The theatres have seen a set of new releases since the previous weeks, and amongst all of them, David Dhawan’s Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, starring Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde in lead roles, has turned out to be the highest earner among this week’s new releases.
According to Sacnilk data, the film earned an estimated Rs 7.50 crore net on the opening day. The collection was made across 9,081 shows on day 1, pushing the film’s total day 1 gross collection to Rs 9 crore. Overseas, the film has grossed a total of Rs 2 crore, making the total worldwide gross collection reach Rs 11 crore.
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai witnessed an overall 20.15 per cent occupancy rate, as per reports. Although the morning shows had a minimum 9 per cent occupancy, the afternoon shows witnessed a high occupancy (19.23 per cent). Both the evening and night shows saw a decent occupancy of 21.92 per cent and 30.46 per cent, respectively. Among the regions, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and Chennai contributed the most to the film’s day 1 collection.
Meanwhile, Ram Charan’s much-awaited film Peddi also had a wide release this weekend. As per Sacnilk reports, the film, which was also released in Hindi, earned Rs 2.25 crore net on Friday. The Hindi figures contributed to the film’s overall India day 2 net collections of Rs 26.90 crore. Combining both day 1 and day 2 collections, Peddi has earned a total of Rs 96.40 crore in India net collection, pushing the overall gross to Rs 114.49 crore.
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Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai also marks the final directorial venture of veteran filmmaker David Dhawan, who has announced his retirement following the release. Known for delivering several successful family entertainers over the decades, Dhawan reunites with his son Varun Dhawan for one last collaboration.
Produced by Ramesh Taurani under the banner of Tips Films and co-produced by Gaurav Bose of Maximilian Films, the film stars Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde in lead roles, with Manish Paul, Chunky Pandey, Jimmy Shergill and Mouni Roy in key roles.
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