The Jungle Book has had an excellent first week of 73.50 crore nett with the collections on Thursday being better than day one and it was not as if day one was poor. It was a partial holiday on Thursday which pushed the collections to around 11 crore nett mark.
Basically the film has crushed the collections of films like Neerja and Kapoor & Sons in just one week. These Hindi films are hit films as they were well budgeted and liked by a small segment of the crowd. Its a different story in the media where its been said these films were loved and hugely appreciated but if thats the case what words are there to describe The Jungle Book which has genuinely been liked by audiences across the nation
There screen counts are comparable as well with The Jungle Book was released on 1500 screens which is same as Kapoor & Sons while Neerja was 1000 plus but got a bigger advantage of tax free so early in its run.
The Jungle Book has smashed records of all Hollywood films in India and is cruising to be the first Hollywood release to cross 100 crore nett and be the highest grossing Hollywood release ever in India. There is Shahrukh Khan's fan releasing today which will affect collections no doubt but there is enough appreciation there for The Jungle Book to continue to collect well over the next few weeks.
