After crossing the Rs 150-crore mark worldwide on its second day at the box office, Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra continued to have a successful day 3. The Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt-starrer has crossed Rs 100 crore in India and Rs 200 crore worldwide.
After opening at a whopping Rs 75 crore worldwide, the magnum opus's Sunday collections stand at around Rs 39 crore. With an additional 4 crore from regional languages, the total stands at around Rs 43 crore.
Karan Johar took to his Instagram to share the worldwide gross of the film. The story stated, "Worldwide weekend box office gross 225 crores."
Trade analyst Sumit Kadel shared, “#Brahmastra Sunday ₹ 45 - 47 cr nett (All Languages Early estimates) Weekend Total - ₹ 125 cr nett Records BIGGEST WEEKEND of all time for a HINDI film by surpassing weekend biz of #Sanju ( 120 cr ).. #RanbirKapoor beats his own record.. #AliaBhatt”
Brahmastra Part One: Shiva is the first installment of a trilogy and it released on 9 September. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Nagarjuna, Mouni Roy, and Amitabh Bachchan.
There were reports claiming that Brahmastra caused a massive loss to cinema chains like PVR and INOX. PVR CEO Kamal Gianchandani took to social media to address ‘the false and negative information’ about the film.
He wrote, “The paying audiences are enjoying the film and spreading a positive word about it. #PVR is having a fabulous weekend which is so encouraging given the massive lineup of films over the next 3 months!”
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