Salman Khan’s Diwali release Tiger 3 had a bumper opening at the box office. The spy thriller had opened at ₹44 crore on Sunday. Now, as per early estimates in a report from Sacnilk.com, Tiger 3 has now minted around ₹54.67 Cr India nett on its second day for all languages.
This makes it the second highest collection for the second day for a Hindi movie.
The total collection now stand at ₹98 crores after two days.
If the estimates prove right, Tiger 3 will overthrow Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan and its second day collections at the Indian box office. Jawan had grossed ₹53 crores nett on its second day of release. Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham-starrer Pathaan collected around ₹70 crore in Hindi on day 2, the Republic Day holiday.
Meanwhile, Tiger 3 marks the return of Katrina Kaif as Zoya while Emraan Hashmi joins the franchise as the lead antagonist. Hrithik Roshan as Kabir from War and Shah Rukh Khan from Pathaan have cameos in the film. It is the third instalment of the Tiger franchise and a part of the YRF Spy Universe with the likes of War and Pathaan.
Meanwhile, fans of Salman Khan caused chaos at a theatre in Malegaon when they lit firecrackers during a show of Tiger 3. Many other members of the audience were seen running for safety inside the theatre. Salman reacted to the incident and took to his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday to say, “I’m hearing about fireworks inside theaters during Tiger3. This is dangerous. Let’s enjoy the film without putting ourselves and others at risk. Stay safe.” (Agencies )
