The crime drama had a massive opening at the ticket window -- better than SRK's last two films Fan and Dear Zindagi -- and has only been rising from then on, coming close to the INR500 million mark in just two days, reported Times of India.
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Indian trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter yesterday to share the good news. "#Raees is PHENOMENAL on Day 2. All set to pack a FAB total in its 5-day weekend. Wed 20.42 cr, Thu 26.30 cr. Total: 46.72 cr. India biz," he wrote.
#Raees is PHENOMENAL on Day 2. All set to pack a FAB total in its 5-day weekend. Wed 20.42 cr, Thu 26.30 cr. Total: ₹ 46.72 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 27, 2017
And this is just domestic earnings. Experts are predicting the Rahul Dholakia directorial will soon cross INR500 million in its overall earnings.
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Seeing how the film was facing competition from Hrithik Roshan-starrer Kaabil, which also released on January 25, it has exceeded all expectations.
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