‘Simran’ & ‘Lucknow Central’ Weekend Performance Is Merely ‘Meh’

Take a look at the weekend box-office figures of Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Simran’ and Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Lucknow Central’.

The two latest Friday releases, Kangana Ranaut’s Simran and Farhan Akhtar’s Lucknow Central witnessed slow growth over the weekend.

While Kangana Ranaut remained in the news for her various controversies for weeks, Simran did not make much of a splash at the box-office. The film collected Rs 10.65 crore over the weekend.

#Simran needs to maintain on weekdays for a respectable total... Fri 2.77 cr, Sat 3.76 cr, Sun 4.12 cr. Total: ₹ 10.65 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 18, 2017

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Simran witnessed a drop in its growth on Sunday, but also attributed it to the first ODI cricket match between India and Australia.

#Simran day-wise growth in %...
Sat [vis-à-vis Fri]: 35.74%
Sun [vis-à-vis Sat]: 9.57%
India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 18, 2017

#Simran showed good growth on Sat, but the growth on Sun was limited due to the cricket match... Overall, the trending was positive...

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 18, 2017

Farhan Akhtar’s Lucknow Central made significantly lesser buzz before its release and hasn’t been performing well at the box-office, either. The film garnered Rs 8.42 crore till Sunday.

#LucknowCentral is now dependent on weekdays biz for a decent total... Fri 2.04 cr, Sat 2.82 cr, Sun 3.56 cr. Total: ₹ 8.42 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 18, 2017

#LucknowCentral witnessed an upward trend over the weekend [had better trending on both days], but the overall total is on the lower side...

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 18, 2017

We’ll have to see how the two films fare in the coming week.

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