Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor-starrer "Baaghi" had a rocking opening weekend at the domestic box office. The romantic action drama has surpassed the three-day box office collection record of several Bollywood biggies released this year.
"Baaghi," directed by Sabbir Khan, has recorded the third highest opening weekend box office collection of this year. The three-day box office collection of "Baaghi" stands after Shah Rukh Khan's "Fan," which earned Rs. 52.35 crore, and Akshay Kumar's "Airlift," which earned Rs. 44.30 crore.
"#Baaghi ROARS. Biz SOARS... Has a ROCKING Sun... Fri 11.94 cr, Sat 11.13 cr, Sun 15.51 cr. Total: ₹ 38.58 cr. India biz," trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, adding: "Best *opening weekend* of 2016 *so far*... 1. #Fan 2. #Airlift 3. #Baaghi 4. #KapoorAndSons 5. #KiAndKa Note: Hindi films. India biz."
"Baaghi" also shattered the records of Sonam Kapoor's "Neerja," Fawad Khan-Sidharth Malhotra's "Kapoor and Sons" and Kareena Kapoor Khan-Arjun Kapoor's "Ki and Ka." After recording good opening weekend figures, "Baaghi" is set for a record-breaking first-week.
Meanwhile, "Baaghi" has registered itself in the hit films list of 2016. The film was made on a budget of Rs. 47 crore and just from its three-day domestic box office run, "Baaghi" minted Rs. 38.58 crore. Also, the satellite and music rights fetched approximately Rs. 25 crore.
Here is a break-up of "Baaghi" economics:
"#Baaghi economics... COP: ₹ 35 cr P&A: ₹ 12 cr TOTAL: ₹ 47 cr SOLD: Satellite: ₹ 20 cr Music: ₹ 5 cr To recover ₹ 22 cr [from India + intl]" Adarsh tweeted.
Here is the list of top five opening weekend grosser of 2016:
Fan – Rs. 52.35 crore
Airlift – Rs. 44.3 crore
Baaghi – Rs. 38.58 crore
Kapoor & Sons – Rs. 26.35 crore
Ki And Ka – Rs. 25.23 crore