Day 3: Brahmastra crosses Rs 100 crores at the India box office, trade hails 'fabulous' weekend

Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra has surpassed the Rs 100-crore mark at the India box office. Globally, the film grossed Rs.225 crore at the end of its first weekend. 

Brahmastra is a superhero fantasy film starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan and Nagarjuna. Despite mixed reviews, the film opened to Rs 75 crore globally on Day 1. It went up to Rs 160 crores on Day 2 and has now reached Rs 225 crores on Day 3 internationally, reports state.

You can read our review of Brahmastra here: https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2022/sep/09/brahmastra-movie-review-this-astraverse-movie-claps-epic-visuals-on-a-generic-plot-34532.html

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Brahmastra's India weekend business could be higher than Rs 108 crores. 

Taran Adarsh tweeted, Brahmāstra has a FABULOUS weekend... *#Hindi* version... *#Nett* BOC...
Day 1: ₹ 31.5 cr+
Day 2: ₹ 37.5 cr+
Day 3: ₹ 39.5 cr+
Final total could be higher... #India biz.
National chains superb...
Day 1: ₹ 17.15 cr est
Day 2: ₹ 20.73 cr est
Day 3: ₹ 21.63 cr est." 

Official figures for the Day 3 collections are awaited from the makers. The film is being hailed for ending Bollywood's dry spell, marked by successive flops and dipping footfalls in theatres.