Fan box office collections are out and Shah Rukh Khan’s star power which proved strong on day one has witnessed a downfall on day two and three. SRK’S film dominated the box office on the opening day of its release, the collections went down on day two but third day’s collections were comparatively good.
The movie had a superb opening as it minted Rs. 19.20 cr. on the first day of its release. The second day was not as pleasant as the first one as the film managed to make only Rs. 15.40 cr on Saturday and Sunday’s collections were Rs. 17.75 cr. Total collections of the first weekend is Rs. 52.35 cr.
The film which has got thumbs up by the critics has been getting mixed response from the viewers.
Shah Rukh Khan, who came back with a negative role after a long time, was also praised by the critics and film fraternity for his performance as fan Gaurav and superstar Aryan Khanna in the film directed by Maneesh Sharma.
In the international also, the movie did a great business collecting $2.7 million (Rs. 17.93 cr.) on Thursday (April 14) and Friday (April 15).
Fan has been released in a total of 4600+ screens worldwide spanning 3500+ screen counts in India and 1100+ international screens.
With this box office numbers, Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan has shot up to the top position beating Akshay Kumar’s Airlift with Rs. 12.35 cr. and the recently released Jon Favreau’s The Jungle book with Rs. 10.09 cr. on the opening day.
Indian Express critic Shubhra Gupta also gave Fan three and half stars and has praised SRK for his performance.
She writes: “I am happy to report that ‘Fan’ is a triumph. Shah Rukh Khan is played to all his strengths, and he plays it just right, gliding in and out of the star and the fan, creating distinct identities and outlines in one scene, and blurring the lines just so in the next. It is a wonderful, grasping, knowing performance, the actor and the star all rolled in one, all at our service, even as they service Shah Rukh Khan’s stratospheric stardom. But, and this is the thing, the film does not simper or slobber. It is not in thrall to its star, even when it recognizes his stardom. It goes at itself with a raised devil’s eyebrow ( just like SRK’s) and a nod and a wink, and brings us in on the joke. And Shah Rukh Khan keeps pace with us, all the way.”
SRK’s last year’s release Dilwale had Rs. Rs. 148.72 cr. in India and his Happy New Year, which released n 2014 was a commercial success and earned Rs. Rs. 203 cr. in India. His other hit was Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express (2013). The film earned Rs. 227.13 cr. during its lifetime.
Shah Rukh Khan thanked his fans by posting a video on Twitter.
Thank you for the overwhelming response… pic.twitter.com/9Abbw2Wskz
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 16, 2016
While Friday has been lucky so far for Fan, it remains to be seen how the movie performs on Saturday and Sunday and in the coming days.
COURTESY INDIAN EXPRESS