Jolly LLB 3 Opens to ₹12.5 Cr, Mixed Occupancy But Strong Night Shows
The much-awaited courtroom comedy Jolly LLB 3, starring Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi, opened in cinemas on Friday and managed a solid start at the box office. Despite mixed occupancy levels throughout the day, the film collected ₹12.50 crore net in India on Day 1, according to trade reports.
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The legal comedy registered an overall 22.40% Hindi occupancy across theatres. Morning shows opened slowly with just 10.28% occupancy, which later improved during afternoon and evening screenings. Night shows performed the best, recording 39.45% occupancy, helping the film recover from its sluggish start.
Interestingly, some reports indicated 0% occupancy in select evening shows, though the overall trend tilted upward by the end of the day.
Beats Aamir Khan, But Falls Short of Jolly LLB 2
With its Day 1 earnings, Jolly LLB 3 managed to surpass the opening of Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par, which collected ₹10.20 crore on its release. However, the film could not outdo its predecessor Jolly LLB 2 (2017), which had a stronger opening of ₹13 crore.