Akshay Kumar Delivers His First HGOTY Of His Career With 'Sooryavanshi'

Mumbai, December 29 - Akshay Kumar-fronted cop-drama "Sooryavanshi" will finish 2021 as the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. The Rohit Shetty-directed stood tall among most of the films during the covid-19 pandemic year and delivered what the film industry had hoped from this biggie.

"Sooryavanshi" was supposed to release in March 2020. However, the covid-19 pandemic left the makers with no choice but to postpone it. It was later announced for April 30, 2022, and once again, the second wave of the pandemic delayed the plans.



Just when the rumors started making noises about the "Sooryavanshi's" direct OTT release, the makers announced its theatrical release on the occasion of Diwali after cinemas in Maharashtra were permitted to operate from October 22. And this time, things went as per plan and the film finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel and was released on November 5.

"Sooryavanshi" was Bollywood's best foot forward to bring the audiences back to theaters in large numbers and to their grace, the audience rushed to theaters to watch the film. The movie took the opening of Rs. 26.29 crores, which delighted the entire film industry and exhibitors. It carried the momentum and finished the 3-day opening weekend on high with Rs. 77.06 crores, followed by Rs. 120.66 crores first full week.

The 4th film in Rohit Shetty's cop universe had another excellent second week with Rs. 45.57 crores. The first two week's collection of "Sooryavanshi" wasn't surprising as it enjoyed a solo release before the next Bollywood release on November 19. Even after new releases, the strong word of mouth helped it to dominate the collection in the following weeks. In the next 4 weeks, "Sooryavanshi" netted Rs. 29.10 crores, despite the competition with other releases, plus, the movie was made available on Netflix after 28 days.



"Sooryavashi" kept pushing towards Rs. 200 crores mark, it finally ended its entire box office India run at approx Rs. 196 crores net. Overseas, the movie grossed Rs. 62.3 crores, helping its worldwide total to finish at approx 293 crores gross. It is produced by Dharma Productions, Reliance Entertainment, Rohit Shetty Productions, and Cape Of Good Films.

It will finish as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2021. It also becomes Akshay's first HGOTY of his career after coming close to it in the past. It also stars Katrina Kaif as the female lead, and this marks her 3rd film to finish as HGOTY. Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh featured in extended cameos as Singham and Simmba, respectively in the film.

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