It's the same story as last week! The response to the two new releases was clearly divided this Friday as well. RAQEEB had a better start at single screens, especially in North India, while EK CHALIS KI LAST LOCAL found some patronage at select multiplexes.
Meanwhile, UTV has informed this writer that METRO has grossed Rs. 6,19,43,365 on 163 prints, with the per screen average working out to 3,80,020. The territory-wise breakdown is as follows:-
| Circuit | Collections | Prints | Average |
| Delhi, NCR | 98,42,703 | 27 | 3,64,545 |
| U.P. | 14,38,483 | 9 | 1,59,831 |
| Punjab | 29,19,155 | 11 | 2,65,378 |
| Rajasthan | 13,05,235 | 4 | 3,26,309 |
| Mumbai, Goa | 2,02,41,663 | 40 | 5,06,042 |
| Gujarat | 56,62,615 | 14 | 4,04,473 |
| Saurashtra | 6,70,059 | 4 | 1,67,515 |
| C.P. Berar | 9,40,823 | 6 | 1,56,804 |
| C.I. | 10,01,297 | 6 | 1,66,883 |
| Western Maharashtra & Pune | 63,96,263 | 12 | 5,33,022 |
| North Karnataka | 2,16,403 | 2 | 1,08,202 |
| Tamil Nadu, Kerala | 6,47,653 | 3 | 2,15,884 |
| Nizam | 19,46,973 | 8 | 2,43,372 |
| Mysore | 36,50,855 | 7 | 5,21,551 |
| West Bengal | 49,84,867 | 9 | 5,53,874 |
| Bihar | 79,318 | 1 | 79,318 |
20 prints have been added in Week 2.
