Badla box office collection: Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu's crime thriller mints Rs 27.38 cr in opening weekend

Sujoy Ghosh’s edge-of-the-seat thriller Badla has been raking in the big bucks at the box office. The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles, witnessed a growth of 12.40 percent on Sunday, and minted a whopping Rs 9.61 crores, pushing its gross total earnings to Rs 27.38 crore. [caption id=“attachment_6070531” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Amitabh Bachchan in a still from Badla. Screenshot from YouTube[/caption] Moreover, the film has also surpassed the weekend business of Pink and 102 Not Out , which accumulated Rs 21.51 crore and 16.65 crore respectively.

According to trade analysts, good word-of-mouth has converted into massive footfalls in the film during the weekend, despite competition from the latest MCU offering Captain Marvel , and family entertainers Total Dhamaal and Luka Chuppi , which are in their third and second week of release respectively. Over the weekend, the film found traction not only in the metro cities but also in tier-2 and 3 cities.

Badla is likely to maintain its stronghold over the box office even during the weekdays.

Badla is the remake of the 2016 Spanish thriller film Contratiempo. Bachchan plays Badal Gupta, a criminal defence lawyer, who has not lose a case in more than 40 years. Pannu’s character, who believes she has been framed for murder, becomes his new client.