Animal scores 2nd biggest opening weekend of all time in Bollywood by collecting 176.58 cr

Ranbir Kapoor’s gangster drama Animal has taken the whole nation by a storm. Animal had a never seen before pre-release buzz for a Ranbir Kapoor film. 

Despite getting an ‘A’ certificate, having excessive violence and having a runtime of more than 200 minutes, Animal has been a beast at the Box Office. 

The scope for gangster and crime based films in India is very less. Animal has set a new benchmark at the Box Office for all the gangster and crime dramas in Bollywood. 

Animal being a fresh film and coming on a non-holiday has set the Box Office on fire. Animal has been in the rampage mode at the Box Office. 

After emerging as the biggest opener for Ranbir Kapoor, Animal has also scored the highest opening weekend ever for Ranbir Kapoor. Animal has collected 176.58 cr nett from the Hindi markets in its opening weekend. Animal has scored the 2nd biggest opening weekend (first 3 days) of all time in Bollywood. 

Have a look below at the day wise collection of Animal:

Have a look below at the top 6 biggest opening weekends of all time in Bollywood:

Out of top 6 biggest opening weekends of Bollywood, 5 have come in 2023. It took 5 years for Bollywood to break Superstar Ranbir Kapoor’s opening weekend record of Sanju. 

Ranbir Kapoor should be officially declared the king of non-holiday. Animal will be his 3rd blockbuster on non-holiday. The biggest hit of his career ‘Sanju’ also came on a non-holiday. By looking at the trending of Animal it seems like it will easily go past the numbers of Sanju in coming days and emerge as Ranbir’s highest grossing film. 

Animal is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Murad Khetani and Pranay Reddy Vanga. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Bobby Deol in the lead roles.