Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gully Boy’ helmed by Zoya Akhtar performs very well on a working Monday and it has crossed the 80 crore mark by collecting a total of 8.65 crore taking the total earning of the film in the first 5 days to 81.10 crores. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to shared Day 5 earning of the film and wrote – “#GullyBoy shows a solid hold on Mon [Day 5]… Expectedly, metros are driving the biz… Should hit ₹ 100 cr on Thu [Day 8]… Mumbai circuit is the front runner [terrific]… Thu 19.40 cr, Fri 13.10 cr, Sat 18.65 cr, Sun 21.30 cr, Mon 8.65 cr. Total: ₹ 81.10 cr. India biz.”
‘Gully Boy’ earned Rs. 19.40 crore on Thursday on it’s release day but the collections saw a slight dip on Friday with the film minting Rs. 13.10 crore. The film made Rs. 18.65 on Saturday and continued to rule the ticket windows on Sunday, earning Rs. 21.30 crore, taking its total collection to Rs. 72.45 crore.
With the opening weekend business of 72.45 crore, Taran had expected it to cross 75 mark on Monday but the film did beyond expectations. Now the trade analyst predicts it would enter 100 crore club by Thursday.
#GullyBoy shows a solid hold on Mon [Day 5]… Expectedly, metros are driving the biz… Should hit ₹ ???? cr on Thu [Day 8]… Mumbai circuit is the front runner [terrific]… Thu 19.40 cr, Fri 13.10 cr, Sat 18.65 cr, Sun 21.30 cr, Mon 8.65 cr. Total: ₹ 81.10 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 19, 2019
‘Gully Boy’ opened to great reviews from both film critics and audiences. It first premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. Many of the international publications gave the film a good review.
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Even Hollywood actor Will Smith became a fan of Ranveer and shared a video on his Instagram account, praising Ranveer’s rapping skills.
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Karan Johar also shared a heartfel post for the lead actors calling ‘Gully Boy’ a cult classic.
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‘Gully Boy’ is inspired by the lives of Mumbai street rappers Vivian Fernandes aka Divine and Naved Shaikh aka Naezy. The film is directed by Zoya Akhtar and released on Valentine’s Day, February 14.
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