Looks like 2019 is turning out to be quite fruitful for the film industry. After Uri: The Surgical Strike, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, Gully Boy, and Total Dhamaal, its time for Luka Chuppi to get cash registers ringing. Starring Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon in the lead, the romantic comedy arrived in the theatres yesterday and opened to mostly good reviews. No wonder, it witnessed a decent occupancy during the morning shows and then it seems the film saw an upward trend and ended the first day on a high note by minting Rs 8.01 crore. Luka Chuppi Movie Review: Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon's Romcom is a Must Watch If You're Looking At Doing Something Fun This Weekend, Say Critics.

While trade pundits were expecting the film would earn around Rs 5 to Rs 6 crore, the rom-com has certainly surprised everyone with its collection. In fact, Luka Chuppi has also become Kartik's biggest opener to date beating Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. Guess Kartik's box office success is going to continue this year as well. Good for him, we say.

Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to the microblogging site Twitter and announced the first-day figures. He wrote, "#LukaChuppi has superb Day 1... Springs a big, big surprise... Opens bigger than #Raazi [₹ 7.53 cr], #Stree [₹ 6.83 cr] and #BadhaaiHo [₹ 7.29 cr]... Strong word of mouth should ensure impressive growth on Day 2 and 3... Fri ₹ 8.01 cr. India biz." Box Office Report: Luka Chuppi Off to a Decent Start, Sonchiriya Witnesses Poor Opening.

He further added, "#LukaChuppi is Kartik Aaryan’s biggest opener... Opening day biz: 2019: #LukaChuppi ₹ 8.01 cr, 2015: #PyaarKaPunchnama2 ₹ 6.80 cr

2018: #SonuKeTituKiSweety ₹ 6.42 cr, 2011: #PyaarKaPunchnama - which shot Kartik to fame - had collected ₹ 92 lakhs on Day 1. India biz."

Going by all the opening day figures, it's pretty clear that Kartik has slowly established himself in the rom-com genre. With each film, things have only gotten better and now with Luka Chuppi, the actor is again onto something big. Let's see how far this film takes him and whether it becomes his first blockbuster of 2019.

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