 "Raazi box office collection: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal-starrer crosses Rs 50 cr mark in its opening week")
Meghna Gulzar’s latest film _Raazi_ has made its way to the hearts of the audience as well as the cash registers at the box-office. The Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal-starrer has crossed the Rs 50 crore mark and is now the fifth highest-grossing film of 2018 so far, which is a feat owing to the fact that it is made in a relatively smaller budget. In addition to that, the film is shouldered on a female protagonist. Hence, it becomes a greater achievement since the box-office is generally ruled by the male stars in India. _Read: Raazi: How Alia Bhatt-starrer fares against fellow women-led box office wins Padmaavat, Pari, Hichki_ Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted and revealed the week 1 box-office collection of Raazi:
#Raazi emerges a WINNER... Does REMARKABLE biz in Week 1... Emerges 5th HIGHEST *Week 1* of 2018... Fri 7.53 cr, Sat 11.30 cr, Sun 14.11 cr, Mon 6.30 cr, Tue 6.10 cr, Wed 5.90 cr, Thu 5.35 cr. Total: ₹ 56.59 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 18, 2018
What’s noteworthy is the fact that #Raazi put up SUPERB numbers on weekdays, following an EXCELLENT opening weekend... The biz remained consistently above ₹ 5.25 cr from Mon to Thu, which indicates the word of mouth has translated into BO numbers.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 18, 2018
TOP 5 - 2018
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 18, 2018
Week 1 biz...
1. #Padmavaat ₹ 166.50 cr [9 days; select previews on Wed, released on Thu]... Hindi + Tamil + Telugu.
2. #Baaghi2 ₹ 112.85 cr
3. #Raid ₹ 63.05 cr
4. #PadMan ₹ 62.87 cr
5. #Raazi ₹ 56.59 cr
India biz.
[Hollywood films not included]
#Raazi economics...
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 18, 2018
CoP + P&A: ₹ 37 cr
Approx 90% of investment recouped through non-theatrical sales [Music, Satellite, Digital, Overseas].
India and Overseas theatrical biz is SUPERB...
Week 1:
India: ₹ 56.59 cr
Overseas: $ 2.66 mn [6 days; ₹ 18.08 cr]
HUGELY PROFITABLE!
Based on the book Calling Sehmat written by Harinder S Sikka, Meghna Gulzar’s Raazi essays the journey of a young Kashmiri girl Sehmat (played by Bhatt) who is married off to the son (played by Kaushal) of a Pakistani army general. She acts as a spy from the other side of the border and passes secret information to the Indian intelligence. The film released on 11 May.
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