Nikamma, which stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty, had a poor first weekend. Directed by Sabbir Khan, the film managed to earn only Rs1.25 crore nett in its first three days, according to trade website BoxOfficeIndia.com.
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The fate of the action-comedy was almost sealed on its opening day itself when it made only about half a crore. There was no buzz for the film before its release and negative reviews and word-of-mouth turned out to be the final nail in the coffin.
According to sources, Nikamma was made at a budget of around Rs15-20 crore.
The non-performance of Nikamma ensured that the Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani-starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 did well even on its fifth weekend.
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The Anees Bazmee directorial venture made as much as Rs5 crore in this period. The horror-comedy has so far collected an impressive Rs177.48 crore.
This week will see the release of director Raj Mehta’s multi-starrer family drama Jugjugg Jeeyo. Starring Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, the film is expected to end Hindi cinema's box office drought.