RRR vs The Kashmir Files: Which film earned more after 1st weekend?
India Today
Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files hit the theatres on March 11, while RRR released on March 25. In this story, we have compared the box office performance of the two films in the first weekend.
Director SS Rajamouli's RRR and Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files are running successfully at the box office. After a rough phase due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the two films brought back the audience to the theatres. While The Kashmir Films had a slow start, RRR turned out to create box office records on its first day itself. In this story, let us compare the box office collection of RRR and The Kashmir Files in the first weekend.
Jr NTR and Ram Charan-starrer RRR graced the cinemas on March 25. On its first day, the film collected a whopping Rs 257.15 crore on its opening day. According to trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan, RRR has collected a total of Rs 490.16 crore worldwide in its opening weekend. On Sunday, the film collected Rs 118.63 crore.
Manobala Vijayabalan's tweet read, "#RRRMovie WW Box Office. Rare milestone of HAT-TRICK 100+ cr. Day 1 - Rs 257.15 cr. Day 2 - Rs 114.38 cr. Day 3 - Rs 118.63 cr. Total - Rs 490.16 cr (sic)."
#RRRMovie WW Box OfficeRare milestone of HAT-TRICK + crDay 1 - 257.15 crDay 2 - 114.38 crDay 3 - 118.63 crTotal - 490.16 cr#RamCharan #JrNTR
While RRR is produced on a massive budget of Rs 450 crore, The Kashmir Files was made on a shoe-string budget.
With limited promotions, The Kashmir Files managed to collect Rs 27 crore worldwide in its first weekend. The Anupam Kher-starrer picked up momentum gradually after the initial couple of days.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, "#TheKashmirFiles shows PHENOMENAL GROWTH Grows 325.35% on Day 3 [vis-à-vis Day 1], NEW RECORD Metros + mass belt, multiplexes + single screens, the *opening weekend biz* is TERRIFIC across the board... Fri 3.55 cr, Sat 8.50 cr, Sun 15.10 cr. Total: Rs 27.15 cr. #India biz. (sic)."
