RAID ---- BO & Review THREAD + Ajay Devgan ROCKS !!! - Page 49

My earlier tweets about Income Tax remind me of the film "Raid", a beautifully made, well directed, socially relevant, gripping movie with an almost authentic story. Congrats to our dear hero/actor @ajaydevgn worthy son of Viru Devgan for a restrained & brilliant performance.1>2

#Raid Second Tuesday- 2.40 cr , no drop compared to its second monday. Film will have a long run at the box office. Heading towards SUPER HIT status @ajaydevgn @saurabhshukla_s

Also congrats @ajaydevgn for encouraging such a realistic social commercial film & giving a chance to brilliant director Raj Kumar Gupta. The background music & simple costumes stand out. Outstanding performance, by Saurav Shukla, his family members & of course Iliana. God bless!

#Raid Tue biz remains at par with Mon biz... Good trending... [Week 2] Fri 3.55 cr, Sat 5.71 cr, Sun 7.22, Mon 2.42 cr, Tue 2.41 cr. Total: 84.36 cr. India biz.

#RAID is steady at the Box-Office, Tuesday collection was 2.41 cr. Total Collection 84.36 cr. @TSeries @ajaydevgn #AjayDevgn @rajkumar_rkg @PanoramaMovies

#BoxOffice #RAID maintaining its growth at Box Office, Tuesday collection 2.41 crores. Total Collection Rs. 84.36 crores.

By: FE Online | New Delhi | Published: March 27, 2018 4:18 PM

Raid starring Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz witnessed a slow start at the ticket window but has picked pace over the past week. The reason behind its box office success has been attributed to the good word of mouth' from both critics and people. The Raj Kumar Gupta directorial is now nearing Rs 100 crore mark and would be the third to do so after Sanjay Leela Bhansali's January release Padmaavat and recently released Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. Raid has earned Rs 81.95 crore at the end of week two.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the break up of the second-week earnings of the film. "Raid [Week 2] Fri 3.55 cr, Sat 5.71 cr, Sun 7.22, Mon 2.42 cr. Total: 81.95 cr. India biz, he tweeted. With this, it has become the third highest grosser in the second-week earnings. It failed to surpass Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety which had bagged Rs 16.48 crore while Raid has managed to earn Rs 16.48 crore.

Padmaavat still remains the highest with Rs 46 crore in its bag as second week earnings. Akshay Kumar starrer PadMan is at fourth with Rs 9.03 crore, according to a Bollywood Hungama report.

Set in Lucknow during the early 1980s, the film revolves around an incorruptible IT officer Amay Patnaik (Ajay Devgn) who gets an anonymous tip about a political leader Tauji's (Saurabh Shukla) illegal assets and plans an elaborate raid on Tauji's home and businesses.

The film has some soul-soothing songs like Sanu Ek Pal Chain' and Nit Khair Manga' which depicts the beautiful bond between Ajay and Ileana's characters.

Raid has been quite successful overseas too. Released a day earlier in the overseas market, the film has managed to garner positive reviews. Raid has managed to earn 3,132 USD [Rs. 2.02 lacs] from 12 screens in Australia box office.

Talking about New Zealand box office, the Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz starrer has earned 1,284 USD [Rs. 83,073] from 7 screens, according to Bollywood Hungama report.

#Raid Tue biz remains at par with Mon biz... Good trending... [Week 2] Fri 3.55 cr, Sat 5.71 cr, Sun 7.22, Mon 2.42 cr, Tue 2.41 cr. Total: 84.36 cr. India biz.

Ajay Devgn's Raid CRUSHES Akshay Kumar's Pad Man to become third highest grosser of 2018

Raid is expected to earn around Rs 88 crore by the end of its second week at the ticket window

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Ajay Devgns Raid is enjoying a splendid run in its second week at the box office. Despite not being a typical masala entertainer, the film attracted a huge chunk of the audience with its powerful content, engaging narrative and extraordinary star performances. In 12 days, the period crime thriller has raked in Rs 84.36 crore and with this business it has surpassed the lifetime collections of Akshay Kumars Pad Man, which had collected Rs 82.10 crore at the box office.

Raid has now become the third highest grosser of 2018 after Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat and Kartik Aaryan's Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. The film will earn around Rs 88 crore by the end of its second week at the ticket window. Since Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani starrer Baaghi 2 is arriving this Friday, it'll be interesting to see how Raid will perform in its third week. Produced under the banners of Panorama Studios and T-Series, the film is directed by Rajkumar Gupta, who previously helmed films like Aamir, No One Killed Jessica and Ghanchakkar. Apart from Ajay Devgn, the film also features Ileana D'Cruz, Saurabh Shukla and Sulagna Panigrahi in pivotal roles. (Also Read: Raid box office collection day 12: Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz's movie remains rock steady, earns Rs 84.36 crore)

Made on the budget of Rs 45 crore including promotion and advertising, the film has already turned out to be huge success at the box office. Raid is based on true events which occurred in Uttar Pradesh and has been inspired by real-life Income Tax raids which were held by Indian Revenue Services back in the '80s and 90's. Anyway, do you think Raid will beat SKTKS to become the second highest grosser of the year? Share your thoughts in the comment section below...