Jodhaa Akbar Has Fantastic Week Three

Saturday 8th March 2008 10.10 IST

Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Jodhaa Akbar has recorded fantastic collections in week 3. The film only managed to do business for a few days in week three before it was banned in UP by the state governemnt. This meant the film lost business of 50 lakhs upwards for the week. After three weeks the film has crossed the 48 crore nett mark. Intially it looked the film would be a city hit but the film has turned out to be a universal hit. Jodhaa Akbar will emerge at least a hit in every circuit of India where it had a release even likes of CP Berar and CI where it has had a troubled release from day one.

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The expected verdicts range from Blockbuster (Nizam, Mysore) to Super Hit (Mumbai) to Hit (Delhi/UP, East Punjab, West Bengal, Bihar, CP Berar and CI). A small circuit like Tamil Nadu is also showing near Blockbuster business with 1.05 crore nett business so far. If the film continues its strong run and adds another 3 crore+ nett in Delhi/UP then the film will emerge a Super Hit in the domestic market.

Jodhaa Akbar-Week Three

Mumbai-4.25 crore

Delhi/UP-1.70 crore

East Punjab-0.65 lakhs

West Bengal-0.55 lakhs

Bihar-Pending

CP Berar-28 lakhs

CI-27 lakhs

Rajasthan-Not Released

Nizam-52 lakhs

Mysore-55 lakhs

Tamil Nadu-30 lakhs

Kerala-Pending

Orissa-Pending

Assam-Pending

The film has collected 9.07 crore in week three with figures not available yet from a few areas. We can expect another 30 lakhs approx to be added when all collections come in giving the film around 9.35-9.40 crore nett business in week three.

This is also the first time that the film showed very good collections on the weekdays as its third weekend added 6.20 crore and the weekdays added a further 3 crore.