'Animal' Scored Second Biggest Opening For A Bollywood Movie At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, December 2 - The maiden collaboration between Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor and director Sandeep Reddy Vanga set the box office on fire with their A-rated gangster action drama film Animal. The movie exceeded expectations and scored the second-biggest opening ever for a Bollywood movie globally.

"Animal", despite the clash with "Sam Bahadur" and carrying a lengthy runtime of over 200 minutes with an adult rating, stunned the trade with the opening of 76+ crores at the domestic box office. It easily scored the second biggest opening for a Bollywood movie after "Jawan" and the biggest for an A-rated in India.



The film got a major boost from Telugu audiences due to Sandeep Reddy Vanga and has easily become Bollywood's biggest opener ever in the Telugu language by a big margin. Overseas, "Animal" raked in an estimated 40 crores, including premiers. It is the biggest international start ever for a Bollywood movie, beating "Tiger 3".

"Animal" has become the first non-Shah Rukh Khan starrer and third overall Hindi film to take a global opening of over 100 crores worldwide. With 116+ crores, it has beaten SRK's "Pathaan" (105 crores) and is now the second biggest ever after "Jawan" (129 crores). This sort of start, despite the limitations of showcasing and the clash with another movie, is going to be a massive feat in the history of Indian cinema.

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