R Balki’s PadMan, starring Akshay Kumar, reportedly made Rs 10.26 crores on Friday in India. The film, which tries to initiate a dialogue on menstrual hygiene, is a biopic on Coimbatore-based entrepreneur A Muruganantham. The movie gained mostly positive reviews, and trade analyst Taran Adarsh predicted a good weekend for the film.
#PadMan makes RAPID STRIDES on Sat… Picks up SPEED… Biz should be STRONG on Sun too… HEALTHY weekend is on the cards… Fri 10.26 cr, Sat 13.68 cr. Total: ₹ 23.94 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 11, 2018
Akshay Kumar plays Lakshmikanth Chauhan, a character based on Muruganantham, from a village in Madhya Pradesh. What begins with him watching his wife (played by Radhika Apte) struggle with menstrual hygiene, turns into a revolution of sorts with Pari (played by Sonam Kapoor) coming on board to spread the message on periods and hygiene in rural India. The film has music by Amit Trivedi and Komail Shayan and cinematography by PC Sreeram.
Read: Silverscreen’s Review of PadMan
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Kalakalappu 2, directed and written by Sundar C, and starring Nikki Galrani, Jai, Jiiva, Shiva, and Catherine Tresa, has reportedly been leading the Chennai box office. While the official numbers are not out yet, it is said to be doing better than the other Tamil films released on the same day, including Savarakathi and Sollividava.
Top 5 at Chennai Box-Office Feb 9-11 : No.5 #Savarakathi No.4 #Padmavaat No.3 #ONNPS No.2 #Padman No.1 #Kalakalappu2
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) February 12, 2018
Read: Silverscreen’s Review of Kalakalappu 2
Savarakathi is said to be a quirky film with two filmmakers – Mysskin and Ram – on screen. Having garnered good reviews, the film is the other Tamil release that appears to be doing well in Chennai. Directed by Mysskin’s brother GR Adhithya, the film also stars Shamna Kasim (aka Poorna) in the lead with music by Arrol Corelli.
Read: Silverscreen’s Review of Savarakathi
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Other films:
Padmaavat, currently on its third week, continues to perform well at the box office. The film, over the weekend, has collected an additional Rs 10 crores at the box office, crossing the Rs 200-crore mark.
#Padmaavat is back in form on Sat… Witnesses BIG JUMP… Will cross ₹ 250 cr today… [Week 3] Fri 3.50 cr, Sat 6.30 cr. Total: ₹ 245.80 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 11, 2018
Meanwhile, Salman Khan’s Tiger Zinda Hai is equally steady at the box office. The film continues to soar despite having released December last year.
#TigerZindaHai biz at a glance…
Week 1: ₹ 206.04 cr
Week 2: ₹ 85.51 cr
Week 3: ₹ 27.31 cr
Week 4: ₹ 10.89 cr
Week 5: ₹ 5.81 cr
Week 6: ₹ 2.63 cr
Week 7: ₹ 89 lakhs
Total: ₹ 339.08 cr
India biz. #TZH
BLOCKBUSTER.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 9, 2018
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