When it comes to multi-starrers, John Abraham has been getting good opening days on a consistent basis [Welcome Back, Dishoom]. He is trying it out well for his solo releases as well, though one waits a real good biggie to make it huge for him. Earlier this year, John Abraham had arrived solo with Rocky Handsome and fortunately for him, the weekend collections of Force 2 are much better than that. The film has collected 20.05 crore at the Box Office in three days and this is greater than what Rocky Handsome [16.12 crore, including Thursday Paid Previews] had done.
Here is looking at the weekend collections of the action releases of 2016:
Baaghi – 38.58 crore Dishoom – 37.32 crore Shivaay – 28.56 crore Ghayal Once Again – 23.25 crore A Flying Jatt – 29.45 crore (including 7.1 crore from Thursday Paid Previews) Force 2 – 21 crore* Akira – 16.65 crore Rocky Handsome – 16.12 crore (including 1.77 crore from Thursday Paid Previews)
Box Office – Force 2 – Weekend collections
The film would have done better than Ghayal Once Again (and the films below it) if not for the demonetization factor. The collections need to be bigger for a film of this scale, mounting and pitching. There is good investment that has gone in the making of the film and from this point on, Force 2 would need some real remarkable pull during the weekdays.
There is no competition whatsoever for Force 2 as Rock On 2 is gone and Tum Bin 2isn’t doing great either. Weekdays collections would be a clear indicator of whether the content offered by director Abhinay Deo has managed to entice the audiences or not.
*Estimates. Final numbers awaited
Note: All collections as per production and distribution sources
