Malang box office day 2: Disha Patani-Aditya Roy Kapur’s film holds fort at ₹15.60 cr, Shikara stands at ₹3 cr

Malang box office: The Disha Patani and Aditya Roy Kapur suspense thriller collected ₹8.89 crore on day 2.

Malang, starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani in lead roles, showed decent improvement on Saturday with a collection of ₹8.89 crore. The film has earned a total of ₹15.60 crore in two days of its release.

Malang box office: The Mohit Suri film has collected ₹15.60 crore in two days.

Sharing the day-wise collection of the film, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote on Twitter, “Malang witnesses substantial growth on Day 2, despite #Delhi having limited screenings... Should score on Day 3 [Sun] as well... Eyes ₹24 cr [+/-] weekend - the highest for #AdityaRoyKapur [solo hero films]... Fri 6.71 cr, Sat 8.89 cr. Total: ₹15.60 cr. India biz.”

Directed by Mohit Suri, Malang also stars Anil Kapoor and Kunal Kemmu in pivotal roles. It released alongside Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Shikara and Hollywood film Birds of Prey.

Shikara showed little growth on Saturday and earned ₹1.85 crore. It had opened at ₹1.20 crore and has made ₹3.05 crore in two days. Sharing the box office collections of the film on Twitter, Taran wrote, “Shikara improves on Day 2 [rarity for a film starring newcomers]... Needs to gain ground on Day 3 [Sun]... Also needs to hold on to Day 1 levels on Day 4 [Mon] + trend well on remaining weekdays for a decent total... Fri 1.20 cr, Sat 1.85 cr. Total: ₹3.05 cr. India biz.” The film revolves around the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir.

Meanwhile, Ajay Devgn’s Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior continues to be the highest grossing film of the year 2020 and is still running in theatres. It collected ₹2.76 crore on Saturday and now stands at a total of ₹263.43 crore at the domestic box office. “Tanhaji is unstoppable, yet again... More than doubles its numbers on [fifth] Sat... #AjayDevgn’s 100th film is enjoying an enviable run, inching closer to ₹275 cr mark... [Week 5] Fri 1.15 cr, Sat 2.76 cr. Total: ₹263.43 cr. India biz,” Taran wrote on Twitter.

Saif Ali Khan and Alaya F’s JawaaniJaaneman, which released last week, is also running in theatres and has collected ₹22.83 crore so far. Calling the collections of the film similar to Saif’s 2018 film Baazaar, Taran tweeted, “JawaaniJaaneman is trending similar to #Baazaar... Biz got slight boost at select metros on [second] Sat... #Delhi - where #JJ is faring well - affected due to limited screenings... [Week 2] Fri 1.04 cr, Sat 1.58 cr. Total: ₹22.83 cr. India biz.”

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