Box Office: Wanted vs Veer

The first indication that Veer may not go the Wanted way, was when the collections first dipped on Saturday and later dropped quite significantly on Monday. Republic day (Tuesday) business helped the film get close to the first week numbers of Wanted, but the huge crash on Friday (Week 2) and further drops on Saturday and Sunday has meant that the film is highly unlikely to attain HIT status.
The fact that the distributors share is high from single screens has ensured the “moderate success” tag for the film, but business overall has been well below expectations.
Here is a comparison between Wanted and Veer

Day	Wanted	Veer
Friday	5.5 crores	7 crores
Saturday	6.5 crores	6 crores
Sunday	6.5 crores	7.5 crores
Weekend Total	18.5 crores	20.5 crores
Monday	7.25 crores (Holiday)	3 crores
Tuesday	5.5 crores (Holiday in some parts)	6.5 crores (Holiday)
Wednesday	2.5 crores	2 crores
Thursday	2.25 crores	1.50 crores
Week 1 Total	36 crores	33.50 crores
Friday	2.25 crores	1.5 crores
Saturday	2.50 crores	1.75 crores
Sunday	3.75 crores	2 crores
Monday	3 crores (Holiday)	1 crore
11 day Total	47.5 crores	39.75 crores

The table above gives a pretty clear indication as to how both movies have trended, while Wanted opened slow and remained steady, Veer opened better but crashed quickly.
Few other points to be noted

• The multiplex business of Veer is lower than Wanted.
• The costs of Veer is much higher, hence the film needs much more for hit status.
• The lifetime nett of Veer is likely to fold up under 45 crores, with a distributors share of around 25 – 26 crores.

Most likely verdict : Average