 "Gold, Satyameva Jayate box office collection: Akshay Kumar film leads with Rs 71 cr on opening weekend")
Box office collections might actually not be as catastrophic as they are made out be. Akshay Kumar-starrer _Gold_ and John Abraham’s _Satyameva Jayate_ released simultaneously on Independence Day (15 August) and both the films have been able to milk the lucrative festive weekend . [caption id=“attachment_4976341” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]  Stills from Gold and Satyameva Jayate. Image via Twitter[/caption] On the third, fourth and fifth day of its release (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), Reema Kagti’s sports drama Gold raked in Rs 37.95 crore. Although it opened with a bang on Wednesday (Rs 25.25 crore), it witnessed a substantial dip on the second day (Rs 8.10 crore). However, the multi-starrer was able to redeem itself on the next three days.
#Gold has an EXCELLENT *extended* opening weekend... Took a dip on Day 2, but gradually picked up from Day 3 to Day 5... All eyes on Mon-Thu biz... Wed 25.25 cr, Thu 8.10 cr, Fri 10.10 cr, Sat 12.30 cr, Sun 15.55 cr. Total: ₹ 71.30 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 20, 2018
Milap Zaveri’s commercial action-drama Satyameva Jayate also earned Rs 28.47 crore over the weekend after recording a Wednesday (15 August) opening of Rs 20.52 crore.
#SatyamevaJayate packs a STRONG *extended* opening weekend total... Went downhill on Day 2, but remained consistent from Day 3 to Day 5... Weekdays biz is crucial... Wed 20.52 cr, Thu 7.92 cr, Fri 9.18 cr, Sat 9.03 cr, Sun 10.26 cr. Total: ₹ 56.91 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 20, 2018
Both the films, despite belonging to different genres, rode the patriotic wave and accumulated a whopping Rs 125 crore during the 5-day weekend, combined.
And the biz multiplies on Sun... Both, #Gold and #SatyamevaJayate have recorded strong figures over the *5-day extended weekend*... Combined biz is approx ₹ 125 cr nett [+/-]... Ironically, approx one-third biz [of ₹ 125 cr] was accumulated on #IndependenceDay alone.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 20, 2018
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