Films are especially released during the festive season, so that they can entertain the audience and earn good money at the box office, but this time it did not happen. The performance of both the films released last Friday – Alia Bhatt’s ‘Jigra’ and Rajkumar Rao and Trupti Dimri’s comedy ‘Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video’ was disappointing.
By Arvind Dubey
Published Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 01:20:33 PM (IST)
Updated Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 02:57:50 PM (IST)
HighLights
- Alia Bhatt’s film was released last Friday
- The story of ‘Jigra’ is based on brother-sister relationship.
- The film’s earnings fell even after Sunday being a holiday.
Entertainment Desk, Indore (Jigra box office Collection). Alia Bhatt’s film ‘Jigra’ was released in theaters on October 12. After Friday, the film had good earnings figures on Saturday, but Sunday was down.
Overall, the film has earned Rs 16 crore in its first weekend. According to experts, this is not a good sign for the film. The film had collected Rs 4.55 crore on Friday. On Saturday this figure reached Rs 6.55 crore, but on Sunday only Rs 5.65 crore could be earned.
Competition with ‘Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Video’ at the box office
- ‘Jigra’ at the box office It is competing with Rajkummar Rao and Trupti Dimri’s family comedy film ‘Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video’. However, this film also could not do anything special on the weekend.
- There is not much difference in the first weekend collection figures of both the films, but Rajkummar Rao and Trupti Dimri’s film still managed to stay ahead of ‘Jigra’. Alia’s fans are worried due to this.
- ‘Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video’ directed by Raaj Shandilya ended its first weekend in India with a collection of Rs 18.65 crore. The film’s earning on Sunday was around Rs 6.25 crore.
Both films failed in the festive season
‘Jigra’ And ‘Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Video’, huge money has been spent on the promotion of both. Despite this, both the films have failed to attract audiences to the theatres, especially during the festival weekend.
Industry experts say that festival holidays are a big opportunity for films. The failure of both films certainly feels like a huge waste of opportunity.
The Hindi film industry is banking heavily on the releases of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and Singham Again this Diwali to create a stir at the box office in the festive season. Both the films are scheduled to release in theaters on November 1.
The film ‘Jigra’ is based on brother-sister relationship.
Alia Bhatt’s film ‘Jigra’ is based on brother-sister relationship. The film shows how a sister puts her life at risk to save her brother stranded abroad.