Akshay
Kumar-Katrina
Kaif's
cop
action
drama
Sooryavanshi
has
set
the
box
office
by
fire
after
more
than
two
years
of
lull
owing
to
the
lockdown
because
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
The
film
helmed
by
Rohit
Shetty
took
everyone
by
surprise
when
it
registered
a
fabulous
opening
at
the
box
office.
Speaking
about
its
performance
in
Indian
market,
the
Akshay
Kumar
crossed
the
50-crore
mark
in
two
days.
It
minted
Rs
26.29
crore
on
Friday
and
Rs
23.85
crore
on
Saturday
taking
its
total
collection
to
Rs
50.14
crore.
The
action
entertainer
maintained
a
strong
hold
at
the
box
office
on
Day
3
as
well
and
registered
a
bumper
weekend
collection.
The
Rohit
Shetty
directorial
collected
around
Rs
26.94
crore
on
Day
3
taking
the
total
collection
to
Rs
77.08
crore.
Sooryavanshi
released
in
3519
screens
across
the
country.
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
tweeted,
"#Sooryavanshi
brings
joy,
hope,
confidence,
optimism
back...
Emerges
a
#Diwali
gift
for
the
industry...
RUNS
RIOT
at
#BO
on
Day
3...
Proves
*yet
again*:
Well-made
entertainers
will
NEVER
go
out
of
fashion...
Fri
26.29
cr,
Sat
23.85
cr,
Sun
26.94
cr.
Total:
₹
77.08
cr.
#India
biz."
When
it
comes
to
the
overseas
box
office
figures,
Sooryavanshi
minted
a
cumulative
amount
of
Rs
24.58
crore.
It
had
minted
Rs
8.10
crore
on
Day
1,
Rs
8.58
crore
on
Day
2
and
Rs
7.90
crore
on
Day
3.
Speaking
about
the
box
office
breakup,
it
collected
$518,576
in
US
and
Canada,
$94358
in
UAE,
$146094
in
Australia
and
$103797
in
UK.
Earlier,
Akshay
had
opened
up
on
feeling
a
sense
of
responsibility
with
Sooryavanshi
being
the
first
Bollywood
biggie
to
kickstart
cinema
halls
post
COVID-19
and
told
moneycontrol.com
in
an
interview,
"Overwhelming
is
just
the
beginning
of
how
this
feels...
I
have
released
so
many
movies
by
now,
all
with
their
own
pressures
and
expectations,
but
this
one
is
in
a
league
of
its
own.
To
feel
the
responsibility
to
carry
not
only
my
movie
but
everyone
else's
movies
after
me
is
a
kind
of
heavy
weight
I
have
never
carried
before.
But
there
is
no
other
movie
I
would
rather
carry
on
my
shoulders
through
this
pensive
storm
than
Sooryavanshi."
The
Akshay
Kumar-starrer
is
having
a
good
run
in
the
global
market
too
and
has
collected
Rs
16.68
crore
in
two
days.
Sooryavanshi
revolves
around
Akshay
Kumar's
character
Veer
Sooryavanshi,
an
ATS
officer
who
sets
out
on
a
mission
to
thwart
a
terrorist
attack
in
Mumbai.
Katrina
Kaif
plays
the
role
of
his
leading
lady.