Filmmaker Amar Kaushik's horror-comedy 'Stree' which stars Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor and Pankaj Tripathi among others, is creating waves at the box office in India since its release last Friday. The film has earned Rs 91.77 crore in just 6 days, inching closer to Rs 100 crore club. Rajkummar Rao's film has been receiving positive reviews from critics and audience; Looks like the Omerta actor's latest outing has won people’s hearts. Speaking of box-office, Stree has opened to Rs 6.82 crores on day one and set cash registers ringing by raking in Rs 10.87 crore on day 2. Owing to the positive word of mouth, the film, that raked in Rs 2.95 crore on Wednesday, takes the grand total to 91.77 crore.
Earlier today, Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to the micro-blogging site to share the box-office numbers. He wrote on Twitter, "#Stree inches closer to ₹ 100 cr Club... [Week 2] Fri 4.39 cr, Sat 7.63 cr, Sun 9.88 cr, Mon 3.31 cr, Tue 3.22 cr, Wed 2.95 cr. Total: ₹ 91.77 cr. India biz." Written by Raj & DK, Stree is inspired by the "ridiculously true phenomenon" of Nale Ba. The film revolves around a vengeful female spirit, who haunts the streets of Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh during the days of the puja, preying on men. Stree is bankrolled by Dinesh Vijan, Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru.
Check out Taran Adarsh's tweet here:
#Stree inches closer to ₹ 100 cr Club... [Week 2] Fri 4.39 cr, Sat 7.63 cr, Sun 9.88 cr, Mon 3.31 cr, Tue 3.22 cr, Wed 2.95 cr. Total: ₹ 91.77 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 13, 2018
Latest reports suggest that Stree, that has an open ending, will have a sequel. Confirming the news, Producer Dinesh Vijan, while talking to DNA, had said, "The film’s last two shots actually set up the sequel. When you watch the movie, you will understand that we intentionally had an open ending," further adding, "Stree 2 will start off from there and explain those shots. We have written it as a franchise, so there will be a sequel. We are happy that the confidence in the content has paid off." Watch this space for further updates.
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