Akshay Kumar's 'Gold' - John Abraham's 'Satyameva Jayate' : The National Holiday Advantage

If you’re wondering why filmmakers fall over, fight and even threaten one another to get that big national holiday advantage for the release of their films, your question was answered on August 15 (Independence Day) this year. 

Two movies — Akshay Kumar’s Gold and John Abraham-Manoj Bajpayee’s Satyameva Jayate (SMJ) released this Wednesday, And its producers, Nikkhil Advani (Emmay Entertainment) and Bhushan Kumar (T-Series) are ecstatic. Says a trade source, “SMJ opened at  Rs 19.75 crore despite having the heavyweight Gold releasing simultaneously. As was expected, Gold got the gentry (or the multiplex audience in big metros) while SMJ got a mix of some multiplexes and many single screens across India.” Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#Gold has an extraordinary day 1... Takes a fab start at plexes across major centres... #SatyamevaJayate springs a big surprise... Plexes are good, but single screens are rocking...”

What is remarkable is that the first-day collections of both these films that can easily be called cheese and chalk are the highest opening-day figures for their respective actors. 

AKSHAY KUMAR

Gold (2018) 
Rs 25.25 cr

Singh Is Bliing (2015) 
Rs 16.98 cr 

Housefull 3 (2016) 
Rs 15.24 cr 

Rowdy Rathore (2012) 
Rs 14.03 cr 

Rustom (2016) 
Rs 13.92 cr 

Brothers (2015) 
Rs 13.04 cr 

JOHN ABRAHAM

Satyameva Jayate (2018) 
Rs 19.75 cr

Race 2 (2013) 
Rs 14.98 cr 

Welcome Back (2015) 
Rs 14.19 cr 

Housefull 2 (2012) 
Rs 12.19 cr 

Dishoom (2016) 
Rs 11 cr 

Shootout At Wadala (2013) 
Rs 8.41 cr