The much talked about and hevily promoted film Crew finally hit screens yesterday. Directed by Rajesh Krishnan the film which stars Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon opened with a bang yesterday. In fact, with immense promotions and hype surrounding the film, Crew was expected to open on a strong note. Not just living up to expectations, but surpassing them on opening day the business of Crew witnessed a good rate of collections with Rs. 10.28 cr coming in.
In this box office report, we look at the opening day collections of Crew while comparing the same to previously released female centric film. Not surprisingly, Crew that drew in Rs. 10.28 cr on opening day has emerged as the second highest female centric opening day grosser till date. While leading the list is the previously released film Veere Di Wedding that collected Rs. 10.70 cr, the opening day collections of Crew manages to overshadow other releases like The Dirty Picture that collected Rs. 9.54 cr, Tanu Weds Manu Returns that collected Rs. 8.85 cr, and Dear Zindagi that had collected Rs. 8.75 cr.
If that was not enough, Crew which has received positive feedback from the audience and critics alike is expected to see further growth over its opening weekend. Currently, with the festive weekend of Easter, trade predictions state that the business of Crew is more than likely to see a massive spike in collections over its first Saturday and Sunday in theatres.
Top 10 Highest Female Centric Opening Day Grossers at a glance:
Veere Di Wedding - Rs. 10.70 cr
Crew – Rs. 10.28 cr
The Dirty Picture - Rs. 9.54 cr
Tanu Weds Manu Returns - Rs. 8.85 cr
Dear Zindagi - Rs. 8.75 cr
Ragini MMS 2 - Rs. 8.43 cr
Mary Kom - Rs. 8.4 cr
The Kerala Story - Rs. 8.05 cr
Manikarnika - The Queen of Jhansi - Rs. 7.75 cr
Raazi - Rs. 7.53 cr
