The Vivek Agnihotri directed film The Kashmir Files released last week on Friday. Since then the film, which has been seeing immense increase in business, has been unstoppable at the box office. Despite being a non-holiday release, and a film that faced stiff competition from other releases, The Kashmir Files has emerged as a winner at the box office.
In this box office report, we take a look at the collections of The Kashmir Files on its second Saturday while comparing the same to previous releases. Collecting Rs. 24.80 cr, The Kashmir Files manages to surpass the business of Aamir Khan starrer Dangal that had collected Rs. 23.07 cr, Ranbir Kapoor starrer Sanju that had collected Rs. 22.20 cr, Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan that had collected Rs. 19.25 cr, as well as the Aamir Khan starrer PK that had collected Rs. 17.16 cr to become the fourth highest all-time second Saturday grosser till date.
If that wasn’t all, the business of the film also manages to overshadow other releases like Kabir Singh that collected Rs. 17.10 cr, the Ajay Devgn starrer Tanhaji - The Unsung Warrior that collected Rs. 16.36 cr, Padmaavat that collected Rs. 16 cr, and the Salman Khan starrer Tiger Zinda Hai that had collected Rs. 14.92 cr.
Currently still running to packed houses across the country the business of The Kashmir Files is expected to see further growth over its second Sunday. In fact, trade predictions state that the business of the film will in all likelihood manage to cross the Rs. 150 cr mark by the end of its second weekend running.
Top 10 Highest All-Time Second Saturday Grossers at a glance:
Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion - Rs. 26.5 cr
The Kashmir Files - Rs. 24.80 cr
Dangal - Rs. 23.07 cr
Sanju - Rs. 22.20 cr
Bajrangi Bhaijaan - Rs. 19.25 cr
PK - Rs. 17.16 cr
Kabir Singh - Rs. 17.10 cr
Tanhaji - The Unsung Warrior - Rs. 16.36 cr
Padmaavat - Rs. 16 cr
Tiger Zinda Hai - Rs. 14.92 cr