Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif's Tiger 3 is a bonafide blockbuster.
The third instalment in the Tiger franchise not only gave Salman Khan his biggest opening yet but has also breezed past the â¹ 100 crore mark in just two days.
After making â¹ 43 crore on Day 1 according to Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film has made â¹ 57.5 crore on Day 2, a report by sacnilk.com has shared.
Tiger 3 which also features Emraan Hashmi as the primary antagonist has been helmed by Maneesh Sharma.
The spy thriller is the fifth film in the YRF Spy Universe and has been released in Telugu and Tamil, in addition to Hindi.
As per Taran Adarsh, in addition to giving Salman Khan his biggest opening yet, Tiger 3 is also the “highest opener on Diwali Day” in Bollywood.
Calling the film a “game changer”, Taran Adarsh shared, “While no major Hindi film has released on Diwali Day in more than a decade (film biz is severely impacted since people are busy with festivities and Laxmi Puja), Tiger 3 emerges a game changer. Decimates all BO records for Diwali Day. Hold on, not only is Tiger 3 the highest opener on Diwali Day, but also Salman Khan's biggest opener ever (yes, you read that right!). Sunday â¹ 43 cr. India biz. Hindi version. Box office.”
With this, Salman Khan's top five openers are now Tiger 3, Bharat, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai.
In addition to the Tiger franchise, other films in the YRF Spy Universe include Pathaan led by Shah Rukh Khan and War headlined by Hrithik Roshan.