Kabir Singh Box Office: A still from the movie (courtesy taranadarsh )
Highlights
- 'Kabir Singh' is all set to cross Rs 200 crore on Wednesday
- The film "will challenge lifetime biz of Uri"
- It is all set to become "the highest grossing Hindi film of 2019"
Shahid Kapoor's new film Kabir Singhis setting the box office on fire! The film is about to complete its second week at the theatres and has raked in an impressive sum of Rs 198.95 crore. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh predicts that Kabir Singh's ticket sales will be over Rs 200 crore after Wednesday's collections. And in doing so, Kabir Singh will be eligible to compete with the lifetime business of Vicky Kaushal's Uri: The Surgical Strike, which made over Rs 240 crore - the highest for any 2019 Bollywood release so far. In his tweet for Kabir Singh's box office report, Mr Adarsh wrote: "Kabir Singh will cruise past Rs 200 cr mark today [Day 13]... Will challenge *lifetime biz* of #Uri [in Week 3] and emerge the highest grossing #Hindi film of 2019... [Week 2] Fri 12.21 cr, Sat 17.10 cr, Sun 17.84 cr, Mon 9.07 cr, Tue 8.31 cr. Total: Rs 198.95 cr. India biz."
Meanwhile, Shahid Kapoor's film is also looking at a prosperous week 2 with an estimated total of Rs 80 crore, tweeted Mr Adarsh: "Kabir Singh continues to sparkle... Occupancy/footfalls on [second] Tue indicates it's poised for a fantastic Week 2 total [Rs 80 cr +/-]... Will set a new benchmark today [Wed]: First *A-certified* #Hindi film to cross Rs 200 cr mark."
Kabir Singh was joined by Ayushmann Khurrana's social drama Article 15 last Friday but its box office performance remained undeterred. Kabir Singh release not to become Shahid's biggest opening film but also made it to the list of 2019 films with highest opening day collections.
Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and also starring Kiara Advani, Kabir Singh is the Hindi remake of Telugu blockbuster Arjun Reddy.