Box office: Ek Villain Returns has a decent opening in India and abroad

After opening with Rs6.75 crore nett on Friday, director Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain Returns amassed Rs7 crore and Rs8.25 crore on Saturday and Sunday respectively, according to the trade website BoxOfficeIndia.com. 

Starring John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Tara Sutaria and Disha Patani, Ek Villain Returns has performed decently so far. Although the film's numbers, its decent performance has brought relief to the industry at a time when most movies are tanking in the first week itself.

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As per trade sources, Ek Villain Returns was made on a budget of Rs50-60 crore. The film has so far earned Rs22 crore. It can’t afford to have a big fall on Monday as so many Hindi films this year have. 

Ek Villain Returns has also surprisingly done well in the overseas market. As per BoxOfficeIndia.com, the movie clocked $3,25,000 outside India on its opening day. In fact, in the United Kingdom, it made 3,000 pounds more than the recent hit Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) by earning 40,000 pounds. 

Meanwhile, the Hindi version of Kiccha Sudeep’s Kannada movie Vikrant Rona had an average opening weekend, collecting Rs5.96 crore nett, according to veteran trade analyst Taran Adarsh.