Dhanush and Kriti Sanon's latest film Tere Ishk Mein opened in theatres on Friday amid massive expectations from fans and critics. Advance bookings had reportedly crossed over Rs 3 crore even before it hit theatres. According to the latest report, the Aanand L Rai-directorial has crossed over Rs 15 crore on its opening day, collecting Rs 16.50, according to Sacnilk. Out of this, Rs 15 crore were from the Hindi language alone, revealed T Series Films, the production house behind the film.
With these numbers, Tere Ishk Mein has achieved the second biggest opening for a romantic film after Mohit Suri's Saiyaara, which earned Rs 21.50 crore. The film has also crossed collections of some major films released this year including Jolly LLB 3 (Rs 12 crore) and Sitaare Zameen Par (Rs 10.70 crore).
Notably, it is also Dhanush's highest opening in his Bollywood career as Raanjhanaa (2013) opened at Rs 5.60 crore while Atrangi Re (2021) was a direct OTT release. Thanks to the hype built ahead of its release and strong word-of-mouth reviews, the film has gained significant numbers on its opening day, which is only expected to increase over the weekend. If the trend continues, Tere Ishk Mein will surpass the Rs 50 crore-mark by Monday.
Upon release, the film was met with mixed reviews. Our CE review of the film read, "Tere Ishk Mein seems like a desperate attempt by director Anand L Rai and writers Himanshu Sharma and Neeraj Yadav to rope-in the fans of Raanjhanaa (2013). The film has all the elements to make it box-office proof: an alpha male protagonist, a war with Pakistan and also an IAS attempt. If Animal, Fighter and 12th Fail walk into a bar, Tere Ishk Mein is the hangover. It is a film which brazenly takes questionable stances for seventy per cent of its runtime and then suddenly tries to get on the right side."
Tere Ishk Mein, which has music by AR Rahman, marks the third collaboration between the Dhanush and Aanand, after Ranjhanaa (2013) and Atrangi Re (2021). This is the first time Kriti is joining forces, both with the actor and the director. Aanand L Rai last directed Raksha Bandhan, starring Akshay Kumar, in 2022.
