Box Office Numbers of Movies Released on Eid Ul Fitr 2022

 

As we all know that the Film industries, across the world, remained halted due to the severe outbreak of Covid 19 pandemic. The businesses were pretty much bearing huge losses because of pending and unreleased films, likewise, in Pa

kistan, no movies saw release from 2019 to 2021, Now, life is back to the normal routine and film makers, across the globe, have successfully released movies in cinemas. A lot of international and Pakistani movies also got released on Eid ul fitr 2022.

On Eid day, five Pakistani movies Ghabrana Nahi Ha, Chakkar, Parde Main Rehne Do, Dum Mastam and Tere Bajre Di Raakhi were released. Here are their earnings.

Ghabrana Nahi Hai

Well according to the numbers, Saba Qamar’s Ghabrana Nahi Hai is topping the charts with around 3 crore plus PKR, the first day collection was 95.5 lacs, taking the two days total to approximately 2.5 crores which has now crossed approximated 3 crores, and more until now,however, the exact current numbers haven’t been shared. The earning of the film were less than one crore on day 1 but on day 2 it surpassed one crore with a decline on the third working day.

Dum Mastam

According to the box office details, Dum Mastam’s two days earning is 1.76 crore. It also saw more audience on day two and also surpassed the figure of one crore. On the first day the movie made less than a crore. The current numbers haven’t been shared.

Parde Mein Rehne Do

“Parde Mein Rehne Do”s two-day collections are 1.2 crore PKR, on the first day the movie earned 44 lacs while on the second day it earned 76 lacs PKR.

Chakkar

Chakkar collected 28 lacs Pkr on day one and 54 lacs on day two. It showed a good growth on second day despite having lesser shows.

A part from that public also ranked Ghabrana Nahi Hai as a good movie. Dum Mastam as a better movie. A few fans praised Chakkar and Parde Main Rehne do too. Bajre Di Rakhi remained unnoticed. According to public, an international movie Dr Strange, which has just been released, is expected to destroy many of running Pakistani movies.

In past, day first of the Eid release movies saw great response and they always surpassed one crore pkr or even 2 crores, with the daily revenue of approximately one crore pkr in starting days of release, great example of movies are Na Maloom Afrad, Punjab Nahi Jaungi, Wrong No, Lahore Say Agay Karachi say Lahore. Actor in Law and Na Maloom Afraad earned around 20 crore in total. Punjab Nahi Jaungi made 50 crore. Jawani Phir Nahi ani 2 earned 75 crore. They all were Eid releases.

Superstar Extended Week One Boxoffice Collections Pakistan

Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf starrer Superstar has roped in massive numbers during its 11 days extended week. However the film had the push of Eid that drew in huge footfalls during its first 4 days. But the film couldn’t show pick over the period of Friday to Sunday followed by huge fall over the weekdays.

So far the film has raked a whooping total of PKR 150 million as per estimates at Pakistani box office in extended first week of eleven days. The huge influx of Eid footfalls in first four days had indicated that the seven days extended weekend alone should have gone around PKR 150 million but here 11 days business has reached that mark.

Furthermore, trending on weekdays was way below the mark as weekdays have contributed around PKR 18 million which is a very low number. Last year Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 had done 18 million on the first weekday alone. The film has big budgets involved and it will need to show ample growth on second Friday followed by hefty growth on Saturday and Sunday to get back in the game.

Nevertheless, Superstar has already become the second highest grosser of Mahira Khan in just eleven days. With the on going trend the film will become the highest grosser for the star during coming weekend.

Parey Hut Love Extended Week One Boxoffice Collections Pakistan

Sheheryar Munawar and Maya Ali starrer Parey Hut Love has closed its 11 days extended week on a solid note. The film had taken stupendous start over the four days of Eid by raking in massive numbers. Eid holidays were followed by normal weekend and film managed decent collections over the weekend too. The film however saw steep falls on weekdays.

Parey Hut Love has closed its 11 days extended weekend around PKR 150 million as per estimates. Its a very strong number overall but the film could have done much better. The film had gotten massive boost over the first four days and if it had trended normally from there then 150 million should have come in first seven days alone. Furthermore, falls on weekdays were hefty.

Parey Hut Love has still come out with a very big number thanks to four Eid days and it will be a tough road from here on as fall on weekdays indicate that film will struggle in coming days. There are very heavy costs involved with Parey Hut Love and film will need to see massive picks over the coming weekend to be back in game.

