Bollywood lost its status as India's largest film industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. As South Indian cinema, especially Telugu, took over the place, even Bollywood's superstar films were bursting at the seams. When even Akshay Kumar or Aamir Khan could not repeat the past successes, Bollywood's next hope was Brahmastra. A fantasy action adventure film written and directed by Ayan Mukerji starring Ranbir. The film was screened after boycott calls. Brahmastra was also the biggest advance booking film in Bollywood in recent times. The film received mixed reviews on the first day, but there were indications that the film did well on its release day.
Unofficial information released by trade analysts was that the film earned 35-37 crores on the first day in India. There were reports that the response was good in foreign markets as well and that it collected more than one million dollars on the first day in the US. Now the official collection figures of the film are out. The fans of the film are carrying these figures as a reply to those who criticized and ridiculed the film. The film's producer Karan Johar released the estimate that the film's global gross was 75 crores on the day of its release. Trade analyst Sumit Kadel notes that this first-day global gross is an all-time record for a Bollywood film released on a working day.
Trade analysts are also pointing to the possibility of Brahmastra becoming No. 1 at the global box office this weekend. If the current collection continues, the film is expected to earn $7-8 million at the global box office. If that happens, Brahmastra will overtake the Chinese film Give Me 5 to top the global box office this weekend. The interesting thing about this film is that Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are back on screen as lovers after their marriage. This is a fantasy adventure film. Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy, Nagarjuna, etc. play other important roles. If this film succeeds, it will also start a multi-featured Bollywood franchise.
