"FAN has collected Rs 19.2 crore on its opening day at the box office, which matches our early estimate of Rs 19 crore. The film has performed well at multiplexes in cities, but the collections at smaller centres was below-the-mark on Friday.
It was a partial holiday in parts of the country for Ram Navami, so the opening number without the holiday advantage would have been around the 16 crore mark. What that also means is, the film would do well to show growth on Saturday, but even if the collections are at around the same level as Friday, it would be acceptable. Growth on Saturday would mean the film has found acceptance with the multiplex audience.
Like other multiplex films, the next two days become extremely crucial now. Even though FAN has released on 3500 screens, the occupancy level at mass centres was poor on the opening day and the film is unlikely to perform outside those 30-35 cities - it's at these very centres The Jungle Book' is also performing very well and could provide tough competition for FAN in the next few days.
FAN has recorded the highest opening day and highest single day collections for 2016. The previous best opening day was Rs 12.35 crore and highest single day was Rs 17.8 crore (Tuesday of Airlift). The fact that FAN has managed a total of close to 20 crore without any commercial factors in its favour, is a fantastic achievement. But because Friday was a holiday in the Hindi belt of India (including Maharastra) and the film featured a major superstar like Shah Rukh Khan, it was expected to collect around 10-15% more than what it has achieved on Day 1"
Yeah, the bolded part is where I screwed up 😆 I actually thought Friday was a non-holiday in India, was not aware of the partial holiday.
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