Gold vs Satyameva Jayate box office day 5: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham films together earn Rs 125 cr

The first weekend is over and Gold box office collection has managed to trump Satyameva Jayate’s box office earning by a margin. The Akshay Kumar sports drama and John Abraham’s film about vigilante justice clashed on Independence Day with spectacular results. However, the next day brought a drastic dip for both the films as it was a working day. While both Gold and Satyameva Jayate picked up at box office in the coming days, they couldn’t achieve the Independence Day momentum.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh on Monday revealed that the Satyameva Jayate and Gold box office collection over the first weekend are in the range of Rs 125 crore. “And the biz multiplies on Sun… Both, #Gold and #SatyamevaJayate have recorded strong figures over the *5-day extended weekend*… Combined biz is approx 125 cr nett [+/-]… Ironically, approx one-third biz [of Rs 125 cr] was accumulated on #IndependenceDay alone,” he wrote.

While the final BO figures of Gold are expected soon, the Akshay Kumar film earned Rs 25.25 crore on Independence Day, dropped drastically on Thursday with Rs 8 crore earning, Friday saw an upward trend with Rs 10 crore collection which sustained over the weekend with Saturday bringing Rs 12 crore estimated earnings and Sunday Rs 15-16 crore, according to a Box Office India report.

Satyameva Jayate has also stayed strong over the weekend. According to the website, the film will be closing its first week at around Rs 50 crore box office collection.

While Akshay’s Gold had released on 3,050 screens in India, John’s action drama was released on 2,500 screens. With their mammoth first day collections, the films together had beaten the highest opening day record in the Hindi film circuit, which belonged to Baahubali 2: The Conclusion with Rs 40 crore net collections.

While Akshay’s Gold had released on 3,050 screens in India, John’s action drama was released on 2,500 screens. With their mammoth first day collections, the films together had beaten the highest opening day record in the Hindi film circuit, which belonged to Baahubali 2: The Conclusion with Rs 40 crore net collections.