The Mohit Suri directorial Ek Villain Returns, which was a sequel to the 2014 release Ek Villain, hit screens on Friday last week. Starring Arjun Kapoor, John Abraham, Disha Patani, and Tara Sutaria the film started as expected, drawing in Rs. 7.05 cr. Following this the business of Ek Villain Returns saw growth in collections on its second and third day consecutively with Rs. 7.47 cr, and Rs. 9.02 cr coming in respectively. Now, on its first Monday, the business of the Mohit Suri directorial has seen a nearly 66% drop in collections on its fourth day as compared to its third-day business.
In this box office report, we look at the first Monday collections of Ek Villain Returns while comparing the same to previous releases of 2022. Collecting Rs. 3.02 cr Ek Villain Returns has emerged as the ninth highest first Monday grosser of 2022. Not surprisingly, preceding the film on the list of highest first Monday grossers are previous releases like KGF - Chapter 2 which collected Rs. 25.57 cr, RRR which collected Rs. 17 cr, The Kashmir Files which collected Rs. 15.05 cr, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 which collected Rs. 10.75 cr, Gangubai Kathiawadi which collected Rs. 8.19 cr, Samrat Prithviraj which collected Rs. 5 cr, Jugjugg Jeeyo which collected Rs. 4.82 cr, and Bachchhan Paandey which collected Rs. 3.37 cr. However, the Mohit Suri directorial does manage to surpass the collections of Shamshera, which had collected Rs. 2.80 cr on its first Monday.
Going forward, the business of Ek Villain Returns is expected to remain more or less stable over the subsequent weekdays. In fact, with little to no competition, the film is likely to continue its box office run unhindered. As per trade predictions, Ek Villain Returns could well see its collections nearing the Rs. 40 cr mark by the end of its first week in theatres.
Top 10 Highest First Monday Grossers of 2022 at a glance:
K.G.F - Chapter 2 - Rs. 25.57 cr
RRR - Rs. 17 cr
The Kashmir Files - Rs. 15.05 cr
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 - Rs. 10.75 cr
Gangubai Kathiawadi - Rs. 8.19 cr
Samrat Prithviraj - Rs. 5 cr
Jugjugg Jeeyo - Rs. 4.82 cr
Bachchhan Paandey - Rs. 3.37 cr
Ek Villain Returns - Rs. 3.02 cr
Shamshera - Rs. 2.80 cr
