The new Hindi release, ‘Maa’ scores less than last week’s ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’. Both are Indian … More
The latest Hindi release, Maa, completed its first weekend at the box office and scored nearly $3 million worldwide in three days. Featuring Kajol in the lead role, the Indian horror drama hit theatres on June 27 and has seen a steady growth ever since. The collections, however, remained lower than that of last week’s Hindi release – Sitaare Zameen Par.
Maa: Kajol’s film closes first weekend at $3 million
The new Hindi film, Maa, has scored a decent figure at the ticket windows. Despite stiff competition, the horror film managed to post a decent weekend figure. On the other hand, Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par posted better figures in its second weekend at the box office. Akshay Kumar-Vishnu Manchu’s Kannappa also hit theatres on June 27.
Maa: Box office report
Maa made an opening collection of nearly $700,000 in India and the global opening figure stood slightly below $800,000. Given the positive reviews and a good word-of-mouth, collections for Maa saw an upward trend over the weekend. The film registered a two-day collection of $1.5 million in India and $1.7 million worldwide. It closed the first weekend at $2.5 million in India and $3 million at the global ticket windows.
Sitaare Zameen Par: Box office report
Indian star Aamir Khan poses with the cast of his new Hindi film ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ on a poster of … More
After making record opening collections last weekend, Sitaare Zameen Par scored well over the week as well. In its second weekend alone, Sitaare Zameen Par made nearly $10 million at the global ticket windows.
After closing the first week at a little above $16 million, the RS Prasanna directorial proved to be a tough competition for Maa. Sitaare Zameen Par, based on Spanish film Campeones, earned almost $1 million on its eighth day at the ticket windows. By the end of its second weekend at the box office, the film scored a total of $23.5 million worldwide.
Maa: Review
Kajol essays the titular role of a mother while Indraneil Shubhra Sen Gupta is her husband in Maa. Ronit Roy plays a pivotal part in the film which also features Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Surjyasikha Das, Roopkatha Chakraborty and Yaaneea Bharadwaj.
Indian star Kajol on a poster of the Hindi film ‘Maa’. It marks the first Hindi theatrical release … More
Directed by Vishal Furia, Maa is the story of a mother-daughter duo and how they manage to escape social and supernatural evils despite little support around them. The film is directed by the filmmaker who made Prime Video India originals Chhorii and Chhorii 2. It is also touted to be a film from Devgn’s Shaitaan universe. However, Maa is neither as scary and engrossing as Shaitaan, nor is it as socially-aware and sensitive as the Chhorii films.
Maa relies heavily on weird make-up and getup for the horror impact of the film. More than scaring the audience, it reminds us of the 90s Hindi TV serial, Aahat. Back then, Hindi cinema knew no better and banked majorly on the optics, avoiding the focus on better writing.
Indian box office competition: Maa, Sitaare Zameen Par, Kannappa
On all the three days of its second weekend, the scores for Sitaare Zameen Par remained almost double those of Maa. A significant reason for this was the screen-share. Khan’s movie already secured a major screen count in India and outside, leaving little for the new Hindi film. Maa released in theatres on June 27 though it was the first weekend at the box office for the horror film.
Produced by Akshay Kumar, Kannappa also hit theatres on June 27, emerging as a competition for Maa. Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, Kannappa stars Vishnu Manchu along with Akshay Kumar who essays the role of Hindu God Shiva. The film made an opening collection of $1.7 million and closed the first weekend at $3.8 million worldwide.
