Last week’s release ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike‘ completed its first week in the theatres and at the box office. Now all heads are turned towards the film’s first-week collection and needless to say the film had lived up to the audience as well as the trade pundit’s expectations.
The film opened up to positive reviews from the audience. The opening day was good news for the filmmakers as it managed to collect ₹ 8.20 crores on day-1. According to the trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film showed 51.59% growth on Saturday and collected ₹ 12.43 crores. It grew 21.48% on day-3, and with ₹ 1510 crores earning on Sunday, film’s total collection reached up to ₹ 35.73 crores, by the end of last week.
#UriTheSurgicalStrike day-wise growth…
Sat [vis-à-vis Fri]: 51.59%
Sun [vis-à-vis Sat]: 21.48%
Taking into account the terrific trending, #Uri is expected to maintain a super-strong grip on weekdays. India biz. #HowsTheJosh— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 14, 2019
#UriTheSurgicalStrike emerges the FIRST HIT of 2019… Indeed, 2019 has started with high josh… Sets the BO on 🔥🔥🔥 on Day 3… Packs a solid total in its opening weekend… Fri 8.20 cr, Sat 12.43 cr, Sun 15.10 cr. Total: ₹ 35.73 cr. India biz. #Uri #HowsTheJosh
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 14, 2019
Aditya Dhar’s war drama incorporates all the ingredients of a masala entertainer. Where Vicky Kaushal plays a Para (Special Forces) Commando. ‘Uri’ is receiving some competition from The Accidental Prime Minister but still has earned a good amount of ₹8.20 crore on its opening day.
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. All the brave soldiers who went for surgical strike returned unharmed killing 35-50 Pakistani terrorists. They all received awards for their bravery on Republic Day in 2017.
The film stars Vicky Kaushal, 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.