As expected, the latest Kangana Ranaut–Madhavan movie has got a fabulous start at the box office across the world.
According to industry analyst Taran Adarsh, the movie has made a total domestic collection of ₹8.75 crore which is higher than the opening day domestic collection of Deepika Padukone-Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Piku". "Piku'" had minted ₹5.5 crore from in India.
"Tanu Weds Manu Returns" has also beaten opening day box office collection of "Bombay Velvet", "Ek Paheli Leela", "Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!", "Mr X", and "NH10".
#TanuWedsManuReturns Fri ₹ 8.75 cr. India biz. Expect biz to multiply today [Sat]. Word of mouth is tremendous.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2015
Despite IPL match, "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" also witnessed better occupancy during the evening shows than the morning ones on its opening day, and it looks like word of mouth had done the trick for the film. With this, Anand L Rai has almost ensured that his third film will also be a hit at the bx office like "Raanjhanaa" and "Tanu Weds Manu".
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Meanwhile, overseas box office figures of the film also looks impressive with collection of ₹ 3.50 Crore in key international markets like US, UK, Australia' and GCC. With this, wordwide box office collection of "Tanu Weds Manu" is calculated as ₹12.25 Crore.
"Tanu Weds Manu Returns" collection in overseas market on Friday is as follows:
USA - US $ 250,000
UK - £ 34,607
New Zealand - NZ$ 7,671
Australia - A$ 40,168
UAE + GCC - AED 1.1 Million
#TanuWedsManuReturns is WONDERFUL in key international markets too. Friday: Aus A$ 40,168... NZ NZ$ 7,671... UK £ 34,607... USA $ 250,000.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2015
#TWMR Fri UAE + GCC 1.1 mn AED. In comparison, #Tevar (700k) #RamLeela (1 mn) #NH10 (400k) #Badlapur (650k) #GabbarIsBack (675k). — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2015
#TanuWedsManuReturns Overseas Day 1: ₹ 3.50 cr. EXCELLENT!
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2015
#TanuWedsManuReturns takes a flying start in UAE-GCC. Collects AED 550,000 [₹ 95.10 lacs] on Thu. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 22, 2015
Let's start the day with hearty news... #GabbarIsBack, #Piku and now #TanuWedsManuReturns succeed in bringing audiences back in hordes.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2015
#TanuWedsManuReturns witnessed super growth in occupancies in evening/night shows. Biz zoomed upwards. Plexes fabulous! — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2015
As predicted, director Aanand Rai is all set for a hat-trick of hits - #TanuWedsManu, #Raanjhanaa and now #TanuWedsManuReturns.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 23, 2015
"Tanu Weds Manu Returns" was released in 2,200 screens in India and 340 screens overseas. With the kind of critical acclaim and positive responses the movie has garnered, the trade analysts expect the film to be one of the biggest box office successes of 2015.