The
weekend
gone
by
saw
three
new
films
releasing
in
theatres
-
Phone
Bhoot,
Mili
and
Double
XL.
Meanwhile,
Kantara
(Hindi)
has
anyways
been
running
strong.
Between
these
four
films,
around
20
crores
came
at
the
box
office.
To
think
of
it,
half
of
it
actually
came
from
Kantara
(Hindi)
which
is
now
running
in
its
fourth
week.
Let's
talk
about
the
Rishab
Shetty
film
first.
The
film
stayed
steady
on
Friday
with
2.10
crores.
However,
the
real
magic
took
place
on
Saturday
when
the
jump
was
almost
100%
with
the
4
crores
milestone
been
crossed.
Now
that's
truly
remarkable
since
one
has
hardly
heard
of
a
film
to
be
doing
that
and
that
too
in
its
fourth
week.
However
such
fabulous
has
been
the
feedback
for
the
film
which
is
now
spreading
fast
across
the
country
that
collections
have
started
coming
in
from
all
pockets.
That's
what
has
pushed
the
film
to
62
crores*
already
and
the
trend
is
pretty
much
setting
the
stage
for
80
crores
mark
to
be
crossed,
hence
qualifying
it
to
be
a
blockbuster.
Amongst
the
new
releases,
it's
Phone
Bhoot
which
is
doing
the
best
business.
The
collections
currently
stand
at
7.85
crores,
though
given
the
merits
they
should
have
been
in
10-12
crores
range
at
least.
The
film
is
good
fun,
especially
for
the
youth,
and
it's
rather
surprising
that
the
footfalls
haven't
gone
up
the
way
they
should
have.
That's
the
state
of
affairs
for
over
90%
of
the
releases
this
year
where
the
films
have
done
lesser
business
than
how
it
would
have
been
during
the
pre-pandemic
times.
Audiences
need
a
lot
of
push
and
positive
word
of
mouth
when
it
comes
to
stepping
into
theatres
when
it
comes
to
non-event
releases
and
one
just
hopes
that
this
happens
indeed
for
Phone
Bhoot.
Meanwhile,
Janhvi
Kapoor
can
be
happy
with
the
fact
that
Mili
has
fetched
her
some
good
appreciation.
She
was
taken
seriously
as
an
actress
with
Gunjan
Saxena
-
The
Kargil
Girl
as
well,
and
now
with
Mili
it
has
been
established
all
over
again
in
the
current
generation
of
actress,
she
has
in
it
to
play
some
of
the
most
difficult
roles
with
ease
in
front
of
the
camera.
The
film's
business
is
of
course
low
at
1.50
crores*
and
rest
assured
there
would
be
a
lot
of
eyeballs
for
it
once
it
arrives
on
the
OTT.
As
for
Double
XL,
there
is
nothing
really
to
cheer
about
as
barely
0.50
crores
came
in.
Neither
is
there
appreciation
for
the
film
nor
are
there
any
footfalls.
The
film
will
fold
up
under
the
1
crore
mark
and
has
emerged
as
a
theatrical
disaster.
Again,
the
response
would
be
better
on
OTT.