Sanjay
Gupta's
much
anticipated
crime
drama
Mumbai
Saga
released
in
theatres
on
Friday
(March
19,
2021).
Starring
John
Abraham
and
Emraan
Hashmi
in
pivotal
roles,
it's
the
second
big
Bollywood
film
to
hit
the
big
screens
after
the
COVID-19
lockdown
norms
were
eased.
According
to
a
report
in
Pinkvilla,
despite
being
a
massy
film,
the
collections
of
Mumbai
Saga
were
low
all
across
the
country
including
the
single
screens.
It
looks
like
the
surge
in
COVID-19
cases
and
the
night
curfew
has
impacted
the
film's
collection.
The
Pinkvilla
report
further
stated
that
if
not
for
the
COVID-19
scenario,
the
film
would
have
minted
a
collection
in
the
6
crore
range.
While
the
reduction
of
footfalls
was
expected
in
Maharashtra,
the
low
turnout
in
rest
of
the
country
comes
across
as
shocking.
Speaking
about
the
first-day
collection
of
Mumbai
Saga,
the
movie
collected
Rs.
2.82
crore
on
Friday.
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
tweeted,
"#MumbaiSaga
has
a
low
Day
1,
despite
face-value
+
positive
word
of
mouth...
Biz
affected
by
#Covid
pandemic...
More
so
in
#Maharashtra,
where
the
film
was
expected
to
perform
best...
Should
witness
an
escalation
in
biz
on
Day
2
and
3...
Fri
₹
2.82
cr.
#India
biz."
See
his
tweet.
#MumbaiSaga
has
a
low
Day
1,
despite
face-value
+
positive
word
of
mouth...
Biz
affected
by
#Covid
pandemic...
More
so
in
#Maharashtra,
where
the
film
was
expected
to
perform
best...
Should
witness
an
escalation
in
biz
on
Day
2
and
3...
Fri
₹
2.82
cr.
#India
biz.
In
a
chat
with
Mid-day,
John
Abraham
had
earlier
said,
"Mumbai
Saga
won't
make
as
much
money
as
movies
did
in
2019.
All
theatres
across
the
country
haven't
opened,
but
with
this
film,
a
few
more
will.
After
we
announced
this
film,
five
more
movies
were
announced
(or
theatrical
run)." He
had
further
added,
"I
am
not
saying
this
film
is
spectacular,
but
we
are
not
worried
about
its
failure.
I
won't
use
the
pandemic
as
a
crutch."