Brahmastra Box Office Collections: Ranbir Kapoor starrer collects 3.30 million dollars on first day overseas

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt led Brahmastra, directed by Ayan Mukerji opened to a phenomenal $3.40 million on its first day overseas.

By Jatinder Singh

Updated on Sep 14, 2022 | 01:13 PM IST | 399K

Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt led Brahmastra secures a phenomenal opening day overseas

Brahmastra has taken a massive start internationally, grossing $3.30 million (Rs. 26 crores) approx on its opening day. There are only three other films from Bollywood that have collected $3 million plus on their first day internationally, namely Dhoom 3, Sultan and Padmaavat. However, the three had a release in Pakistan which was a big market and had better exchange rates, so in like-for-like conditions, it is second only after Padmaavat. The film is projected to collect $8.50 to 9 million in its first weekend internationally, which will be among the biggest openers ever from Bollywood.

The Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt starrer opened to a phenomenal $2 million in US / Canada, including $700K previews on Thursday. This is the highest opening day ever for a Bollywood film in the market, beating Padmaavat, which collected $1,649,799 in January 2018. Padmaavat collected $5,000,650 over its weekend and that will be the number to beat for Brahmastra as it is projected to collect $4.75 to 5 million in its opening frame.

Australia was the next best performer, with A$306K first day and here it was just behind A$364K of Padmaavat, making it the industry’s second biggest start in the market. The United Kingdom also did well with £165K. Brahmastra is likely to collect over £500K in its first weekend here, something that has become a rare sight lately. Middle East was fair with $500K but considering how the other main markets are performing at record or near record levels, it could have done better.