Yet another Saturday, yet another good jump for Mission Mangal. That has been a trend for the Akshay Kumar starrer ever since its release, what with family audiences stepping in good numbers on Saturdays and Sundays. The sci-fi family entertainer is managing to find audience despite Saaho [Hindi] creating havoc at the box office for second day in succession.
The film collected Rs. 3.50 crores* more and with that the collections have now moved up to Rs. 183.11 crores*. In the process, the film has now gone past the lifetime collections of Bang Bang [Rs. 181 crores] in just 17 days
Next target for the Jagan Shakti directed film is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani which had a lifetime number of Rs. 188 crores. That number should be surpassed by Tuesday, if not Monday, and post that the film would be throwing a challenge to Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani [Rs. 188.92 crores] and 2.0 [Hindi] [Rs. 189.55 crores].
There is only one film in history which has ended in the nervous 90s in its quest for a double century, Ek Tha Tiger [Rs. 199 crores]. While Mission Mangal too would be entering the 90s soon, one just hopes that it has a better fate than the Salman Khan starrer.
*Estimates. Final numbers awaited
