Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju featuring actor Ranbir Kapoor is performing extremely well at the box office. The movie that entered Rs 100 cr in just three days is continuing its golden run. Sanju collected Rs 202.51 cr in seven days. Now, trade pundits have predicted that the film is set to cross Rs 250 cr benchmark by the end of ninth day. However, we are still waiting for the exact figures.
The movie has left behind big films like Race 3 and Padmavat. It has set benchmarks for all the upcoming movies. Sanju has proved to be a turning point in Ranbir’s career. The actor has been heaped with praises for his spectacular performance. The movie is based on the life of actor Sanjay Dutt and thus there were some who called it a strategy to whitewash the actor’s image. However, all is said and done as box office numbers are telling a totally different story.
Earlier, Taran Adarsh took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share the numbers. Hew tweeted, “#Sanju is 200 NOT OUT... Has an EXTRAORDINARY Week 1... Crosses *lifetime biz* of #3Idiots [₹ 202.47 cr] in 7 days... Fri 34.75 cr, Sat 38.60 cr, Sun 46.71 cr, Mon 25.35 cr, Tue 22.10 cr, Wed 18.90 cr, Thu 16.10 cr. Total: ₹ 202.51 cr. India biz.”
On a related note, along with Ranbir, the movie also featured Vicky Kaushal, Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles.