Box Office: 'Animal' and 'Sam Bahadur' First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, November 3 - Animal headed for its biggest day at the box office in Hindi as well as the all-India level. The film recorded excellent occupancies throughout the day. The first Sunday of the film is one of the best days of the year in terms of occupancy with an average of around 75% which is simply sensational.

The Ranbir Kapoor-led action drama put up the opening weekend of 200+ crores net, after scoring an estimated 71+ crores net collection and can go up to 73 crores on Sunday/the third day. In Hindi, Animal scored an estimated 64-65 crores, taking the total to around 178 crores which is the second biggest opening weekend ever after Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan.



The collections of Animal are truly historical and coming on almost par with Jawan despite the fewer screens and adult rating makes it bigger than anyone else. The Monday collection will give an idea of where the movie is heading but good advances for tomorrow indicate a smooth run during the weekdays and it is expected to post a huge first-week total.

Meanwhile, Vicky Kaushal-starrer war biopic Sam Bahadur scores a good opening weekend keeping the big clash with Animal in mind. On the first Sunday, the film scored an estimated 10-10.50 crores net collection, pushing the total 3-day weekend collection to around 25.50 crores net.

Sam Bahadur has done well in catering to its target audience which is mainly in the multiplex. The Monday collection will hold the key but with positive word of mouth, a decent to good hold is very much expected in the coming days.

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