Weekly Box Office: ‘Drishyam 3’ Roars, ‘Karuppu’ Soars, ‘Chand Mera Dil’ Holds Firm

Lakshya and Ananya Panday's “Chand Mera Dil” maintained a steady hold over the weekdays following its underwhelming opening last Friday. The romantic drama has collected ₹18.80 crore net in the first week, overcoming mixed-to-negative reviews to post a respectable opening-week total.

With no major release this week, “Chand Mera Dil” has an opportunity to sustain its momentum in the second week as well. The film is now targeting a respectable total at the box office before “Peddi,” “Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai” and “Bandar” occupy the majority of screens next Friday.

Ayushmann Khurrana, Sara Ali Khan, Wamiqa Gabbi and Rakul Preet-starrer romantic comedy “Pati Patni Aur Woh Do” also displayed a strong staying power, adding ₹12.77 crore in its second week. The two-week collection now stands at ₹41.22 crore and is expected to finish its lifetime close to ₹50 crore net, which would be a respectable number for a medium-budget film like this. Its consistent hold over two weeks indicates that the film has found acceptance among a certain section of audiences.

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Despite the steady performances of Hindi movies, it was the regional cinema that dominated the box office over the past week. Mohanlal's “Drishyam 3” ended its first-week run with a remarkable ₹76.30 crore net at the Indian box office. The Jeethu Joseph directorial performed even better overseas, grossing over ₹100 crores internationally, and has already emerged as one of the biggest Malayalam grossers overseas. The film is now eyeing to surpass Mohanlal's last year release, “L2: Empuraan” (₹106.77 crore net), to enter the list of top 5 highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.

Suriya's Tamil film “Karuppu” remained the first choice among audiences in Tamil Nadu even in its second week. The action entertainer added ₹50.05 crore net in its second week, pushing its two-week total to ₹150.19 crore net in India and over ₹250 crore globally, making it the biggest Tamil blockbuster of this year so far.

Meanwhile, Marathi film “Deool Band 2” is continuing the remarkable success stories of Marathi cinema this year. The Pravin Tarde-directed devotional comedy earned ₹30.20 crore net over its extended 8-day opening week and has already emerged as the second highest-grossing Marathi film of this year after Riteish Deshmukh's “Raja Shivaji,” which is now nearing ₹100 crore net at the domestic box office. With another week of free run ahead and no major Marathi competition on the horizon, “Deool Band 2” is well-positioned to further strengthen its box-office power.