These days, there is a tough competition at the box office of Indian cinema, where there is a war of supremacy between new and old projects. After the opening weekend figures of recently released films came out, everyone's eyes were fixed on which film would win on weekdays. In this context, the figures of Monday's box office collection that have come out have surprised both trade analysts and film makers. The much-awaited film 'Hanuman Ansh', belonging to the emerging cinematic universe of South Indian cinema, has created a new history at the box office with its spectacular performance. This film has badly defeated superstar Yash's much talked about and big budget film 'Toxic' in the Monday test. The kind of tremendous 'miracle' that 'Hanuman Ansh' has shown in front of a big film like 'Toxic', clearly shows that the audience is now spending money not only on big stars but on strong story and visuals. Let us understand in detail this interesting box office clash, the Monday collections of both the films and the internal equations of this great fight.
The film 'Hanuman Ansh' started making its special place in the hearts of the audience as soon as it was released in theatres. It is generally believed that after the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, there is a huge decline in the collections of films as soon as Monday comes, which is called 'Monday Test' in the box office language. However, 'Hanuman Ansh' completely refuted this traditional belief and continued to earn bumper at the box office even on Monday. The weekday drops of the film have been very minimal, which is a clear indication that the word-of-mouth of the film is very strong among the audience. From family audience to youth, people from every section are turning to theaters to watch this film. The film's excellent VFX, strong script and emotional connect have made it a long race horse at the box office, giving it every possibility of breaking even bigger records in the coming days.
On the other hand, trade pundits and their fans had huge expectations from Kannada cinema's 'rocking star' Yash's much-awaited film 'Toxic'. Ever since the announcement of the film, there was a huge hype about it on social media and its advance booking figures were also quite surprising. However, when the film faced the reaction of real audiences after its release, its Monday business suddenly slowed down significantly. As soon as Monday came, there was a huge decline in the collections of 'Toxic', due to which its shine at the box office seems to be fading. Experts say that there have been mixed reactions from the audience regarding the film's story and its treatment, which has had a direct impact on its weekday collection. The film which was expected to create new records at the box office, lagging behind in the Monday test has become a matter of concern for the makers.
This tough competition going on between these two films has proved to the Indian film market that now the audience is not ready to accept any film only on the basis of its stardom. This unexpected success of 'Hanuman Ansh' has shown that if a film has a combination of original content, Indian culture and excellent making, then it can defeat even the film with the biggest budget and star power. Trade analysts believe that in the coming days, it will be very exciting to see whether 'Toxic' is able to make a comeback at the box office by making some changes in its strategy or whether this victory chariot of 'Hanuman Ansh' continues to move ahead like this. This ongoing turmoil in theaters has made it clear that the coming week is going to be even more explosive in terms of box office, on which everyone associated with the film industry is keeping a close eye.