biz.”
{{/usCountry}}The film entered the ₹100 crore club in record time too. “Days taken to reach ₹ 100 cr by mid-range films... KabirSingh: Day 5, Uri: Day 10, TanuWedsManuReturns: Day 11, Chhichhore: Day 12, Stree: Day 16, Raazi: Day 17, BadhaaiHo: Day 17, SKTKS: Day 25. Nett BOC. #India biz.”
{{/usCountry}}Sharing Dream Girl’s box office collection, he wrote, “DreamGirl is a HIT... Refuses to slow down... Eyes ₹ 70 cr+ total... Biz in Week 2 - when it faces multiple new movies - is pivotal, will give an idea of its lifetime biz... Fri 10.05 cr, Sat 16.42 cr, Sun 18.10 cr, Mon 7.43 cr, Tue 7.40 cr. Total: ₹ 59.40 cr. #India biz.”
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While three films are releasing this Friday – Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan’s The Zoya Factor, Karan Deol’s debut Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas and Sanjay Dutt’s Prasthanam – Dream Girl and Chhichhore are expected to stay strong at the box office.
The two films have done well internationally as well. “DreamGirl scores well in its opening weekend #Overseas... Total after Weekend 1: $ 1.7 million [ ₹ 12.21 cr]... Key markets... #USA + #Canada: $ 675k #UAE + #GCC: $ 445k #UK: $ 157k #Australia #NZ #Fiji: $ 66k,” Adarsh had reported earlier.
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