After impressing the audience with his charming boy-next-door character of Mickey in Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, Ranbir Kapoor took the box office by storm with his latest release Animal. He made the audience stumped and surprised with his raw and massy avatar. The film took a historic opening across the globe and made some great records at the ticket windows. Here are some of them…
Ranbir Kapoor’s biggest opener
With an insane collection of around Rs 63.80 crore (Rs 54.75 crore in Hindi version and Rs 9.05 crore in dubbed south versions), Animal has turned out to be the biggest opener of Ranbir Kapoor.
2nd biggest opener of all-time
It emerged as the 2nd biggest Bollywood opener of all time after Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan, which earned Rs 75 crore in all versions.
2nd biggest opener of 2023
Since Jawan released this year, Animal automatically emerged as 2nd biggest of 2023.
Rashmika Mandanna’s highest first-day grosser
Apart from Ranbir Kapoor, Animal also became Rashmika’s biggest opener. It has surpassed Pushpa, Dear Comrade and Geetha Govindam to achieve this feat.
Biggest opener for an ‘A’ rated film
Animal surpassed Kabir Singh (Rs 20.21 crore) by a huge margin to become the biggest opener for an ‘A’ rated film. Interestingly, the latter was also directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga.
Ranbir Kapoor’s biggest global opener
Animal has hit a century at the global box office on its opening day. With Rs 76 crore (Rs 64 crore net) in India and USD 5.5 million (Rs 46 crore) from the international circuits (including USD 1.2 million (Rs 10 crore) from the premiere shows), the film stands with a grand total of Rs 122 crore.
3rd Bollywood film to hit a century on the opening day
After Pathaan (Rs 106 crore) and Jawan (Rs 129.06 crore), Animal became the 3rd Bollywood film to over Rs 100 crore on its first day at the global box office.
Also starring Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and others in prominent roles, Animal marks the first collaboration between Ranbir Kapoor and director Sandeep Reddy Vanga.