102 Not Out emerged as a surprise hit over the weekend. According to Bollywood Hungama, the geriatric comedy earned $446,304 from 102 theaters* ($4,376 average) in North America during the weekend of May 4-6, 2018. Box Office Mojo reported slightly higher weekend earnings of $483,681, with further Monday returns of $44,065 bringing the film’s total to $527,746 so far. Before its release, I would not have predicted 102 Not Out to eventually hit the $1 million mark here, but that result looks more likely than not right now.
Other Indian movies showing in North American theaters (no data for Baaghi 2):
- October: Week 4; $5,353 from ten theaters; $535 average; $514,375 total
- Blackmail: Week 5; $2,378 from seven theaters; $340 average; $299,590 total
*Bollywood Hungama routinely counts Canadian theaters twice in its weekly reporting, at least for a movie’s first few weekends of release. When possible, I try to verify the correct theater count with other sources, like Box Office Mojo. The above figures represent what I believe to be the actual theater counts. Bollywood Hungama’s reporting technically puts 102 Not Out in 120 theaters (making for a $3,719 per-theater average).
Sources: Bollywood Hungama and Box Office Mojo