War sets box office on fire; Hrithik and Tiger starrer becomes highest Bollywood opener

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Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's War has shatterred box office records to become the biggest Bollywood opener. War has created history by setting new benchmarks for Hindi films. The action-thriller zooms past Rs 50 crores. The movie minted Rs 51.60 crore in Hindi and 1.75 crore in Tamil and Telugu. War has now become the highest opener of a Hindi film. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh put up box office collection of War in a series of tweets.

Sidharth Anand's directorial War, which opened to mixed reviews has been released over 4000 screens all over India. War is now Hrithik and Tiger's biggest opener so far. For unversed, Hrithik and Siddharth's previous film Bang Bang minted Rs 27 crore. Meanwhile, Tiger's biggest opener has been Baaghi 2 which earned Rs 25 crore.

War is facing competition from Telugu period drama Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy which is a multi-starrer magnum opus along with Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. 

The holiday release helped War make an impressive opening. Gandhi Jayanti holiday ensured more footfall at the theatres. However, it is yet to be seen how the movie fares in the long run.

As per Box Office India, the film recorded around 70 % occupancy on its opening day with an increase in the trend towards the evening. The film has already set cash registers ringing in the arena of advance booking. If reports are to be believed, War has recorded the highest advance booking of the year. The action-thriller has minted over Rs 23 crore in advance ticket sales.

Our movie critic gave War three and a half stars calling it a ''flawed spectacle''. Beautiful locations, droolworthy actors, screenplay and dialogues are likeable factors of the film. It has all the elements of an action masala entertainer. Undoubtedly, War is an absolute delight for Hrithik and Tiger's fans. Read full review here.

It was not 'Hrithik vs Tiger' just in the film but also during the promotions. The duo didn't share the stage while promoting the film. They even went on to take a sly dig at each other by sporting quirky T-shirts. Have a look:

In one of his interviews, Hrithik said that he is happy that War doesn't ''spoonfeeds'' its viewers by giving them a conclusion. It leaves them to think and process the story.