Jolly LLB 3 opens strong, crosses Rs 50 crore in first weekend

Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi's Jolly LLB 3 opened to a robust box office response on September 19 and rode strong weekend momentum to clear the Rs 50 crore mark in India, industry trackers said. The third instalment of the courtroom comedy franchise recorded an opening day in the low teens of crores and then rose sharply over the weekend, driven by family audiences and positive word of mouth, analysts said.

According to trade tracker Sacnilk, the film earned about Rs 12.7 crore nett on Friday, followed by Rs 20 crore on Saturday and Rs 21 crore on Sunday, taking the opening weekend total to roughly Rs 53.5 crore. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh gave a slightly different opening-day figure of Rs 12.5 crore and put the two-day total at about Rs 32.5 crore, acknowledging a near 60 percent jump on Saturday. Both sources, however, point to a strong upward trend from Friday to Sunday. Saturday occupancy for Hindi shows was reported around 35 percent overall, with evening and night shows performing best.

The film, directed by Subhash Kapoor and produced by Star Studio18, reunites Arshad Warsi and Akshay Kumar as rival lawyers named Jolly. The cast also includes Saurabh Shukla, Amrita Rao,...