Rajkummar Rao’s HIT and Taapsee Pannu’s Shabaash Mithu fail to pull audience at box office

While Rajkummar Rao's Hit managed to earn a little over a crore, Taapsee Pannu's Shabaash Mithu has got an even slower start at the box office.

Shabaash Mithu and Hit: The First Case released this week in the theaters.

The two Bollywood releases of the week — Shabaash Mithu and Hit – The First Case have received a lacklustre response from the audience. Both the films have failed to pull audiences to the theaters. While Rajkummar Rao’s HIT managed to earn a little over a crore, Taapsee Pannu’s Shabaash Mithu has got even slower start at the box office.

Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter, “#HIT: #TheFirstCase starts on a shaky note… National chains [#PVR, #INOX, #Cinepolis] contribute to its Day 1 biz… Needs to witness miraculous growth on Day 2 and 3 to come on track… Fri ₹ 1.35 cr. #India biz.” The film’s first-day collection is just a little better than last week’s release Khuda Haafiz: Chapter ll – Agni Pariksha.

Also read | HIT The First Case movie review: Lacklustre film leaves Rajkummar Rao hanging

HIT, which stands for Homicide Intervention Team, tells the story of a cop (Rao) who is on the trail of a missing woman. The film is a remake of the 2020 Telugu film of the same name and is directed by Sailesh Kolanu, who had also helmed the original.

#HIT: #TheFirstCase starts on a shaky note… National chains [#PVR, #INOX, #Cinepolis] contribute to its Day 1 biz… Needs to witness miraculous growth on Day 2 and 3 to come on track… Fri ₹ 1.35 cr. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/WjDYAet5fF

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 16, 2022

Shabaash Mithu, which tells the story of Indian cricketer Mithali Raj, has got an opening of Rs 40 lakhs, as per Box Office India. The Taapsee-starrer has not received a good response from film critics.

The Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta gave the film a 2.5-star rating. She wrote in her review, “Taapsee Pannu shines in a film that has no space for nuance. Director Srijit Mukerji ensures everything is underlined in this sports drama.”

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