!*~*R...RAJKUMAR: BO & Reviews #2 : 61 - 73 Cr Semi-Hit - HIT *~*! - Page 28

Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha starrer R...Rajkumar, that couldn't garner much critical acclaim managed to impress the audiences however! Being a complete mass entertainer, this Prabhudheva directorial collected47 crores in its 1st week at the Domestic Box Office.

Entering its second week, R...Rajkumar successfully toppled the box office business of new releases -Jackpot and What The Fish!, collecting approx 3 crores on its 2nd Friday. A large chunk of revenue has come from mass dominated circuits with single screens and multiplexes packed to capacity.

R...Rajkumar now stands at a domestic total of 50 crores at the Box Office. Produced by Eros International and Next Gen Films, the mass entertainer with its hit music and Prabhudheva style action, romance and signature dialogues hit the right chord with audiences.

Prabhu Dheva's Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha starrer R... Rajkumar showed decent growth on its second saturday as the film collected around 3.25 cr on its ninth day at the box office according to early estimates. The film showed a growth of around 30 % from yesterday. The film has collected around 5.75 cr in its second weekend till now and the film is all set to reach 10 cr in its second weekend.

The lifetime box office collections of the film after the first nine days stands at 51.35 cr. The film has performed better than this week's new releases Jackpot and What the Fish on its second friday,the film continues to perform very well in single screen cinemas and mass dominated areas like Maharashtra, Gujarat, CP Berar, CI, Rajasthan, Bihar and Nizam whereas in the big city multiplexes the film is steady with normal day drops.

The film has performed well at the box office and has now become the highest grosser of Shahid Kapoor crossing Kaminey (41.92 cr) in just six days.The film is first successful film for Shahid Kapoor after a prolonged lean patch of almost 4 years.Now the film has to put up good numbers in the second week too as it is an expensive film with an investment of around 55 cr ( 43 cr cost of production + 12 Print and Advertising ).

Breakup of Collection

R... Rajkumar carried on its strong run at night shows last night and crossed barrier of 3.5cr and collected 3.6cr approx.. Now movie has collected 5.85cr approx on Friday and Saturday and Weekend is all set to be around 10.25cr approx.. Movie shew healthy growth everywhere, places like Dehli/UP were up by around 60-70% while CP CI Rajhastan were up by around 20% but these places were already solid on Friday.. Movie saw upturn of around 55-60% at All India level which is phenomenal..

Movie will show another healthy growth today again which will ensure that it crosses 60cr by end of this Week.. Movie must reach atleast 62cr by end of this Week to get tag of hit.. So far movie has grossed 50.15cr approx in 9 days..