Box office: Gangubai Kathiawadi enters Rs100 crore club

The Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi has entered the elusive Rs100 crore club.

The Sanjay Leela Bhansali period drama achieved the feat, which is rare for a female-centric Hindi film, exactly at the end of its second week, as per figures shared by the trade website BoxOfficeIndia.com.

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Gangubai Kathiawadi amassed Rs66.72 crore in its first week and Rs34.75 crore in its second. Its drop was less than 50%, which is a good sign for any film.

The grand total of the movie currently stands at Rs101.47 crore against a budget of Rs110 crore. The film is expected to surpass its cost of production by the time its theatrical run ends. 

The big-ticket Prabhas-starrer Radhe Shyam, which had a wide release today, has received mixed reviews and its opening hasn’t been impressive, especially in the non-South regions. This will help the other release of the week, The Kashmir Films, and, to some extent, the Bhansali movie too. 

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Meanwhile, Nagraj Manjule’s Jhund made an underwhelming Rs8.75 crore in its first week. The Amitabh Bachchan-starrer showed some growth on the weekdays but it wasn’t significant enough. 

The Hollywood film The Batman earned a decent Rs29.90 crore in its first week at the Indian box office.