Race 2 gobbles up 100 crore already
Saturday, February 9th, 2013 7:07:46 by Fahad ZafarRace 2 gobbles up 100 crore already
Filmmaker Abbas-Mustan’s action thriller Race 2 has become the first film of the year to enter Rs 100 crore club by grossing Rs.100.45 crore. Made at a budget of Rs 60 crore, the film came out Jan 25 and earned Rs 100.45 crore in two weeks of its release. “We are glad that Race 2 is continuing its great run at the box office and holding its position throughout,” Gaurav Verma, director – India theatrical distribution, Studios, Disney UTV, said in a statement.
“We had complete faith in the film and are extremely happy that audiences have liked the film and have made it possible for the film to reach this position,” he added. Co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Tips Music Films, the film features an ensemble cast of John Abraham, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor and Ameesha Patel.
Abbas-Mastan’s action thriller has managed to enter the Rs. 100 club despite bad reviews from the critics. The film was released in Janaury and collected Rs. 100.45 crore in the second week itself. Race 2 collects approx Rs. 51.35 crore over weekend. Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer Race 2 collected Rs. 51.35 cr nett in its opening weekend. The film had a fantastic opening weekend with a robust Friday, showed exceptional growth on Saturday.
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