The Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed film Padmaavat released last week on Friday. The film starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor has been doing brisk business at the box office despite facing hurdles with its release.
In this special report, we take a look at the Opening Weekend collections of Padmaavat while comparing the same to Deepika Padukone’s previously released films. Collecting Rs. 114 cr Padmaavat surpasses the collections of Deepika’s previous release Happy New Year that had collected Rs. 108.86 cr to become her highest opening weekend grosser.
Apart from Happy New Year, the business of Padmaavat has been better than Deepika Padukone’s other releases like Chennai Express that collected Rs. 100.42 cr, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani that collected Rs. 62.11 cr, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela that collected Rs. 52.75 cr, Race 2 that collected Rs. 51.35 cr, Bajirao Mastani that collected Rs. 46.77 cr, Tamasha that collected Rs. 38.23 cr, Cocktail that collected Rs. 36 cr, and Housefull that collected Rs. 29.80 cr.
Now, all that remains to be seen is whether Padmaavat goes on to establish new records and become one of the highest opening week grossers.
Movie Name – Box Office collections
Padmaavat - Rs. 114 cr
Happy New Year - Rs. 108.86 cr
Chennai Express - Rs. 100.42 cr
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - Rs. 62.11 cr
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela - Rs. 52.75 cr
Race 2 - Rs. 51.35 cr
Bajirao Mastani - Rs. 46.77 cr
Tamasha - Rs. 38.23 cr
Cocktail - Rs. 36 cr
Housefull - Rs. 29.80 cr
