This year Gandhi Jayanti, October 2, brought a treat for movie buffs as three big movies hit the theatres yesterday. Quite naturally, it was a perfect day on the part of the makers as they would get the benefit of the holiday and the same happened as Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff starrer “War” created history with the brilliant figures of ₹ 53.35 crore. It is the highest opening for the filmy career of both Hrithik and Tiger so far. Not just this, it is also the highest opening for any Hindi movie as well as the highest opening on any national holiday.
“War” has beaten “Thugs of Hindostan” with a good margin in spite of the fact that it got released on lesser number of screens. What’s more, Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan starrer hit the screen the day after Diwali that is considered an ideal time for the release of a flick as far as box-office collections are concerned.
Here is the list of top 10 movies according to their box-office opening day collections:
1. War – ₹ 53.35 crore (Screen Count – 3850)
2. Thugs of Hindostan – ₹ 52.25 crore (Screen Count – 4700)
3. Bharat – ₹ 42.30 crore (Screen Count – 4650)
4. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Dubbed Hindi Version) – ₹ 41 crore (Screen Count – 3950)
5. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – ₹ 39.32 crore (Screen Count – 4200)
6. Sultan – ₹ 36.54 crore (Screen Count – 4350)
7. Happy New Year – ₹ 36.31 crore (Screen Count – 3850)
8. Sanju – ₹ 34.75 crore (Screen Count – 4200)
9. Tiger Zinda Hai – ₹ 33.75 crore (Screen Count – 4600)
10. Dhoom 3 – ₹ 32.48 crore (Screen Count – 3650)
Let’s see which movie will now break the record of “War”. Any guesses?