Rajkumar
Hirani's
latest
film
Sanju
starring
Ranbir
Kapoor
has
set
the
box
office
on
fire
with
its
record-smashing
collections.
Based
on
the
life
story
of
Bollywood
actor
Sanjay
Dutt,
the
biopic
has
won
the
hearts
of
both,
the
critics
and
audience
alike.
Ranbir
Kapoor's
brilliant
portrayal
of
Sanjay
Dutt
and
Rajkumar
Hirani
effective
narrative
has
made
it
a
winner
at
the
box
office.
Sanju
collected
Rs.
34.
75
crores
on
Day
1
and
surpassed
the
opening
day
collections
of
all
of
Ranbir's
previous
releases.
It
minted
Rs.
38.60
crores
on
Saturday
taking
it
to
a
total
of
Rs.
38.60
crores.
As
anticipated,
the
audiences
flocked
to
the
theatres
on
Day
3
as
well.
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
wrote,
"#Sanju
sets
the
BO
on
🔥🔥🔥...
Gets
#JaaduKiJhappi
from
the
audience...
Collects
₹
46.71
cr
on
Sun,
MIND-BOGGLING...
Has
an
EXCEPTIONAL
₹
💯
cr+
opng
weekend...
Emerges
HIGHEST
OPENING
WEEKEND
of
2018...
Fri
34.75
cr,
Sat
38.60
cr,
Sun
46.71
cr.
Total:
₹
120.06
cr.
India
biz."
Sanju
has
surpassed
the
weekend
opening
collection
of
Tiger
Zinda
Hai
(114.93
crores).
Taran
Adarsh
further
tweeted,
"While
#Sanju
has
crossed
the
*3-day
opening
weekend
biz*
of
#Race3
by
a
distance,
it
has
also
crossed
the
*extended
weekend
biz*
of
#Padmaavat
by
a
margin...
That's
not
all,
#Sanju
has
also
surpassed
the
*3-day
opening
weekend
biz*
of
#TigerZindaHai
[₹
114.93
cr]...
AWESOME!"
He
further
wrote,
"TOP
5
-
2018
Opening
Weekend
biz...
1.
#Sanju
₹
120.06
cr
2.
#Padmavaat
₹
114
cr
[5-day
*extended*
weekend;
select
previews
on
Wed,
released
on
Thu]...
Hindi
+
Tamil
+
Telugu.
3.
#Race3
₹
106.47
cr
4.
#Baaghi2
₹
73.10
cr
5.
#Raid
₹
41.01
cr
India
biz."
Meanwhile
here's
what
the
Twitterati
has
to
say
about
Ranbir
Kapoor
starrer
Sanju-
Pratibha
Mehra
@Irrfanomania
"Bole
toh
Ranbir
Kapoor
ne
Sabki
faaaad
di
hai..What
an
actor!
He
owns
the
film
completely.
A
flawed
character
played
flawlessly.
Special
mention-
Vicky
Kaushal
and
Paresh
Rawal.
Terrific
actors,
spellbound
performance.
#Sanju"
Aadil
Mir
@aadirmir21
"Fun
thrill
and
emotions,
thats
how
I
describe
#Sanju
brilliant
job
by
#RanbirKapoor
@SirPareshRawal
and
wow
for
@RajkumarHirani
@vickykaushal09
#AbijhatJhoshi.
Will
watch
again...
#VinodChopraFilms"
Ekta
Ahuja
@ektarishiahuja
"#Sanju
movie
is
a
must
watch.
#Ranbeerkapoor
has
reached
next
level
in
his
career
by
doing
justice
to
#Sanjaydutt's
biopic."
Pramod
@pramodabuj
"#Sanju
An
amazing
bond
between
a
father
&
his
son.
It
shows
how
a
Dad
never
loses
hope
on
his
son
&
helps
him
fight
in
life.
Thank
you
@RajkumarHirani
for
making
us
laugh,
cry,
think
&
realize
at
the
same
time.
Amazing
work
by
#RanbirKapoor
@SirPareshRawal
@vickykaushal09."
Keval
Asher
@asherkeval
"One
word
for
@RajkumarHirani's
#Sanju
..
BRILLIANT...
#RanbirKapoor
steals
the
show
and
how
....
Welcome
back
ROCKSTAR...
Power
packed
performance...
And
@vickykaushal09's
performance
is
also
too
Good....
Well
supported
by
@deespeak
@sonamakapoor
@AnushkaSharma
@SirPareshRawal."
Deepika
Sharma
@deepika2105
"@chintskap
Rishi
Sir
..
The
Kapoor
legacy
is
in
safe
hands
#RanbirKapoor
#Sanju
@RajkumarHirani
What
a
cinema!
Take
a
bow!"
Sanchit
Maheshwari
@Sanchit_VM
"#Sanju
what
a
movie
!!
a
roller
coaster
of
emotions
..keeps
you
gripped
through
the
good
160
minutes.
Every
member
of
the
lovely
star
cast
is
up
the
expectation...
special
mention
for
@vickykaushal09
...impeccable
performance
boy...you
have
set
new
standards
since
masaan."
Arjun
@TheArjunChabbra
"#Sanju
leaves
such
an
impact.
So
many
things
to
learn.
So
many
positives
from
the
movie.
The
plot
is
fantastic.
Kudos
to
RK
Hirani
for
penning
down
this
story
with
ocean
of
emotions.
You
ll
surely
hug
ur
loved
ones
as
the
movie
ends.
Its
a
masterpiece.
@RajkumarHirani"