After collecting Rs. 1.81 crores on the opening day, Sooraj Barjatya's Uunchai has seen a big spike in collections on Saturday. The slice-of-life drama has gone up by 100 percent on its second day, thereby showing the biggest second-day growth for a Bollywood film in the post-pandemic world. According to early estimates, Uunchai has collected in the range of Rs. 3.55 crore to 3.70 crore on its second day.
The two-day total of Uunchai stands at Rs. 5.50 crores, and the movie is now set to hit a double-digit weekend. The jump in collections on Saturday is an encouraging trend and indicates that Uunchai will be a horse of the long race at the domestic box office. The makers have gone ahead with a limited release strategy, and this has worked in the favour as the demand for this film is on the rise by the hour. On Saturday, the film had around 200 shows more than the opening day, and on Sunday this is expected to rise further with 100 more shows.
The film is doing exceptional business in Mumbai as not a single ticket was available at most of the properties across the city for shows post 6 pm. Gujarat too is slowly owning up to the film and a big spike in the business is expected in Gujarat on Sunday. The film has seen a limited release in the mass belts, but there will be growth all across the board tomorrow as well.
The Sooraj Barjatya directorial has got the senior citizens on board in big numbers and one of the key reasons for its success is also the nominal ticket pricing, well within the reach of the elderly audience base. If it manages to score a Monday higher than Friday, it will well emerge as the much-needed sleeper hit of the year for the Hindi film industry.
