If Shah Rukh Khan dominated the show with two releases this year, Ranbir Kapoor is ending 2023 with a bang, after his latest movie Animal crossed the magical Rs 200-crore ($23.9 million) mark at the Box-Office in just three days, since releasing on December 1.
Ranbir Kapoor from one of Animal’s posters. Photo Courtesy: Taran Adarsh X page
Reporting the figures, prominent film critic Taran Adarsh tweeted: “#Animal packs a BLOCKBUSTER TOTAL in its opening weekend, despite ‘A’ certification… Fri 54.75 cr, Sat 58.37 cr, Sun 63.46 cr. Total: ₹ 176.58 cr. #Hindi version. Nett BOC. #Boxoffice.”
Adarsh said the movie would have put up a stronger show if it had been released solo and not faced competition from Vicky Kaushal’s Sam Bahadur, based on the life of India’s first field marshal Sam Manekshaw.
“Had #Animal arrived solo, without clash and more screens/shows allotted to it, it would’ve easily challenged/overtaken #Jawan *3-day* numbers,” Adarsh wrote.
“#Animal [South Indian languages] Fri 9.05 cr, Sat 8.90 cr, Sun 7.23 cr. Total: ₹ 25.18 cr. Nett BOC. #Boxoffice ALL LANGUAGES TOTAL: ₹ 201.76 cr Nett BOC,” the film critic said.
Director Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Bahadur, on the other end, earned Rs. 25.55 crores ($2.9 million) at the Box Office.
Adarsh wrote on X: “#SamBahadur stands on its feet, despite a hurricane called #Animal… Riding on glowing word of mouth, the day-wise growth – mainly at key metros – saw the biz witnessing a spike on Day 2 and 3… Fri 6.25 cr, Sat 9 cr, Sun 10.30 cr. Total: ₹ 25.55 cr. #India biz.”
Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Murad Khetani and Pranay Reddy Vanga under T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, alongside Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Tripti Dimri.