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Set for a September 25 theatrical debut, the re‑release adds new scenes and a teaser for Avengers: Doomsday, while fans rush for tickets.
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Opening weekends, footfalls, budget maths and the numbers behind the noise.

Set for a September 25 theatrical debut, the re‑release adds new scenes and a teaser for Avengers: Doomsday, while fans rush for tickets.

Despite being chosen as India’s official entry for the 2027 Academy Awards, the Marathi crime thriller Gondhal opened to little hype, netted just 84 lakh rupees, and closed with a two‑to‑three‑crore deficit, earning a flop label.

Daayra opened on September 18 with a modest ₹1.15 crore, but a BOGO ticket deal helped it pull in ₹2.18 crore on day two, pushing the two‑day total to ₹3.33 crore amid mixed critical feedback.

Mandaadi's 10-day domestic net has hit 67.55 crore and its worldwide gross is closing on 100 crore, putting Soori on track for his first global century as the film chases past DC.

Girish AD's Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has overtaken Mohanlal's Narasimham to become Malayalam cinema's most-watched 21st century film, crossing ₹319 crore worldwide in under five weeks.

Kunal Kemmu's Vibe, starring Preity Zinta and Sparsh Shrivastava, jumped 55.9% on Day 2 to earn ₹2.65 crore net, taking its two-day total to ₹4.35 crore against a reported ₹35 crore budget.

Resident Evil's Indian run is holding up better than most horror imports, with Day 2 collections actually climbing over the opening. Two-day gross now sits at Rs 8.50 crore, per trade estimates.

Daayra, starring Kareena Kapoor and Prithviraj Sukumaran, saw its Saturday collections nearly double after a slow Friday. The Meghna Gulzar-directed thriller now eyes a ₹6-crore-plus opening weekend, with Drishyam 3 looming on October 2.

Sardar 2 collected just ₹19 lakh on day 9 after theatres slashed its show count from 1,911 to 356, pushing the Karthi-starrer's total to ₹15.24 crore net against a reported ₹70 crore budget.

Trade circles are projecting a ₹100 crore opening-day gross for Nani's The Paradise, directed by Dasara's Srikanth Odela, with a possible ₹200 crore lifetime run if word of mouth holds.

Resident Evil's 2026 reboot opened to Rs 3.75 crore gross in India on day one, while its North American Thursday previews of $8.8 million rank as the sixth-highest for any horror film, per Pinkvilla and Koimoi.

Hanuman Ansh sold nearly 2.5 lakh tickets on its 44th day in theatres, a sharp jump from Friday, as the film's India total pushes past Rs 230 crore nett with strong overseas numbers too.

The Odyssey has dropped below $1 million a day at the North American box office for the first time in 63 days, landing the fifth-longest such streak on record as Resident Evil eats into its IMAX screen count.

Resident Evil opened to an estimated Rs 3.75 crore gross on its first day in India, per trade reports, with Thursday previews adding Rs 50 lakh. Hollywood horror continues to find takers here.

Hanuman Ansh has crossed 248 crore net at the Indian box office, overtaking Mahavatar Narsimha to become Bollywood's highest-grossing devotional film, even as new releases eat into its show count.

The Paradise has crossed $480K in North America advance bookings five days before its premiere, per Koimoi, pushing Yash's Toxic out of 2026's top five pre-sales list overseas.

Daayra, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran as officers on opposite sides of a police encounter case, opened soft despite glowing reviews, with trade trackers giving conflicting day one numbers against a reported Rs 50-60 crore budget.

Sony’s new Resident Evil, directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams, earned $26.3 million Friday and is set for a $55 million weekend – the biggest opening ever.

The fifth Golmaal film is set for a 8 January 2027 theatrical debut. Industry trackers say it needs to net just over 300 crore in India to out‑gross the entire Housefull franchise, a tall yet plausible goal for the beloved comedy brand.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot pulled in $26.3 million on Friday and is tracking toward a $53-55 million opening weekend, the biggest launch in the franchise's 24-year history, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Hanuman Ansh has crossed Rs 250 crore net in India after 44 days, still pulling crowds on its seventh weekend despite a slow three-week start and a budget of just Rs 2 crore.

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot is set to more than double the franchise's previous opening-weekend record, arriving with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score and a $75 million budget, capping a huge year for horror at the box office.

Vishal Chaturvedi's Hanuman Ansh has crossed Rs 300 crore in gross collections after a near-invisible opening, riding a worldwide release and daily crorepati numbers through August and September.

Andrew Garfield's historical drama The Uprising debuted to a soft $3.3 million across 2,068 North American theatres, landing eighth at the box office with no international release yet to help its numbers.

The Vvaan trailer has trade watchers projecting a 5-8 crore net opening day for the Sidharth Malhotra-Tamannaah Bhatia film, positioning it among Balaji Motion Pictures' best post-pandemic launches.

For the first time since 1987, no Mohanlal film sits in Kerala's top three grossers. Bethlehem Kudumba Unit, Lokah and Vaazha 2 now occupy the podium, with Thudarum at four.

Mirzapur The Movie has netted Rs 208.02 crore in 14 days, pushing past Awarapan 2's final ROI and landing a hit verdict as 2026's third most profitable Bollywood release by return on investment.

Vishwanath And Sons has ended its theatrical run at Rs 212.23 crore worldwide, making it Suriya's second biggest hit ever. But by Koimoi's own math, the film still lost money after a soft finish and a flop verdict at home.

Mandaadi collected Rs 3.25 crore net in India on Day 8, a 7% dip from the previous day, pushing its worldwide gross to nearly Rs 80 crore as the Soori-Suhas sailing drama nears its production cost.

Haiwaan, starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, has netted only Rs 8.75 crore in its first week at the Indian box office, according to trade estimates reported by Pinkvilla, with poor word of mouth dragging numbers down daily.