Saturday, 26th January 04:30 PM IST
"Race 2" Records 8th Biggest Opening Day Ever
"Race 2" was expected to open big but due to negative reviews it looked difficult yesterday. But film scored big on opening day and again cemented the fact that holiday release without any competition always works and 2nd entertainment value guarantee good returns, critics can take a walk!
Film collected huge 15.10 cr nett on Friday and looking to score even bigger numbers on Saturday which is a national holiday. Film became biggest opener for its cast, beating John Abraham's "Housefull 2" and Saif - Deepika's "Cocktail".
Film collected superb numbers in metros and it seems that weekend will be a huge surprise for few who were busy slamming it yesterday. It equalled opening day of Akshay Kumar starrer "Rowdy Rathore", though that was a non holiday release.
Below are the top 15 opening days ever –
Rank | Film | Year | Nett Collections |
1 | Ek Tha Tiger | 2012 | 32.92 cr |
2 | Agneepath | 2012 | 22.8 cr |
3 | Bodyguard | 2011 | 21.5 cr |
4 | Dabangg 2 | 2012 | 21.1 cr |
5 | Ra.One (All Language) | 2011 | 18 cr |
6 | Don 2 | 2011 | 15.25 cr |
7 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | 2012 | 15.2 cr |
8 | Race 2 | 2013 | 15.10 cr |
8 | Rowdy Rathore | 2012 | 15.10 cr |
9 | Dabangg | 2010 | 14.5 cr |
10 | Housefull 2 | 2012 | 13.75 cr |
11 | Talaash | 2012 | 13.5 cr |
12 | Ready | 2011 | 13.28 cr |
13 | 3 Idiots | 2009 | 13 cr |
14 | Tees Maar Khan | 2010 | 12.75 cr |
15 | Bol Bachchan | 2012 | 12 cr |