Raees vs Kaabil Day 5: Shah Rukh's film now at Rs 93 crore; Hrithik follows with Rs 67 crore

Chennai city Day 1 gross#Raees = 21 lakhs#Kaabil + #Balam = 11 lakhs
2:1 ratio maintained here too.. #SRK #ShahRukhKhan @iamsrk 👍

— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) January 26, 2017

Forbes reports that in the overseas markets, the gap between the collections of Raees and Kaabil is much higher, as Shah Rukh Khan’s film is generating way more buzz due to word of mouth. 

It further adds that Raees is most likely to make Rs 100 cr by Sunday, and that the gap between the two films will decrease over the weekend, giving Kaabil a good headstart too.

Here’s an interesting piece of information.

Trade Analyst Amod Mehra reports that, Raees could have made Rs 40-45 crore on Day 1 had there not been a clash with Hrithik’s film. 

Had there not been a clash #Raees yesterday would have crossed 40-45cr.. Nevertheless it broke all records by netting 26.30cr.. !! Bravo !!

— Amod Mehra (@MehraAmod) January 27, 2017

#RaeesvsKaabil Day 2 Early Estimates:

India Nett:#Raees - ₹ 26.5 Crs Total - ₹ 47 Crs#Kaabil - ₹ 16 Crs Total - ₹ 26.5 Crs

— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) January 27, 2017

After a massive box office opening on Day 1, both films have only rised on Day 2. 

Read Firstpost’s box office reports here: http://bit.ly/2jU2RtS , http://bit.ly/2kvrwrY

Shah Rukh Khan tweets on Republic Day

Happy Republic Day to all Indians all over the world. Jai Hind. pic.twitter.com/JWkXJTOlw1

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 26, 2017

Meanwhile.

Wanted to watch a movie this weekend but looking at the ticket prices I realized I am neither #Kaabil nor #Raees.😜@ShelarAshish @iamsrk pic.twitter.com/bEZSfjAxup

— Adv Ameet Mehta (@ameetvmehta) January 26, 2017

Our jawans show @iamsrk how it's done on Republic Day. #HappyRepublicDay pic.twitter.com/NeQoLCYZO5

— Excel Entertainment (@excelmovies) January 26, 2017

Firstpost‘s south India contributing writer Sreedhar Pillai has spoken:

#Raees 3/5. Edge of seat, with awesome performance @iamsrk .A thrilling & exciting rid, reminding U of Salim &Javed Bachchan movies of 80's

— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) January 25, 2017

#Kaabil 2.75/5. Other than @iHrithik who is fantastic , there is nothing much to say. Predictable revenge drama with lot of plot holes.

— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) January 25, 2017

Rage #Raees pic.twitter.com/jzL0mIPaBB

— Vishal Ramchandani (@vishalrr) January 25, 2017

Box Office India has said it. Raees has reportedly taken a huge lead against Kaabil in the morning shows on January 25. “Raees took one of the best openings for a Shah Rukh Khan film in recent times.”

Meanwhile, actor Sudhanshu Pandey, who was embroiled in a battle with filmmakers Rakesh Roshan and Sanjay Gupta over the story of “Kaabil”, is planning to make his version of the film in Tamil.

“I am in talks with a big production company in South to make this film there. We are in talks with the biggest stars of south. Hopefully the shoot will start soon and the release will happen by the end of the year ,” Sudhanshu told PTI.

Here’s some interesting trivia about Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil.

Did you know that Ronit Roy initially refused to play the negative role in the film?

When director Sanjay Gupta narrated the film to him, Rohit was “blown away with the premise” but was hesitant to sign the film.

“When he narrated me my role, I said no to the film. I said I can’t do it, and he was taken aback too. I was worried because in 20 years of my acting career, I’ve never done this kind of role,” Rohit told PTI.

“It could have gone either way. It is not only evil but very lecherous. After being here for so many years, then not being able to pull it off would’ve been bad. It was a matter of confidence.” 

Rohit says having Hrithik as a co-star was an absolute delight, as the “Bang Bang” actor is selfless and caring.

“A lot of credit goes to Hrithik. While filming he made sure my confidence was at another level. Whether it was rehearsing for the fight sequences, doing them, he took extreme care.

