Pushpa (Hindi) crossed the business of 83 in Hindi circuits over the last weekend with collections of 85 crore nett from all circuits outside South India. The equivalent figure for 83 is only 81 crore nett. These figures do not include numbers from South India as the Hindi version of Pushpa was hardly playing in South India where regional versions dominated. Also these figures do not include regional versions of Pushpa in the Hindi circuits.  

 

 

The figures below are like for like and from North, East, West and Central India and show how Pushpa has scored over 83 in these regions despite being a South Indian film. East Punjab is the worst circuit for Pushpa as these type of films hardly have a chance here but Pushpa in week five in the most Northern cities where films release like Pathankot and Jammu was collecting more than 83 in week four.

 

 

The point to note is that the collections of Pushpa in Jammu and Pathankot are poor in week five but they are still higher than the fourth week of 83. These are centres that just dont care for South films barring some franchise or brand value so this is more reflective of the dud business of 83 rather than Pushpa scoring.

 

 

Another shocker is West Bengal where again South films have little value and is a cricket loving state but still Pushpa went past 83 on Sunday and will now comfortably beat it in West Bengal. This is again reflective of the poor content of 83 and nothing else as no way in West Bengal should a South film beat a big Hindi film like 83 especially as its a film based on cricket and the state loves its cricket. Below are the like for like aprrx figures of 83 and Pushpa (till Sunday 16th Jan) from all the Hindi circuits.

 

 

Mumbai 

83 - 34,90,00,000

Pushpa - 39,00,00,000

 

Delhi / UP

83 - 18,00,00,000

Pushpa - 12,09,00,000

 

East Punjab

83 - 9,95,00,000

Pushpa - 3,05,00,000

 

Rajasthan

83 - 3,95,00,000

Pushpa - 4,40,00,000

 

CP Berar

83 - 3,65,00,000

Pushpa - 10,90,00,000

 

CI 

83 - 2,70,00,000

Pushpa - 4,20,00,000

 

West Bengal

83 - 4,15,00,000

Pushpa - 4,20,00,000

 

Bihar

83 - 1,65,00,000

Pushpa - 3,70,00,000

 

Assam

83 - 1,10,00,000

Pushpa - 85,00,000

 

Odisha

83 - 1,15,00,000

Pushpa - 2,80,00,000

 

TOTAL

83 - 81,20,00,000 (24 days)

Pushpa - 85,19,00,000 (31 days)