Sonam - Kareena's Veere Di Wedding dethrones Alia's Raazi to become the fifth highest opening weekend grosser of 2018

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja - Kareena Kapoor Khan's Veere Di Wedding BEATS Alia Bhatt - Vicky Kaushal's Raazi to achieve this huge feat!

By Karan Sanjay Shah
Published: June 4, 2018 12:36 PM IST

After a fantastic opening on day 1, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhasker and Shikha Talsania's Veere Di Wedding has grown from strength to strength at the domestic box office. The film grew very well over the opening weekend and raked in Rs 36.52 crore, which is fantastic to say the least. But that's not it! After raking in such a decent amount, the movie has dethroned Alia Bhatt's Raazi (Rs 32.94 crore) to become the fifth highest opening weekend grosser of 2018. Considering that it was an all women film, it had a decent buzz and screenspace, Veere Di Wedding has performed very well. Also Read - Mahesh Bhatt talks about how easily available erotic content on the internet has ended the allure of s*x in cinema

Though it could not compete with the likes of Ranveer Singh - Deepika Padukone's Padmaavat, Tiger Shroff's Baaghi 2 and Akshay Kumar's Pad Man, Veere Di Wedding has punched above its weight and achieved this magnificient feat! Talking about the film's achievement, trade analyst Taran Adarsh revealed on Twitter, "TOP 5 - 2018. Opening Weekend biz. 1. #Padmavaat Rs 114 crore [extended weekend; select previews on Wed, released on Thu]. Hindi + Tamil + Telugu. 2. #Baaghi2 Rs 73.10 crore. 3. #Raid Rs 41.01 crore. 4. #PadMan Rs 40.05 crore. 5. #VeereDiWedding Rs 36.52 crore. India biz." Achieving such a feat was surely difficult, but all this has been possible courtesy the fantastic story and tremendous word of mouth publicity. Everyone has been raving about the movie, which has enabled it to grow and earn such a huge amount at the domestic box office. (ALSO READ - Veere Di Wedding box office collection day 3: Sonam - Kareena's film sees another jump; rakes in Rs 36.52 crore over the first weekend) Also Read - Entertainment News Today April 25: Heeramandi first review, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke on OTT more updates

Looking at the current trends, Veere Di Wedding should earn Rs 75 - 100 crore at the domestic box office in its lifetime run. But will it be able to compete with the other Bollywood releases and enter the top 5 highest grossers of 2018? Well, it's something we will have to wait and watch out for. In the meantime, share with us your thoughts about the latest achievement by the Kareena and Sonam starrer in the comments section below. Also, stay tuned to BollywoodLife as we get you all the box office updates about Veere Di Wedding right here! Also Read - Heeramandi Screening: Will Sanjay Leela Bhansali announce Inshallah with Salman Khan soon?

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ByKaran Sanjay Shah
Published: June 4, 2018 12:36 PM IST