New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan's comeback to the big screen with 'Pathaan', which premiered on Wednesday, has been shattering records ever since. Before its release, the movie generated a great deal of hype, and it also had the highest Bollywood opening. The Siddharth Anand-directed film reportedly made approximately Rs 70 crore in a single day.
Taran Adarsh, a trade industry analystand film critic, shared the day 2 box office figures on Twitter.
"ALL #BO RECORDS DEMOLISHED… #Pathaan creates HISTORY on Day 2 as well… FIRST #Hindi film to near ₹ 70 cr on a *single day*… Wed 55 cr, Thu 68 cr [#RepublicDay]. Total: ₹ 123 cr. #Hindi version. #India biz. UNIMAGINABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. UNSTOPPABLE,” the tweet read.
On the other hand, within just two days of its release, the movie has amassed approximately Rs 235 crore in gross box office revenues globally.
Previously, Boxofficeindia.com made a prediction about the film's second day collection. The report stated that when the final numbers are in, 'Pathaan's revenue in Hindi is expected to be at least Rs 70 crore and possibly even higher. This will bring its two-day earnings to over Rs 127 crore. “There is no film which has even got close to 70 crore nett with the 50 crore nett mark being breached a couple of times on the first day,” the report read.
The movie's review on ABP Live read: "In terms of performances, Shah Rukh Khan is back King-style in this action-entertainer. Thankfully, the brooding spy hero gets a makeover with the charm and charisma only a megastar like SRK carries. Shah Rukh Khan has the suave, style, and substance of a spy hero, only he does it even better."
'Pathaan' also stars Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles. The film released in the theaters on January 25.