Film critic Taran Adarsh tweeted:
#GabbarIsBack Fri ₹ 13.05 cr. India biz. HIGHEST OPENER of 2015 so far [Hindi films].
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 2, 2015Akshay's fans are quite pleased with the film's success and have started trending #ProudOfGabbar on Twitter. While some are simply happy with the film's initial run, some say that the collections were low due to the ongoing Indian Premiere League. Some fans have also predicted Rs 45 crore plus business over the weekend. (Read Review: Gabbar Is Back)
Iam happy with day1 collections of GABBAR
#ProudOfGabbar
— Akshay kumar rocks!! (@AkkiTalks) May 2, 201513.5 day1 ..l'll bit low bt its ok considering IpL n regional releases... 42-45cr weekend on cards..... #ProudOFGabbar
— ♥Football Freak♥ (@khiladi_DeEp1) May 2, 2015Some fans are not bothered about the collections and are simply #ProudOfGabbar for Akshay performance and the film's message:
It's a good movie with message &proper justice done by all characters irrespective of reviews given by critics.@akshaykumar #ProudOfGabbar
— Feroz Khan (@Ferozkhanactor) May 2, 2015It's a good movie with message &proper justice done by all characters irrespective of reviews given by critics.@akshaykumar #ProudOfGabbar
— Feroz Khan (@Ferozkhanactor) May 2, 2015Further, some of the actor's fans also "hired a crane" to garland my his posted. Akshay tweeted the image and captioned it:
Just when I felt u'll have given me enough love,U'll go ahead & hire a crane to garland my poster!Never felt so loved pic.twitter.com/pxi4dBOwwK
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) May 2, 2015Meanwhile, last week's release Hollywood action film Avengers: Age of Ultron is also giving Gabbar Is Back a stiff competition:
#AvengersAgeOfUltron [Week 2] Fri 3.25 cr. Grand total: ₹ 56.90 cr. India biz. ROCK-STEADY!
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 2, 2015