‘Metro… In Dino’ Box Office collection day 8: Sara Ali Khan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Pankaj Tripathi’s multi-starrer film inches close to Rs 30 crore mark | Hindi Movie News
Anurag Basu’s new film ‘Metro… In Dino’ is taking audiences back into stories of love, heartbreak and hope, all set in the rush of busy city life. Released on 4th July, this multi-starrer brings together fresh and familiar faces, including Sara Ali Khan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Neena Gupta, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ali Fazal, Anupam Kher and Fatima Sana Shaikh. Seen by many as a follow-up to his much-loved 2007 film ‘Life… In A Metro’, Basu’s latest slice-of-life drama’s box office run has been more slow and steady.Steady climb at the box officeAccording to Sacnilk, ‘Metro… In Dino’ had a decent start at the box office. In its first seven days, the film made an estimated Rs 26.85 crore in India. It began with Rs 3.5 crore on its opening Friday, grew to Rs 6 crore on Saturday, and peaked at Rs 7.25 crore on Sunday. As weekdays came in, collections dropped a bit, making Rs 2.5 crore on Monday, Rs 3 crore on Tuesday, Rs 2.35 crore on Wednesday and Rs 2.25 crore on Thursday.On day 8 (Friday), early estimates show the film earned another Rs 2.25 crore, bringing the total close to Rs 29 crore. With this, ‘Metro… In Dino’ is all set to cross the Rs 30 crore mark very soon.Occupancy on day 8On Friday, 11th July, ‘Metro… In Dino’ recorded an overall 21.02% Hindi occupancy. Morning shows saw only 9.37% seats filled, but numbers picked up later with afternoon shows at 18.14%, evening shows at 20.32%, and night shows reaching 36.23%.Movie review‘The Times of India’ offered a fair take on the film. It pointed out both what worked and what didn’t. The review said, “Despite being largely pleasant, some tracks don’t quite add up, feel uneven and don’t know where to end. After an engaging build up, the second half feels a tad stretched. You also wish the story scratched the surface a little more, especially for Konkona-Neena Gupta track, where the actors have the potential and gravitas to dig deeper.“Still, the review also made it clear why the film is important today. It read, “There has been a scarcity of love stories in Bollywood and Metro In Dino, elevated by some fine performances, fills that gap perfectly. It is a breezy, intimate watch tailor-made for a rainy day.”
