The Rohit Shetty directed film Sooryavanshi released last week. Starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles the film was welcomed with open arms by the audience. If that wasn’t all, the positive critic reviews further bolstered the film’s business prospects. After opening on a good note, the business of Sooryavanshi continued to see immense growth on its second and third day at the box office.
In this box office special report we take a look at the opening weekend collections of Sooryavanshi while comparing the same to previous releases that have featured Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif as the lead pair. Collecting Rs. 77.08 cr on its opening weekend Sooryavanshi manages to become the highest opening weekend grosser to feature Akshay and Katrina in the lead. In fact, the business of Sooryavanshi has far overshadowed the collections of their previous releases like Tees Maar Khan that collected Rs. 38.25 cr, Singh Is King that collected Rs. 25.53 cr, De Dana Dan that collected Rs. 21.37 cr, Blue that collected Rs. 18.07 cr, Welcome that collected Rs. 16.52 cr, Namastey London that collected Rs. 9.04 cr, and Humko Deewana Kar Gaye that had collected Rs. 5.41 cr.
Interestingly, Sooryavanshi that has released across 3000+ screens continues to run with audience flocking theatres like pre-Covid times. Given appreciation being showered on the film, predictions state that the business of Sooryavanshi will continue to grow in the coming weekdays as well.
Akshay Kumar – Katrina Kaif Highest Opening Weekend Grossers at a glance:
Sooryavanshi - Rs. 77.08 cr
Tees Maar Khan - Rs. 38.25 cr
Singh Is King - Rs. 25.53 cr
De Dana Dan - Rs. 21.37 cr
Blue - Rs. 18.07 cr
Welcome - Rs. 16.52 cr
Namastey London - Rs. 9.04 cr
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye - Rs. 5.41 cr
