The Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Disha Patani starrer Bharat finally hit screens. With immense promotions and considerable hype surrounding the Ali Abbas Zafar directorial, Bharat has been one of the most anticipated Bollywood releases of the year. Released across a massive 4700 screens in the domestic market, Bharat is expected to open on a high note, and the film seems to have live up to this expectation.
In this box office report we take a look at the opening day collections of Bharat while comparing the same to previous releases of 2019. Collecting a whopping Rs. 42.3 cr Bharat has far surpassed the previous release Kalank that had collected Rs. 21.60 cr to become the highest opening day grosser of 2019. If that wasn’t all the business of Bharat has also out beaten the collections of other releases like, Kesari that collected Rs. 21.06 cr, Gully Boy that collected Rs. 19.40 cr, Total Dhamaal that collected Rs. 16.50 cr, Student of the Year 2 that collected Rs. 12.06 cr, De De Pyaar De that collected Rs. 10.41 cr, Uri - The Surgical Strike that collected Rs. 8.20 cr, Luka Chuppi that collected Rs. 8.01 cr, and Manikarnika - The Queen of Jhansi that collected Rs. 7.75 cr.
As of not, Bharat that has hit screens on the festive occasion of Eid enjoys a five day extended weekend and is expected to rake in the moolah as the days progress. Now, after a thunderous start all that remains to be seen is how long it takes Bharat to enter the Rs. 100 cr club.
Top 10 Highest Opening Day Grossers at a glance
Movie Name – Opening Day Collections
Bharat - Rs. 42.3 cr
Kalank - Rs. 21.60 cr
Kesari - Rs. 21.06 cr
Gully Boy - Rs. 19.40 cr
Total Dhamaal - Rs. 16.50 cr
Student of the Year 2 - Rs. 12.06 cr
De De Pyaar De - Rs. 10.41 cr
Uri - The Surgical Strike - Rs. 8.20 cr
Luka Chuppi - Rs. 8.01 cr
Manikarnika - The Queen of Jhansi - Rs. 7.75 cr