October, starring Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu, released on April 13, has been garnering a lot of mixed reviews. While the film critics felt it was Shoojit Sircar’s most ambitious project, on social media however, the audience were mostly unsure of this poignant drama.
The film’s performance at the box office in India began slow, slower than most of Varun Dhawan’s movie. According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film earned a little over Rs 5 crores on its opening day. Word of mouth and positive reviews, however, came to their rescue over the weekend.
#October has a slow start… Biz will have to witness miraculous growth over the weekend + maintain a strong trend on weekdays to leave a mark… Word of mouth is extremely mixed… Fri ₹ 5.04 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 14, 2018
The film then picked up pace and grew nearly 50 percent by Saturday.
#October shows a SUPER 48.21% GROWTH on Sat… Metros/plexes are clearly contributing heavily to the revenue… Should continue the upward trend on Sun… Fri 5.04 cr, Sat 7.47 cr. Total: ₹ 12.51 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 15, 2018
Read: Silverscreen’s review of October
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The theatre strike continues in Kollywood, with no new Tamil releases hitting the screens. With Karthik Subbaraj’s no-language ‘silent thriller’ Mercury having released on April 13, the film, unfortunately, could not be released in Tamil Nadu but had a decent turnout in Karnataka.
Read: Silverscreen’s review of Mercury
Meanwhile, Telugu film Krishnarjuna Yuddham, starring Nani, has been faring well at the international box office. While the film mostly earned poor reviews, according to Telugu360, the film collected $ 77,000 and $ 70,000 on its first Friday and Saturday respectively. As of now, the film has so far earned Rs 2.45 crores in the US alone.
Telugu film #KrishnarjunaYuddham – USA…
[Week 1]
Wed + Thu $ 226,606
Fri $ 76,798
Sat $ 72,329
Total: $ 375,733 [₹ 2.45 cr]@Rentrak— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) April 15, 2018
