Tanhaji Vs Chhapaak FIRST Week Box Office: Ajay Devgn’s Film Continues To ROAR, Deepika Padukone Starrer Slows Down

Tanhaji and Chhapaak have completed a week of their release. Here's how the two films performed in first week!

New Delhi: Two much-awaited films, ‘Chhapaak’ and ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’, hit the silver screens on January 10, 2020. Both the movies, belonging to different genres, received good reviews from the critics. Ajay Devgn’s ‘Tanhaji’ has taken the lead over Deepika Padukone’s ‘Chhapaak’. The period drama has become the first Hindi film of 2020 to enter the Rs 100 crore club. ‘Tanhaji’ has minted a total of Rs 118. 91 crore while ‘Chhapaak’ has collected Rs 28.38 crore in its first week. Bollywood critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the first week box office collection of ‘Tanhaji’ and ‘Chhapaak’. “#Tanhaji conquers BO... Incredible trending: solid weekend, smashing weekdays... Exceptional in #Maharashtra... Will dominate in Week 2... Fri 15.10 cr, Sat 20.57 cr, Sun 26.26 cr, Mon 13.75 cr, Tue 15.28 cr, Wed 16.72 cr, Thu 11.23 cr. Total: ₹ 118.91 cr. #India biz. SMASH-HIT,” Adarsh wrote on the micro-blogging site.

#Tanhaji conquers BO... Incredible trending: solid weekend, smashing weekdays... Exceptional in #Maharashtra... Will dominate in Week 2... Fri 15.10 cr, Sat 20.57 cr, Sun 26.26 cr, Mon 13.75 cr, Tue 15.28 cr, Wed 16.72 cr, Thu 11.23 cr. Total: ₹ 118.91 cr. #India biz. SMASH-HIT.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 17, 2020

“#Chhapaak disappoints... Lacklustre trending in Week 1... Partial holidays [Tue and Wed] helped marginally... Will find the going tough in Week 2... Fri 4.77 cr, Sat 6.90 cr, Sun 7.35 cr, Mon 2.35 cr, Tue 2.55 cr, Wed 2.61 cr, Thu 1.85 cr. Total: ₹ 28.38 cr. #India biz,” Adarsh wrote while sharing the box office figures of ‘Chhapaak’.

#Chhapaak disappoints... Lacklustre trending in Week 1... Partial holidays [Tue and Wed] helped marginally... Will find the going tough in Week 2... Fri 4.77 cr, Sat 6.90 cr, Sun 7.35 cr, Mon 2.35 cr, Tue 2.55 cr, Wed 2.61 cr, Thu 1.85 cr. Total: ₹ 28.38 cr. #India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 17, 2020

Ajay Devgn essayed the role of Maratha warrior Subedar Tanhaji Malusare in ‘Tanhaji’. Saif Ali Khan portrayed the antagonist Udaybhan Rathod, who fought against Shivaji and his army during the Battle of Sinhagad. Kajol was seen as Ajay Devgn's on-screen wife Savitri Bai in the film. Talking about ‘Chhapaak’, the movie is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. The Meghna Gulzar directorial has not been able to perform as per the expectations. Watch this space for more updates!