Salman Khan's latest outing Bharat has now achieved one more milestone at the Indian box office. After becoming the biggest Bollywood opener of 2019, Ali Abbas Zafar's directorial venture is now the second highest grossing film of the year. Vicky Kaushal's blockbuster Uri - The Surgical Strike is still dominating the list. Co-starring Katrina Kaif and Sunil Grover in the lead, Bharat released on June 5 and took a massive opening despite clashing with India's first world cup match against South Africa. The film raked in a whopping Rs 42.30 crore and also became Salman's highest opener to date. Bharat Box Office Collection Day 5: Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif Starrer Has a Thunderous Opening Weekend, Rakes in Rs 150.10 Crore
Just a while back, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to the microblogging site Twitter and revealed the updated figures saying, "#Bharat dips, after a long, rich weekend... Will have to speed up on remaining weekdays [Tue to Thu] and also in Weekend 2... Now second highest grosser of 2019, after crossing *lifetime biz* of #Kesari and #TotalDhamaal in 6 days."
He then tweeted, "#Bharat eyes ₹ 175 cr+ in its *extended* Week 1... Wed 42.30 cr, Thu 31 cr, Fri 22.20 cr, Sat 26.70 cr, Sun 27.90 cr, Mon 9.20 cr. Total: ₹ 159.30 cr. India biz... The crucial World Cup cricket match [#INDvPAK #CWC19] will make a big dent in biz on coming Sun [16 June]." Bharat Box Office Collection: Salman Khan's Eid Release Has Broken THESE Records!
Apart from being the second highest grossing film of 2019, Bharat has already broken nine more records at the domestic box office and that's very impressive. Co-produced by Salman, the Eid release also features Disha Patani, Tabu, Jackie Shroff and Sonali Kulkarni in pivotal roles.
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