Bharat has seen a drop of around 25% on its third day as it collects in the 22-24 crore nett range which takes the first three day total to 95 crore nett. The drop is normal for the third day after Eid but that drop on the second day was probably 5-7% more than it should have bean which has meant the film has not hit the 100 crore nett for over the three day weekend.

There are many places coming of the Eid holidays so the the collections slowly got normal levels. There is still a Eid holiday boost in these numbers as UP and Bihar remain at high levels. The plus is that East Punjab which has no Eid affect after the national holiday has stabilized  and cities like Chandagarh and Ludhiana are showing 10-12% drops after the 45-50% drop on day two.

It will be a mixed bag on Saturday as well with centres in UP and Bihar coming off the holiday period and these places will drop more. It will be about East Punjab now going upwards on Saturday which will be the key. If this circuit shows a good upward trajectory then on Sunday it will mean solid growth all over the country as it will be back to a normal Sunday playing field.