The film has already become second highest grossing film for Sheheryar Munawar and it will be becoming his highest grosser till date over the weekend.

Parey Hut Love Weekend Boxoffice Collections Overseas

Sheheryar Munawar and Maya Ali starrer Superstar has wrapped its first weekend in Overseas on Sunday. The film got hit by pre-Eid on Friday and Saturday but Parey Hut Love saw huge picks on Sunday especially in UK.

As per estimates, Parey Hut Love has closed its opening weekend with a business of little over PKR 20 million from major Overseas markets i.e. North America, UK, Middle East and Australia. The numbers on Sunday were quite good and it will be down to how film performs over the weekdays. Opening weekend of Parey Hut Love is the biggest opening weekend in Overseas for Pakistani films this year.

The film also saw release at the multiple European countries but their numbers are not reported as yet. Below are the weekend closing figures of Parey Hut Love from the major overseas markets.

UK.. 8.1 million
North America.. 9.4 million
 UAE.. 2.5 million
Australia.. 0.4 million
Total.. 20.4 million

Superstar Opening Weekend Boxoffice Collections Overseas

Mahira Khan starrer Superstar has completed its opening weekend at the overseas markets on Sunday. The film had seen a pre-Eid release on Friday which had hit the business badly but Sunday saw huge gains especially in UK.

As per estimates, Superstar has concluded its opening weekend from major Overseas markets at little under PKR 20 million. Superstar saw huge pick in numbers on Sunday and now performance over the weekdays will be very crucial. Superstar will need to hold well over the weekdays at the major markets.

Below is the estimated boxoffice breakdown of Superstar from the major overseas markets i.e. North America, UK, UAE and Australia.
UK.. 8.6 million
North America.. 7 million
UAE.. 2.7 million
Australia.. 1.3 million
Total.. 19.6 

Parchi Weekend Business Pakistan - BoxOfficeDetails

Parchi has lived unto the expectations as Weekend has gone toward 2.9 Crore approx.

Film had opened really well on Friday and then saw solid growth on Saturday. Sunday has held well as Sunday numbers are coming similar to Friday.

Few places have fallen more than Friday but those places had opened strong on Friday! Film's Weekend numbers are little batter than Verna which had much bigger names attached but film has much favourable genre compared to Verna but still going ahead of Verna over the Weekend is very good result for film like Parchi.

In Just three days film has beaten Week One numbers of Furkey Returns which was also a comedy flick!

Below is film's estimated breakdown:

Friday: 90 Lacs
Saturday: 1.10 Crore
Sunday: 90 Lacs
Total: 2.90 Crore

Parchi Show Excellent Growth On Day Two - BoxOfficeDetails

Parchi has seen fantastic growth on day two with all multiplexes seeing big growth. Lahore and Karachi saw huge growth as few plexes even doubled there numbers on Saturday which is phenomenal considering day one itself was very good.

As per estimates Saturday is looking to end up close to 1.1 Crore approx which is a growth of 20+% over day one with day one itself being big.

This growth is very good sign and now film will probably go around 3 Crore for the Weekend which is brilliant result for the film like Parchi.

Film is on phenomenal run in Rawalpindi/Islamabad where it has done similar to much bigger comedy film Golmaal Again.

Lahore was average on day one but it saw fantastic growth of 40-50% on day two.

Below is daily estimated business of the film.

Friday: 90 Lacs
Saturday: 1 Crore
Total: 2 Crore

Parchi Rakes In Very Good Numbers On Day One

Parchi has raked in very good numbers on Day One! As per early estimates numbers are going close to 90 Lacs approx which fantastic result for the film.

Film has given industry the much needed big start. Numbers are phenomenal in Rawalpindi/Islamabad which has done amazing 17.5+ Lacs on Day One.

Lahore started slow but picked pace by Late Night shows !! Karachi/Hyderabad did really well too.

Film has been doing well in all metros but in mass circuits situation was mixed as Faisalabad did well but Multan and Sialkot under performing.

Film has made very solid base now and film will be eyeing crucial 1 Crore mark today!! Weekend is looking to go over 2.75 Crore easily with chances of hitting 3 Crore too !!

Box Office history: Racing to Rs150m milestone in 9 days

Waar was the biggest scorer in terms of box office this Eid, followed by Boss and some smaller local films.

