Hanuman Ansh completes 50 days at the box office, refuses to slow down as it inches towards ₹300 crore in India
Here's the latest box office buzz making the rounds:
Hanuman Ansh has been unstoppable at the ticket-window for over a month. Hanuman Ansh crosses 50 days The movie has rewritten ticket-window records, trade expectations and powered through, just on the sheer support from viewers and positive word of mouth. Now the movie has completed 50 days at the ticket-window!
Adding to this, Hanuman Ansh completed 50 days in theatres on September 26, and on its 51st day, showed even more growth! The latest update from Sacnilk states that Hanuman Ansh has collected ₹ 6.26 crore rupees. This brings the total collection of the movie to ₹ 297.79 crore rupees . The movie is very close to the ₹ 300 crore rupees mark and will definitely cross it by Sunday.
Meanwhile, Directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, Hanuman Ansh is based on the life of Neem Karoli Baba. The movie stars Shobhinaw Satyaa as the spiritual guru and follows the journey of Lakshminarayan, a grieving young man who sets out on a spiritual quest after the death of his mother and eventually becomes Neem Karoli Baba. The cast also includes Vihaan Shedge, Chandan K Anand, Purnima Tiwari, Anil Rastogi, Gulshan Pandey and Bhagvandas Patel.
Notably, Hanuman Ansh did not hit it out of the park right off the bat. The movie had a slow start and was actually written off after its first two weeks in theatres. Hanuman Ansh opened at a paltry ₹ 10 lakh and had collected barely ₹ 1.50 crore rupees in its first two weeks. However, after that, positive word of mouth took over, and the ticket sales shot up. Since its fourth week, Hanuman Ansh has collected over ₹ 60 crore rupees in net at the Indian ticket-window each week. On Monday, its 46th day in theatres, Hanuman Ansh collected a handsome ₹ 4 crore rupees net in India. It is now the fourth-highest-grossing movie in India this year, behind only Dhurandhar 2, Border 2, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
As per the latest buzz, Santanu Das is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over 5 years of experience, writing on films, pop culture and movie festivals. He has a keen interest in writing about South Asian independent films and has covered several movie festivals, including Sundance and CPH: Docx. He also brings a sharp perspective to the monthly column called The Fault in Our Stars, where he writes about a recent movie/series and what stops the ‘good’ from becoming ‘great’. A gold medalist from Banaras Hindu University, Santanu completed his postgraduate studies in English from Jadavpur University. He is also a Rotten Tomatoes-certified movie critic. When not watching films or in conversation with celebrities, Santanu can be found reading a book. Some of his favourite films are Aparajito, Ponyo and The Double Life of Veronique. His favourite books include The Corrections, The God of Small Things and A Room of One's Own. Santanu continues to write passionately about films and star culture. He brings a relatable, as well as critically informed, lens to entertainment and culture for a wide audience. Find him on LinkedIn: santanudasfilm Instagram: @santupecha Read More
Source: Hindustan Times