The story of India’s successful launch of the Mars Orbiter released on August 15 and it seemed that the audience made full use of the Independence Day holiday.
Mission Mangal, a movie eyed as another outstanding Akshay Kumar project, has taken off in quite some style raking in ₹29.16 crores on day 1 itself, reports News18.
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Having earned ₹29.16 crores on day 1 already, Mission Mangal is Akshay Kumar’s highest-opening movie till date, reports a source.
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This feat was of course announced first on Twitter by Trade Expert Taran Adarsh.
#MissionMangal takes a fantabulous start… #IndependenceDay holiday gives biz an additional boost… Multiplexes outstanding, mass circuits good… Emerges Akshay Kumar’s biggest opener… Thu ₹ 29.16 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 16, 2019
He also explained:
Akshay Kumar and #IndependenceDay releases… Day 1 biz…
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 16, 2019
⭐ 2016: #Rustom ₹ 14.11 cr [Fri; working day]
⭐ 2017: #ToiletEkPremKatha ₹ 13.10 cr [Fri; working day]
⭐ 2018: #Gold ₹ 25.25 cr [Wed; holiday]
⭐ 2019: #MissionMangal ₹ 29.16 cr [Thu; holiday]
India biz.
With R. Balki at the helm of affairs and Akshay Kumar’s charming presence, the expectations have always been high after the trailer impressed a majority of people.