“There was a shot where he hits me and I had a dead fall. But there was no crash mat that day. He didn’t give the shot unless a crash mat was arranged. He then called for his own and then gave the shot,” Rohit adds.

Raees vs Kaabil! @Bollyhungama cartoon #Raees #Kaabil #KailashVijayvargiya pic.twitter.com/chlJG2JaSZ

— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) January 26, 2017

.@diljitdosanjh Sorry for trying to sing paaji but had to tell u how much I love u. Please watch Raees in Punjab with friends. pic.twitter.com/bLSe6FPThs

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 25, 2017

##Raees is a RIOT today.... Morning shows starts with almost 80% occupncy all over India... Kolkata begins with 100% @iamsrk @rahuldholakia

— Rohit Jaiswal (@rohitjswl01) January 26, 2017

VHP leader Ranchhod Bharwad also slammed SRK for casting Pakistani actor Mahira Khan as the female lead, alleging that she made anti-India statements after going back to Pakistan, reports PTI.

“We believe that government should ban the movie and book Khan for sedition for making such a movie,” said Bharwad.

The VHP leader also held Khan responsible for the death of a person at Vadodara railway station two days back, when the crowd which had gathered to have a glimpse of the actor went out of control.

Police must book Khan for the death, he said. “Government should ban this movie, as it indulges in hero-worshipping of mafia dons,” said Bharwad.

A few VHP and Bajrang Dal workers shouted slogans outside a theatre in Valsad this morning. Police dispersed them before the situation could worsen, said a police officer.

The Gujarat unit of Shiv Sena also asked the BJP government in the state to stop the screening of Raees, claiming that “portrayal of Abdul Latif as a hero” would encourage bootleggers and anti-social element.

“Instead of highlighting police officers who tamed Latif, the makers have projected Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Latif as a hero of the masses,” said Sena leader Ashok Sharma.

VHP, Guj Shiv Sena seek ban on SRK’s ‘Raees’? 

PTI reports, Rashtra Sena, a little known outfit, has also put up banners in several parts of Surat against the actor and the movie.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Gujarat unit of Shiv Sena sought a ban on Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Raees on Wednesday, claiming the movie “glorified” a real-life “criminal”.

Rashtra Sena, a little known outfit, has also put up banners in several parts of Surat against the actor and the movie, which hit the screens on Wednesday.

VHP leader Ranchhod Bharwad said the title character in Raees, played by Khan, is based on the life of Abdul Latif, a bootlegger-turned-politician.

“India had so many great personalities on whom you can make a movie. But Khan chose Abdul Latif, who was a dreaded criminal, bootlegger and a mafia don. Khan claimed the movie is based on fictional character but everyone knows that Raees is based on Latif,” said Bharwad.

Box office collection what? Sunny Leone’s ‘Laila main laila’ is a blockbuster.

Trade website Bollywood Hungama reported that Kaabil’s Rs 10+ crore opening has made it among Hrithik’s top-five day one earners, providing these figures for his films and their respective day 1 box office collections:

Bang Bang: Rs 27.54 crore

Agneepath: Rs 23 crore

Krrish 3: Rs 19 crore

Kaabil: Rs 10.43 crore

Kites: Rs 10 crore

Mohenjo Daro: Rs. 8.87 crore

Read more here: http://bit.ly/2jU2RtS

It’s confirmed! The Express Tribune has reported that Raees and Kaabil will be released in Pakistan this Friday. 

As the actors and producers concerned have maintained a not-so-quiet silence on the clash at the box office, India.com has reported an ongoing battle between distributors of Raees and Kaabil.

According to the report, distributors of both films are struggling to maintain equal screens for both films. 

Sources have revealed that a huge problem is underway in Delhi for equal show timings for Raees and Kaabil as studios for both the films have not agreed to compromise on less screens.

Here are some numbers from Cochin, on Raees and Kaabil.

Cochin Multiplexes #Kerala 25/01/2017#Raees ~ 7.47 Lakhs (82%)#Kaabil ~ 3.65 Lakhs (57%)@sri50 @taran_adarsh @girishjohar @KomalNahta pic.twitter.com/J5XbOjH1v8

— Forum Keralam (FK) (@Forumkeralam1) January 25, 2017

KRK has spoken (again)!

