Salman Khan’s latest Bharat is ruling the Indian box office. After just five days of its box office run, it has earned Rs 150.10 crore. It had opened with Rs 42.30 crore. The film, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, also stars Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Sunil Grover ,Disha Patani and Jackie Shroff among others.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the film’s latest figures. He wrote, “#Bharat Wed 42.30 cr, Thu 31 cr, Fri 22.20 cr, Sat 26.70 cr, Sun 27.90 cr. Total: ₹ 150.10 cr. India biz… After a glorious start, #Bharat needs to score on weekdays… Mon-Thu biz will give an idea of lifetime biz… Will emerge second highest grosser of 2019 today [Day 6].”
Trade also added, “#Bharat had a solid *extended* opening weekend… Thunderous Day 1 and 2 [#Eid festivities]… Maintained consistency from Day 3 to 5 [₹ 20 cr+ on all days]… Two crucial cricket matches #CWC19 – on Wed [#INDvSA] and Sun [#INDvAUS] – made a significant dent in biz.”
Bharat is the biggest Hindi film opener this year. Thanks to its success, Salman now has the most films in the Rs 100 crore club. Whatever the critical reception be, his films are nearly always guaranteed to make loads of money.
Initially, Priyanka Chopra was going to star in Bharat, but she had to leave the project due to her wedding with American musician Nick Jonas. Katrina Kaif, who has worked with Salman Khan and Ali Abbas Zafar previously, was then brought in.
Rahul Verma tweeted, "Exclusive : #Bharat is having decent occupancy in morning shows .Plexes dropped but it is single screens which is boosting it with more than 50% occupancy today ,also the noon and evening shows look stunning , it is all set to cross double digit mark today ."
@realsunainaben tweeted, "Just saw Bharat yesterday and TBH it was inspirational, Phenomenal, spectacular & blockbuster film!🔥🔥🔥🔥 Bharat was brilliant and excellent in every scene♥♥♥ Salman, your acting is amazing, superb and beyond!♥♥♥ Katrina, you were amazing and outstanding!🔥🔥🔥 #Bharat."
Official Worldwide Collection- India Nett- ₹ 150, Gross- ₹ 177 cr; Worldwide- ₹ 226 cr. Trade Figure & Producer figures of #Bharat has a little bit difference & it matches to certain extent. Great," tweeted Sumit Kadel.
"Okay !! Thn finally I saw #BHARAT movie. The story is quite good, @BeingSalmanKhan and @katrinakaif acted well and what to say about @WhoSunilGrover he was sone par suhaga 😘," tweeted @MsSimranMishra.
@imshiva17 tweeted, "it's UNSTOPPABLE 💥 #Bharat magic everywhere, winning hearts, smash every single records, ruled top in box-office, entered 1⃣0⃣0⃣ Crores Club.💯 #BharatEnters100CrClub. THE BIGGEST FILM OF THR YEAR. Don't be miss it.ðŸ‘."
Sumit Kadel wrote on his Twitter account, "#Bharat collected approximately ₹ 26.50-27 cr nett on Sunday. First Weekend collection- ₹ 147.5-148 cr nett & thats huge considering Bharat faced two big world cup matches on its two important day (Opening & First Sunday). Film is all set to thrive 200 cr. Verdict- HIT."
Sreedhar Pillai tweeted, "#Bharat is a solid hit. In 5 days June 5-9 it has done ₹150.10Cr, All India theatrical. This happened despite 2 World Cup matches featuring #India. @BeingSalmanKhan now holds the record for the highest number of films - 14 in the ₹ 💯 Cr Club. Phenomenal!"
Taran Adarsh also wrote on his Twitter account, "#Bharat had a solid extended opening weekend... Thunderous Day 1 and 2 [#Eid festivities]... Maintained consistency from Day 3 to 5 [₹ 20 cr+ on all days]... Two crucial cricket matches #CWC19 - on Wed [#INDvSA] and Sun [#INDvAUS] - made a significant dent in biz."
Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#Bharat Wed 42.30 cr, Thu 31 cr, Fri 22.20 cr, Sat 26.70 cr, Sun 27.90 cr. Total: ₹ 150.10 cr. India biz... After a glorious start, #Bharat needs to score on weekdays... Mon-Thu biz will give an idea of lifetime biz... Will emerge second highest grosser of 2019 today [Day 6]."
@HimeshMankad tweeted, "#Bharat was impacted by the world cup, yet puts up a healthy total on Sunday, which is on par with Saturday. The extended opening weekend is around Rs 145 crore, which is the biggest of 2019 by miles(Bollywood). Movie now heading towards the Rs 200 crore club in the long run!"
@Sh1vashish tweeted, "Despite the low ratings and mixed reviews Salman Khan's star power can make even the shittiest movies surpass the 100 crores mark. Also it's festive weekend without any movie clash..so it was destined that Salman Khan will get one of the biggest openings.. #BharatEnters100CrClub."
With Bharat, Salman Khan has 14 Rs 100 crore films in his kitty. The other films in the list are Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard, Ek Tha Tiger, Dabangg 2, Jai Ho, Kick, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Sultan, Tubelight, Tiger Zinda Hai and Race 3.
Joginder Tuteja wrote on his Twitter account, "@aliabbaszafar is now THE only director other than #RohitShetty and #RajKumarHirani to deliver 5 successes in a row right from the start of his career✨💫â #MereBrotherKiDulhan #Gunday #Sultan #TigerZindaHai #Bharat .....and guess what, he is still just a 36 year old boy 😉."
Film trade analyst Kaushik LM shared on Twitter, "#Bharat 5-days opening Chennai city gross is 74 lakhs.. Weekend #2 here.. Good Opening @BeingSalmanKhan #KatrinaKaif"
"#Bharat Sunday Collection would be same like Saturday or little less. #INDvsAUS world cup match is affecting its noon shows across India," film trade analyst Sumit Kadel said via Twitter.
Film distributor and trade analyst Raj Bansal tweeted, "The cricket match has made a big dent on the Box Office collections of #Bharat despite being Sunday. It has collected ₹25 Cr & the weekend total is ₹140 Cr"
Film trade analyst Girish Johar wrote on Twitter, "Could have been more, but despite the #INDvAUS match, #Bharat witnesses a 10~15% Sunday BO jump ! #EarlyTrends Now onto the "Critical Monday" test ...@BeingSalmanKhan #KatrinaKaif @DishPatani @WhoSunilGrover @aliabbaszafar"
Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala posted on Twitter, "Early Estimates for #Bharat on Sunday would be ₹ 25 Crs.. All-India Nett..The #INDvAUS match dented the collections to some extent.."