Uri Box Office Collection Day 1: Vicky Kaushal gets his biggest opening as lead star, Ranveer Singh’s Simmba slows down

New Delhi: Vicky Kaushal and Yami Gautam starrer ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ has opened with a bang at the box office. The film, which hit the silver screens on January 11, has been making waves ever since the trailer was unveiled by the makers. Trade pundits were expecting the Aditya Dhar directorial to do well and the film didn’t disappoint. Uri’s first day box office collection stood at Rs 8.20 crore. ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ has emerged as the biggest solo opener of Vicky Kaushal. The actor has received good reviews from critics and fans for his performance as Major Vihan Singh Shergill in the film. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ box office collection on Twitter and said that the film will witness a growth on day one and two. ‘’#2019 begins with a bang... #UriTheSurgicalStrike embarks on a flying start... Should witness growth on Day 2 and Day 3... Fri ₹ 8.20 cr. India biz. #Uri, ‘’ Adarsh wrote on the micro-blogging site.

#2019 begins with a bang... #UriTheSurgicalStrike embarks on a flying start... Should witness growth on Day 2 and Day 3... Fri ₹ 8.20 cr. India biz. #Uri

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 12, 2019

Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna starrer ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’, which also released on January 11, minted Rs 4.50 crore on its opening day.

#Simmba gets affected by multiple new releases... Despite reduction in screen count, posts a healthy number on third Fri... Third Sat and third Sun should again witness growth... [Week 3] Fri 2.60 cr. Total: ₹ 215.03 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 12, 2019

‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ and ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ affected Ranveer Singh-Sara Ali Kha starrer ‘Simmba’ box office collection on Friday. The Rohit Shetty directorial collected Rs 2.60 crore on Day 15, taking the total collection to Rs 215.03 crore. #Simmba gets affected by multiple new releases... Despite reduction in screen count, posts a healthy number on third Fri... Third Sat and third Sun should again witness growth... [Week 3] Fri 2.60 cr. Total: ₹ 215.03 cr. India biz,'' Taran Adarsh tweeted.

#Simmba gets affected by multiple new releases... Despite reduction in screen count, posts a healthy number on third Fri... Third Sat and third Sun should again witness growth... [Week 3] Fri 2.60 cr. Total: ₹ 215.03 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 12, 2019

‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ is based on the 2016 Indian Army's surgical strikes on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) as a retaliation for the Uri attack. The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Mohit Raina, Rajit Kaput and Kriti Kulhari in key roles. Watch this space for more updates!