Padmaavat has been absolutely unstoppable at the box office, ever since it hit the screens on January 25, after several hurdles. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, which crossed the Rs 200-crore mark in its second weekend, has become the highest-grossing film of Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor as well as the filmmaker.
According to early estimates, Padmaavat raked in around Rs 9.50 crore on Monday, continuing its winning streak at the box office. The period drama is enjoying a fantastic run at the overseas box office, as well.
Here is a day-by-day breakdown of Padmaavat's collections:
Day 1 - Wednesday, paid previews (January 24)- Rs 5 crore
Day 2 - Thursday (January 25)- Rs 19 crore
Day 3 - Friday (January 26)- Rs 32 crore
Day 4 - Saturday (January 27)- Rs 27 crore
Day 5 - Sunday (January 28)- Rs 31 crore
Day 6 - Monday (January 29) - Rs 15 crore
Day 7 - Tuesday (January 30)- Rs 14 crore
Day 8 - Wednesday (January 31)- Rs 12.50 crore
Day 9 - Thursday (February 1) - Rs 11 crore
Day 10 - Friday (February 2)- Rs 10 crore
Day 11 - Saturday (February 3)- Rs 16 crore
Day 12 - Sunday (February 4) - Rs 20 crore
Day 13 - Monday (February 5) - Rs 9.50 crore (approx)
Total box office collection: Rs 222 crore
Padmaavat features Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji and Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh. The film is inspired by Malik Muhammad Jayasi's 16th century epic poem, Padmavat.
Padmaavat revolves around Alauddin Khilji's siege of Chittorgarh fort in 1303, in an attempt to capture the beautiful Rani Padmavati, who committed jauhar (self-immolation) to avoid falling into his clutches.
The Sanjay Leela Bhansali film had facing violent protests after reports of a romantic dream sequence between Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji started doing the rounds.
Despite several clarifications from Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the team that no such scene was part of the film, the agitation did not cease, and the film did not release in some parts of the country.
Padmaavat is expected to continue having a fantastic run at the box office, as it will face no competition till Friday (February 9), when the next big Bollywood release, Akshay Kumar and Sonam Kapoor-starrer Pad Man hits the screens.