Back‘Mission Mangal’ leads over ‘Batla House’ on first day
'Mission Mangal' has emerged as Akshay Kumar's highest opening day earnerLast year too,Akshay Kumar's 'Gold' had trumped John Abraham’s 'Satyameva Jayate' when both had clashed on the 15 August holiday
PremiumNew Delhi: Akshay Kumar’s space drama Mission Mangal, at Rs. 28.50 crore, has clearly beaten its competitor for the Independence Day weekend, John Abraham-starrer Batla House that earned Rs. 14.50 crore. Last year too, Kumar’s Gold (Rs. 26 crore) had trumped Abraham’s Satyameva Jayate ( ₹20 crore), when both had clashed on the 15 August holiday.
“Mission Mangal takes a fabulous start, Independence Day holiday gives business an additional boost, multiplexes outstanding, mass circuits good," trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted.
“Batla House fares well on day one, although numbers are affected due to the clash. Gathered momentum post noon onwards, Independence Day holiday gave its business an additional push," Adarsh added.
To be sure, Mission Mangal has emerged as Kumar’s highest opening day earner beating Gold (Rs. 23.63 crore), Kesari (Rs. 20.40 crore), the Hindi version of 2.0 (Rs. 19.74 crore) and Singh Is Bling (Rs. 16.98 crore).
Trade website Box Office India said apart from going 15-20% higher than Kumar’s previous outing, Gold, the Jagan Shakti directed movie has scored big in Mumbai and Mysore with the former looking to be around Rs. 9 crore and Mysore hitting the Rs. 1.50 crore mark.
As far as Batla House goes, the Rs. 14 crore figure would have been a good total if it was not a holiday, especially considering that Satyameva Jayate did almost Rs. 20 crore last year. The difference between Batla House and the older film is that the latter had done better in the smaller multiplexes and single screens of Maharashtra, Nizam and central India.
With Independence Day falling on the same day as Rakshabandhan, Box Office India said it looks like both films have probably doubled their fair value collections though the real potential will only be known after the extended weekend.
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