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Join UsShah Rukh Khan’s Fan has taken a very good start at the Box Office. It was predicted in this column this week that the film would take an opening in the 20-25 crore range. This is how the numbers played too as the film collected 19.20 crore on Friday.
Considering the fact that Maneesh Sharma has made a slightly offbeat film here (when compared to the kind of work that Shah Rukh Khan is usually known for), these numbers have given a good platform for Fan to perform.
The film has now taken the biggest start for a non-holiday release, or when there is no national holiday in the entire Week One of release. This is how it stands in comparison with the rest:
Yeh Janwaai Hai Deewani – 19.45 crore
Fan – 19.20 crore
Ek Villain – 16.72 crore
When compared to the biggies in 2016, the film now enjoys the record for the highest Day One:
Fan – 19.20 crore
Airlift – 12.35 crore
The Jungle Book – 10.09 crore
However, Shahrukh Khan has seen bigger starts for his films:
Happy New Year – 44.97 crore
Chennai Express – 33.1 crore
Dilwale – 21.80 crore
Fan – 19.20 crore
Jab Tak Hai Jaan – 15 crore
While the critical acclaim for the film is generally positive with reviews ranging from good to very good, the audience word of mouth is decent to good too and better than Dilwale. Still, there have been a few who aren’t overtly pleased with the cinematic liberties taken and a wavering second half. It would have to be seen if that ends up making some impact to the kind of solid start that the film has taken.
Note: All collections as per production and distributor sources
Joginder Tuteja tweets @tutejajoginder
