Ajay Devgn’s Raid that released on March 16 has already earned nearly Rs 24 crores in two days all over India. The film, also starring Ileana D’cruz and Saurabh Shukla, is about an income tax officer who is tasked to take on a dreaded politician.
According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film opened to Rs 10 crores on Friday. The film has had the third highest opening after Padmaavat and PadMan.
#Raid shows a WONDERFUL 38.04% GROWTH on Day 2… Strong word of mouth is resulting in enhanced footfalls and BO numbers… Biz on Sun should be SUPER-STRONG too… Fri 10.04 cr, Sat 13.86 cr. Total: ₹ 23.90 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 18, 2018
TOP 5 2018 – Opening Day
1 #Padmaavat ₹ 19 cr
Note: Thu release; incl previews on Wed ₹ 24 cr
2 #PadMan ₹ 10.26 cr
3 #Raid ₹ 10.04 cr
4 #SonuKeTituKiSweety ₹ 6.42 cr
5 #Pari ₹ 4.36 cr
India biz.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 17, 2018
Read: Silverscreen’s Review of ‘Raid’
On the other hand, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, a film that does not comprise of any A-listers, is inching towards the Rs 100-crore club. Directed by Luv Ranjan, the film released on February 23 and appears to be growing strong nearly a month later.
It opened to Rs 6.42 crores at the Indian box-office, and has earned over Rs 97 crores so far.
#SonuKeTituKiSweety is all set to make an entry in the ₹ 100 cr Club… [Week 4] Fri 1.27 cr, Sat 2.11 cr. Total: ₹ 97.02 cr. India biz… #SKTKS
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 18, 2018
And while talks of good openings and Rs 100-crore clubs go around, there’s also the coveted Rs 300-crore club which Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat has entered. The film stars Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, and Ranveer Singh. Grossing Rs 300 crores in India alone, Padmaavat joins the club which has films like Dangal, Sultan and PK.
₹ 300 cr Club and its members…#PK [2014]#BajrangiBhaijaan [2015]#Sultan [2016]#Dangal [2016]#TigerZindaHai [2017] #TZH#Padmaavat [2018]
NOTE: #Baahubali2 [dubbed Hindi version; 2017] is the ONLY film in ₹ 500 cr Club.
NettBOC… India biz.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 16, 2018
