After opening with great numbers in China, veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi’s last film Mom registered good box office numbers on day 2, making its total as Rs 27.01 crores. The film was was released in 38,500 screens in China by Zee Studios International on May 10 and it opened better that Sriram Raghavan's AndhaDhun in the neighboring country. On its second day, the film has done even better than Rani Mukerji’s film Hichki.
Bollywood trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh shared the latest numbers of Sridevi’s film Mom and wrote, “#Mom is trending better than #Hichki in #China, but will #Mom have a consistent run like #Hichki is to be seen... Biz witnessed an upward trend on Day 2... Needs to maintain the pace on Day 3... Fri $ 1.68 mn, Sat 2.18 mn$. Total: $ 3.86 million [Rs 27.01 cr].”
Directed by Ravi Udyawar, Sridevi played a mother who sets out to ensure justice for her step-daughter (essayed by Pakistani actress Sajal Ali) who is gang raped. The veteran actress won the Best Actress National Award posthumously for her role. Five years after her "English Vinglish", Sridevi gave a power-packed performance in "Mom" in 2017. She was seen in a cameo in "Zero" last year. The actress passed away on February 24, 2018.
Zee Studios International took Sridevi's iconic last to multiple regions including Poland, Czech, Russia, UAE, UK, USA and Singapore. China is the 41st market that the film has been released in.