Mumbai: Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani starrer Kabir Singh continues its blockbuster run at the box office. Within just nine days of its nation-wide release, the movie has become the third highest grosser of 2019.
The movie is an official remake of Telugu blockbuster Arjun Reddy. Additionally, it also becomes the largest solo hit of Shahid Kapoor. Kabir Singh beat Akshay Kumar starrer Kesari, which is also his highest grosser and Ajay Devgn’s Total Dhamaal, which is his second highest grosser of all time.
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On its day 9, the 2019-release Kabir Singh collected a solid Rs 17.10 crore on its second Saturday, which is massive. Despite negative reviews and criticism, the film has found favour among the audience. With Rs 17.10 crore, the Shahid-Kiara starrer has now collected a total of Rs 163.73 crore.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the box office numbers.
Kabir Singh is third on the list of the top 5 highest grossing films of 2019 so far, and its box office run is far from over. The other two films on top are Uri: The Surgical Strike and Bharat.
#KabirSingh crosses ₹ 150 cr… Will cross ₹ 175 cr today [Day 10]… Now third highest grosser of 2019, surpassing *lifetime biz* of #Kesari and #TotalDhamaal… Trending better than #Padmaavat in Week 2… [Week 2] Fri 12.21 cr, Sat 17.10 cr. Total: ₹ 163.73 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 30, 2019
Top 5 highest grossing films… 2019 releases…
1. #Uri
2. #Bharat
3. #KabirSingh [still running]
4. #Kesari
5. #TotalDhamaal
[BO ranking as on 29 June 2019]
⭐️ #KabirSingh should surpass *lifetime biz* of #Bharat and #Uri in coming days. India biz.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 30, 2019
#KabirSingh benchmarks…
Crossed ₹ 50 cr: Day 3
₹ 100 cr: Day 5
Will cross ₹ 150 cr today [Day 9]
It’s difficult to guesstimate the *lifetime biz* of #KabirSingh, since the film refuses to slow down… Best trending film of 2019 [so far]. India biz. ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 29, 2019