'Raid' box-office: Ajay Devgn-Ileana D'Cruz starrer inches closer to Rs 100 crore

Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz starrer Raid has not only got appreciation from critics but it has also translated into monetary gains at the ticket window. The Raj Kumar Gupta’s directorial has been registered as one of the biggest openings of 2018.

The box-office collection has been improving with each passing day thanks to good word of mouth publicity. The numbers at the box office have been inching towards 100 crore and has managed to garner Rs 90.11 crore at the box-office in 14 days.
 
Even 14 days after the release of the film, the crime thriller is busy casting its spell at the ticket window with each passing day, and is listed in one of the few movies that continue to excite the audience even in its second week! Despite of other movies releasing last week, the movie has managed to have stable numbers. 

According to trade experts, Raid is expected to sustain at the box office even in its third week and is soon going to join the 100 crore club. 

Earlier, talking about his decision to do this film, Ajay said, "With Raid, I thought Raj Kumar can pull it off, seeing what he has done earlier with Aamir and No One Killed Jessica. Once I started shooting this film, I realised he is very good." 

The period drama is set in the early 1980s with Lucknow as the background, the film revolves around a true incident of the longest raid in history.