Here are the overseas collection for Raees and Kaabil, according to Bollywood Hungama:

Australia
​Kaabil – 4,080 USD [Rs. 2.77 lacs] from 5 screens.
Raees -3,984 USD [Rs. 2.71 lacs] from 1 screen

New Zealand
Kaabil – 3,565 USD [Rs. 2.42 lacs] from 9 screens
Raees – 16,069 USD [Rs. 10.93 lacs] from 11 screens

The box office predictions for Raees are very similar to with SRK’s previous releases — Fan (which brought in Rs 19 crores on opening day) and Dilwale (which had a Rs 21 crore opening).

Read about the full Raees box office report here: http://bit.ly/2kvrwrY

Exclusive!

Confirmed news from the Kaabil team: Hrithik’s film has opened to 40% theatre share in multiplexes as well as a smaller share of the single screens yesterday. It collected 10.43 cr on Day One. 

The film is expected to grow over the Republic Day weekend on the strength of audience reactions. 
 

Dispite non stop rains #jaipur morning shows of both the films are almost full. @iamsrk #Raees & @iHrithik #Kaabil

— RAJ BANSAL (@rajbansal9) January 26, 2017

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This Republic Day weekend, which film would you rather watch? Take the @firstpost poll below: #Raees #Kaabil

— Firstpost (@firstpost) January 25, 2017

Raees vs Kaabil (till 8 pm) Grosses at Inox Rs. 3.97 crore v/s 1.34 crore; PVR Rs. 4.50 crore v/s 1.80 crore; total Rs. 8.47 cr v/s 3.14 cr

— Komal Nahta (@KomalNahta) January 25, 2017

Also, pave the way for some KRK-isms.

Yami Gautam’s reply to them both is clearly the (diplomatic) winner!

While d world calls it clash n expects a clangour, we rejoice d chiming sound it makes! All luck fr both #Kaabil n #Raees @iHrithik

— Yami Gautam Dhar (@yamigautam) January 25, 2017

Meanwhile, have you checked out Shah Rukh Khan’s reply to Hrithik on this tweet about the clash? 

@iHrithik wish could have avoided overlap of releases. That said…my love to u & @yamigautam dad & @_SanjayGupta. Kaabil wil b awesome

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 25, 2017

Meanwhile, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that Nawaz Sharif is expected to issue a no-objective certificate (NOC) for the screening of Raees and Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil soon.

“We can expect that it will take at least two days after the NOC has been issued for the films to be screened,” a senior official at Hum Films, which is releasing Kaabil and Raees in Pakistan jointly with Eveready Pictures, was quoted as saying.

Raees and Kaabil in Pakistan

Dangal was widely believed to be the movie that would be the first to release in Pakistan after distributors and exhibitors there lifted a self-imposed ban on the screening of Indian films, in the wake of bilateral tensions post-Uri attack and the subsequent surgical strikes across the border by the Indian Army. 

However, while Dangal has not been screened so far in Pakistani theatres, it emerges that Raees and Kaabil may well be released there. 

Indian Express reported that cinema owners were lobbying the Pakistani government to “go soft” on Indian films. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif then set up a committee last week, headed by Minister of State for Information Maryam Aurangzeb, which them recommended that the ‘ban’ be lifted. 

The recommendation is likely to benefit both Raees and Kaabil. 

However, there is no official confirmation on when these films will release in Pakistan.

Meanwhile, according to India Today, Kaabil has raked in 11 crore on Day one.

According to Indian Express, with around 80 % occupancy, Raees has had a blockbuster opening day. As per early trade estimates, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Raees’s opening box office collection is Rs 21 crore.

With packed shows yesterday, and massive turnouts for both Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil and Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees, the one question on everyone’s mind is:

What is the box office collections for Day 1? Follow our live blog for all the updates and info!

By the evening of Day One, trade website KoiMoi.com released these predictions for the Day One box office collections of both Raees and Kaabil. Considering the occupancy and screens, Raees’ opening figures were predicted to be Rs 20 crore, while Kaabil’s is pegged at 11-12 crore. As mentioned earlier, the real test for both films will be on Thursday, Republic Day.

