The Salman Khan starrer, Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai, released on Thursday, May 13 worldwide. In many countries, it made it to the cinemas. But in India, the makers went in for a hybrid release, that is, it was released in cinemas as well as on the pay-per-view platform, ZeePlex. But since cinemas are shut almost anywhere in the country, Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai ended up releasing on the big screen only in the state of Agartala. Even here, it had a release in just 3 theatres – 2 in Agartala (SSR Rupasi and Balaka Cinema) and one in Dharmanagar (SSR Dharmanagar). These 3 cinema halls ran 11 shows in a day with the last show held at 3:00 PM. This is because a night curfew is in place in Tripura which begins at 6:00 PM.
Bollywood Hungama had earlier reported that as per a trade expert, “Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai collected around Rs. 10,432 on Day 1. On Friday, it jumped to around Rs. 22,518. On Saturday, the collections were around Rs. 13,485 and on Sunday as well, the collections were in the same range as Day 3. The weekend collections stand at around Rs. 59,920. All these are approximate figures.”
Sadly from Monday May 17, that is the fifth day of release, the city of Agartala went under a lockdown. The trade expert informed Bollywood Hungama, “From Monday to Thursday, only SSR Dharmanagar was playing Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai in the country with four shows a day. On Monday, it collected around Rs. 1,155 while the earnings were the same on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the film collected around Rs. 509. Again on Thursday, Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai’s collections were the same as on Wednesday. So now the first week collections of Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai in India are around Rs. 63,248. Again, I’d repeat that these are approximate figures.”
The trade expert continues, “One needs to see these collections with regards to the situation on ground. Agartala is under lockdown and most areas in the state are turned into containment zones. There’s a lot of fear among people there with regards to visiting cinemas. Yet, a small but significant number turned up to watch the film and it’s a feat. Not to forget, Salman Khan had said on record that the box office of Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai in India would be zero.”
Meanwhile, Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai has been discontinued at SSR Dharmanagar from today. In other words, Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai is no longer running in any theatre in India. Satadeep Saha, CEO of SSR Cinemas Pvt Ltd, however had told Bollywood Hungama that he might play Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai in his Agartala theatres once the lockdown is lifted in the capital city.
Radhe India box office summary at a glance
Day 1 – Rs. 10,432
Day 2 – Rs. 22,518
Day 3 - Rs. 13,485
Day 4 - Rs. 13,485
Day 5 – Rs. 1,155
Day 6 – Rs. 1,155
Day 7 - Rs. 509
Day 8 - Rs. 509
Total – Rs. 63,248
