Better days of Bollywood are finally here, you guys. The reign of masaala films over quality content is over, the audiences of today want a taste of something different now.
Badhaai Ho, which stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Neena Gupta in the leading roles, has crossed almost 130 crores in total box office collections up to now. The film has shattered all box office records, and has even beaten Baahubali 2: The Conclusion in its 6th week.
Badhaai Ho opened to 7.3 crores approximately on the opening day, whereas Baahubali 2 had seen a whopping 40 plus crores on its first day. However, if the reports are to be believed, the sixth week has seen a turn of tables.
Badhaai Ho in its 6th week has registered collections of approximately 3.95 crores, whereas Baahubali 2 in its 6th week had just 3.35 crores. Who would have thought that a small budget film like Badhaai Ho could beat the mighty Baahubali?
Here is a week by week comparison of the 2 films:
Badhaai Ho:-
Week 1: Rs. 65,33,00,000
Week 2: Rs. 27,56,00,000
Week 3: Rs. 15,22,00,000
Week 4: Rs. 10,43,00,000
Week 5: Rs. 7,63,00,000
Week 6: Rs. 3,75,00,000 plus.
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Week 1: Rs. 2,46,47,00,000
Week 2: Rs. 1,42,52,00,000
Week 3: Rs. 69,43,00,000
Week 4: Rs. 29,11,00,000
Week 5: Rs. 12,41,00,000
Week 6: Rs. 3,35,00,000 approx.
At present, the film has collected roughly 132 plus crores at the box office, which makes it the 6th highest grossing film of the year. This is good news, because this means that the audience is beginning to prioritize good films over the typical commercial films that you usually see.