MUMBAI: The Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha love story Lootera has had a fair weekend thanks to Mumbai and Delhi multiplex collections. The film has collected Rs 15.55 crore for the opening weekend. This is Vikramaditya Motwane‘s second directorial venture, following the critically acclaimed Udaan (2010).
Policegiri which stars Sanjay Dutt hasn‘t found much favour either at single screens, where it was expected to do better, or at multiplexes. The film has managed to collect about Rs 8.5 crore for its first weekend. Dutt‘s next release this year would be the Zanjeer remake where he would be reprising the memorable role of Sher Khan previously essayed by Pran in the 1973 original.
The Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan starrer Ghanchakkar has crashed further after its average opening weekend, with a poor script and execution, the film has not added much over its next four days and ended its first week with figures of Rs 27.3 crore.
Raanjhanaa, which marked the debut of the south superstar Dhanush of Kolavari Di fame, and met with mixed response due to its second half remained steady in its second week and has collected Rs 17.1 crore, thereby taking its two week total to Rs 49.3 crore. The distributors‘ smaller circuits were the first to earn profits on the film.
Fukrey has managed to add another Rs 4.5 crore in its third week taking its three week tally to Rs 32.7 crore.
Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani has collected Rs 1.8 crore in its fifth week. The film‘s five week total now stands at Rs 182.05 crore. The Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone starrer has done exceedingly well and now entering its sixth week will slowly phase out with some big releases lined up in the coming weeks.
