New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Bucking the age-old trend of films, both big- and mid-budget, relying heavily on weekend collections, several recent titles with positive word-of-mouth have managed to draw significant audiences through the working week, according to theatre owners and trade experts.

While big films such as Dhurandhar: The Revenge and Border 2 have shown that large-scale cinema can continue to perform exceptionally well on weekdays, mid-budget Hindi films such as Welcome To The Jungle, Bhooth Bangla and Main Vaapas Aaunga have also seen steady weekday footfalls across multiplexes.

Theatre owners say audiences are becoming more selective about what brings them to cinemas. Films that earn their trust can sustain footfalls rather than...