Upon its release on October 2nd, the highly anticipated Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff–starrer War earned tremendous reviews, eventually leading to a monumental first day collection of Rs. 53.35 cr. After a five–day stint in theatres, War ended with an impressive Rs 166.25 cr in box office earnings – however it wasn’t until Monday that the film truly proved its success as it made history by overtaking Simmba’s (Rs. 21.24 cr) and PK’s (Rs. 21.22 cr) figures to become the 8th highest grossing first Monday movie ever at an outstanding Rs 21.50 cr!
Released in over 4000 screens across India, Siddharth Anand’s War saw a great response on its opening Monday with box–office collections surpassing the likes of Judwaa 2 (Rs. 18 cr), Golmaal Again (Rs. 16.04 cr) and Sultan (Rs. 15.54 cr). Securing 8th place among the highest First Monday grossers, this movie surely has marked itself as one of the greatest blockbusters ever!
Top 10 All-time Top First Monday grossers:
Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion- Rs 40.25 cr
Tiger Zinda Hai – Rs 36.54 cr
Krrish 3 – Rs 35.91 cr
Bajrangi Bhaijaan – Rs 27.05 cr
Dangal – Rs 25.69 cr
Sanju – Rs 25.35 cr
Dhoom 3 – Rs 21.71 cr
War – Rs 21.50 cr
Simmba – Rs 21.24 cr
PK – Rs 21.22 cr
