In the fast-paced and ever-evolving landscape of Bollywood, the battle for the top spot at the box office is relentless. The latest victor in this cinematic clash is Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal, which roared into theaters last week on Friday. After creating immense hype the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial, that also stars Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, and Rashmika Mandanna has been raking in the moolah at the box office. In fact, after collecting Rs. 54.75 cr on its opening day the business of Animal witnessed exponential growth managing to cross the Rs. 200 cr mark by the end of its opening weekend.
In this box office report, we look at the opening weekend collections of Animal while comparing the same to previous releases of 2023. Despite being a non-holiday release, that received an Adults Only certification, Animal that drew in Rs. 201.76 cr has now emerged as the third highest opening weekend grosser of 2023. However, leading the list are the Shah Rukh Khan starrers Jawan, which collected Rs. 286.16 cr and Pathaan, which collected Rs. 280.75 cr, Animal has managed to surpass the Salman Khan starrer Tiger 3 which collected Rs. 148.50 cr. Besides this, Animal has managed to post better opening weekend collection figures than other releases like, Gadar 2 which collected Rs. 134.88 cr, Adipurush which collected Rs. 103 cr, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar which collected Rs. 70.64 cr, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan which collected Rs. 68.17 cr, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani which collected Rs. 45.90 cr, and Fukrey 3 which had collected Rs. 43.48 cr.
As of now, Animal that continues to enjoy the audiences’ favours is more than likely to see further growth. In fact, advance trade predictions state that the business of the film is highly likely to cross the Rs. 250 cr mark in the coming days.
Top 10 Highest Opening Weekend Grossers of 2023
Jawan - Rs. 286.16 cr
Pathaan - Rs. 280.75 cr
Animal - Rs. 201.76 cr
Tiger 3 - Rs. 148.50 cr
Gadar 2 - Rs. 134.88 cr
Adipurush - Rs. 103 cr
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar - Rs. 70.64 cr
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan - Rs. 68.17 cr
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani - Rs. 45.90 cr
Fukrey 3 0 Rs. 43.48 cr
