The recently release Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur starrer Airlift that is based on one of the biggest evacuation stories in recent times has been doing well at the box office. The film which
opened to rave reviews from the critics soon had the audience praising the film for its dramatic yet entertaining show.
In this box office analysis we take a look at the Opening Week collections of Airlift while comparing them to Akshay Kumar's previous releases. Not surprisingly Airlift that has received
positive feedback all around has emerged as Akshay's Highest Opening Week grosser collecting Rs. 83.50 crores, out beating the actor's previous releases like Rowdy Rathore that collected Rs.
79.52 cr, Singh Is Bliing that collected Rs. 77.6 cr, and Brothers that collected Rs. 72.6 cr.
In fact Airlift that released around the Republic Day holiday has also fared better than Akshay's previous releases which featured a similar patriotic theme viz. Holiday that collected Rs.
68.65 cr, Gabbar that collected Rs. 59.86 cr, Special 26 that collected Rs. 44 cr.
Movie Name Release Opening Week Airlift 22-Jan-16 83.50 Rowdy Rathore 1-Jun-12 79.52 Singh is Bliing 02-Oct-15 77.6 Brothers 14-Aug-15 72.6 Holiday - A Solider is Never Off Duty 06-Jun-14 68.65 Housefull 2 6-Apr-12 64.00 Baby 23-Jan-15 63.82 Gabbar is Back 01-May-15 59.86 Entertainment 8-Aug-14 56.50 Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara 15-Aug-13 53 Khiladi 786 7-Dec-12 52.55 Tees Maar Khan 24-Dec-10 49.75 Boss 16-Oct-13 49.3 Special 26 08-Feb-13 44 OMG - Oh My God! 28-Sep-12 36.94 Desi Boyz 25-Nov-11 35.27 Thank You 8-Apr-11 30.50 Patiala House 11-Feb-11 22.50 Joker 31-Aug-12 21.00
The recently release Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur starrer Airlift that is based on one of the biggest evacuation stories in recent times has been doing well at the box office. The film which
opened to rave reviews from the critics soon had the audience praising the film for its dramatic yet entertaining show.
In this box office analysis we take a look at the Opening Week collections of Airlift while comparing them to Akshay Kumar's previous releases. Not surprisingly Airlift that has received
positive feedback all around has emerged as Akshay's Highest Opening Week grosser collecting Rs. 83.50 crores, out beating the actor's previous releases like Rowdy Rathore that collected Rs.
79.52 cr, Singh Is Bliing that collected Rs. 77.6 cr, and Brothers that collected Rs. 72.6 cr.
In fact Airlift that released around the Republic Day holiday has also fared better than Akshay's previous releases which featured a similar patriotic theme viz. Holiday that collected Rs.
68.65 cr, Gabbar that collected Rs. 59.86 cr, Special 26 that collected Rs. 44 cr.
| Movie Name | Release | Opening Week |
|---|---|---|
| Airlift | 22-Jan-16 | 83.50 |
| Rowdy Rathore | 1-Jun-12 | 79.52 |
| Singh is Bliing | 02-Oct-15 | 77.6 |
| Brothers | 14-Aug-15 | 72.6 |
| Holiday - A Solider is Never Off Duty | 06-Jun-14 | 68.65 |
| Housefull 2 | 6-Apr-12 | 64.00 |
| Baby | 23-Jan-15 | 63.82 |
| Gabbar is Back | 01-May-15 | 59.86 |
| Entertainment | 8-Aug-14 | 56.50 |
| Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara | 15-Aug-13 | 53 |
| Khiladi 786 | 7-Dec-12 | 52.55 |
| Tees Maar Khan | 24-Dec-10 | 49.75 |
| Boss | 16-Oct-13 | 49.3 |
| Special 26 | 08-Feb-13 | 44 |
| OMG - Oh My God! | 28-Sep-12 | 36.94 |
| Desi Boyz | 25-Nov-11 | 35.27 |
| Thank You | 8-Apr-11 | 30.50 |
| Patiala House | 11-Feb-11 | 22.50 |
| Joker | 31-Aug-12 | 21.00 |
Disclaimer:
The Box Office figures are compiled from various sources and our own research. The figures can be approximate and
Bollywood Hungama does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequately
indicative of the box-office performance of the film(s).
