Hindi
movie
Race
2,
which
is
a
sequel
to
big
hit
movie
Race,
has
concluded
the
first
weekend
with
a
fantastic
collection
at
the
Indian
Box
Office.
The
Saif
Ali
Khan,
John
Abraham
and
Anil
Kapoor
starrer
has
topped
the
business
chart,
while
another
new
release
Akaash
Vani
landed
in
the
second
place.
It
has
surpassed
Rs
50
crore
mark
at
the
domestic
business
centres
in
three
days
and
has
become
the
biggest
opener
of
2013.
Race
2,
which
was
released
in
3,200
screens
across
the
country
on
January
25,
opened
to
a
robust
response
at
the
domestic
Box
Office
on
the
first
day
of
its
release
on
Friday
with
its
occupancy
ranging
between
70%
and
80%.
The
Abbas-Mastan-directed
action
thriller
witnessed
a
big
jump
in
its
business
on
Saturday
due
to
Republic
day
holiday.
It
showed
further
improvement
on
Sunday.
The
much-hyped
and
much-awaited
film
Race
2
has
collected
Rs
51.35
crores
nett
at
the
domestic
Box
Office
in
the
(3
days)
first
weekend
and
fast
heading
towards
Rs
100
crore
mark.
Its
breakup
is
Rs
15.12
cr
on
Fri,
Rs
20.72
cr
on
Sat
and
Rs
15.51
cr
on
Sun.
It
has
beaten
the
first
weekend
collection
record
of
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
John
Abraham's
big
hits
like
Cocktail
(Rs
36
crores)
and
Housefull
2
(Rs
43.5
crores).
However,
Race
2
is
set
to
become
the
first
Rs
100
crore
grosser
movie
in
2013.
Will
it
cross
this
mark
in
the
first
week?
Trade
experts
say
that
usually,
the
business
of
a
movie
drops
by
50%.
If
this
Race
2
also
stick
to
this
rule,
it
will
not
be
able
to
cross
this
mark.
It
might
achieve
this
magic
figure
in
the
second
weekend.
Stay
locked
to
this
space
to
know
whether
Race
2
crosses
Rs
100
cr
mark
at
the
domestic
Box
Office
in
the
first
week.