After
a
long
wait,
Rohit
Shetty's
much
anticipated
cop
film
Sooryavanshi
starring
Akshay
Kumar
and
Katrina
Kaif
in
leading
roles
released
in
theatres
in
India
and
worldwide
on
Friday
(November
5).
The
action
entertainer
is
the
first
major
release
to
arrive
in
cinema
halls
after
the
Maharashtra
government
allowed
re-opening
of
theatres
in
the
State.
While
the
long-delayed
cop
drama
opened
to
mixed
reviews
from
the
critics,
the
film
did
manage
to
get
unprecedented
response
in
states
like
Maharashtra,
Delhi,
Gujarat,
UP
and
others
with
the
crowd
finally
stepping
towards
the
theatres.
Reportedly,
the
Akshay
Kumar-starrer
set
a
new
record
as
it
released
in
over
1300
screens
in
66
countries
including
North
America,
UAE,
Australia
amongst
others.
In
India,
Sooryavanshi
released
in
over
4000
screens
after
a
long
negotiation
with
three
major
national
chains-
PVR,
Inox
and
Cinepolis
over
its
revenue
sharing.
Speaking
about
its
first
day
box
office
collection,
despite
curtailed
occupancy
of
50%
in
large
parts
of
the
country,
the
Akshay
Kumar
film
minted
Rs
26.29
crore
nationally
on
its
first
day
of
release.
As
per
a
tweet
by
Taran
Adarsh,
Sooryavanshi
collected
Rs.
5.58
crore
in
Uttar
Pradesh
and
Delhi,
Rs.
5.16
crore
in
Gujarat
and
Saurashtra
and
Rs
4.57
crore
in
Maharashtra
and
Goa
(50%
occupancy).
A
PTI
report
quoted
leading
film
distributor
Raj
Bansal
as
saying
that
the
film
got
a
slow
start
in
the
morning
but
picked
up
business
in
the
evening
shows.
Manoj
Desai,
executive
director
of
G7
Multiplex
and
Maratha
Mandir,
also
expressed
his
thrill
over
the
audience's
response
to
the
film
and
said
that
it
brought
back
the
good
old
days
when
the
viewers
used
to
have
a
gala
time
before
the
COVID-19
pandemic
scenario.
When
it
comes
to
Sooryavanshi's
performance
worldwide,
it
raked
in
Rs
8.10
crore
overseas
(US
$
1.08
million).
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
tweeted,
"'SOORYAVANSHI'
TAKES
A
SUPER
START
OVERSEAS...
Day
1:
$
1.08
million
[₹
8.10
cr]
TOP
5
CONTRIBUTORS...⭐
#UAE:
$
394,120
⭐
#USA
+
#Canada:
$
357,990
⭐
#Australia:
$
97,061
⭐
#UK:
$
76,953
⭐
#GCC:
$
74,942
#Sooryavanshi
#Overseas."
Helmed
by
Rohit
Shetty,
Sooryavanshi
stars
Akshay
Kumar
as
a
cop
Veer
Sooryavanshi
who
sets
out
to
thwart
a
major
terrorist
attack
in
the
city
of
Mumbai.
The
film
also
has
cameos
by
Ajay
Devgn
and
Ranveer
Singh.