Aamir Khan-Amitabh Bachchan starrer Thugs of Hindostan has finally hit the screens. The buzz of the movie was great and there were high expectations of the film. However, the first reviews of this mega film directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya did not turn out to be as good as expected. Nevertheless, the immense promotions and the fact that Mr Perfectionist shared the screen space with Big B, has managed to pull the crowd to theatres on the opening day. However, the fictional drama will have to break some major box office records when it comes to opening day collection! Check out which are these movies! Thugs of Hindostan Movie Review: Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif's Pirate Saga Needed Less of Jack Sparrow Buffoonery and More of Amitabh Bachchan Badassery.
Happy New Year- Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone's comedy film directed by Farah Khan collected whopping Rs 44. 97 crore on day 1. This record still continues to rule the ticket windows.
Baahubali 2-The Conclusion- The mega multi-lingual film by SS Rajamouli starring Prabhas collected Rs 41 crores on the first day. The burning question of 'why katappa killed Baahubali' was enough to attract the major chunk of audience.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo- Salman Khan-Sonam Kapoor's family drama is the third one to clinch the score. The film collected Rs 40.35 on day one. As hard it is to believe, but this is the highest any Salman Khan movie has collected at ticket windows on the first day. Thugs of Hindostan Viewers Review in Memes and Jokes! Twitterati Who Booked Expensive Tickets Are Roasting Story of Aamir Khan-Amitabh Bachchan’s Latest Movie.
Sultan- The wrestling drama starring Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma, won hearts of the audience. This gave the film, fourth position in the 'first-day' box office opening collection race. It collected Rs 36.54 crore on day one.
Dhoom 3- This Aamir Khan was much-anticipated one, thanks to the previous two hit installments. The movie garnered Rs 36.22 crore on the very first day which is indeed a huge amount.
Well, these are some of the films that made the makers happy on the first day atleast! Will the Aamir-Amitabh starrer be able to weave the same magic at the box office on first day? Will it be able to break these box office records? Stay tuned with us to know!
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