MUMBAI: Director Neeraj Pandey’s second film ‘Special Chabbis’, produced by Viacom 18, featuring Akshay Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal and Anupam Kher in lead roles, has held strong in its first five days at the the box office.

The film which released on 8 February, garnered an average approximate of Rs 62.5 million (Rs 6.25 crore net) on its first day. After seeing an acceptable upsurge during the weekend, the 3 day total of ‘Special Chabbis’ settled in the range of Rs 248.5 million (Rs 24.85 crore) net.

Day 4, Monday and Day 5, Tuesday held steady with collections of Rs 45 million (Rs 4.5 crore) net and Rs 41 million (Rs 4.10 crore) net, respectively. ‘Special Chabbis’ may not have been aggressively promoted, but the word of mouth for the film has been good. The 5 day total of the film now stands in the range of  Rs 334.5 million (Rs 33.45 crore) net.