Friday saw the release of the much talked about Sonam Kapoor starrer Neerja. The film, which is directed by Ram Madhvani and tells the story of the 23 year old braveheart Neerja Bhanot, hasbeen received with rave reviews from the critics and the audiences alike. In fact over the weekend, the film witnessed a massive jump in overall box-office collections.
In this box-office analysis, we take a look at the Opening Weekend collections of Neerja in comparison to previously released women centric films. Though neither of the films are being
ranked, as per this brief comparison, Neerja that collected Rs. 22.01 cr over the weekend follows previous releases like Tanu Weds Manu Returns that collected Rs. 38.15 cr, The
Dirty Picture that collected Rs. 32.70 cr, Mary Kom that collected Rs. 30.6 cr, Piku that collected Rs. 25.22 cr and Heroine that collected Rs. 25 cr.
However, with Neerja continuing to draw audiences to the theatres, all that is left to be seen is whether the final overall collections of the film outbeats previous releases in this
category.
Rank Movie Name Release Opening Weekend (INR Cr.) 1 Tanu Weds Manu Returns 22-May-15 38.15 2 The Dirty Picture 2-Dec-11 32.70 3 Mary Kom 5-Sep-14 30.6 4 Piku 08-May-15 25.22 5 Heroine 21-Sep-12 25.00 6 Neerja 19-Feb-16 22.01 7 Ek Paheli Leela 10-Mar-15 15.85 8 Mardaani 22-Aug-14 14.46 9 Kahaani 9-Mar-12 13.83 10 NH10 13-Mar-15 13.3 11 No One Killed Jessica 7-Jan-11 13.10 12 7 Khoon Maaf 18-Feb-11 11.53 13 Alone 16-Jan-15 11.5 14 Creature 3D 12-Sep-14 11.36 15 Tanu Weds Manu 25-Feb-11 11.27 16 Khoobsurat 19-Sep-14 11.23 17 Dolly Ki Doli 23-Jan-15 10.75 18 Queen 07-Mar-14 10.00 19 Gulaab Gang 07-Mar-14 8.84 20 Bobby Jasoos 04-Jul-14 7.68 21 Revolver Rani 25-Apr-14 6.50 22 Dirty Politics 06-Mar-15 3.94
been received with rave reviews from the critics and the audiences alike. In fact over the weekend, the film witnessed a massive jump in overall box-office collections.
In this box-office analysis, we take a look at the Opening Weekend collections of Neerja in comparison to previously released women centric films. Though neither of the films are being
ranked, as per this brief comparison, Neerja that collected Rs. 22.01 cr over the weekend follows previous releases like Tanu Weds Manu Returns that collected Rs. 38.15 cr, The
Dirty Picture that collected Rs. 32.70 cr, Mary Kom that collected Rs. 30.6 cr, Piku that collected Rs. 25.22 cr and Heroine that collected Rs. 25 cr.
However, with Neerja continuing to draw audiences to the theatres, all that is left to be seen is whether the final overall collections of the film outbeats previous releases in this
category.
| Rank | Movie Name | Release | Opening Weekend (INR Cr.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | 22-May-15 | 38.15 |
| 2 | The Dirty Picture | 2-Dec-11 | 32.70 |
| 3 | Mary Kom | 5-Sep-14 | 30.6 |
| 4 | Piku | 08-May-15 | 25.22 |
| 5 | Heroine | 21-Sep-12 | 25.00 |
| 6 | Neerja | 19-Feb-16 | 22.01 |
| 7 | Ek Paheli Leela | 10-Mar-15 | 15.85 |
| 8 | Mardaani | 22-Aug-14 | 14.46 |
| 9 | Kahaani | 9-Mar-12 | 13.83 |
| 10 | NH10 | 13-Mar-15 | 13.3 |
| 11 | No One Killed Jessica | 7-Jan-11 | 13.10 |
| 12 | 7 Khoon Maaf | 18-Feb-11 | 11.53 |
| 13 | Alone | 16-Jan-15 | 11.5 |
| 14 | Creature 3D | 12-Sep-14 | 11.36 |
| 15 | Tanu Weds Manu | 25-Feb-11 | 11.27 |
| 16 | Khoobsurat | 19-Sep-14 | 11.23 |
| 17 | Dolly Ki Doli | 23-Jan-15 | 10.75 |
| 18 | Queen | 07-Mar-14 | 10.00 |
| 19 | Gulaab Gang | 07-Mar-14 | 8.84 |
| 20 | Bobby Jasoos | 04-Jul-14 | 7.68 |
| 21 | Revolver Rani | 25-Apr-14 | 6.50 |
| 22 | Dirty Politics | 06-Mar-15 | 3.94 |
Disclaimer:
The Box Office figures are compiled from various sources and our own research. The figures can be approximate and Bollywood Hungama does not make any claims about the
authenticity of the data. However, they are adequately indicative of the box-office performance of the film(s).
