'Hate Story 3' rakes in Rs 9.72 crore at the box office on first day

The third film of the franchise Hate Story received a good start at the box office. The film which was released on Friday ( December 4), has been well-received by the audience.

Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the box office collections of the movie

#HateStory: 1078 screens ... #HateStory2: 1955 screens ... #HateStory3: 2690 screens ... Clearly, the franchise is only strengthening!

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 4, 2015

Despite an ordinary star cast, #HateStory3 takes a FANTASTIC start. Fri ₹ 9.72 cr. Should recover costs in opening weekend itself!

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 5, 2015

#HateStory3 has cost ₹ 6.5 cr make. Plus, ₹ 6.7 cr for print + advertising. Total cost: ₹ 13.2 cr... SUPER HIT in terms of economics.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 5, 2015

Hate Story 3 had opened to 2,690 screens in India which is comparatively more than that of its previous two instalments. This has worked well for the film as it has surpassed the box office collections of its previous film from the franchise  ‘Hate Story 2’, which had earned Rs. 5.46 cr on its opening day. Hate Story 3 was made with a budget of Rs. 13.2 cr.

The film stars Zarine Khan, Sharman Joshi, Karan Singh Grover and Daisy Shah in lead roles.