Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar to reunite as director-actor duo for new project
Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar are going to come together once again for another high-stakes project, but this time, not as co-actors!
Mission Mangal has become Akshay Kumar’s highest opening film at the box office. An ensemble drama starring the likes of seasoned actors like Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Kulhari and Nithya Menen among others, Mission Mangal released alongside Batla House on August 15.
On the opening day, the film earned Rs. 29.16 cr alone and performed well at multiplexes and mass circuits both, reported film critic and analyst Taran Adarsh.
Akshay Kumar’s Independence Day releases of previous years include Gold which earned Rs.25.25 cr, while Toilet: Ek Prem Katha in 2017 earned Rs.13.10 cr, and Rustom (2016) earned Rs. 14.11 cr.
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On the other hand, John Abraham starrer Batla House earned Rs 14.59 cr on the same day. The film needs additional numbers to make the film work at the box office.
Mission Mangal is directed by Jagan Shakti and follows the story of scientists at Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) who contributed to the Mars Orbiter Mission, India’s first interplanetary expedition.
While Batla House starrs John Abraham in the lead role of a police officer, Sanjay Kumar and revolves around the Batla House encounter and its aftermath. The film also starrs Mrunal Thakur and Ravi Kishan and is directed by Nikkhil Advani.
#MissionMangal takes a fantabulous start… #IndependenceDay holiday gives biz an additional boost… Multiplexes outstanding, mass circuits good… Emerges Akshay Kumar’s biggest opener… Thu ₹ 29.16 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 16, 2019
Akshay Kumar and #IndependenceDay releases… Day 1 biz…
⭐ 2016: #Rustom ₹ 14.11 cr [Fri; working day]
⭐ 2017: #ToiletEkPremKatha ₹ 13.10 cr [Fri; working day]
⭐ 2018: #Gold ₹ 25.25 cr [Wed; holiday]
⭐ 2019: #MissionMangal ₹ 29.16 cr [Thu; holiday]
India biz.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 16, 2019
#BatlaHouse fares well on Day 1, although the numbers are affected due to the clash… Gathered momentum post noon onwards… #IndependenceDay holiday gave its biz additional push… Will need to score from Fri-Sun… Thu ₹ 14.59 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 16, 2019
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