Published 13:51 IST, October 4th 2019
WAR box-office: Hrithik-Tiger's film collects Rs. 77.70 cr in two days
Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's power-packed act has stayed super strong on Day 2 at the box-office. Taran Adarsh revealed the figures of Day 2 on Twitter
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Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's power-packed act has stayed super strong on Day 2 at the box-office. Sharing the figures, trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle and highlighted the fact that collecting Rs 20 crore plus on Day 2 is a 'rarity' in Bollywood. The film collected Rs. 23. 10 crore on Thursday, taking the grand total to Rs. 74.70 crore in two days (Hindi version). Take a look -
#War is super-strong on Day 2 [working day], after the national holiday on Day 1 [#GandhiJayanti]... Collecting ₹ 20 cr+ on a working day - which happens to be Day 2 in this case - is a rarity... An achievement, since most biggies don’t score ₹ 20 cr on Day 1.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 4, 2019
#War#Hindi: Wed 51.60 cr, Thu 23.10 cr. Total: ₹ 74.70 cr.#Tamil + #Telugu: Wed 1.75 cr, Thu 1.25 cr. Total: ₹ 3 cr.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 4, 2019
Total: ₹ 77.70 cr#India biz.
⭐️ #War should gather momentum on Day 4 [Sat] and 5 [Sun], thus packing a superb total in its *extended* weekend.
#War 150-200 screens will be added from today [Fri].
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 4, 2019
SUCCESS BASH
The lead star cast - Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff and Vaani Kapoor, along with director Siddharth Anand, addressed the media on Friday to celebrate the terrific and fabulous response received on Day 1 at the box-office. For those unaware, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff’s WAR has created history on day 1 of its release. The biggest action spectacle of Bollywood lived up to its massive pre-release hype as it collected 53.35 crore nett all India (Hindi : 51.60 Cr and Tamil & Telugu - 1.75 Cr).
Celebrating #WarCreatesHistory 😎🔥 @iHrithik @iTIGERSHROFF @Vaaniofficial #SiddharthAnand pic.twitter.com/bhQCB95oAv
— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) October 4, 2019
WAR DAY 1 BOX-OFFICE
According to the makers, the film has registered eight "milestones", which includes the feat for the biggest opening in the history of Hindi cinema. "It is truly overwhelming and gratifying to get this kind of love from audiences for our hard work in making 'War a truly big screen spectacle. "Having two of the biggest action superstars of Indian cinema, we had the immense responsibility to give audiences a never seen before visual experience and I feel hugely validated that people across the country have loved our action entertainer that has pushed the envelop of action genre in India," Siddharth said.
The director also congratulated the film's two leads -- Hrithik and Tiger -- on the movie's success. "I also share this moment with Vaani, all the actors and the entire team that has worked tirelessly on this film to make 'War' a huge winner at the box office," he added. Here are the following records that War smashed with its incredible opening day:
1. Biggest Opening in the history of Hindi cinema 2. Biggest Opening for Hrithik 3. Biggest Opening for Tiger 4. Biggest opening for director Siddharth Anand 5.Biggest all time holiday Opening 6. YRF’s Biggest All Time Opener 7. Biggest opening for an original film which is not a sequel or a spin off 8. Biggest opening for a film releasing on Gandhi Jayanti
(With inputs from PTI)
13:42 IST, October 4th 2019