Hanuman Ansh crosses ₹300 crore in India, ₹400 crore worldwide; beats all-time hits 3 Idiots, Kantara, Krrish 3
Here's the latest box office buzz making the rounds:
Hanuman Ansh had established itself as the most successful and profitable Indian movie weeks ago, but it just refuses to slow down even after seven weeks in theatres. The devotional movie had another stellar weekend - its eighth - allowing it to reach new milestones at the ticket-window. Along the way, it also entered the list of the top 50 highest-grossing Indian films of all time.
Adding to this, Hanuman Ansh is now a ₹400 crore rupees movie. Hanuman Ansh reaches ₹ 400 crore rupees worldwide 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.
Meanwhile, This weekend was its eighth at the theatres. The devotional movie collected ₹ 18.95 crore rupees net on the weekend, including a staggering ₹ 9 crore rupees on Sunday alone. This takes the movie’s total domestic haul to ₹ 307 crore rupees net ( ₹ 362 crore rupees gross) after 52 days. On Sunday, Hanuman Ansh crossed the ₹ 300-crore rupees mark at the domestic ticket-window, something fewer than 25 Hindi films have managed before it.
Notably, Overseas, Hanuman Ansh had a delayed rollout. It found international rollout almost six weeks after its Indian rollout, but has since picked up pace. As of Monday, it has collected over $4 million in the international territories. This takes the movie’s worldwide gross to ₹ 402 crore rupees.
As per the latest buzz, With its stellar run in its eighth weekend, Hanuman Ansh entered the top 50 highest-grossing Indian films of all time. On Sunday, it went past Krrish 3 ( ₹ 393 crore rupees) and Chennai Express ( ₹ 392 crore rupees), before crossing the ₹ 400 crore rupees mark. Then, it surpassed the lifetime earnings of 3 Idiots ( ₹ 400 crore rupees) and Kantara ( ₹ 401 crore rupees). Given its momentum, Hanuman Ansh may race to the ₹ 450 crore rupees mark as well, beating other hits including Happy New Year, Vikram, and Andhadhun.
In further updates, Written and directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, Hanuman Ansh follows a grieving young man, Lakshminarayan, who embarks on a spiritual journey in search of God after his mother's death. As he travels across North India in search of answers to life, death, and human suffering, he eventually becomes the revered saint Neem Karoli Baba.
On top of that, The movie stars Shobhinaw Satyaa in the lead role alongside Vihaan Shedge, Chandan K Anand, Purnima Tiwari, Anil Rastogi, Gulshan Pandey and Bhagvandas Patel.
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Source: Hindustan Times