Uri: The Surgical Strike box office collection — Vicky Kaushal's film earns Rs 70.94 cr in opening week

Uri: The Surgical Strike has managed to woo the audience, going on to earn Rs 70.94 crore in its opening week. The collection for Thursday amounted to Rs 7.40 crore, pushing the total to over Rs 70 crore.

Featuring Vicky Kaushal and Yami Gautam, Uri: The Surgical Strike went on to rake in Rs 12.43 crore and Rs 15.10 crore on Saturday and Sunday respectively. The weekend earnings stood at Rs 35.73 crore.

#UriTheSurgicalStrike emerges a big favourite at the ticket windows... Crosses ₹ 70 cr... FIRST SUPER-HIT of 2019... Fri 8.20 cr, Sat 12.43 cr, Sun 15.10 cr, Mon 10.51 cr, Tue 9.57 cr, Wed 7.73 cr, Thu 7.40 cr. Total: ₹ 70.94 cr. India biz. #Uri #HowsTheJosh

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 18, 2019

The opening week collection of Uri: The Surgical Strike is higher than that of Raazi, Stree, Badhaai Ho as well as Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, state reports. The Vicky Kaushal-starrer leads the pack, ahead with almost Rs 4 crore from Badhaai Ho, which earned a total of Rs 66.10 crore during its opening week.

#UriTheSurgicalStrike hits the jackpot... Collects higher than #SKTKS, #Raazi, #Stree and #BadhaaiHo in Week 1...#SKTKS ₹ 45.94 cr#Raazi ₹ 56.59 cr#Stree ₹ 60.39 cr#BadhaaiHo ₹ 66.10 cr [8 days; released on Thu]#UriTheSurgicalStrike ₹ 70.94 cr India biz. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 18, 2019

With strong word-of-mouth and favourable reviews coming in for Uri: The Surgical Strike, the earnings may well see an upward graph from here.