 "Shaitaan box office: Ajay Devgn starrer beats Tanhaji to become his 5th biggest opener of all-time")
The Ajay Devgn, Jyotika, and R Madhavan starrer, Shaitaan, is poised to make milestones with its much-talked-about supernatural thriller tale, wreaking havoc at the box office. The makers have announced a whopping Rs.15.21 crores NBOC on its opening day. The box office collection is also boosted by the partial Maha Shivratri holiday in the country. It has beaten films like Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and Baadshaho to emerge as Ajay Devgn’s fifth-biggest opener of all-time
Ajay Devgn’s top 10 openers
Singham Returns – 32.09 crores
Golmaal Again – 30.14 crores
Total Dhamaal – 16.50 crores
Drishyam 2 – 15.38 crores
Shaitaan - 15.21 crores
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior – 15.10 crores
Baadshaho - 12.60 crores
Bol Bachchan - 12.10 crores
Himmatwala - 12 crores
Satyagraha - 11.21 crores
Bholaa - 11.20 crores
Even before the film’s release, Shaitaan stirred massive anticipation amongst audiences, and its impeccable storytelling has garnered critical acclaim and strong word of mouth.
The box office started buzzing as soon as advance bookings opened, and it continues to see an upward trend. The weekend looks exceptionally promising for the film, with increasing chatter and footfall at the theaters.
Presented by Jio Studios, Devgn Films and Panorama Studios, Shaitaan is produced by Ajay Devgn, Jyoti Deshpande, Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak and directed by Vikas Bahl.
Talking about the reviews, Firstpost gave the film 2 stars and wrote, “Shaitaan could have been a good supernatural thriller, which we haven’t seen much in Hindi cinema of late, but it turned out to be a complete mess in the process of depicting the war of good vs evil. It’s a poorly made remake and the story is just not believable. Making the hero win at the end makes the film just too predictable.”