By Hindustan Times
Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger continues to weave magic on the box office because it amasses Rs. 20 crore on Eid. The film has broken a sequence of records. It isn't only the most important first day opener, it also went directly to break the primary weekend record.
"#EkThaTiger - India *actuals* Monday [Eid] 20.68 cr. Total:120.84 cr nett. NEW RECORD FOR MONDAY FIGURES," tweets trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
"The movie it kind of feels is on a record breaking spree. Firstly, the top 1st day collection, then the top on any given day by a movie, then the fastest 100 Crore and now a record breaking Monday, Ek Tha Tiger is indeed on fire. Collections will drop on Tuesday, but the movie has greater than just created history. The drop really won’t matter to Salman Khan because the coming weekend will rejuvenate the movie yet again," reports Koimoi.com.
The 100 crore feat
"#EkThaTiger - India *actuals* Sun 23.06 cr. Total: 100.16 cr nett. SUPERB. Fastest 100 cr grosser ever - 5 days [Hindi films]. NEW RECORD!" tweeted trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
"#EkThaTiger is @BeingSalmanKhan ’s 4th century [100 cr], the opposite three being #Dabangg [147 cr], #Ready [122 cr] and #Bodyguard [148 cr]," added Adarsh.
Ek Tha Tiger"Ek Tha Tiger reaches 100-cr mark in 5 days - another Rs. 25 cr from overseas. Total Rs. 125 cr. Today's Eid collection continues to be counted," tweeted ABP News.
The film had reached Rs. 77.10 cr mark on Saturday. "#EkThaTiger - India *actuals* Sat 16.75 cr. Total: 77.10 cr nett. Excellent growth on Saturday," Adarsh had tweeted.
First Weekend
"Ek Tha Tiger made an approx 11.75 Crores on it’s 1st Friday on the box office. After opening to a humongous 32.92 Crores and grossing 14.55 Crores on it’s 2nd Day, Ek Tha Tiger looks pretty steady with 59.22 Crores in it’s pocket," reports Koimoi.com.
"The movie may need seen a gentle fall in its last two days but one could surely account that to working days not being huge grossing days. However, Ek Tha Tiger has created a brand new record on the Indian Box Office. In its 1st weekend (i.e. 1st 3 days run) it has grossed about 59 crores that is the top ever in Indian history. Post Monday, when the fasting season of Ramadan gets over, there's no saying what collections will the movie make," adds the website.
2nd day collections
"After shattering every record possible to shreds Ek Tha Tiger moved to its 2nd day. As per early estimates the movie would have made 16 crores on it’s Day 2 on the Indian Box Office. Ek Tha Tiger had grossed a humongous 32.92 crores on its Day 1 and its total box office collections till date stands at 48.92 crores," reported Koimoi.com.
"The fall was quite expected as Thursday was a working day and never a vacation unlike Wednesday. However, the movie is anticipated to hit the chords again this weekend. There is not any doubt that Ek Tha Tiger will prove to be an all time blockbuster on the box office if it sustains its momentum even for a weekend," added the website.
1st day fever
"#EkThaTiger biz on Wed is humungous, historic. But watch for Eid celebrations. It's going to create History *again*. Picture abhi baaki hain!" Taran Adarsh wrote.
"The 1st day box office collections of Ek Tha Tiger may also be simply termed in a single word as 'spectacular'. Something like this hasn't ever before happened in Bollywood. The movie made an approx. 30 crores (as per early estimates) on it's Day 1 on the Indian box office. Ek Tha Tiger didn't do exactly good in a couple of circuits as there's really no circuit where the movie didn't break apart a suite record," reports Koimoi.com.
"Ek Tha Tiger has smashed the outlet day collections of Hrithik Roshan's Agneepath which had amassed a mammoth 23 crores. The movie also broke the much hyped Shahrukh Khan's Ra.One opening day record of 25 crores. Salman is out to damage all of the box office records ever set in India," adds the website.
