Last week was an exciting one for the movie buffs as they had two big movies to watch, one was an action packed historical drama “Panipat” and the second was romantic comedy family drama “Pati Patni Aur Woh”. However as we look at the collections of week one of both the movies, it is certainly clear that “Pati Patni Aur Woh” has impressed audiences more than “Panipat”.
“Panipat” has been directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar it stars Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles. It is based on the true story of the third battle of Panipat which was fought between the Marathas under the leadership of Sadashiv Rao Bhau and the Afghani invaders who were led by Ahmed Shah Abdali.
The movie started steadily at the box-office with the earnings of Rs 4.12 crore on the first day. The collections did increase on the weekend with Rs 5.78 crore and Rs 7.78 crore on Saturday and Sunday respectively. However since then, the flick’s earnings have dipped significantly and it ended its first week with a total of Rs 25.68 crore.
Day 1 – Rs 4.12 crore
Day 2 – Rs 5.78 crore
Day 3 – Rs 7.78 crore
Day 4 – Rs 2.59 crore
Day 5 – Rs 2.21 crore
Day 6 – Rs 1.70 crore
Day 7 – Rs 1.5 crore
Total – Rs 25.68 crore
On the other hand, “Pati Patni Aur Woh” which is a remake of 1978 movie of the same name stars Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday. The director of the film is Mudassar Aziz and it got a solid start on the box-office with Rs 9.10 crore on its opening day. On the end of first week, the collections stand at Rs 55.97 crore.
Take a look:
Day 1 – Rs 9.10 crore
Day 2 – Rs 12.33 crore
Day 3 – Rs 14.51 crore
Day 4 – Rs 5.70 crore
Day 5 – Rs 5.35 crore
Day 6 – Rs 4.62 crore
Day 7 – Rs 4.36 crore
Total – Rs 55.97 crore
When numbers do the talking… #PatiPatniAurWoh emerges a winner… Week 2 – when it faces multiple new films – is crucial… Fri 9.10 cr, Sat 12.33 cr, Sun 14.51 cr, Mon 5.70 cr, Tue 5.35 cr, Wed 4.62 cr, Thu 4.36 cr. Total: ₹ 55.97 cr. #India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 13, 2019
“Pati Patni Aur Woh” it has surpassed the first week collections of all the movies of Kartik Aaryan till date.
#KartikAaryan versus #KartikAaryan… *Week 1* biz…
2019: #PatiPatniAurWoh ₹ 55.97 cr
2019: #LukaChuppi ₹ 53.70 cr
2018: #SonuKeTituKiSweety ₹ 45.94 cr
2015: #PyaarKaPunchnama2 ₹ 39.25 cr#India biz.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 13, 2019
Undoubtedly, viewers have found “Pati Patni Aur Woh” more entertaining than “Panipat” despite its being a remake. Which of the two movies did you like more? Let us know.
