Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi starrer 'Merry Christmas' hit the theatres on January 12. Sriram Raghavan's directorial was released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. It opened to decent numbers at the box office as it earned Rs 2.55 crore in all three languages. On Saturday, Day 2, 'Merry Christmas' saw growth in its collections as it raked in Rs 3.50 crore as per early estimates, as per a report in Sacnilk.com. So, the total box office of 'Merry Christmas' stands at Rs 6.05 crore.
On Day 2, the thriller had an overall 18.15% Hindi occupancy and 26.48% Tamil occupancy.
Earlier, before the release of the film, Outlook India spoke to producer and film business expert, Girish Johar who said that 'Merry Christmas' will 'will mostly rely on word of mouth'.
While predicting the Day 1 collection of 'Merry Christmas', Johar said, ''I would be happy if the film opens with anywhere between 1.5 to 2 crore to start with. Then depending on the comments, word of mouth and everything, it can pick up. On Friday evening, it can see a rise in collection but if it opens with 1.5 to 2 crore on Day 1, then there is another weekend and on weekdays, and it can capitalise and also, there are no big releases till 'Fighter'. So, it can get a good buzz, space and run''.
Produced by Matchbox Pictures, and Tips Films Pvt. Ltd., 'Merry Christmas' has received positive reviews. Apart from Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, the film also stars Radhika Apte, Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Ashwini Kalsekar, and Radhika Sarathkumar in key roles.
