Vicky Kaushal starrer Uri: The Surgical Strike has set the box office on fire and how! After surpassing the lifetime collection of Salman Khan's Race 3, the military drama has now created history by earning more than Baahubali 2: The Conclusion on day 23 and day 24. Yes, you heard that right. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to microblogging site Twitter a while and announced the same. He wrote, "#UriTheSurgicalStrike creates HISTORY... Smashes Day 23 and Day 24 records held by #Baahubali2... Day 23: #Baahubali2 ₹ 6.35 cr... #Uri ₹ 6.53 cr, Day 24: #Baahubali2 ₹ 7.80 cr... #Uri ₹ 8.71 cr. Now #Uri holds the record of highest Day 23 and Day 24. MONSTROUS HIT." 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' Mentioned Thrice in Budget 2019 Speech; Piyush Goyal Is Certainly 'High On Josh'!

He also tweeted, "#UriTheSurgicalStrike is winning hearts, setting new benchmarks and rewriting the record books... Inches closer to ₹ 200 cr... [Week 4] Fri 3.43 cr, Sat 6.53 cr, Sun 8.71 cr. Total: ₹ 189.76 cr. India biz. #Uri #HowsTheJosh."

Further, talking about the film's business, Adarsh wrote, "#UriTheSurgicalStrike biz at a glance...Week 1: ₹ 71.26 cr, Week 2: ₹ 62.77 cr

Week 3: ₹ 37.06 cr. Weekend 4: ₹ 18.67 cr. Total: ₹ 189.76 cr. India biz.. BLOCKBUSTER." Uri the Surgical Strike Box Office: 5 Reasons Why Vicky Kaushal and Mohit Raina’s War Film Has Become a Winner!

Despite not opening to rave reviews, Uri has been ruling the box office since it released in theatres on January 11. Co-starring Yami Gautam, Paresh Rawal, and television actor Mohit Raina, the film which is directed by Aditya Dhar is also having golden run at the overseas box office. In just three weeks, the military drama surpassed the $ 5 million mark and is still getting cash registers ringing which is absolutely phenomenal. Though many films arrived after Uri, none of them affected its business including Kangana Ranaut's ambitious project Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.

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