‘2.0’ First Day BO collection: Rajinikanth-Akshay starrer is setting the box office on fire
Director S Shankar’s much-awaited sci-fi drama ‘2.0’ has finally hit the theaters and as expected, it is creating a storm at the box-office. The Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer that has released in over 10,500 screens has opened to packed houses across the globe.
Rajinikanth starrer ‘2.0’, that is a sequel to his flick ‘Robot’ has collected a whopping Rs 2.64 crore in Chennai pushing Vijay’s ‘Sarkar’ (that had managed to collect 2.37 crore on its first day) to the second place.
Check out the tweet here:
Jus In: In #Chennai city, #2Point0 takes All-time No.1 Opening for Day 1 – ₹ 2.64 Crs..
It has beaten #Sarkar ‘s ₹ 2.37 Crs set on #Diwali day..
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) November 29, 2018
Overseas too, the film that marks the debut of Akshay Kumar in South has also performed well overseas and has raked in nearly Rs 2 crore in the US, Rs 58 lakhs in Australia and over Rs 11 lakhs in New Zealand.
At the #Australia Box Office, #2Point0 has grossed A$114,696 [₹ 58.46 Lakhs] from 35 Locations on Day 1..
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) November 30, 2018
At the #NewZealand Box Office, #2Point0 has grossed NZ$ 23,243 [₹ 11.11 Lakhs] from 18 locations on Day 1..
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) November 30, 2018
Day-1 Gross till 10 PM EST:
$295K From 265 Locs
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) November 30, 2018
#2Point0 Hindi Day 1 All-India Nett – Early Estimates are around ₹ 25 Crs..
Expecting a Bigger Final number..
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) November 30, 2018
‘2.0’ is a story about harmful radiation that emits from the cellphone towers and has adverse effects on the birds. Rajinikanth as Dr Vaseegaran and Chitti, with Akshay Kumar as the antagonist, is being loved by fans. The VFX is the cherry on the cake and seems to be luring the audience.
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