‘Ek Villain’ is on a record-smashing spree, generating remarkable box office collection figures in the domestic market in the opening weekend. Living up to the expectations, ‘Ek Villain’ dominated the market place with a massive opening across all sectors on Friday with box office collections of Rs 16.72 crore, making it the second highest opener of 2014.
Sidharth Malhotra-Shraddha Kapoor starrer collected Rs 16.54 on Saturday, followed by Rs 17.44 crore on the Sunday, capping the first weekend figure at Rs 50.70 crore in the domestic market, taking the film to No 15 slot in all-time top opening grossers list, which is topped by ‘Dhoom 3’ (Rs 107.61 crore), ‘Chennai Express’ (Rs 100.42 crore) and ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (Rs 100.16 crore). As far as this year’s releases are concerned, ‘Ek Villain’ also made it to the second place among the top weekend grosser after ‘Jai Ho’, which generated Rs 60.68 crore in the first three days of business at the box office.
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?The weekend business of ‘Ek Villain’ has been incredible, which has come as a shocker for many within the industry. Keeping in mind its star cast, the budget and the screen count (2,539 screens in the domestic market), the weekend numbers of ‘Ek Villain’ are at par with any big-budget film starring an A-lister that gets an extensive release (3500+ screens in the domestic market),? said trade analyst Taran Adarsh.?
#EkVillain Fri 16.72 cr, Sat 16.54 cr, Sun 17.44 cr. Total: ₹ 50.70 cr nett. India biz. MONSTROUS HIT!
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 30, 2014
?The very first promo of the ‘Ek Villain’ had created enormous curiosity for the film. Mohit Suri, who had just delivered a blockbuster in AASHIQUI-2, had enormous responsibility on his shoulders and he had to prove he could deliver numbers without the backing of Bhatts. What’s more, while AASHIQUI was a brand, ‘Ek Villain’ wasn’t. In addition, his decision to cast two relative newcomers (Sidharth and Shraddha) and an actor synonymous with comedies (Riteish) in the role of a cold-blooded murderer raised eyebrows. But fortune favors the brave?,? Adarsh added
The tremendous hype that the film had generated prior to its release has resulted in an overwhelming start everywhere.
Despite ’15’ rating by Censors, ‘Ek Villain’ also made a bigger start than most biggies in the UK, collecting ?62,905 (Rs 64.33 lakh) on Friday. In Australia also, the film surprised with A$19,592 (Rs 11.08 lakh), tweeted Adarsh.
In a nutshell, ‘Ek Villain’ is expected to be the first choice of cinegoers over the weekend.
In ”Ek Villain”, Sidharth Malhotra?s plays a character with grey shades while Shraddha Kapoor plays his love interest. Riteish Deshmukh also has several grey shades to his character.
