Hrithik Roshan-Tiger Shroff starrer 'War' Day 1 collection break Aamir Khan's 'Thugs Of Hindostan' record at Box Office

New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff starrer 'War' has set a new benchmark at the Box Office. The actioner has crossed the opening collections of Aamir Khan's 'Thugs Of Hindostan'.

Renowned film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took Twitter and shared the opening day figures. He wrote: “#War creates H-I-S-T-O-R-Y... Sets new benchmarks for #Hindi films... Big holiday [#GandhiJayanti] + unprecedented hype results in mind boggling *Day 1* total... Crosses the previous best - #ThugsOfHindostan - by a margin, despite lower screen count.”

#War creates H-I-S-T-O-R-Y... Sets new benchmarks for #Hindi films... Big holiday [#GandhiJayanti] + unprecedented hype results in mind boggling *Day 1* total... Crosses the previous best - #ThugsOfHindostan - by a margin, despite lower screen count.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 3, 2019

#War *Day 1* [Wed] biz...

#Hindi: ₹ 51.60 cr

#Tamil + #Telugu: ₹ 1.75 cr

Total: ₹ 53.35 cr [4000 screens]

Nett BOC. India biz.

⭐️ Highest Day 1 for a #Hindi film

⭐️ Highest Day 1 on a national holiday

⭐️ Highest Day 1 for #HrithikRoshan, #TigerShroff, #YRF

#War *Day 1* [Wed] biz...#Hindi: ₹ 51.60 cr#Tamil + #Telugu: ₹ 1.75 cr
Total: ₹ 53.35 cr [4000 screens]
Nett BOC. India biz.
⭐️ Highest Day 1 for a #Hindi film
⭐️ Highest Day 1 on a national holiday
⭐️ Highest Day 1 for #HrithikRoshan, #TigerShroff, #YRF

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 3, 2019

#War sets the BO on , despite...
⭐️ Competition posed by #SyeRaaNarasimhaReddy in South
⭐️ Multiple #Bengali films released simultaneously in #Bengal due to festive period
⭐️ #Hollywood biggie #Joker taking away a chunk of screens/shows at major metros

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 3, 2019

Top 5 *Day 1* biz... 2019 releases...
1. #War ₹ 53.35cr [Wed]
2. #Bharat ₹ 42.30 cr [Wed]
3. #MissionMangal ₹ 29.16 cr [Thu]
4. #Saaho [#Hindi] ₹ 24.40 cr [Fri]
5. #Kalank ₹ 21.60 cr [Wed]
Nett BOC. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 3, 2019

#War screen count...#India: 4000 [#Hindi, #Tamil, #Telugu]#Overseas: 1350
Worldwide total: 5350 screens
#War had a limited release [evening/night shows] on Wed in international markets. #Overseas will see a full-fledged release today [Thu].

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 3, 2019

'War' is directed by produced by Yash Raj Films and directed by 'Salaam Namaste' fame filmmaker Siddharth Anand.

The high-octane film that also stars Vaani Kapoor opposite Hrithik Roshan, released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on the big National Holiday of Gandhi Jayanti, October 2.

Interestingly, both 'War' and 'Thugs Of Hindostan' are bankrolled by Aditya Chopra's Yash Raj Films.