Thursday, 23rd March 1:00 PM IST

''Trapped'' struggles at theBox Office

Last weekend we saw threecredible Bollywood movies releasing. ‘Trapped’, ‘Machine’ and ‘Aa Gaya Hero’.Out of these three, ‘Trapped’, which won accolades across the globe in severalfilm festivals, is undoubtedly the content-strong one.

‘Trapped’ stars a namewho is not equivalent to big bucks at the box office, yet who assurescontent-driven films – Rajkummar Rao. Plus, it is directed by VikramadityaMotwane, the one who has movies like ‘Udaan’ and ‘Lootera’ to his credit. Boththese things should appeal to people who like to watch good movies.

The film had a paidpreview, which earned the makers Rs. 3 lakh. On its opening Friday, the movieearned 26 lakhs, Saturday 46 lakhs and while it saw a hike on Sunday, earningRs.69 lakhs, the movie saw a drop, with 25 lakhs on Monday, 21 lakhs on Tuesdayand 25 lakhs on Wednesday, just touching 2 cr. Though made on a low budget ofless than 10 cr, ‘Trapped’ won’t be able to make profits at the box office.

Below are the collectionsfor the film -