Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Maidaan Opening Weekend Box Office: Eid releases stay low
The Eid 2024 weekend ended on a sorry note. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Maidaan are far away from reaching even respectable numbers. Check out the opening weekend box office report.
Touted to be among the most anticipated Hindi film releases of 2024, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan starring Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff, and Ajay Devgn starrer Maidaan failed to leave a mark at the box office. The two big Bollywood films clashed at the box office in the Eid 2024 week. Despite the big festive release, both BMCM and Maidaan failed to have a decent opening weekend at the box office. While Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff's high-octane action drama debuted with Rs. 40 crores, the Ajay Devgn film managed to rake in a total of Rs. 21 crores in the opening weekend. Check out the detailed report:-
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Opening Weekend Box Office
Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan started on a lower note with an opening day collection of Rs. 15 crores nett. The two-hero film dropped on the following days and collected in the range of Rs 7 crores to Rs 9 crores in the remaining three days at the Indian box office.
The Day Wise Nett Box Office Collections Of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Are As Under
Thursday: Rs 15.00 crores
Friday: Rs 7.50 crores
Saturday: Rs 8.25 crores
Sunday: Rs 9.00 crores (Est)
Total: Rs 39.75 crores
The globe-trotting actioner couldn't take any advantage of the four-day extended opening weekend and ended up with just Rs 40 crores nett at the box office.
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Maidaan Opening Weekend Box Office
The biographical-sports-drama, based on the life of former football coach Syed Abdul Rahim opted for a distinct way of release. The makers decided to arrange paid preview shows on Wednesday evening, a day before its full-fledged release. The movie collected Rs. 2 crores nett from the paid previews and managed to rake in Rs. 4.25 crores on the first day of its nationwide release. However, the movie saw a drop on Friday and could only mint around Rs 3 crores. But, the positive word of mouth helped the Ajay Devgn starrer over the weekend.
Maidaan showed an upward trend on Saturday and Sunday and managed to collect more than its opening day numbers with Rs. 5.75 crores and Rs. 6.25 crores, respectively.
The Day Wise Nett Box Office Collections Of Maidaan Are As Under
Wednesday: Rs 2.00 crores (Paid Previews)
Thursday: Rs 4.25 crores
Friday: Rs 3.00 crores
Saturday: Rs 5.75 crores
Sunday: Rs 6.25 crores
Total: Rs 21.25 crores
The Amit Ravindernath Sharma directorial put up a total of Rs. 21 crores nett in its opening weekend of four days, including paid previews.
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Although both releases are far from attaining a successful verdict, the weekday performance shall further bring clarity to the lifetime box office collection of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Maidaan.