Dabangg 3 Box Office Collection: A still from the film. (Image courtesy: Instagram)
Highlights
- Dabangg 3 released on Friday
- The film has been directed by Prabhu Deva
- It is the third instalment of the Dabangg series
Salman Khan's films often set the bar of impressive opening day collections quite high. The reason we are saying this because his new film - Dabangg 3 - got an excellent opening at the box office. All thanks to Salman Khan's star power, the film scored a total of Rs 24.5 crore on its first day, reported Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Sharing the first day report of Dabangg 3 on social media, Mr Adarsh wrote: "#Dabangg3 hits Rs 20 cr+ on Day 1 thanks largely to Salman Khan's star power... Day 1 business would've easily been much, much higher had it not been for the protests... Resultantly, business kept fluctuating throughout the day... A substantial sum was lost due to this reason."
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In a separate tweet, he compared the opening day scores of Salman Khan's previous films, released between 2010-19. 2019's Bharat topped the list with Rs 42.30 crore, followed by 2015's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai. Here's what he tweeted:
Dabangg 3 is the third instalment of the popular Dabangg series. It shows the life of Chulbul Pandey (played by Salman) before he became a dabangg cop. Other than Sonakshi Sinha, who has reprised her role as Rajjo, Dabangg 3 also stars Saiee Manjrekar as the lead actress. She plays Chulbul Pandey's first love. Directed by Prabhu Deva, Dabangg 3 marks Saiee's debut film.
Meanwhile, evaluating the box office performance of Rani Mukerji's Mardaani 2, another cop film, Taran Adarsh wrote: "#Mardaani2 declines on Day 8 [second Fri] due to heavy reduction of screens and shows + a biggie hitting the screens [#Dabangg3]... Also, business was affected in several circuits... [Week 2] Fri 1.15 cr. Total: Rs 29.20 cr. India business."
Directed by Gopi Puthran, Mardaani 2 is the sequel to the 2014 film Mardaani.