Bad Newz box office day 2: Vicky Kaushal’s film beats Munjya and earns Rs 18 crore
Bad Newz Box Office Collection Day 2: The romantic-comedy starring Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk and Tripti Dimri witnessed a growth on its first Saturday.
After giving actor Vicky Kaushal his biggest opener, “Bad Newz” opened well at the box office on its first Saturday. The romantic-comedy opened with 1.5 crores at the ticket counters. Rs 8.3 crore on FridayOn its first Saturday, 20 July, the film’s collections witnessed a growth of over 16 percent.
According to industry tracker Sakcinlk, Bad Newz earned Rs 9.75 crore (early estimate) on Saturday, taking its total box office collection to Rs 18.05 crore in two days. The film’s overall Hindi occupancy stood at 26.81 per cent, with the maximum footfall coming from night shows.
Bad Newz is expected to continue its growth on Sunday as well and end its first weekend with an impressive total. The real test for the film will be on Monday.
Commenting on the film’s strong opening at the box office, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “A strong opening was expected thanks to the impressive trailer and extremely popular song (#TaubaTauba) but the best part is that the strong opening and positive response have set the stage for a solid weekend.”
According to Adarsh, Bad Newz’s opening weekend total will be over Rs 30 crore. He said, “#BadNewz has performed very well at key centres, while at large it has received average to tepid response… Strong performance at key centres is expected to lead to growth on Saturday and Sunday… In all likelihood #BadNewz will collect around ₹33 (+/-) in its *opening weekend*, which is a great score.”
Bad Newz’s box office performance is being compared to this year’s other mid-budget releases, Kareena Kapoor’s Crew and Shahid Kapoor’s Teri Baton Mein Aisa Ulza Jiya (TBMAUJ), both of which were made with the urban audience in mind. It opened with Rs 10.28 crore in theatres Grossing Rs 32.60 crore over the opening weekend, TBMAUJAY earned Rs 7.02 crore on its opening Friday and Rs 26.52 crore over the weekend.
At the moment, Bad Newz is performing even better than 2024’s surprise hit, the horror-comedy Munjya.
Munjya earned Rs 4.21 crore on its first Friday and by the end of its first weekend, it has earned Rs 20.04 crore. Bad Newz has already earned Rs 18.05 crore in two days.
Directed by Anand Tiwari, the film also stars Amy Virk, Tripti Dimri and Sheeba Chaddha.
