Weekend Box-Office: ‘Tubelight’ Crosses Rs 50 Cr But Unimpressive

The box-office collections of Salman Khan’s ‘Tubelight’ are not picking up.

Salman Khan’s Tubelight has received mostly negative reviews from the media and a lukewarm response from the audience. The film’s box-office collections are reflecting the low buzz around the film. The first weekend collections of Tubelight are Rs 64.77 crore, which is good for an average Bollywood film but not a Salman Khan-starrer. The day-wise earnings of the Kabir Khan film over Friday, Saturday and Sunday are as follows:

#Tubelight Fri 21.15 cr, Sat 21.17 cr, Sun 22.45 cr. Total: ₹ 64.77 cr. India biz... Eid festivities should boost biz today + tomorrow.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 26, 2017

Tubelight

• Friday: Rs 21.15 crore
• Saturday: Rs 21.17 crore
• Sunday: Rs 22.45 crore

The jump over Saturday and Sunday that is normally witnessed with a big release is missing here. Moreover, compared to Salman Khan’s last two Eid releases - Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Sultan, this period film, set in 1962 is trailing by around Rs 40 crore.

Salman and Eid - opng weekend...
2015: #BB ₹ 102.60 cr [Fri-Sun]
2016: #Sultan ₹ 105.53 cr [Wed-Sun]
2017: #Tubelight ₹ 64.77 cr [Fri-Sun]

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 26, 2017

Tubelight’s weekend box-office has not been able to match up to even Salman’s earlier Eid releases like Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger and Kick. While there might be a spike in collections on account of Eid on Monday, Tubelight still remains one of Salman’s low earners in recent years.