Actor Ranbir Kapoor’s latest film ‘Animal’, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, is aiming to cross Rs 500 crore mark at the domestic box office this weekend. On Friday, the film reached a total of Rs 484.34 crore, which is on its 15th day of release. ‘Animal’, despite getting criticism for its treatment of women and glorification of toxic masculinity, has been breaking box office numbers.
According to trade website Sacnilk, the early estimates suggest that on its 15th day of release, the film earned Rs 7.5 crore at the Indian box office. But of course, the 15th day marked the film’s lowest single-day haul. At the global box office, the film has collected Rs 784.45 crore worldwide in the first two weeks of its release, and it looks like it will be able to pass the Rs 800 crore mark this weekend.
‘Animal’ is also the third Bollywood film of the year, behind ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Jawan’, to mint more than $100 million globally.
Nonetheless, this weekend is a clear run that director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film before Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Dunki’ is released on December 21, followed by Prabhas’s ‘Salaar’ just the next day. Both the films are expected to take up shows in Hindi and South language belts.
‘Animal’, which is currently the third-biggest Indian film of the year, is expected to soon pass ‘Pathaan’ at the domestic box office. It is also Ranbir’s biggest-ever film.
At the box office, ‘Animal’ clashed with Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Sam Bahadur’ on December 1. The film also stars Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Bobby Deol in pivotal roles, and revolves around a troubled relationship between a father and son.
