Mission Mangal, a multi-starrer film, earned Rs 29.16 crore in India and became the second-highest opening film of 2019. It also turned out to be Akshay Kumar’s highest opening film ever. The film had more than 50 percent occupancy across the country for the morning shows. And now Mission Mangal has inched closer to Rs 200 crore mark. Once it hits double century, it would be Akshay’s first film to enter Rs 200 crore club in India. And that’s the best ever, memorable gift that he could get on his birthday, which is today! The total collection of Mission Mangal in India until September 8 stands at Rs 197.37 crore. Mission Mangal Box Office Collections: Akshay Kumar's Space Film Becomes His Highest Grossing Film, Collects Rs 193.14 Crores.

Mission Mangal that has a stellar cast - Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari, Sharman Joshi, H. G. Dattatreya, Vikram Gokhale and Sonakshi Sinha, still continues to rule at the ticket windows. The opening day collections of Akshay Kumar’s earlier films are – Rustom earned Rs 14.11 crore, Toilet Ek Prem Katha earned Rs 13.10 crore and Gold earned Rs 25.25 crore. Talking about the total business of Mission Mangal in India trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#MissionMangal inches closer to ₹ 200 cr mark... Will be #AkshayKumar’s first double century... [Week 4] Fri 73 lakhs, Sat 1.40 cr, Sun 2.10 cr. Total: ₹ 197.37 cr. India biz.”

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And Here’s Detail Of The Weekend Collections:

During the promotions of Mission Mangal Akshay Kumar had stated, “I’ve made this film mainly for children so that they feel encouraged to become scientists. Scientist as a profession is not very likeable, but now after ISRO’s launch of the Chandrayaan, people are gradually becoming more aware of it and taking interest in it. I hope this film helps to spread the fact that what a great profession it is.” Stay tuned for more updates on Bollywood and other industries!

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