Box office: Samrat Prithviraj collects Rs39 crore on first weekend

The Akshay Kumar-starrer Samrat Prithviraj collected Rs10.5 crore nett on Friday. The historical epic fared better over the weekend, especially in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, earning about Rs15-16 crore on Sunday. The weekend total of the Yash Raj Films movie is Rs39 crore nett, according to trade website BoxOfficeIndia.com.

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However, the film, which was made on a budget of more than Rs200 crore, isn’t performing as expected in big cities and Maharashtra.

Meanwhile, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) made about Rs12.75 crore on its third weekend and continued to perform well despite having fewer shows. The film has exceeded the collections of Sooryavanshi (2021) in certain areas. The Kartik Aaryan-starrer’s total is now Rs153 crore.

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Meanwhile, the Hindi version of the Adivi Sesh-starrer Major (2022) made Rs4.6 crore over the weekend, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh.