Bhaag Milkha Bhaag first weekend collection at Box Office

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's latest directorial venture Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (BMB), which features Farhan Akhtar as flying Sikh, has topped the collection with its excellent business at the Indian Box Office in the first weekend. The Bollywood biopic, which has been made with a whopping budget, has almost recovered its production cost in just three days. Its makers are all thrilled with its performance.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag had decent beginning with an occupancy of 40% to 45% in the morning and matinee shows on Friday. The movie witnessed a massive growth in business in the evening/night shows. The film maintained the momentum all through the weekend with a strong word of mouth translating into superb collections.

The Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor starrer did exceptional business at the multiplexes in circuits like Delhi, UP, Punjab, Mumbai and Mysore. It also registered good amount of footfalls in circuits dominated by single screens. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag has collected approximately Rs 32.25 crores nett at the Indian Box Office in the first weekend. Its breakup is Rs 1.05 cr on Thu previews, Rs 8.50 cr on Fri, Rs 10.70 cr on Sat, Rs 12 cr on Sun.

But Bhaag Milkha Bhaag has failed to beat the opening weekend record of Farhan Akhtar's previous outing Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, which had raked in Rs 52.50 crore in three days. However, trade experts opine that it is an excellent collection for Farhan as a solo hero, and the movie would take a complete week to surpass Rs 50 crore mark.