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Hanuman Ansh nears Rs 50 crore after slow start
Hindustan Times··1 Sept
Vishal Chaturvedi's Hanuman Ansh has collected Rs 47 crore in India after 25 days, Hindustan Times reported. The Neem Karoli Baba film opened at Rs 10 lakh and made Rs 1.48 crore in its first two weeks. Collections rose from day 17, including Rs 2.20 crore that day. Madhur Bhandarkar called the run a case study for the industry.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Theatres kept the film past 25 days as word of mouth lifted footfalls.
- Opening-day business of Rs 10 lakh showed almost no initial marketing pull.
- Bhandarkar said audiences, not star casting, drove the turnaround.
What's Happening
- Shobhinav Satya plays Neem Karoli Baba in the Chaturvedi film.
- Bhandarkar posted after watching a theatre screening that the audience stayed glued.
- Domestic collections were approaching the Rs 50 crore mark at the time of the report.
The Numbers Behind The Climb
- Week-three takings of Rs 10.40 crore followed the day-17 jump to Rs 2.20 crore.
- Sacnilk supplied the opening-day Rs 10 lakh figure cited in the report.
- The film had little pre-release noise despite its later social-media praise.
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