Anurag Basu’s new film ‘Metro… In Dino’ is taking moviegoers back into the lanes of love, heartbreak and hope, all set in the middle of a busy city. Released on 4th July, this film brings together a big bunch of actors we all know and love. From Sara Ali Khan and Aditya Roy Kapur to Neena Gupta, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ali Fazal, Anupam Kher and Fatima Sana Shaikh.Many have called it a sort of spiritual sequel to Basu’s popular 2007 film ‘Life… In A Metro’. This time, too, he gives us a slice-of-life story that looks at different people and their tangled relationships. The film’s box office run started off calm but picked up pace. On day 9, the film’s collection saw a big jump.A decent start at the box officeAccording to Sacnilk, ‘Metro… Dino’ got off to a decent start in cinemas. In its first seven days, the film collected an estimated Rs 26.85 crore in India. On its opening Friday, it made Rs 3.5 crore. Saturday brought in better numbers with Rs 6 crore, and by Sunday, it reached its first peak of Rs 7.25 crore.As the weekdays rolled in, the film’s earnings dipped a little, which is common for most films. Monday saw Rs 2.5 crore, Tuesday grew slightly to Rs 3 crore, followed by Rs 2.35 crore on Wednesday and Rs 2.25 crore on Thursday. By the end of its first week, the film was close to Rs 27 crore.Big Saturday boost on day 9Day 8, which was a Friday again, showed early estimates of Rs 2.25 crore. But on day 9, according to early estimates by Sacnilk, the film saw a surge in collection and minted around Rs 4.65 crore on Saturday. This took its total to an impressive Rs 33.85 crore. This jump on the second Saturday has come as a pleasant surprise and shows that audiences are warming up to the film more and more.Day 9 occupancyThe occupancy in theatres on Saturday, 12th July, also showed how many people stepped out to watch the film. Overall, ‘Metro… In Dino’ had a 44.84% Hindi occupancy that day. The morning shows had around 18.63% seats filled. This went up sharply in the afternoon shows to 47.86%. By evening, it was even better at 56.28%, and night shows did the best with 56.59% occupancy. ‘Metro… In Dino’ review‘The Times of India’ gave the film a fair review, pointing out both the good and the not-so-good bits. The review read, “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.“However, the review also praised the film for giving Bollywood something it’s been missing lately. It said, “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.”
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