Bang Bang took a flying start on Day 1 i.e. 1st Thursday at the Domestic Box Office. This Hrithik Roshan-Katrina Kaif action flick collected 27.54 crores nett (including all versions) in India and has blasted its way into the top 5 movie openings of all time in Bollywood. Now the top 5 openers are as follows – Dhoom 3(36 crs), Chennai Express(33.10 crs), Ek Tha Tiger(32.92 crs), Singham Returns(32 crs) and Bang Bang. The movie has thus beaten Kick’s opening day collections (26.00 crores)!
The film had taken an astonishing start at the counters from the morning shows itself. It opened to over 90 per cent occupancy across the country, plus the word of mouth being positive helped it soar even more.
Katrina Kaif and Hrithik Roshan in a still from movie ‘Bang Bang’
In Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Gujarat – maximum shows ran housefull yesterday. It is after a while that a big film released at the theatres and coupled with the hype that the film had anyway, it took a huge opening.
From the long weekend to a marketing strategy to a sizzling chemistry between the lead pair, Bang Bang has everything going in its favor and hence is expected to take a good jump today.
