Dhamaal 4 box office Day 3: Ajay Devgn's film gets franchise-best opening weekend
Dhamaal 4 earned Rs 65 crore net in India and Rs 92 crore worldwide in its first three days. The Sunday jump and occupancy growth pushed it past earlier franchise openers and slightly ahead of Welcome To The Jungle.
Dhamaal 4 recorded a strong opening weekend at the box office, collecting Rs 65 crore net in India in its first three days. Its worldwide gross collection stands at Rs 92 crore, including Rs 78 crore from India and Rs 14 crore from overseas markets. The film was screened across 33,104 shows.
The film has also become the biggest opener in the Dhamaal franchise after its first weekend. According to trade website Sacnilk, its three-day India net total of Rs 65 crore is higher than the opening weekend figures of Total Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal and the original Dhamaal. It is also marginally ahead of another recent comedy release, Welcome To The Jungle, which recorded Rs 63.75 crore in its opening weekend.
Dhamaal 4 opened with a net of Rs 14 crore and a gross of Rs 16.8 crore on Friday. The collections rose to Rs 22.5 crore net and Rs 27 crore gross on Saturday. On Sunday, the film collected Rs 28.5 crore net and Rs 34.2 crore gross, making it the biggest day of its opening weekend.
| Day | Gross Collection | Nett Collection | Shows | Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (Friday) | Rs 16.80 crore | Rs 14.00 crore | 10,669 | 24% |
| Day 2 (Saturday) | Rs 27.00 crore | Rs 22.50 crore | 10,954 | 35% |
| Day 3 (Sunday) | Rs 34.20 crore | Rs 28.50 crore | 11,481 | 44% |
| Total | Rs 78.00 crore | Rs 65.00 crore | — | — |
The occupancy also rose through the weekend. It stood at 24 per cent on Friday, 35 per cent on Saturday and 44 per cent on Sunday. On Day 3, the film recorded an overall Hindi 2D occupancy of 49.46 per cent. The morning shows logged 22.31 per cent occupancy. This rose to 56.31 per cent in the afternoon and peaked at 71.62 per cent in the evening before settling at 47.62 per cent for the night shows.
Region-wise occupancy
Among the major regions, Mumbai and Ahmedabad recorded the highest overall occupancy on Sunday at 55.5 per cent each. In Mumbai, occupancy stood at 29 per cent in the morning, 58 per cent in the afternoon, 80 per cent in the evening and 55 per cent during the night shows.
The National Capital Region reported an overall occupancy of 45 per cent across 1,041 shows. In NCR, occupancy was 21 per cent in the morning, 57 per cent in the afternoon, 65 per cent in the evening and 37 per cent at night.
Comparison with Welcome To The Jungle
Sacnilk also reported that Welcome To The Jungle was screened across 10,867 shows on Day 3. The film collected Rs 24.75 crore nett, or gross minus taxes, in India on the day. Its total India gross collection has reached Rs 76.50 crore, while its total India nett collection stands at Rs 63.75 crore so far.
Franchise record
The original Dhamaal collected Rs 8 crore during its opening weekend at the India net box office in 2007. Double Dhamaal improved on that with Rs 22.78 crore in its first weekend after releasing in 2011. Released in 2019, Total Dhamaal opened to Rs 62.40 crore over its first weekend. Dhamaal 4 has now gone past all three films with an opening weekend total of Rs 65 crore net in India.
Review and release
India Today gave the film a rating of 1.5 stars. A part of its review read, "Directed by Indra Kumar, the fourth instalment of the beloved comedy franchise sticks to the one formula it knows best: a treasure hunt. The cast remains largely intact. Ajay Devgn leads the pack as Guddu, joined by Sanjay Mishra, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh and Jaaved Jaaferi. The new additions include Anjali Anand, Ravi Kishan, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Esha Gupta, who appears for barely four scenes, and two children. Unfortunately, none of them add much to a plot that feels as elusive as the treasure everyone is chasing."
