We cannot vouch for the authenticity of these box office numbers given by independent box office tracking site Box Office Detail. However, until we have some official box-office tracking system in Pakistan this is all we have got. The numbers are also revised at times and hence you may observe fluctuations.
It is a clash of the titans as four mega-budget Pakistani films – 7 Din Mohabbat In, Azaadi, Na Band Na Baraati, and Wajood – battle it out at the box office along with three Hollywood biggies (Jurassic World, Hereditary, and Ocean’s 8) this Eid-ul-Fitr.
The first day of Eid brings generally a good news for Pakistani films as they collectively open to wonderful response, long needed by the local film industry. The combined day one collections of all Pakistani films exceed the mark of 3.1 crore.
Starting with the buzziest film of the festival, 7 Din Mohabbat In leads the race by opening to remarkable response. Mahira Khan and Sheheryar Munawar starer rom-com grossed around 1.50 crore on Day 1, benefiting from the power of young and beautiful cast and its pre-release hype.
The next in the line comes Moammar Rana and Sonya Hussyn starer Azaadi, which opens quite impressively as well. The action movie based on the Kashmir independence raked in around 1.05 crore on the first day, mostly performing better in single screen cinemas as compared to multiplexes.
On the third slot, we have Javed Sheikh’s directorial comeback Wajood, which opened to a lukewarm response and could not come close to other two major Eid releases. The Danish Taimoor starer thriller could collect merely 50 lac on opening day, lagging far behind both 7 Din Mohabbat In and Azaadi.
The fourth and last local release, Na Band Na Barati, failed to make any noise as it could earn merely 10 lac on opening day.
Talking about Hollywood releases, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom emerges another winner as it becomes second biggest opener of Eid-ul-Fitr 2018, lagging behind 7 Din Mohabbat In by only a little margin. The dinos helped the movie mint around 1.4 crore on day one, making it perform better than the prequel.
Here is the summary of Eid Day 1 collections of local Eid releases as well as Jurrasic World.
- 7 Din Mohabbat In: 1.50 crore
- Jurassic World: 1.40 crore
- Azaadi: 1.05 crore
- Wajood: 0.50 crore
- Na Band Na Barati: 10 lac
It is also needed to note that Bollywood tentpole Race 3‘s release has been postponed for one week. If it were released on Eid, it would have significantly changed the dynamics of box office collections.
Stay tuned with Galaxy Lollywood for more box office updates in coming days.
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