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The box office battle between Waar and Boss has turned out to be a lucrative one. The two major releases coupled with smaller Urdu, Pashto and Punjabi films released this Eidul Azha have together raked in approximately Rs150 million at the domestic box office — the highest ‘first week’ collection in the history of Pakistani cinema.

After a ground breaking start on Eidul Azha, business faced an overall slump. Bagging a whopping Rs70 million in the first five days, Waar could only make a little more than Rs27 million in the weekdays that followed. Although it is not considered to be a low turnout for weekdays it is also not as significant as was expected. Surprisingly, Akshay Kumar’s Boss has had steady business, and from an initial weekend collection of Rs20.6 million, the film did slow and steady progress by reaching the Rs40 million mark in its first week.

Traditionally, box office collections are gathered post-Zuhr prayers on a Friday. But since Eid fell on Wednesday, the collections were recorded the next Friday, making the ‘first week’ a nine-day run. On Eidul Fitr, the box office collection amounted to Rs100 million as Chennai Express sped ahead with a gross return of Rs54.3 million in the Eid week. Eidul Fitr fell on a Friday with an added public holiday on Thursday, so the box office ‘week’ comprised eight days instead of seven. Since then, five screens at Neuplex Cinema Karachi and three at Centaurus Cinema Islamabad have been launched, giving an advantage to films released on Eidul Azha in terms of screen space.

Waar was given a substantially larger number of screens as compared to Boss, primarily because the owners of Atrium and Centaurus cinemas are also distributors of the film. For instance, in Atrium and Centaurus, the ratio of screens allocated to Waar versus Boss was approximately 20 to six per day.  In Shabistan/Prince Lahore, the allocation was five to Bossand four to Waar per day.

Despite the obvious difference in the content of Waar and Boss, the overall success and competition for both at the box office is a positive sign for Pakistani cinemas. It is a great achievement that out of the 63 screens available in Pakistan, 17 have been established this year and more are to follow in the coming year.

The expected business of Waar in its total running in Pakistan is Rs170 million, with Bossbringing in an estimated total Rs70 million.

The lesser giants in Lahore and Peshawar

Besides the clash of the titans, the local box office saw business from small budget local films. Urdu film Super Girl starring Nida Chaudhry, appealed to younger audience members who enjoyed watching Chaudhry’s provocative dance numbers, and did reasonably well considering it was made with a small budget. Screened in Gujranwala, Multan, Faisalabad, Dera Nawab, Sialkot, Sarghoda, Sheikhapura and Lahore, it made an estimated Rs2.5 million.

The sole Punjabi film Sharaabi starring Shaan, Saima and Nida Chaudhry made less thanSuper Girl, but had an even smaller budget. This was screened in Gujranwala, Multan, Faisalabad, and Sheikhapura. Another film Gunda Geet, made by film-maker Shehzad Gujjar and screened at the Odeon cinema, had a very poor turnout.

According to Qaiser Sanaullah of Lahore’s Metropole Cinema, who is also the general secretary of the Cinema Owners Association, the general turnout in the walled city was lower than expected this Eid. He explained that the fall in numbers can be accounted for by the higher costs tied to Eidul Azha. “Less people turned up this Eid because there were household expenses compared to the small Eid which has less spending,” he said.

“The poor individual ends up spending thousands on sacrificial animals while the rich spend lakhs. There are also more family functions connected with this Eid,” he added.

Despite this decline in viewers, he maintained that films had a good run at the box office and that Waar and Boss generated ‘significant business’. “Overall Waar did even better. The makers managed to retain a lot of viewers by using subtitles,” he continued. He felt, however, that the film lost viewing in more remote areas. “If it had been in Urdu, I think it would have done more business,” he said.

Four new Pashto films Orbal (starring Meera), Gandagir (the first HD Pashto action film), Zadi Pakhtun and Gherat were also released in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Eidul Azha, but no Urdu movie was shown in Peshawar. According to film producers, all the films were displayed on single screens due to which business remained low in the initial week their release.  The four movies will be shown in Karachi and Kabul in the coming days.

The distributors, however, were unwilling to disclose box office figures due to taxation concerns.

Big Money

Eid box office collection

Waar: Rs97 million

Boss: Rs40 million

Super Girl, Sharaabi, Gunda Geet, Orbal, Gandagir, Zadi Pakhtun and Gherat: Rs8 million

Total: Rs145 million