Back to the Raees-Kaabil clash, Bollywood Life quoted Rajender Singh Jyala, VP-Programming and Distribution at INOX, as saying, “Raees had opened to almost full houses. Kaabil is shooting up now, it did not open to great numbers, but it is fighting back. It opened with an occupancy of 40 per cent in the morning shows, but it has picked up since then. So Raees had upper hand according to the morning shows, but by the evening, Kaabil will catch up mostly.”

#Dangal [Week 5] Fri 1.19 cr, Sat 2.10 cr, Sun 2.83 cr, Mon 94 lacs, Tue 1.01 cr. Total: ₹ 383.10 cr. India biz. ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 25, 2017

Meanwhile, Dangal’s box office collections continued to make news.

Shah Rukh Khan shares his feelings about his movie Raees in this special story by @filmfare. #EXPLORE on JioChat! #Raees #RaeesDay pic.twitter.com/fukJHHbyf1

— JioChat (@JioChat) January 25, 2017

Free Press Journal reports that while the single screen advance bookings have been poor for both films, Raees has an advantage because it opened its advance bookings days before. Kaabil opened theirs only on Monday.

Trade pundits are predicting that Raees will touch the 20 crore mark on its opening day, while Kaabil will be in double digit figures.

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What a treat for cinema lovers -@iamsrk 's #Raees & @iHrithik 's #Kaabil - both have tremendous reports. My best wishes. #BLOCKBUSTERS pic.twitter.com/NHPQqv2Bzr

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) January 25, 2017

2 MEGASTAR films today! @iHrithik with #Kaabil & @iamsrk with #Raees ! Both films made with heart & passion! Wishing both MASSIVE success!

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) January 25, 2017

Congratulations to 2 most talented & charismatic actors of #IndianCinema @iamsrk & @iHrithik for #Raees & #Kaabil releasing today. #jaiHo👍

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) January 25, 2017

Nepali fans hazir hai! #RaeesKaDin https://t.co/boG4mfYB9f

— Raees (@RaeesTheFilm) January 25, 2017

#Raees calls for a rewatch at Gaiety. @iamsrk makes u want to whistle & shout! @FarOutAkhtar @ritesh_sid @rahuldholakia throughly enjoyed it

— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher) January 25, 2017

Fearless performances & brilliant dialogues. @iamsrk ur a true combo of dimag & daring👏@Nawazuddin_S yet again remarkable performance.#Raees

— Daisy Shah (@ShahDaisy25) January 25, 2017

@iamsrk is in top form in #Raees.The atmosphere is beautifully captured by Rahul Dholakia.Its a winner all the way. Cheers!

— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) January 25, 2017

Looking at the number of screens, occupancy for morning and afternoon shows, and advance booking for the Wednesday evening and night screenings, Box Office Times has predicted an opening day collection of Rs 17-19 crore for Raees and Rs 14-16 crore for Kaabil.

For Kaabil, the Komal Nahta-headed trade website KoiMoi.com offered a offered a breakdown of advance bookings. Here’s what they reported:

Mumbai — On Wednesday, slow trend for morning shows, but good advance booking for evening to late evening shows. Thursday’s shows filling fast, but on the whole, on the lower side.

Delhi-NCR — Late night screenings are sold out. Bookings for Thursday’s evening shows picking up.

Pune — Low response overall.

Bengaluru — Morning shows in ‘filling fast’ mode. Thursday bookings expected to pick up.

Chennai — Decent response for Wednesday evening shows.

Hyderabad — Most morning shows are ‘sold out’. Only five theaters are open for advance booking on Thursday, but more bookings expected over Thursday.

Kolkata — Morning shows ‘filling fast’. Same for Thursday’s afternoon shows.

Despite the mid-week release, #Raees takes Gulf box office by storm. It has chances to be one of the highest grossers in the region.

— Bollywood Arena (@BollyArena) January 25, 2017

Raees registered a strong opening in Gulf territories, reported trade publication Bollywood Arena.

Trade publication Bollywood Arena has reported that overall occupancy in the morning shows for Raees on Day 1 was around 60 percent in most of the circuits: Among these, Mumbai and Gujarat had the best openings, followed by Kolkata. These territories were followed by Central India with 50 percent occupancy in morning shows. “The traditional Hindi markets in North India are decent but they are lagging behind other circuits. They need to improve,” the report noted.

