Looking at the kind of run that Pathaan had enjoyed right through its extended weekend, many wondered how Monday would turn out to be for the action thriller. After all, the hardcore fanbase had (presumably) already watched the film between Wednesday to Sunday, there was this big Republic Day holiday in between as well, then Sunday was huge as well and in the course of its five-day run so far, the film had hit as many as four half centuries already. Also, ticket prices go down on regular days.
Hence, some argued that the film would stay under the Rs 20 crores mark on Monday and then stay in that range right through the weekdays before rising again on Friday. However, I was of a firm belief that the film will comfortably not just go past the Rs 20 crores mark but would be closer to the Rs 25 crores number, if not greater than that. After all, the craze for the film is unparalleled if one just looks at the kind of scenes transpiring in theatres and then the response being shared on social media.
By all means, this is not a normal movie in the running; it’s a phenomenon that has shown in the super run on Monday as well, what with Rs. 26.50 crores coming in. This is a very good number, especially so when looked at in isolation since last year except for Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva, no other Bollywood movie had scored this much on the first day either and here it has happened on the sixth day!
The Shah Rukh Khan starrer has earned Rs 307.25 crores already and there is a lot more that would be accumulated in weeks to come.
All time mega-blockbuster.
Note: All collections as per production and distribution sources
