Thappad had a poor start of pretty of 10-12% but it is better than Panga but that is hardly a plus. Panga collected 1.70 crore nett on day one and Thappad is looking comfortably more and the potential to show some growth in the evening.

The collections are lower than Chhapaak which was another film in the same zone. Thappad had nothing going for it and the audience has been rejected these sort of films for that 4-5 months be it Saand Ki Aankh, Chhapaak or Panga. The only one which did decent business was Mardaani 2.

Thappad will get growth on Saturday which is the norm now and it could be even huge growth like Panga which more than doubled but the test is always on Monday and it will be the Monday that will decide the fate of the film. The best business is in Delhi NCR which is another signal of big growth on Saturday as this are jumps huge. The collections in other metros be it Mumbai, Pune or Bangalore are much weaker than Delhi NCR.

There was another film Doordarshan which managed to get one show at many multiplexes but probably did not deserve to get as there are no collections.