Ayushmann Khurrana in Anek. Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Anek has not been received as well as the makers would have liked, both critically and at the box office. The film has registered really low opening numbers at the box office. As per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the Anubhav Sinha directorial has earned Rs 2.11 crore at the box office. “#Anek is poor on Day 1… The starting point was extremely low, although the biz did improve towards evening… Biz on Day 2 and 3 most crucial… Fri ₹ 2.11 cr. #India biz,” his tweet read.
It looks like the film is facing tough competition from Hollywood release Top Gun: Maverick, which stars Tom Cruise in the lead role, and Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. The Anees Bazmee horror comedy, meanwhile, continues to remain the top choice for moviegoers, which marks its entry into its second weekend. The film is inching closer to Rs 100 crore mark at the box office.
#Anek is poor on Day 1… The starting point was extremely low, although the biz did improve towards evening… Biz on Day 2 and 3 most crucial… Fri ₹ 2.11 cr. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/F6nC2NfTrc
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 28, 2022
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This is the lowest that an Ayushmann Khurrana film has earned in recent years. The actor, who has given hits such as Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, Bala, Dream Girl, and Badhaai Ho in pre-pandemic times, has failed to pull audiences to cinema halls in the post-pandemic era. His last release Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, which hit the theaters in December 2021, also managed to mint only Rs 3.75 crore on its opening day.
Anek has received a mixed response from film critics. The Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta have the movie a 2.5-star rating. In her review, she wrote, “Ayushmann Khurrana and the film stay woolly, being careful to stay in the middle of the while-on-the-one-side, but-also tightrope. Anubhav Sinha dips his toe into relatively unexplored territory, with mixed results.”
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