It’s the season of Avatar: The Way of Water and Drishyam 2, and that is now set to continue for four more weeks now. Pathaan releases exactly four weeks from now on January 25, and prior to that the only notable release is Arjun Kapoor and Tabu starrer Kuttey. Given the scenario, both these established films will have an amazing uninterrupted run with theatres continuing to give them good showcasing. While Avatar: The Way of Water will have all premium screens, including IMAX and 3D, reserved for it, Drishyam 2 needs only limited major screens for it and that it will get rather comfortably even though Kuttey will see good showcasing.
This can well be seen from the fact that Avatar: The Way of Water is running riot with Rs. 10.50 crores* more coming on Tuesday. This is superb as a double digit score on the 12th day is not something which is common. All it needs now is to stay in the same zone today and tomorrow as well since from Friday to Sunday, the film will be in double digit score and that too on the higher side all over again. So far, the film has collected Rs. 272.50 crores* already and is a huge blockbuster.
Another blockbuster that’s enjoying an extended period at the box office is Drishyam 2. The Ajay Devgn starrer is a good choice amongst the audience till date and that can well be seen from Rs. 0.80 crores* more that it earned on Tuesday. The film was expected to be more in Rs. 50 lakhs zone during the weekdays and even that would have been quite nice considering it’s in the sixth week. Still, the numbers are exceeding expectations and that has been the case with the film right from the day of release. Standing at Rs. 229.54 crores* currently, the Abhishek Pathak directed film is now heading for a lifetime in excess of Rs. 235 crores.
*Estimates. Final numbers awaited
Note: All collections as per production and distribution sources