The film released in theatres on July 10. The makers have also confirmed that Dhamaal 5 is in works.
Dhamaal 4 recorded a strong opening weekend at the box office, collecting Rs 65 crore net in India in its first three days. Its worldwide gross collection stands at Rs 92 crore, including Rs 78 crore from India and Rs 14 crore from overseas markets. The film was screened across 33,104 shows.
The film has also become the biggest opener in the Dhamaal franchise after its first weekend. According to trade website Sacnilk, its three-day India net total of Rs 65 crore is higher than the opening weekend figures of Total Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal and the original Dhamaal. It is also marginally ahead of another recent comedy release, Welcome To The Jungle, which recorded Rs 63.75 crore in its opening weekend.
Dhamaal 4 opened with a net of Rs 14 crore and a gross of Rs 16.8 crore on Friday. The collections rose to Rs 22.5 crore net and Rs 27 crore gross on Saturday. On Sunday, the film collected Rs 28.5 crore net and Rs 34.2 crore gross, making it the biggest day of its opening weekend.
| Day | Gross Collection | Nett Collection | Shows | Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (Friday) | Rs 16.80 crore | Rs 14.00 crore | 10,669 | 24% |
| Day 2 (Saturday) | Rs 27.00 crore | Rs 22.50 crore | 10,954 | 35% |
| Day 3 (Sunday) | Rs 34.20 crore | Rs 28.50 crore | 11,481 | 44% |
| Total | Rs 78.00 crore | Rs 65.00 crore | — | — |
The occupancy also rose through the weekend. It stood at 24 per cent on Friday, 35 per cent on Saturday and 44 per cent on Sunday. On Day 3, the film recorded an overall Hindi 2D occupancy of 49.46 per cent. The morning shows logged 22.31 per cent occupancy. This rose to 56.31 per cent in the afternoon and peaked at 71.62 per cent in the evening before settling at 47.62 per cent for the night shows.
Region-wise occupancy
Among the major regions, Mumbai and Ahmedabad recorded the highest overall occupancy on Sunday at 55.5 per cent each. In Mumbai, occupancy stood at 29 per cent in the morning, 58 per cent in the afternoon, 80 per cent in the evening and 55 per cent during the night shows.
The National Capital Region reported an overall occupancy of 45 per cent across 1,041 shows. In NCR, occupancy was 21 per cent in the morning, 57 per cent in the afternoon, 65 per cent in the evening and 37 per cent at night.
Comparison with Welcome To The Jungle
Sacnilk also reported that Welcome To The Jungle was screened across 10,867 shows on Day 3. The film collected Rs 24.75 crore nett, or gross minus taxes, in India on the day. Its total India gross collection has reached Rs 76.50 crore, while its total India nett collection stands at Rs 63.75 crore so far.
Franchise record
The original Dhamaal collected Rs 8 crore during its opening weekend at the India net box office in 2007. Double Dhamaal improved on that with Rs 22.78 crore in its first weekend after releasing in 2011. Released in 2019, Total Dhamaal opened to Rs 62.40 crore over its first weekend. Dhamaal 4 has now gone past all three films with an opening weekend total of Rs 65 crore net in India.
Review and release
India Today gave the film a rating of 1.5 stars. A part of its review read, "Directed by Indra Kumar, the fourth instalment of the beloved comedy franchise sticks to the one formula it knows best: a treasure hunt. The cast remains largely intact. Ajay Devgn leads the pack as Guddu, joined by Sanjay Mishra, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh and Jaaved Jaaferi. The new additions include Anjali Anand, Ravi Kishan, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Esha Gupta, who appears for barely four scenes, and two children. Unfortunately, none of them add much to a plot that feels as elusive as the treasure everyone is chasing."
The film released in theatres on July 10. The makers have also confirmed that Dhamaal 5 is in works.
