
JugJugg Jeeyo is gaining momentum at the box office by the day. A positive word of mouth is helping along the box office numbers of the family entertainer. After a decent opening at Rs 9.28 crore on Friday, the Raj Mehta directorial has managed to collect around Rs 36.93 crore nett on its first weekend.
JugJugg Jeeyo stars Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Maniesh Paul and Prajakta Koli. The film talks about relationships and marriage, as to couples from different generations head towards divorce. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “JugJuggJeeyo fares very well in Weekend 1… Gains on Day 2 and 3 positive sign… Multiplexes fantastic, yield big revenue, while mass circuits bloom on Day 3… Needs to maintain a strong grip on Day 4… Fri 9.28 cr, Sat 12.55 cr, Sun 15.10 cr. Total: ₹ 36.93 cr. #India biz.” He also said that the film saw the fourth highest opening of the year for Hindi films.
*Opening Weekend* biz of the two event films, *dubbed in #Hindi*…
1. #KGF2: ₹ 193.99 cr [Thu release; 4-day extended weekend]
2. #RRR: ₹ 75.57 cr#Hindi version. Nett BOC. #India biz.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 27, 2022
#JugJuggJeeyo fares very well in Weekend 1… Gains on Day 2 and 3 positive sign… Multiplexes fantastic, yield big revenue, while mass circuits bloom on Day 3… Needs to maintain a strong grip on Day 4… Fri 9.28 cr, Sat 12.55 cr, Sun 15.10 cr. Total: ₹ 36.93 cr. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/SBRokXUZCZ
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 27, 2022
JugJugg Jeeyo had over 40 per cent upswing in numbers on its second day. According to Boxofficeindia.com, it further gained 20 per cent on Sunday “as the mass markets show very good growth on Sunday.”
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh had earlier tweeted that JugJugg Jeeyo got a solid push in regions like Delhi-NCR, Gujarat, Mumbai, Pune, Chandigarh and Bengaluru. JugJugg Jeeyo could not beat the opening day collections of Akshay Kumar’s historical drama Samrat Prithviraj, which minted Rs 10.70 crore on the first day of its release. By comparison, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi made Rs 10.5 crore on day one.
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Prior to the release on June 24, trade expert Girish Johar had earlier told indianexpress.com, “JugJugg Jeeyo is a bit urban, typical Dharma glossy film. So, it will get a good start in Delhi, Punjab, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Mysore, and the top 20 cities.”
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