Tubelight box office collection Day 7: Salman Khan's star power shines bright
Tubelight entered the Rs 100-crore club despite being panned by critics.
Tubelight became Salman Khan's eleventh film to enter the Rs 100-crore club, with the film reaching the milestone on Wednesday. On Thursday, the film collected around rs 10.75 crore, according to early estimates.
Although Tubelight has not been able to impress critics, Salman Khan fans are making sure that the film does not bomb at the box office. Unperturbed by bad reviews, some fans even burst crackers inside a Malegaon theatre during Salman's entry scene.
Tubelight, directed by Kabir Khan, is an official remake of the 2015 American war drama Little Boy. Using the 1962 Sino-Indian War as a backdrop, it tells the story of two brothers, the slow-witted Laxman (Salman Khan and Bharat Singh Bisht (Sohail Khan). When Bharat is sent to the war front to fight against the Chinese, Laxman sets out to bring him back.
Day 1 - Friday (June 23) - Rs 21.15 crore
Day 2 - Saturday (June 24) - Rs 21.17 crore
Day 3 - Sunday (June 25) - Rs 22.45 crore
Day 4 - Monday (June 26) - Rs 19.09 crore
Day 5 - Tuesday (June 27) - Rs 12 crore
Day 6 - Wednesday (June 28) - Rs 11 crore
Day 7 - Thursday (June 29) - Rs 10.75 crore (approx)
Approximate seven-day box-office collection of Tubelight: Rs 117.61 crore
Fri 21.15 cr, Sat 21.17 cr, Sun 22.45 cr, Mon 19.09 cr [Eid], Tue 12 cr, Wed 6.50 cr, Thu 4.50 cr. Total: 106.86 cr. India biz.
