Tiger Shroff in Baaghi 2. (Image courtesy: Taran Adarsh)
Highlights
- Tiger Shroff's film is yet to cross the Rs 100-crore mark
- The film collected Rs 73.10 crore in three days
- Baaghi 2 is having a "blockbuster run everywhere"
Tiger Shroff's
Baaghi 2 put up a great show over the weekend despite poor reviews. The film collected a whopping Rs 73.10 crore in three days, which is also the second highest opening weekend collection by a film in 2018.
Baaghi 2 beat Padmaavat's opening day record but it could shatter its first weekend collection - Rs 114 crore (including preview shows). "
Baaghi 2 is a record-smasher... East, West, North, South - the film is having a blockbuster run everywhere. Opening weekend numbers are simply phenomenal," tweeted trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Rani Mukerji's
Hichki and Ajay Devgn's
Raid dented
Baaghi 2's earnings by a few crores. The Ahmed Khan-directed film also stars Disha Patani.
Here are the top five opening weekend collection numbers:
The box office numbers of Tiger Shroff's film remained unaffected by the damp reviews.
Baaghi 2 was dismissed at a "2.5-hour stunt show" by film critic Saibal Chatterjee while Raja Sen said: "It is a long, painful film
capable of giving audiences post-traumatic stress disorder." Trade analyst Taran Adarsh said that action genre is here to stay as it "continues to attract massive footfall to this date."
Baaghi 2 is the second of
Baaghi films and it is a remake of Telugu film
Kshanam.
Baaghi, which featured Shraddha Kapoor opposite Tiger Shroff released in 2016.
Baaghi 2 also stars Manoj Bajpayee, Randeep Hooda and Deepak Dobriyal. Before the release of
Baaghi 2, the producers had announced a third film with the same director and lead actor.