Luka Chuppi box office collection: Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon's romantic comedy earns Rs 8.01 cr on opening day

Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon’s romantic comedy Luka Chuppi , which released on 1 March raked in Rs 8.01 crore on its opening day. The film witnessed a bigger opening than Alia Bhatt’s Raazi , Rajkummar Rao’s Stree and Ayushmann Khurrana’s Badhaai Ho . .

Trade analysts write that word of mouth will ensure a good footfall in theatres on day 2 and day 3 of release as well.

#LukaChuppi has superb Day 1... Springs a big, big surprise... Opens bigger than #Raazi [₹ 7.53 cr], #Stree [₹ 6.83 cr] and #BadhaaiHo [₹ 7.29 cr]... Strong word of mouth should ensure impressive growth on Day 2 and 3... Fri ₹ 8.01 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 2, 2019

The film is also Kartik’s biggest opening so far. His previous releases Pyaar Ka Punchanama earned Rs 92 lakhs, its sequel Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 grossed Rs 6.80 crore while his last release Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’s opening day collection was Rs 6.42 crore in India.

#LukaChuppi is Kartik Aaryan’s biggest opener... Opening day biz:
2019: #LukaChuppi ₹ 8.01 cr
2015: #PyaarKaPunchnama2 ₹ 6.80 cr
2018: #SonuKeTituKiSweety ₹ 6.42 cr
2011: #PyaarKaPunchnama - which shot Kartik to fame - had collected ₹ 92 lakhs on Day 1.
India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 2, 2019

Luka Chuppi revolves around Kartik and Kriti’s characters Vinod and Rashmi. The movie narrates the tale of how they choose to be in a live-in relationship instead of getting married and the problems that surface after it. The movie also stars Aparshakti Khurana in a pivotal role. The Maddock Films production in association with Jio Studios is directed by Laxman Utekar.