Contrasting Raees’ advance booking with that of Dangal (Rs 16.5 crore), Sultan (Rs 21 crore) and Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo (Rs 15 crore), the Box Office India report noted that these films opened on Christmas, Eid and Diwali, respectively. For Raees (and Kaabil), the more important day will be Thursday, 26 January — when the Republic Day public holiday is expected to bring greater crowds to the theatres.

While box office data for Raees and Kaabil will not be immediately available on opening day, the advance booking numbers seemed to indicate that the Shah Rukh Khan film had an edge over Hrithik’s. Box Office India magazine reported on Wednesday that Raees had pulled in Rs 12+ crore in advance booking sales so far. Kaabil’s pre-sales the report pegged at around Rs 3 crore — lower than Dishoom’s.

Raees vs Kaabil: Why Hrithik Roshan’s tweet to Shah Rukh Khan sounds fishyhttp://www.firstpost.com

The sentiment was in contrast to an earlier tweet, in which Hrithik had shared a link to his father Rakesh Roshan’s interview in DNA, in which Roshan sr had accused the Raees team of unfair competitive practices. Firstpost highlighted it in the above article.

Hrithik Roshan started off Wednesday with a friendly tweet to Shah Rukh. “Dear Shah Rukh,” wrote Hrithik, “today as a mentor, I’m sure you will inspire me yet again with Raees, and a student, I hope you are proud of me with Kaabil.”

Kaabil LIVE review: Hrithik Roshan puts in a restrained performance, unlike the film’s trailershttp://www.firstpost.com

Raees LIVE review: Shah Rukh Khan’s film is a commercial entertainer (in a good way)http://www.firstpost.com

Want a quick lowdown on Raees and Kaabil, and how both films unfolded? Read our LIVE reviews of both movies, right from the theatre.

As the two big-ticket films prepared to face-off at the box office, Forbes magazine did some quick fact-crunching. Contributor Don Groves pointed out: Of Hrithik and Shah Rukh, it is the former who has had the bigger opening week box office collection. Krrish 3 earned over Rs 164 crore in its first week. By contrast, Shah Rukh’s Happy New Year (the superstar’s biggest opener thus far) took in Rs 157+ crore in its opening week at the box office. Some more figures: Krrish 3’s lifetime earnings trump that of SRK’s Chennai Express: Rs 240 crore for the former, vs Rs 226 crore for the latter.

However, Shah Rukh Khan has had six hits in the 100-crore club; Hrithik has had three.

Just watched #Raees and I am in sheer awe of @iamsrk 's performance.@Nawazuddin_S is yin to #ShahRukhKhan' yang! Absolutely brilliant!

— Aastha Khandpur (@AasthaBKhandpur) January 24, 2017

#Raees is a full 70s 80s ka Bachchan wala mass entertainer with style, @iamsrk & @Nawazuddin_S excel @TheQuint

— Suresh Mathew (@Suresh_Mathew_) January 24, 2017

Raees got full points for its throwback to ’80s-style ‘masala’ entertainers, in the style of Amitabh Bachchan’s early hits. Film writers also commented on the strong antagonistic relationship between the characters of Raees Alam (Shah Rukh Khan) and his nemesis Inspector Jaideep Majumdar (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).

Just watched #Kaabil, @iHrithik's sincere effort is commendable,he's evidently given it his all. A sensitive film with captivating storyline

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) January 23, 2017

Just saw Kaabil and @iHrithik is absolutely wonderful in this engrossing movie but then isn't he always :) #Kaabil

— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) January 23, 2017

Most of the praise for Kaabil was for Hrithik Roshan’s strong acting.

@iHrithik, you're a revelation in #Kaabil! You've just shown us how there's no such thing as a weakness.. Only strengths in disguise! pic.twitter.com/xE6OkAzevB

— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) January 24, 2017

#Kaabil is an intense film in the hands of a v passionate @_SanjayGupta & @iHrithik is dynamite. @rohitroy500 good 2 c u back in the zone

— Abhishek Kapoor (@Abhishekapoor) January 24, 2017

Raees and Kaabil both got an equal amount of love from the industry and early reviews. Here’s a sample of Twitter reactions for Raees and Kaabil: