Brothers – Akshay Gets His Biggest Opening & 2015 Gets Its 2nd Highest Opener

- August 15, 2015 | 11:59 AM IST

Brothers raked in 15.20 crores on its 1st Friday at the Box Office in India. The movie has taken 2nd Highest Opening in 2015, after Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

The Day 1 collection mark Akshay Kumar’s Biggest Opening figure. His last film that opened well was Rowdy Rathore back in 2012, with 15.01 crores. However, this is Sidharth Malhotra’s 2nd Highest Opener. His last film Ek Villain had collected 16.72 crores on its Day 1.

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Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra in a still from movie ‘Brothers’

Trade expert Joginder Tuteja tweeted :

#Brothers – Fox and Dharma @karanjohar strike gold in their first outing. Day One: 15.2 Crore.

— Joginder Tuteja (@Tutejajoginder) August 15, 2015

#Brothers – Today expected to be huge on account of Independence Day holiday. Expect a bountiful weekend.

— Joginder Tuteja (@Tutejajoginder) August 15, 2015
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The movie is expected to take a huge jump today. Last year Singham Returns had managed to rake in over 32 crores on 15th Aug, while in 2012 Ek Tha Tiger made a business of 32.92 crores. Will Brothers score more and shatter the previous 15th Aug record or not, is to be seen!