Vicky Kaushal’s biggest opener, earns Rs 8.5 Crore

Vicky Kaushal’s film “Bad Newz,” directed by Anand Tiwari, hit the theatres on Friday. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, it earned Rs 8.5 crore on its first day.

This is impressive considering the last film to gross more on its opening day was the Eid release “Bade Miyan Chote Miyan”.

“BMCM” earned Rs 16 crore on its opening day, but lost momentum quickly. The opening day earnings for “Bad Newz” also makes it the biggest opener in Vicky Kaushal’s career so far.

His previous record was held by the 2019 film “Uri”, which grossed Rs 8.2 crore on its first day and went on to gross over Rs 245 crore in India.

The overall attendance for “Bad Newz” on its opening day was only 22.83 percent, with most people watching the night shows. In Mumbai, with 835 screenings, the attendance was 20.75 percent.

In Delhi and NCR, with 1054 screenings, it was 26 percent. Film distributors and exhibitors were excited about “Bad Newz” as the film’s team did a great job with promotions and the film showed strong potential. The number of screens for “Bad Newz” is much higher than Akshay Kumar’s “Sarfira” ever had.

On its opening day, “Sarfira” ran 472 shows in Mumbai and 570 shows in Delhi and NCR, while “Bad Newz” had twice as many shows as “Sarfira”.

Trade experts expect “Bad Newz” to do better this weekend. According to a Pinkvilla report, the film is predicted to collect over Rs 30 crore in its first weekend.

“Bad Newz” is being compared to films like “Crew” and “Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya”, which were also targeted at the urban audience. “Crew” opened with Rs 10.28 crore and eventually grossed Rs 89.92 crore, while “Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya” opened with Rs 7.02 crore and eventually grossed Rs 80.88 crore.