Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-starrer Bharat had a successful second day at the domestic box office, grossing Rs 31 crore. There was a slight dip in earnings as it was a weekday. The total revenue generated by the film currently stands at Rs 71 crore. The Ali Abbas Zafar directorial is an official adaptation of South Korean film Ode to My Father and recorded Salman’s biggest Eid opening at a staggering Rs 42.30 crore .
According to trade analysts, the film’s evening and night shows witnessed a high occupancy, especially in single screen cinemas.
Bharat has also surpassed the opening day earnings of films like Gully Boy , Total Dhamaal , Kalank and Kesari .
Ali was ecstatic upon learning the opening day figures. “We always wanted to make a film for the entire country to come and celebrate the spirit of Eid and the first day only validates our intent and effort to make a film that India can be truly entertained by,” he said in a statement .
Besides Salman, the film also stars Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani and Sunil Grover in pivotal roles. Bharat is produced by Atul Agnihotri’s Reel Life Production Pvt Ltd and Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series.