The Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt starrer Shamshera has made a low first week collection at the box office. The Karan Malhotra directed movie was released in theatres on July 22. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Vaani Kapoor in key roles. The movie had opened with a collection of 10 crore nett approximately during its release. It went on to witness an upward trend in the collections, later facing in a drop on the fourth day.
A Box Office India report said that Shamshera made a total of 40 crore nett in the first week collection. The movie collections came down heavily on the weekdays, especially on Wednesday and Thursday. It however managed to make a collection of 2 crore nett on Wednesday, further dropping to 1.50 crore nett on Thursday.
According to the report, “Shamshera collected a poor 40 crore nett in week one as collections come down heavily on the weekdays especially on Wednesday and a big fall on Thursday. This will be it for the film as it will be limited collections post the first week.”
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Here are the Shamshera box office collections so far:
Friday – 10,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 10,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 11,00,00,000 apprx
Monday – 2,85,00,000 apprx
Tuesday – 2,50,00,000 apprx
Wednesday – 2,00,00,000 apprx
Thursday – 1,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 39,85,00,000 apprx
Meanwhile, with the poor collections of Shamshera, Sanjay Dutt took to his Instagram to react. The actor shared a note and issued a statement on his Instagram. He spoke about the movie and why it was made.
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Director Karan Malhotra also reacted to the poor box office collections of the Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt starrer and shared his thoughts. Karan Malhotra broke his silence on the failure of Shamshera and called the movie ‘majestic’ in the way it is.
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