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Atlee’s ‘Jawan,’ starring Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, and Vijay Sethupati, has surpassed this year’s previous big SRK-starrer, ‘Pathaan,’ to set the highest-ever domestic opening day collection for a Hindi film.
According to preliminary reports, which are certain to be changed as the day unfolds, the net earnings of ‘Jawan’ (that is, total ticket minus 18% GST) totaled Rs 65 crore, a hefty Rs 10 crore more than ‘Pathaan’.
‘Gadar 2’, starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel, earned Rs 40.1 crore on its first day.
‘Jawan’ is also said to have made Rs 5 crore from the Tamil and Telugu markets, making its pickings on the first day total up to Rs 75 crore.
According to Sacnilk, ‘Jawan’ drew an average of 58.67% occupancy throughout theatres, with evening and night performances performing well. The city with the greatest average occupancy, 81%, was Chennai, home to director Atlee as well as superstars Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupati. Hyderabad and Kolkata were not far behind, and Delhi-NCR had an average occupancy of 60% or more.
Source:IANS
