After a lukewarm opening Ajay Devgn and Madhuri Dixit starrer Total Dhamaal is all set to laugh all the way to the bank with their Box Office earnings. Here's what critics have to say.
Mumbai: Total entertainer, filmmaker Indra Kumar's Total Dhamaal seemed to have picked up speed despite having a meh opening this Friday.
The Ajay Devgn-Madhuri Dixit starrer scored Rs. 36.90 crore in two days as it eyes Rs 60 crore plus the weekend. The ensemble cast of Total Dhamaal also includes Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Anil Kapoor, Boman Irani and Sanjay Mishra.
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Fim critic Taran Adarsh shared the report on Twitter saying, "Metros/plexes join the party, thus contributing to an impressive total... Will score bigger numbers on Day 3 since families/kids are patronising it... Eyes ₹ 60 cr [+/-] weekend." He also shared their impressive numbers from the international market.
Total Dhamaal is the third installment in the Dhamaal series and marks the onscreen reunion of Madhuri and Anil after 19 years.
exceeds expectations in international markets as well... Mints $ 1.23 million [₹ 8.74 cr] on Day 1... Breakup:
USA+Canada: $ 235k
UAE+GCC: $ 700k [Thu+Fri]
UK: $ 93k
Australia: $ 70k
NZ: $ 30k
The makers of the movie had come forward to condemn the recent Pulwama attack and becoming the first ones to announce not releasing the movie in Pakistan. "In the light of the recent attacks, the makers and the actors got together to help out the families of the Pulwama martyrs. It is a sad thing to see the Indian soldiers suffer through this event and the team was keen on doing their bit to support them," a spokesperson of the film unit said in a statement.
Also read: Total Dhamaal cast donates Rs 50 lakhs to martyrs' families
And, with such impressive figures and rave reviews, looks like Pakistan has missed out on much.
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