Box Office Report of Raees: A Comprehensive Analysis

The Indian film industry is one of the largest in the world, producing hundreds of movies each year. Among the many films released in 2017, Raees was one of the most anticipated and talked-about movies. Directed by Rahul Dholakia and starring Shah Rukh Khan, the movie was released on January 25, 2017. In this article, we will provide a comprehensive analysis of the box office report of Raees.

Section 1: Opening Weekend

Raees opened to a massive response at the box office. The movie collected Rs. 20.42 crores on its opening day, making it the highest opening day collection for a Bollywood movie in 2017. The movie continued its impressive run over the weekend, collecting Rs. 26.30 crores on Saturday and Rs. 13.11 crores on Sunday. The total collection for the opening weekend was Rs. 59.83 crores.

The opening weekend collection of Raees was impressive, but it was not enough to break the record set by Salman Khan’s Sultan, which collected Rs. 105.53 crores in its opening weekend. However, Raees did manage to beat the opening weekend collection of Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil, which collected Rs. 38.87 crores.

Section 2: Weekdays Collection

After the impressive opening weekend, the weekdays collection of Raees was crucial to determine its overall success at the box office. The movie managed to hold its ground during the weekdays, collecting Rs. 8.25 crores on Monday, Rs. 7.52 crores on Tuesday, and Rs. 7.10 crores on Wednesday.

The collection dropped slightly on Thursday, with the movie collecting Rs. 6.25 crores. However, the total collection for the first week was an impressive Rs. 122.36 crores. This made Raees the highest first-week collection for a Bollywood movie in 2017, beating the collection of Kaabil, which collected Rs. 82.18 crores in its first week.

Section 3: Second Week Collection

The second week collection of Raees was crucial to determine if the movie could sustain its impressive run at the box office. The movie managed to collect Rs. 15.61 crores in its second weekend, which was lower than its opening weekend collection. However, the movie managed to hold its ground during the weekdays, collecting Rs. 6.60 crores on Monday, Rs. 6.20 crores on Tuesday, and Rs. 5.70 crores on Wednesday.

The collection dropped slightly on Thursday, with the movie collecting Rs. 4.20 crores. However, the total collection for the second week was an impressive Rs. 38.31 crores. This made Raees the highest second-week collection for a Bollywood movie in 2017, beating the collection of Jolly LLB 2, which collected Rs. 23.50 crores in its second week.

Section 4: Overall Collection

After a successful run at the box office for two weeks, Raees continued to collect decent numbers in its third and fourth weeks. The movie managed to collect Rs. 3.10 crores in its third weekend and Rs. 1.50 crores in its fourth weekend.

The total collection of Raees at the Indian box office was Rs. 137.51 crores. The movie also managed to collect an additional Rs. 66 crores from overseas markets, bringing its total worldwide collection to Rs. 203.09 crores.

Conclusion

Raees was one of the most anticipated movies of 2017, and it did not disappoint at the box office. The movie had an impressive opening weekend and managed to sustain its run during the weekdays. The second-week collection was also impressive, making Raees the highest second-week collection for a Bollywood movie in 2017. The overall collection of Rs. 137.51 crores at the Indian box office and Rs. 203.09 crores worldwide made Raees a commercial success.