'PK' bags more than Rs.25 Cr on its opening day in India

Dec 20, 2014 NR

Rajkumar Hirani's 'PK' begins its dream run by collecting about Rs.26.5 crore in India, making it the second highest non-holiday opening after "Dhoom: 3".

Trade analyst Komal Nahta, who has praised the film, tweeted: "#PK 1st day all-India net collection: approx. Rs. 25.6 crore. Phenomenal considering that it's a social film. Word of mouth is fantastic."

Girish Johar, who is aware of the economics of the Hindi film industry, shared on Twitter: "As predicted, #PK Day1 with 26.5crs aprox is 2nd Highest-Non Holiday start after #Dhoom3 beating #Kick! Top two slots belong to @aamir_khan (sic)."

Going by the reviews and feedback, the weekend will be fruitful for the film, which also stars Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjay Dutt and Boman Irani.

Members of the film fraternity have lauded the movie already for offering entertainment with a purpose. Click the Movie button below for more info:
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