Hanuman Ansh nears Rs 200 crore mark in fifth week

The devotional biopic Hanuman Ansh has emerged as one of the most unexpected box office successes of the year, sustaining strong collections deep into its fifth week in Indian cinemas after a slow opening. According to trade tracking figures from Sacnilk, the film earned Rs 10.00 crore net in India on Day 35, its fifth Thursday, taking its India net total to Rs 163.13 crore and its India gross to approximately Rs 192.75 crore. The film's trajectory has been unusual. It opened to modest numbers, collecting Rs 0.10 crore on its first Friday, August 7, and just Rs 1.08 crore across its entire first week. The second week brought in only Rs 0.40 crore. Momentum shifted dramatically from the third week onward, when word of mouth began drawing larger audiences and the film collected Rs 10.40 crore. The fourth week saw a major jump to Rs 61 crore, and the fifth week has become the strongest period of the run so far, with Rs 90.25 crore. Within the fifth week, the film earned Rs 10 crore on Friday, rose to Rs 16.50 crore on Saturday and peaked at Rs 22.75 crore on Sunday. Collections then settled into a steady pattern, with Rs 10 crore on Monday, Rs 10.75 crore on Tuesday, Rs 10.