Box Office: Shahid Kapoor-Kiara Advani starrer \'Kabir Singh\' becomes second highest grosser of 2019 despite hurdles



Box Office: Shahid Kapoor-Kiara Advani starrer 'Kabir Singh' becomes second highest grosser of 2019 despite hurdles

Vicky Kaushal starrer Uri is still leading the race as highest grosser of 2019, will Shahid Kapoor-Kiara Advani's Kabir Singh beat it?


Box Office: Shahid Kapoor-Kiara Advani starrer 'Kabir Singh' becomes second highest grosser of 2019 despite hurdles

Kabir Singh starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani is now a blockbuster. The movie has crossed Rs. 200-crore-mark recently. It has now gone on to become the second highest grossing film of 2019. Uri featuring Vicky Kaushal still stands strong at the top position.

Will Shahid Kapoor-Kiara Advani starrer be able to cross the mark? Will it become the highest grosser of 2019? Trade analyst Taran Adarsh raised such questions as he tweeted, "#KabirSingh biz at a glance... Week 1: 134.42 cr Week 2: 78.78 cr Total: 213.20 cr India biz. Will #KabirSingh join the coveted 300 cr Club?... The cricket matches [#CWC19] might act as a roadblock... Week 3 will give an idea of its *lifetime biz*"

Also revealing the Box Office numbers, he mentioned, "#KabirSingh continues to flex its muscles at the BO... Packs a solid total... Will emerge highest grossing #Hindi film [2019] in Week 3... [Week 2] Fri 12.21 cr, Sat 17.10 cr, Sun 17.84 cr, Mon 9.07 cr, Tue 8.31 cr, Wed 7.53 cr, Thu 6.72 cr. Total: 213.20 cr. India biz."

Taran added, "Top 5 highest grossing films... 2019 releases... 1. #Uri 2. #KabirSingh [still running] 3. #Bharat 4. #Kesari 5. #TotalDhamaal [BO ranking as on 4 July 2019] #KabirSingh will occupy No 1 rank in its Week 3. #KabirSingh is being showcased in 2000+ screens in Week 3."

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Kabir Singh is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who had also helmed the original version of the film Arjun Reddy. Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey starrer Arjun Reddy was a Telugu blockbuster in 2017. Earning Rs. 500 crore at the Box Office, the movie made Vijay an overnight star.