Box Office: Avatar 2 wrecks havoc in the second weekend too; Cirkus disappoints

This Friday saw the release ofRohit Shetty's comic caper, Cirkus, starring Ranveer Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Pooja Hegde and a host of other actors. Inspired by films like Angoor and Do Dooni Chaar, Cirkus was running high on expectations, with the industry banking highly on this film for its revival. Alas, Cirkus has failed to put up a decent opening total on its opening day and has had to settle as the second most preferred choice in India this festive season.

Cirkus put up an all India opening of around Rs. 6.25 cr nett and this number has entirely shocked the industry as the numbers have fallen below the likes of Ek Villian Returns, which was a way smaller film than the one that Cirkus is. A film of this genre doesn't get much support in terms of trending as they have a fixed audience to cater to and if they don't turn up initially, they are unlikely to turn up in the film's eventual run too. Upon that, the film is facing a very stiff competitor in the form Avatar: The Way Of Water, which is a rampage at the box office in India with a cumulative nett of over Rs. 200 cr nett in its very first week.

Avatar: The Way Of Water, on its second Friday, netted twice as much as Cirkus on its first day and based on advance ticket sales, it can be said with utmost clarity that it will not just dominate Cirkus but will do so by over a double margin. The lacklustre opening of Cirkus has put the Hindi movie industry in tatters as this was the film the industry and the exhibition was banking on, to rake in the numbers.