Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 Topples Sarkar 3, 1920 London & Murder 3 For THIS Surprising Record!

Yet another record, an unfortunate one at that, has come the way of Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 3. If the miserable collections on Friday [1.50 crores*] were not bad enough, there is something worse that the Tigmanshu Dhulia film has encountered. Reason being that it is now officially the lowest opener ever amongst franchises that went till the third part. This isn’t all as it is amongst the only four films ever in the history of Bollywood where the third part has opened lesser than the second part.

Let’s first look at the record of the Sanjay Dutt, Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill and Chitrangda Singh starrer being the lowest opener ever amongst franchises:

Murder 3 – 4.52 crores
1920 London – 2.50 crores
Sarkar 3 – 2.10 crores
Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 3 – 1.50 crores*

Amongst the aforementioned films, 1920 London went on to at least recover its costs. This also means that there is a possibility of more films in the franchise. However, the poor show of Murder 3 and Sarkar 3 meant the end of the franchise for the Bhatts and Ram Gopal Varma respectively. As for Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 3 as well, it is quite certain that the franchise would now see curtains.

Now let’s look at a record which is even further downer as it suggests how audiences have clearly given thumbs down to the franchise as a whole by showing lesser footfalls than the last in the series:

Sarkar Raj – 4.97 crores, Sarkar 3 – 2.10 crores
Murder 2 – 7.10 crores, Murder 3 – 4.52 crores
1920 – Evil Returns – 4 crores, 1920 London – 2.50 crores
Saheb Biwi aur Gangster Returns – 3.50 crores, Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 3 – 1.50 crores*