Vicky Kaushal starrer ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike‘ against all odds gathered pace during the weekdays. The film is giving tough competition to Ranveer Singh’s ‘Simmba’ which was doing great before its release. The film’s Monday and Tuesday earning was higher than its opening day collection, which is quite rare.
The film earned ₹ 10.51 crores on Monday and ₹ 9.57 crores on Tuesday, while on its opening day, it collected ₹ 8.20 crores. Till now the film’s total collection has reached up to ₹ 55.25 crores.
Movie critic and biz analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#UriTheSurgicalStrike is winning praise, getting applause/ovation and amassing massive numbers at BO… East. West. North. South. It’s #Uri wave right now.”
#UriTheSurgicalStrike is winning praise, getting applause/ovation and amassing massive numbers at BO… East. West. North. South. It’s #Uri wave right now… Fri 8.20 cr, Sat 12.43 cr, Sun 15.10 cr, Mon 10.51 cr, Tue 9.57 cr. Total: ₹ 55.81 cr. India biz. #HowsTheJosh
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 16, 2019
‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ collected a good amount on Monday as it grossed over ₹10.25 crores net. The film got the benefit of Makar Sankranti.
The film is a hit or a blockbuster that could be known only after its collection on second Friday. At this moment the film has the capability to cross the likes of ‘Badhai Ho’ and ‘Stree’ but the second Friday will tell where it is going.
The film is based on a surgical strike carried out by the special forces of the Indian army on September 29, 2016, avenging terrorist attack in Uri base camp on September 18, 2016, which killed 19 unarmed Indian soldiers.
The film stars Yami Gautam, Paresh Rawal, Mohit Raina, Kirti Kulhari in pivotal roles. It is written and directed by Aditya Dhar, produced by Ronnie Screwvala and presented by RSVP movies.