Box Office Report: Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ leaves behind Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Bhoot’

Last Friday, it was Ayushmann Khurrana Vs Vicky Kaushal at the box office. Yes with ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ and ‘Bhoot’ releasing on the same day, everyone was eager to see how these two will perform at the ticket-windows. And guess what? Ayushmann’s romantic-comedy has left behind Vicky’s horror flick.

‘Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship’ directed by Bhanu Pratap Singh managed to earn around Rs. 5. 10 crores on its opening day. The film has become the third-highest opener of Vicky’s career so far.

Trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh shared the first collection of both the films on his Twitter handle.

#Bhoot opens on expected lines… The genre has its loyal audience in mass pockets + with strong title-value, should’ve opened to higher numbers… #MahaShivratri partial holiday also contribute to its total… Needs to increase speed on Day 2 and 3… Fri ₹ 5.10 cr. #India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 22, 2020

#VickyKaushal versus #VickyKaushal… *Day 1* biz…
2019: #Uri ₹ 8.20 cr
2018: #Raazi ₹ 7.53 cr
2020: #Bhoot ₹ 5.10 cr
2018: #Manmarziyaan ₹ 3.52 cr
2016: #RamanRaghav 2.0 ₹ 1.10 cr
Note: #Sanju is not included in this list.#India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 22, 2020

Whereas Ayushmann’s mainstream gay love story ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ managed to mint Rs. 9.55 crores on its opening day. Interestingly, even this film has become the third-highest opener of Ayushmann’s career so far.

#ShubhMangalZyadaSaavdhan fares very well on Day 1… #Delhi–#NCR, #Punjab perform best… #Mumbai picks up… Brand #AyushmannKhurrana + #MahaShivratri partial holiday contribute… Important to score on Day 2 and 3… Fri ₹ 9.55 cr. #India biz. #SMZS

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 22, 2020

‘Bhoot’ opened to mostly negative reviews from the audience and the critics whereas ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ mostly garnered positive reviews.

Now it has to be seen which of these two films manages to keep its hold at the box-office. Last week’s release ‘Love Aaj Kal’ fizzled out in its first week itself.

For more details on these film’s box-office performance, keep watching this space.

Also Read: ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ Movie review: The Ayushmann Khurrana-Jitendra Kumar starrer will crack you up and yet manage to show the struggle of the homosexuals

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