Mastiii 4 has taken a poor opening at the box office. Not that it was surprising since the advance booking was hardly there and everything boiled down to spot booking. In fact, even the lack of advance booking wasn’t surprising since the adult comedy genre is dead, not just in Bollywood but even Hollywood and hence the very fact that the film was made made many wonder that why was it green lit in the first place.
No wonder, the first day collections have come as mere Rs. 2.50 crores and that’s pretty low. The film has good production values and has been largely shot abroad. Yes, there are rebates and all, but still the cost of making is still there and that needs to be taken into consideration. Theatrically, at least Rs. 30-40 crores are still expected from a film like this and if the opening day is any indication, it won’t reach there.
To put things in perspective, the very first instalment of Masti (2004) had opened at Rs. 1.80 crores and there isn’t much to differentiate with the numbers of Mastiii 4 (2025) even though more than a couple of decades have gone by with practically triple the ticket prices. Grand Masti (2013) made the makers believe that the genre is here to stay since it collected a whopping Rs. 12.51 crores on its first day and then entered the Rs. 100 Crore Club. However, the signs of decline were there when Great Grand Masti (2016), notwithstanding the online leak that had happened days before release, struggled with a first day number of mere Rs. 2.50 crores. That film had a lifetime total of Rs. 13.59 crores whereas Masti had collected Rs. 20.28 crores. Mastiii 4 would basically be competing with these films for an eventual lifetime score.
Note: All collections as per various box office sources
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