Sanju has created a new record at the box-office by collecting Rs 46.71 crore on Sunday, making it the highest single day collection by an Indian film. This record was previously held by Baahubali 2 which raked in Rs 46.50 cr. With this record collection, the 3-day weekend earning of Sanju is now Rs 120.06 crore. The Sanjay Dutt biopic is a massive hit having collected Rs 34.75 crore on day one and its day two earnings were Rs 38.60 crore.
The Rajkumar Hirani film has now got the biggest opening weekend this year, followed by Padmaavat.
After films like Padmaavat and Raid, Sanju has become the seventh film to cross the Rs 100 crore mark in Indian theatres this year.
Here’s a quick look at the other Hindi films that have made over Rs 100 crore this year:
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