Box Office India Trade Network
WELCOME BACK did very well in its first weekend grossing 50 crore nett plus. The film also had a solid trend showing good growth on Saturday and Sunday. The first weekend business of WELCOME BACK are as follows.
Friday - 14,25,00,000
Saturday - 16,75,00,000
Saturday - 19,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL - 50,50,00,000 apprx
The business strong in most places like Mumbai, Delhi/UP, East Punjab, Rajasthan, CP Berar and CI though West Bengal with just 1.75 crore nett fared poorly but that would hardly alter it's fate as main circuits are string.
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WELCOME BACK has sailed through on Monday despite the high costs of the film as per the face value it had and emerged a big HIT. The collections are rock steady on Monday and although its too early to put a number to Monday it is very unlikely to drop more than 40% from Friday which means a minimum 8.5 crore is there and this number should be higher when the day finishes.
A circuit like Rajasthan which opened strongly is just 30% down from Friday and with these circuits working, it means the film is going to be a good runner for the next 2-3 weeks. The film will cruise past the 100 crore nett mark and will be no surprise if it goes above 125 crore nett.
The film does have a budget of over 100 crore but that is not much of a concern now as a minimum 80 crore distributor share will come from theatres across the world and more importantly it has tremendous appreciation in the main Hindi film markets.