Good Newwz was expected to do very well at the box office as it had a good buzz around it. Trade was predicting somewhere around Rs 18-20 crore on the first day. But the film fell slightly short of the magic numbers. Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani starrer made Rs 17.56 crore on day 1. The morning shows yesterday started on a slow note and it started gaining momentum only from the afternoon shows. That did affect its run at the box office in the first day. Good Newwz: PIL Filed in Karnataka HC to Demand Stay on Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan Film For This Reason

If you check the numbers, it has beaten Housefull 4's first day collection which was at Rs 16.50 crore. Apart from that, it couldn't match up to Kesari and Mission Mangal. In fact, the latter has the best number which was over Rs 29 crore on day 1. Mind you, Mission Mangal was contesting with Batla House at the theatres last Independence Day. Good Newwz had a solo release. Dabangg 3 has already made what it could in its first week, and didn't really pose a big threat.

Good Newwz is expected to see a massive growth today and tomorrow which will definitely help it earn well on its first weekend. That will definitely be good news for the industry with the year coming to an end.

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