Bala opened well with occupancy of around 25-30% though it was lower than Dream Girl as mass centres were less. Dream Girl also did not open well outside multiplexes in A centres but that film had had better music which probably gave it a better start in mass centres.

Still the film may have a chance to be similar to the Dream Girl number or maybe even a little better as it shoudl do better in the evening than that film in the bigger multiplexes. If the film had better music it would have easily gone past the initial of Dream Girl. The film is very wide release for the content that is going to around 3000 screens but despite the wide release it will probably remain a multiplex film in the A centres. The top openings this year in terms of initial occupancy this year till date are as follows.

1. War - 70% 

2. Bharat - 60%

3. Saaho (Hindi) - 55%

4. Mission Mangal - 52.5%

5. Kabir Singh - 42.5%

6. Housefull - 35%

7. Gully Boy - 32.5%

8. Kalank - 30%

9. Total Dhamaal - 30%

10. Batla House - 30%

11. Dream Girl - 30%

12. Kesari - 27.5%

13. Student Of The Year 2 - 27.5% 

14. Bala - 27.5%

Note - If opening occupancy is same the the wider release is given preference for ranking.