Brahmastra is well on its way to become a blockbuster.Ayan Mukerji’s labour of love Brahmastra, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles, is right on track to emerge as a blockbuster. The film had a phenomenal opening weekend, collecting around Rs 225 crore worldwide.
The Hindi version of Brahmastra earned around Rs 108 crore in the opening weekend, according to film trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Sharing the box collection figures, he wrote, “Brahmāstra has a FABULOUS weekend… *#Hindi* version… *#Nett* BOC…Day 1: ₹ 31.5 cr+, Day 2: ₹ 37.5 cr+, Day 3: ₹ 39.5 cr+”
The next test for the movie is to see if it passes the Monday test. However, considering the film is made on a budget of Rs 400 crore, it still has quite a journey to go before it can be declared a blockbuster.
An overwhelmed Ayan Mukerji said in a statement, “I am extremely indebted to all the audiences in India and International, who have showered their love and support to Brahmastra. Their positive energy and their faith in me and my team, has made our Brahmastra journey truly exciting, emotional and magical! The opening weekend response has made me very grateful for all the blessings given to me, and I hope the audiences continue to embrace the film for the weeks to come.”
Brahmastra is emerging as the much-needed silver-lining for Bollywood. The Hindi film industry has witnessed several big-budget flops this year that have been rather shocking, including Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha and Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan, Bachchhan Paandey, Samrat Prithviraj and Ranbir’s previous release Shamshera. There has also been much discussion about the impact of boycott campaigns that have been ailing several films, including Laal Singh Chaddha. Nevertheless, while Brahmastra faced its share of such hatred and mixed to negative reviews, the film is continuing to rake in money at the box office, and remains to be seen if it will continue to do so. Even prior to release, the movie had sold around 1 lakh tickets.