Salman Khan, truly, is a saviour. In his latest outing Tiger Zinda Hai, he destroys ISIS (or whatever the director has named the organisation in the film) and makes friends out of India and Pakistan. Off screen, the film has come as the good news trade sorely needed. As you read this, the film also starring Katrina Kaif has easily breached the Rs 150 crore mark and is on its way to smash more records. Critics may tell you what the film lacks but the audience is heading to the film theatres, with tubs of popcorns in their hands.
Disappointing star show at the box office
While Ajay Devgn’s Golmaal Again is currently the top grosser of the year with Rs 205 crore in its kitty, Varun Dhawan-starrer remake of Salman Khan’s 1997 hit, Judwaa, stands at the second position with Rs 138 crore box office collection.
Varun’s Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya, which started this year on a positive note at the ticket windows, only made around Rs 114 crore at the ticket windows.
Tiger Zinda Hai comes as a blessing for trade
Ali Abbas Zafar’s sequel to the 2012 hit, Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai came as the good news trade sorely needed. The film has crossed the Rs 150-crore-mark within four days of the release. After a smashing opening collection of Rs 34.10 crore, the film roared past the Rs 100 crore-mark over the first weekend and made Rs 114.93 crore in three days.
Thanks to an extended weekend and Bhai’s fan following, the film will roar towards greater landmarks at the box office and it has another week to go before the year ends. Moreover, there are no major Hindi releases before January 26, which will see a grand clash between Akshay Kumar’s ambitious project Padman and his close friend Neeraj Pandey’s Aiyaary.
Saif Ali Khan’s Kaalakaandi and Anurag Kashyap’s Mukkabaaz will release a week before the Republic Day but that still gives another window of 15 days for Salman’s latest outing to score.