Look who is breaking records and asking people to mind their own business all at the same time! Salman Khan's Race 3 became the highest opening of the year till now. So what if the Race 3 reviews have been terrible? Bhai's films always break records at the box office and continue to do so even today. Race 3 collected a total of Rs. 106.47 crore over the weekend beating Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Ek Tha Tiger's weekend collections. Bajrangi Bhaijaan made Rs. 102.60 crores on its opening weekend while Ek Tha Tiger made Rs. 100.16 crore. But trade experts are curious about whether the film will pass the Monday and Tuesday litmus test through word of mouth.
Will Race 3's lifetime collection cross 250-300 crore? We can't wait to find out if it manages to surpass Sultan's lifetime collection of approx Rs. 300 crore. The movie's budget was Rs. 150 crore, and it already earned profits since it earned Rs. 130 crore through satellite right and they have pretty much recovered all the money spent on making the film. Salman has already started working on his next projects. Reports suggest that Salman will simultaneously shoot for Dabangg 3 and Bharat. Bhai has delivered the most box office hits for the last couple of years and the magic just doesn't seem to disappear.
Here's what trade analyst, Taran Adarsh, tweeted:
Salman and #Eid - Opening Weekend biz...
2010: #Dabangg ₹ 48.50 cr
[Fri-Sun]
2011: #Bodyguard ₹ 88.75 cr
[Wed-Sun]
2012: #EkThaTiger ₹ 100.16 cr
[Wed-Sun]
2014: #Kick ₹ 83.83 cr
[Fri-Sun]
India biz.
Contd...
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 18, 2018
Salman and #Eid - Opening Weekend biz...
2015: #BajrangiBhaijaan ₹ 102.60 cr
[Fri-Sun]
2016: #Sultan ₹ 180.36 cr
[Wed-Sun]
2017: #Tubelight ₹ 64.77 cr
[Fri-Sun]
2018: #Race3 ₹ 106.47 cr
[Fri-Sun]
India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 18, 2018
We are also wondering the same thing!
The real test begins today [Mon]... Now that the euphoria surrounding #Race3 has settled down, the word of mouth will come into play on weekdays... What will be its lifetime biz? ₹ 200 cr? ₹ 250 cr? ₹ 300 cr? Or will it cruise past ₹ 300 cr? Only time will tell.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 18, 2018
Well, even though the film got pretty bad reviews, Race 3 seems to be working wonders at the box office. In fact, some people are even requesting Salman to stop his Employment Schemes and to not take his fans for granted. Well, what are your thoughts on this? Tell us in the comments below and stay tuned with us for more.
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