Padmaavat Box Office Report Day 8: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Film Mints Rs 166.50 Crores, Set to Beat Bajirao Mastani’s Lifetime Collection

Padmaavat is finally seeing glorious days after facing a lot of hardships at various fronts. Amid the protests and bans, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film managed to get the desired figures at the box office which is really laud- worthy. On Day 8, Padmaavat successfully garnered Rs 11 crores taking the total up to Rs 166 crores at the ticket windows. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#Padmaavat is expected to surpass *lifetime biz* of #BajiraoMastani in Weekend 2... Will emerge SLB’s HIGHEST GROSSER... Wed [limited previews] 5 cr, Thu 19 cr, Fri 32 cr, Sat 27 cr, Sun 31 cr, Mon 15 cr, Tue 14 cr, Wed 12.50 cr, Thu 11 cr. Total: ₹ 166.50 cr. India biz.”

Taran also said that the period drama is all set to break the lifetime biz of previous SLB movie- Bajirao Mastani in the second week. Also, the ban in a few states has affected the business of the movie. The analyst said in one of his tweets, “Had it been a smooth, all-India release, #Padmaavat would’ve comfortably crossed ₹ 200 cr in its [extended] Week 1... The film lost out on [approx] ₹ 50 cr+ due to no-screening in few states + protests... Its international biz is REMARKABLE [esp North America and Australia]...”

A recent development on these bans is that the Jodhpur High Court has decided to preview the film on February 9. The court will now decide whether the movie has hurt any religious feelings or not. Well, the numbers are a major give- away that the Deepika- Ranveer- Shahid starrer movie is receiving love from across the nation as well as abroad. Time to see whether Mr Bhansali breaks his own record with Padmaavat! Stay tuned.

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