Mission Mangal vs Batla House: Akshay Kumar’s film takes lead at box-office on day 3

Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal has raked in Rs 70.02 crore in three days. Actor John Abraham's Batla House, on the other hand, minted Rs 35.29 crore. Both the films hit the screens on 15th August, 2019. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Sunday that Mission Mangal, witnessed a superb growth on Day 3.

''#MissionMangal witnesses superb growth on Day 3... Multiplexes of metros + Tier-2 cities are rocking... Mass circuits witness growth and should put up big numbers today ... Thu 29.16 cr, Fri 17.28 cr, Sat 23.58 cr. Total: ₹ 70.02 cr. India biz,'' he wrote. 

#MissionMangal witnesses superb growth on Day 3... Multiplexes of metros + Tier-2 cities are rocking... Mass circuits witness growth and should put up big numbers today ... Thu 29.16 cr, Fri 17.28 cr, Sat 23.58 cr. Total: ₹ 70.02 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 18, 2019

On the other hand, Batla House witnessed a substantial growth on Day 3. "Should witness solid growth today Sunday. Thursday Rs 15.55 cr, Friday Rs 8.84 cr, Saturday Rs 10.90 cr. Total: Rs 35.29 cr. India biz," Adarsh tweeted.

#BatlaHouse shows substantial growth on Day 3... Has been appreciated and that is reflecting in its numbers, despite a strong opponent... Should witness solid growth today ... Thu 15.55 cr, Fri 8.84 cr, Sat 10.90 cr. Total: ₹ 35.29 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 18, 2019

On the opening day, Akshay Kumar’s film earned Rs 29.16 crore.  It is also the second highest Bollywood opener of 2019. The film also features Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Kulhari, Nithya Menon and Sonakshi Sinha. Talking about the film, Akshay recently said, ''Our aim to make the film was to make science very simple. Even I didn't know about this (the science behind it) but the story was so systematic, I understood it," he added. In the film, the actor shares screen space with five female actors and emphasised that the young actors of today should do more multiple hero projects, which they aren't being a part of anymore. I tried to find out why but everyone wants to do a solo hero subject. The earlier generation, my generation used to do that. If you see (now), there's no three hero subject.''

"With extremely difficulty, after folding hands, two heroes will come together, this doesn't happen in Hollywood. It only happens here and it's very sad," he added. 

On the other hand, Batla House collected Rs 14.59 crore on the opening day. The film collected Rs 8.84 crore on day two at the box office.