Clearly Indian fans of Disney’s The Jungle Book were eagerly waiting for the release of the film. It sure seems like fans rushed to cinemas as soon as the film released on Friday. The collections on day 1 were as high as Rs 10.09 cr (net), setting a new benchmark in India! Day 2 saw a huge jump and the film managed to collect Rs 13.51 cr taking the two-day total to Rs 23.6 cr. Experts say the figures on Sunday are expected to be higher than Saturday.
The movie has bagged the biggest day 1 for a Hollywood release in India for 2016. It became the 3rd biggest day 1 for any Hollywood movie ever in India after Fast & Furious 7 and Avengers Age of Ultron.
It is also the 2nd biggest opening across Hindi and Hollywood releases in India after Airlift this year.