The Mohit Suri director Ek Villain returnswhich was a sequel to the 2014 release Ek Villain, hit screens on Friday last week. Starring Arjun Kapoor, John Abraham, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria, the film kicked off as expected, signing at Rs. 7.05 cr. Following is the company of Ek Villain returns saw growth in collections on the second and third days consecutively with Rs. 7.47 cr, and Rs. 9.02 cr comes in respectively. Now on the first Monday, Mohit Suri board of directors company has seen the number of collections drop by almost 66% on the fourth day compared to the third day.
In this box office report we look at the first Monday collections of Ek Villain returns while the same is compared to previous 2022 releases. Collecting Rs. 3.02 cr Ek Villain returns has emerged as the ninth highest first Monday grosser of 2022. Not surprisingly, prior to the film on the list of the highest first Monday grossers are previous releases such as KGF – Chapter 2 which collected Rs. 25.57 cr, RRR which collected Rs. 17 kr, The Kashmir Files which collected Rs. 15.05 cr, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 which collected Rs. 10.75 cr, Gangubai Kathiawadic which collected Rs. 8.19 cr, Samrat Prithviraj which collected Rs. 5 cr, Jugjugg Jeeyo which collected Rs. 4.82 cr, and Bachchhan Paandey which collected Rs. 3.37 cr. However, the direction of Mohit Suri succeeds in making the collections of shamshera, which had collected Rs. 2.80 cr on his first Monday.
Come on, the company of Ek Villain returns is expected to remain more or less stable in the coming weekdays. In fact, with little to no competition, the movie will likely go through the box office unimpeded. According to trade forecasts, Ek Villain returns could very well see his collections approaching Rs. 40 cr at the end of the first week in theaters.
Top 10 Highest First Monday Grossers of 2022 at a glance:
KGF – Chapter 2 – Rs. 25.57 cr
RRR – Rs. 17 cr
The Kashmir Files – Rs. 15.05 cr
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 – Rs. 10.75 cr
Gangubai Kathiawadic – Rs. 8.19 cr
Samrat Prithviraj – Rs. 5 cr
Jugjugg Jeeyo – Rs. 4.82 cr
Bachchhan Paandey – Rs. 3.37 cr
Ek Villain returns – Rs. 3.02 cr
shamshera – Rs. 2.80 cr