Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal Dominates Box Office Superstar Ranbir Kapoor’s film Animal achieved a record-breaking opening on its first day at the box office. The film surpassed Salman Khan’s Tiger 3, Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, and Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2. Animal’s first day worldwide collection stood at ₹116 crore, marking it as the biggest opening film in the careers of Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol. It is also the third Bollywood film this year to earn over ₹100 crore worldwide. The film received positive reviews, leading to even better occupancy on its second day compared to the first. On its second day, while morning and afternoon shows were similar to the first day, the evening and night shows saw a significant jump due to a half-holiday on Saturday. Animal’s second day all India net collection across all languages is approximately ₹65 crore. With this, the film’s initial two-day India net collection totals ₹129 crore, and its India gross collection is ₹153 crore. From the overseas market, Animal collected approximately ₹55 crore in two days, bringing its two-day worldwide total gross collection to ₹208 crore. The film has impressively crossed ₹200 crore globally in just two days.
Sam Bahadur’s Box Office Journey Amidst Competition Meghna Gulzar’s directorial film Sam Bahadur, starring Vicky Kaushal, Sana Fatima Sheikh, and Sanya Malhotra, was made on a budget of ₹55 crore and released on 1500 screens worldwide. Despite facing the “Animal” storm, Sam Bahadur achieved good earnings on its first day, and its second-day collections showed positive growth. The film’s first day All India Net Collection was ₹6 crore 25 lakh. Due to better occupancy in morning, evening, and afternoon shows on the second day, driven by positive reviews, Sam Bahadur made an All India Net Collection of ₹8 crore 50 lakh on its second day. This brings the film’s initial two-day India net collection to ₹14 crore 75 lakh, and its India gross collection to ₹17 crore 60 lakh. From the overseas market, the film earned approximately ₹3 crore 10 lakh. Consequently, Sam Bahadur’s two-day worldwide gross collection has reached ₹20 crore 70 lakh.
Tiger 3’s Cumulative Worldwide Collection Update Salman Khan’s Tiger 3, a film made on a budget of ₹300 crore, featuring Emraan Hashmi and Katrina Kaif alongside Salman Khan, was released in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. Despite a reduction in screens due to new releases like Sam Bahadur, the film continues to earn decently on its available screens. Tiger 3 collected ₹188 crore 25 lakh in its first week (initial five days) in India. Its second-week India net collection was ₹67 crore 75 lakh, and the third-week All India net collection stood at ₹26 crore 8 lakh. In its fourth week, on the 20th day (fourth Friday), the film’s India net collection was ₹1 crore 3 lakh. On its 21st day, the film collected ₹1 crore 50 lakh as its India net collection. As a result, Tiger 3’s cumulative All India net collection has reached ₹284 crore 61 lakh, with an India gross collection of ₹348 crore. The film has made a significant ₹121 crore from the overseas market. Overall, Tiger 3’s worldwide total box office collection stands at ₹469 crore. The film needs ₹31 crore more to enter the ₹500 crore club; however, with the “Animal” storm now active, Tiger 3 is expected to see limited further collections at the box office.
Salaar’s Strong Overseas Advance Booking Performance Prashanth Neel’s directorial, Salaar, starring Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jagapathi Babu, and Shruti Haasan, has shown strong performance in advance bookings. The film’s trailer received a positive response from the public. Salaar has garnered $250,000 from USA advance bookings, $32,000 from UK advance bookings, and approximately $3,000 from other countries. This brings Salaar’s total overseas market advance booking to $285,000, which converts to ₹5 crore 37 lakh in Indian currency. With approximately three weeks remaining until its release, the film has already accumulated over ₹5 crore in overseas advance bookings. Advance bookings for Salaar in India are scheduled to commence from December 15th.