Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan starrer Mission Mangal has finally entered the Rs 150 crore club and that too in just eleven days. The space drama, which came out on August 15, had a superb run at the box office over the second weekend. The collections went up on the second Friday as well courtesy the Janmashtami festivities. All in all, the film benefited from the auspicious occasion and minted Rs 36.45 crore in its second weekend which is absolutely terrific. On second Sunday, the multi-starrer film clocked in Rs 15.30 crore, bringing its total 11-day collection to Rs 164.61 crore. Mission Mangal Box Office Collection Day 10: Akshay Kumar Starrer Becomes the Fourth Highest Grossing Film Of 2019, Collects Rs 149.31 Crore
Revealing the same, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter a while back and wrote, "#MissionMangal is displaying strong legs at the BO... Continues to surprise with solid trending on [second] Sat and Sun... No action / commercial trappings, yet the numbers are truly outstanding... [Week 2] Fri 7.83 cr, Sat 13.32 cr, Sun 15.30 cr. Total: ₹ 164.61 cr. India biz."
Adarsh also tweeted, "#MissionMangal biz at a glance... Week 1: ₹ 128.16 cr [8 days] Weekend 2: ₹ 36.45 cr..Total: ₹ 164.61 cr. India biz. SUPER-HIT. #MissionMangal benchmarks...Crossed ₹ 50 cr: Day 3, ₹ 100 cr: Day 5, ₹ 150 cr: Day 11. India biz." Mission Mangal Box Office Collection 9: Akshay Kumar's Space Drama Becomes His Third Highest Grossing Film Ever, Mints Rs 135.99 Crore
Also featuring Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menen and Sharman in the lead, Mission Mangal is now Akshay's second-fastest film to reach the Rs 150 crore mark at the domestic box office. 2.0, which hit the screens in November last year, achieved the same milestone in 10 days, becoming Akki's fastest 150 crore film to date.
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