Despite having an average opening, John Abraham and Diana Penty starrer Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran crossed its first milestone of 50 crores in the domestic market. The film, which had many hurdles before its release, managed to woo the audience to achieve the feat in less than two weeks.
As per the box office reports, the film collected 16.42 crores in the second week to take its total domestic box office collection to 51.83 crores after 14 days. The film faced competition from Veere Di Wedding in the second week, which became the first choice for the moviegoers despite the adult content.
Pre-release issues, limited marketing and awareness, #IPL semi-finals and finals hitting its biz hard, yet #Parmanu is a SUCCESS STORY… [Week 2] Fri 2.05 cr, Sat 3.56 cr, Sun 4.53 cr, Mon 1.79 cr, Tue 1.64 cr, Wed 1.57 cr, Thu 1.28 cr. Total: ₹ 51.83 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 8, 2018
It has already crossed its budget (45 crores) and its lifetime collection is now heading towards 60-62 crores.
The business of the film is as follows:
Week 1: ₹ 35.41 cr
Friday (Day 8): ₹ 2.05 cr
Saturday (Day 9): ₹ 3.56 cr
Sunday (Day 10): ₹ 4.53 cr
Monday (Day 11): ₹ 1.79 cr
Tuesday (Day 12): ₹ 1.64 cr
Wednesday (Day 13): ₹ 1.57 cr
Thursday (Day 14): ₹ 1.28 cr
Total: ₹ 51.83 cr