Badrinath Ki Dulhania is looking at the second best opening day of the year as the film will gross around the region of 12.25 crore nett. The highest opening of the year is Raees at 20.29 crore nett while Jolly LLB 2 is second best at 12.06 crore nett. It will be a photo finish but it could edge out the Akshay Kumar starrer which would be an achievement for this much younger cast of Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. The 12 crore nett plus number is also a good start as the film is made at a much lower cost than both Raees and Jolly LLB 2. It is the third consecutive double digit start for a Varun Dhawan starrer and fourth if you count Dilwale but that was a Shahrukh Khan starrer in reality.
Badrinath Ki Dulhania has good collections all over as it has beaten Jolly LLB 2 in most circuits except Delhi city and East Punjab. It has managed to beat Jolly LLB 2 in UP where both films are based but Delhi and Punjab are lower maybe due to the fact that Akshay Kumar is a bigger star or due to the period which does not yield best results in Delhi and Punjab. The film is set to be ahead in Mumbai circuit with business being around 4 crore nett.
The film has also easily beaten Hollywood release Kong - Skull Island in the Hindi markets with collections that are three to four times higher.
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