‘Sanju’ crosses 200 crore-mark, surpasses first week earning of Dangal, Sultan, Baahubali 2

New Delhi: Bollywood biopic ‘Sanju’- based on the life of actor Sanjay Dutt, has created history by crossing the Rs 200 crore mark in the first week itself.

The movie earned Rs 202.51 crore, surpassing the first-week earnings of ‘Dangal’, ‘Sultan’, ‘Baahubali 2’ and ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’.

Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “After *WEEK 1*…
#Dangal ? 197.54 cr [7 days] / Christmas
#Sultan ? 229.16 cr [9 days; Wed release] / Eid
#Baahubali2 [Hindi] ? 247 cr [7 days] / non-holiday
#TigerZindaHai ? 206.04 [7 days] / Christmas
#Sanju ? 202.51 [7 days] / non-holiday
India biz.”

‘Sanju’ – which hit the big screens on June 29 – rocked the Box Office by earning a whopping Rs 120.06 crore on the opening weekend.

Written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, ‘Sanju’ stars Ranbir as Sanjay Dutt, along with Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Dia Mirza, Sonam Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Jim Sarbh and Anushka Sharma in pivotal roles. (ANI)