As Uri hit the screens yesterday, here’s a roundup of the box office fates of the last 5 Bollywood releases that kicked of the new year

While the last week of the year, which generally comes between Christmas and New Year, counts as the lucky period for Bollywood, the first week is considered a jinx as no filmmakers release their films during that time. In fact, most of time, movies that released in the first week of the year have turned out to be a disaster. Since Bollywood's first release of 2019, Vicky Kaushal's Uri: The Surgical Strike, has hit the screens yesterday, let's check out the box office fate of the first releases in the last 5 years.

2018 - Kaalakaandi, 1921 and Mukkabaaz (Release date January 12)

Last year, it was a triple clash as Saif Ali Khan's Kaalakaandi, Karan Kundrra - Zareen Khan's 1921 and Anurag Kashyap's Mukkabaaz battled with each other at the box office. While none of the films did an extraordinary business, 1921 performed better than its competitors in the domestic market.

2017 - Haraamkhor and OK Jaanu (Release date - January 13)

In 2017, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Haraamkhor and Aditya Roy Kapur Shraddha Kapoor's OK Jaanu clashed at the ticket windows but none of them managed to impress the audience and turned out to be box office flops.

2016 - Wazir (Release date January 8)

Director Bejoy Nambiar's action-crime thriller Wazir featuring the ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Aditi Rao Hydari garnered critical acclaim for its stylish direction and gripping narration. The film was received well by the audience and was a decent success at the box office.

2015 - Tevar (Release date January 9)

Arjun Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee and Sonakshi Sinha's Tevar was the official remake of Mahesh Babu's Okkadu. Despite being a typical masala entertainer, the film couldn't gain public's attention and was a dud at the ticket windows.

2014 - Mr Joe B. Carvalho (Release date January 3)

Arshad Warsi's comic-caper Mr Joe B. Carvalho was released two days after the New Year, but the audience rejected the film very badly, which resulted in the film turning into a disaster.

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