The Ranveer Singh starrer 83, directed by Kabir Khan seems to have got a new lease on life over the New Year weekend. In fact, the film which was seeing a downward trend in collections witnessed a slight increase in collections on Friday.
Drawing in a further Rs. 4.36 cr, the total collections of 83 now stand at Rs. 76.23 cr. Interestingly, with the re-scheduling of the Shahid Kapoor starrer Jersey that was initially slated to release on December 31, the Ranveer Singh film seems to have benefited. Gaining a new lease of life, the business of 83 saw a positive trend on Friday, and is likely to see a similar trend over the weekend as well.
As of now, trade predictions state that with the positive trend the business of 83 has been seeing the total collections of the film will near the Rs. 85 cr mark by the end of the current weekend.