‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ has taken a phenomenal opening at the domestic box office, collecting 21.3 crore on Day 1. The opening day collections of the film is higher than a big film like FAN, which featured a top superstar like Shah Rukh Khan in the lead and released on a partial holiday. It’s also ahead of other biggies like Housefull 3, Rustom, Dishoom and more than double the collections of Mohenjo Daro.
In fact, ’MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ is the highest non-holiday opener of 2016 as Sultan released on a half holiday.
Almost every circuit has performed, barring a couple in the north which were comparitively lower than the level of business that other circuits managed. A circuit like C.I has collected more than 80 lakhs on Day 1, which is only lower than the Rs 1.4 crore total of Sultan, but way higher than Housefull 3 (68 lakhs) and FAN (60 lakhs).
The start that ’MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ has got, has only been achieved by films that featured elite superstars in the industry. But Dhoni’s popularity amongst every section and the curiosity to know his untold story has ensured a fantastic opening day.
The word-of-mouth is positive so the film could actually grow from here. If ’MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ manages to show growth on Saturday, then the first weekend business could get close to the 70 crore mark and the film will have every chance of becoming the second highest Hindi grosser of 2016.
IndicineFBO: We are immensely proud of the prediction that we made for ’MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’. Not many people even in the trade agreed with us when we wrote an article, just a couple of days after the trailer was launched, that the film would take a 16 crore plus opening (Click here to read article).
With Fox opting for a wide release and the interest the film had managed to generate even at smaller centres, it was a foregone conclusion on Thursday evening that ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ would take a pan-India opening. But the question was if it could stretch and cross the 20 crore mark, we believed it would and hence the prediction of 20.1 crore (Read prediction article).
| Movie | Day 1 | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Sultan | 36.54 | Bumper |
| Dangal | 29.78 | Excellent |
| MS Dhoni | 21.30 | Excellent |
| FAN | 19.2 | Good |
| Housefull 3 | 15.21 | Good |
| Rustom | 14.11 | Excellent |
| Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | 13.30 | Excellent |
| Airlift | 12.35 | Good |
| Baaghi | 11.94 | Excellent |
| Dishoom | 11.05 | Good |
| Befikre | 10.36 | Good |
| Shivaay | 10.24 | Average |
| The Jungle Book | 10.09 | Excellent |
| Udta Punjab | 10.05 | Good |
| Mohenjo Daro | 8.87 | Poor |
| Dear Zindagi | 8.75 | Good |
| Captain America Civil War | 8.53 | Excellent |
| Batman vs Superman | 8.32 | Excellent |
| Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 | 8.15 | Average |
| Ki and Ka | 7.30 | Good |
| Ghayal Once Again | 7.20 | Average |
| Rocky Handsome | 7.16 | Average |
| A Flying Jatt | 7.10 | Poor |
| Kapoor And Sons | 6.85 | Good |
| Baar Baar Dekho | 6.81 | Poor |
| Raaz Reboot | 6.30 | Average |
| Azhar | 6.30 | Average |
| Force 2 | 6.05 | Average |
| Wazir | 5.61 | Average |
| Mastizaade | 5.59 | Average |
| Jai Gangaajal | 5.50 | Average |
| Akira | 5.15 | Average |
| Sanam Re | 5.04 | Good |
| Neerja | 4.70 | Good |
| X Men Apocalypse | 4.51 | Average |
| Pink | 4.32 | Average |
| Kahaani 2 | 4.25 | Average |
| Sarbjit | 3.69 | Poor |
| Fitoor | 3.61 | Disastrous |
| TE3N | 2.61 | Poor |
| Freaky Ali | 2.55 | Average |
| 1920 London | 2.50 | Poor |
| Happy Bhaag Jayegi | 2.32 | Poor |
| Saala Khadoos | 2.19 | Poor |
| Mirzya | 2.10 | Disastrous |
| Rock On 2 | 2.02 | Disastrous |
| Teraa Surroor | 1.79 | Poor |
| Banjo | 1.72 | Poor |
| Sanam Teri Kasam | 1.25 | Poor |
| Love Games | 1.03 | Poor |
| Tum Bin 2 | 0.85 | Poor |
| Waiting | 0.27 | Poor |
Just imagine Dhoni movie got a release on a holiday
The fact is SRK is very hyped these days… His star power is waning.. Just Dhonis name and see the bumper opening
I bet this will cross Dilwale too which was a Christmas release… And that too by margin…
Awesome movie , proud to be msdian !!! Know so much thing about him !!
@fan pk : You keep living in past that is pre 2007 era. It won’t help you or your idol in any way. Ab past ki baat aayi gaayi toh boldon srk movie yljk with songs collected just 40 lakhs in 2004. Now keep living in past with epic yljk !!!!!!!!
@6:59 pm
Shut up. Only SRK is the most popular, he has over 100 billions of fans worldwide. 2 foot Aamir can never match his popularity, he cannot even match his height. And 2010 born Sallu is flop and his career will be over soon.
@hrithik-LOL, you are comparing lallu’s ambitious hollywood project Marigold with delayed, fake dubbed YLJK. Good it shows the pathetic condition in which your brain is. After all we shouldn’t expect logic from lallu’s richshawala fanbase.
@hrithik,abey bhojpuritard,let your aukatless lallu to break 2 YEAR OLD HNY’S HNY OPENING with the help of EDX in numerous years which he failed.ab bhonkne se kya fayda.
Ok we agreed now that SSR>>>>>>KING KHAN.
that means SSR>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lallu
Did FAN has any heroine?any songs?didn’t affected by ipl matches?didn’t affected by slow pace of offbeat contents due to lack of entertainment?????
Ab Dhoni biopic ko agar aise banate to,21cr choro 2.1 cr bhi na hota,rofl.
lallu can’t give even 7cr opening with A MOVIE LIKE FAN.and the day when he’ll open 7cr with us h offbeat movie then break you aukatless roadside dogs,whos topped you?but still then your shameless face will be slammed hard as long as your aukatless recordless decade struggling disaster will struggle to break MEGASTAR’S BUMPER OPENING OF ALL TIME,ROFL.
Btw you shameless bhojpuritards forgot this also that SSR is AN SRKIAN.this is the biggest slap on the face of your classless non actor’s rikshawala fanbase,rofl.
Truly said,why to live in past.kab dega bhai ATHG?????kab dega?????22 YEARS already been passed,I think lallu will give ATHG in Pluto only.
@NN & @sss : hypocrites if you can compare GTGS (which is also a delayed movie) with BAH then why can’t we bring Yljk ? Why this double standard policy you cheapos ???
@hrithik,what hypocrite?now even GTGH becomes a decade delayed release movie for you?????,rofl.ha ha ha ha.ok tell me a single fair clash where your lallu able to win against others,non right?,rofl.
Still see YLJK is a simple flop whose budget is around some lakhs.while ambious hollywood project marigold is last decade’s biggest disaster of all time among superstars,rofl.write comments with sense and properly utilise your brain.oops you’re brainless bhojpuri movie watchers,expecting this from you is simply waste of time,my mistake,rofl.