As per the initial trends, 'Simmba' was expected to make somewhere around Rs 8 crore on the day one of its box office collection.
Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan, Sonu Sood and Siddharth Jadhav starrer 'Simmba' opened to mixed reviews, but most of them having positive things to say about the film. It got released across 4,000 screens on December 28, a week after Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Zero’ released. The film recorded an average occupancy of 35% in the morning shows, which appeared lesser than Akshay Kumar-Rajinikanth starrer ‘2.0’, Tiger Shroff's 'Baaghi 2', Ranbir Kapoor's 'Sanju' and Ranveer’s own previous blockbuster ‘Padmaavat’, but having gained momentum by evening, it broke all records of opening and came right after ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’ opening, gathering 20.72 crores, leaving even Salman Khan’s ‘Race 3’ behind by a crore’s difference.
As per the initial trends, 'Simmba' was expected to make somewhere around Rs 8 crore on the day one of its box office collection. Shah Rukh's ‘Zero’ made Rs 12 crore on day one, and Ranveer’s last release 'Padmaavat' had raked in around Rs 18 crore on its first day and Rs 149 crore in the first week.
The Rohit Shetty directorial, backed by Karan Johar, has already collected better seats on Saturday morning and is expected to pick up pace over the New Year weekend.
1. Forget Akshay Kumar, Rajinikanth, Ranbir Kapoor and Tiger Shroff, Ranveer Singh even left Salman Khan behind!
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As per Box Office India, 'Simmba' registered an average occupancy of up to 35% in the morning shows. Akshay Kumar-Rajinikanth’s ‘2.0’, Tiger Shroff's 'Baaghi 2', Ranbir Kapoor's 'Sanju' and Ranveer’s own previous blockbuster ‘Padmaavat’ recorded better occupancies on Friday than Rohit Shetty's masala-entertainer 'Simmba'. 'Baaghi 2' had opened to 57.5% occupancy in the morning shows while 'Sanju' began with 55% occupancy. ‘2.0’ on the other hand comes closest since it opened to 37.5% occupancy. However despite all of this, Ranveer recorded an even higher opening than Salman Khan’s ‘Race 3’!
2. Rohit Shetty, Ranveer Singh and Karan Johar coming together has proven to be a BLOCKBUSTER
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'Simmba' showcases the story of a police officer Sangram Bhalerao aka Simmba, who is inspired by Bajirao Singham. Apart from Ajay Devgn in a cameo appearance, the movie stars Sara Ali Khan, Sonu Sood and Siddharth Jadhav in pivotal roles. It also has a cameo by another superstar who has already played a police officer previously.
Considering the film is made in 125 crores and it has already recovered 25% of its making cost in day 1, it should be a cakewalk for Rohit Shetty, Ranveer Singh and Karan Johar to earn their profits over the weekend, ‘Zero’s not-so-successful run only giving ‘Simmba’ a boost.
3. Will ‘Simmba’ break more records in coming days?
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There isn’t much doubt that ‘Simmba’ is going to roar out loud at the Box Office and their grip seems to go steady, at least on day 2, if business analyst Taran Adarsh is to be believed.
“#Simmba gathered momentum during the course of the day, with evening/night shows supporting the film... Mumbai circuit is rocking... Emerges Ranveer Singh’s biggest opening day... Day 2 performing better than Day 1... Fri 20.72 cr. India biz.,” he wrote.
Interestingly ‘Simmba’ is Ranveer’s own highest opening film till date, and when ‘Zero’ hasn’t even entered the 100-crore-club in India, despite having a whole week (include Christmas week) to itself, there isn’t much for ‘Simmba’ to worry about.
4. 'Simmba' will get further push since Monday bring a New Year
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Despite releasing on a usual Friday, ‘Simmba’ managed to earn great success on day 1, which is only going to get bigger over the weekend, and luckily for the film, it may see a pump in footfall on Monday because of the New Year holiday. The positive word-of-mouth around ‘Simmba’ also plays a major role in making ‘Simmba’ one of the highest grossers of 2018, maybe even breaking ‘Padmaavat’ record of overall collection all over again, and probably even coming close, if not overcoming Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Sanju’s collection business.
5. Will ‘Zero’ walk out of theatres because of ‘Simmba’?
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After bringing 25% of the making budget back on day 1 and having the potential to recollect all profits within three more days, ‘Simmba’ is definitely a strong contender at the Box Office.
Aanand L Rai's 'Zero' starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma released the previous weekend, but having not made even 100 crores yet, the film is facing some shame and it will be extremely tough for ‘Zero’ to survive at the Box Office in India any longer.
It remains to be seen whether Shah Rukh Khan will still be able to sustain post the 6-minute edit in ‘Zero’ second half, and if ‘Simmba’ can break more records in the coming days.
