The latest Bollywood release "Dil Dhadakne Do" (DDD) had a fantastic first weekend at box offices in India; the Zoya Akhtar-directed movie earned ₹37.05 crore in three days.
The movie broke the record of Kangana Ranaut starrer "Tanu Weds Manu Returns", which had collected ₹8.85 crore on its opening day.
#DilDhadakneDo has STRONG weekend. Fri 10.53 cr, Sat 12.27 cr, Sun 14.25 cr. Total: ₹ 37.05 cr. India biz. Weekdays [Mon-Thu] are crucial.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 8, 2015
Its three-day earnings are higher than Deepika Padukone-Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Piku" that collected ₹25.22 crore and Akshay Kumar's "Baby" that grossed ₹36.07 crore.
The box office collections put the Zoya Akhtar movie at third spot, after Gabbar Is back" and "Tanu Weds Manu Returns", in the list of top Bollywood grossers in 2015 in terms of opening weekend box office figures in India.
"Dil Dhadakne Do", which stars Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Anil Kapoor and Shefali Shah in pivotal roles, was released in 2,300 screens across India.
Trade analysts are now waiting to see if the movie can carry its weekend success to to weekdays as well.
If the movie manages to do well in the weekdays, the producers can be assured of a box office hit.
