Sunny
Deol
in
Jaat.
It
was
a
decent
extended
weekend
for
the
Sunny
Deol-starrer
Jaat
as
Rs
40
crore*
(Rs
400
million)
came
in.
The
Thursday
release
had
four
days
to
rake
in
the
moolah
and
it
did
that
reasonably
well
by
keeping
up
the
momentum.
Of
course,
it
could
have
done
much
better
since
Sunny
was
returning
to
the
big
screen
20
months
after
Gadar
2.
Since
that
film
was
a
blockbuster,
his
next
release
could
have
been
good
too.
But
the
promotion
and
marketing
of
the
film
was
just
about
decent
and
wasn’t
projected
like
a
theatrical
watching
experience.
If
the
attempt
was
made,
the
film
may
have
opened
in
the
Rs
13
crore
to
Rs
15
crore
(Rs
130
million
to
Rs
150
million)
range.
Instead,
the
film
started
at
Rs
9.62
crore
(Rs
96.2
million).
But
Sunny
showed
yet
again
just
what
was
he
made
of,
with
Randeep
Hooda
as
the
solid
villain,
and
Jaat
started
looking
more
exciting.
This
was
why
the
film
gathered
pace
to
collect
Rs
9.95
crore
(Rs
99.5
million)
on
Saturday
and
then
saw
a
very
good
jump
on
Sunday.
This
helped
it
go
from
an
expected
extended
weekend
of
Rs
30
crore
to
Rs
35
crore
(Rs
300
million
to
Rs
350
million)
to
Rs
40
crore*
(Rs
400
million).
In
2025,
apart
from
Chhaava,
no
other
Hindi
film
has
done
big
business.
The
only
century
makers
have
been
SkyForce
and
Sikander.
While
the
former
managed
to
recover
its
costs,
the
latter
is
a
huge
disaster.
The
other
films
have
sunk,
with
only
The
Diplomat
showing
some
strength.
In
this
market,
if
Jaat
even
reaches
a
decent
milestone,
it’s
something
to
celebrate.
*Estimates.
Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.
