Sui Dhaaga, Pataakha slide at box office
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IBNS): Hindi films Sui Dhaaga and Pataakha, which were released on last Friday, shown a downward trend at the Indian box office on Wednesday.
Sui Dhaaga earned Rs 3.80 crore on Wednesday as compared to Rs 11.75 crore which was collected a day ago.
In total, Sui Dhaaga collected Rs 59.15 crore so far.
Film critic Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#SuiDhaaga registers 54.22% decline on Day 6 [vis-à-vis Day 1]... Drop in biz was imminent, since Day 5 was a national holiday... Should collect ₹ 62.5 cr in Week 1... Fri 8.30 cr, Sat 12.25 cr, Sun 16.05 cr, Mon 7 cr, Tue 11.75 cr, Wed 3.80 cr. Total: ₹ 59.15 cr. India biz."
#SuiDhaaga registers 54.22% decline on Day 6 [vis-à-vis Day 1]... Drop in biz was imminent, since Day 5 was a national holiday... Should collect ₹ 62.5 cr in Week 1... Fri 8.30 cr, Sat 12.25 cr, Sun 16.05 cr, Mon 7 cr, Tue 11.75 cr, Wed 3.80 cr. Total: ₹ 59.15 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 4, 2018
Sharat Katariya directorial film stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles.
The film resonates Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make In India scheme, which was launched in 2014.
Pataakha's box office collection is ever poorer than Sui Dhaaga. The film has collected Rs 7.11 crore at the Indian box office.
On Wednesday, the film earned Rs 56 lakhs, the lowest in six days since its release.
Adarsh's tweet reads, "#Pataakha is at low levels again on Day 6... Should cross ₹ 7.50 cr in Week 1... Fri 90 lakhs, Sat 1.40 cr, Sun 1.75 cr, Mon 94 lakhs, Tue 1.56 cr, Wed 56 lakhs. Total: ₹ 7.11 cr. India biz."
#Pataakha is at low levels again on Day 6... Should cross ₹ 7.50 cr in Week 1... Fri 90 lakhs, Sat 1.40 cr, Sun 1.75 cr, Mon 94 lakhs, Tue 1.56 cr, Wed 56 lakhs. Total: ₹ 7.11 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 4, 2018
Pataakha is a comedy-drama about two sisters, Badki and Chhutki and is based on an acclaimed short story by renowned writer Charan Singh Pathik.
The film stars Sanya Malhotra, Radhika Madan, Sunil Grover and Vijay Raaz in the lead roles.
It has been produced by Vishal Bhardwaj Films LLP and Kyta Productions.
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