New Delhi: Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandana, Anil Kapoor, and Bobby Deol play the main roles in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film ‘Animal’. The action drama opened successfully at the box office but received mixed reviews. On Saturday, the movie brought in more than Rs 60 crore in India.
‘Animal’ earned Rs 63.8 crore on Friday [Rs 54.75 crore in Hindi, Rs 8.55 crore in Telugu, Rs 40 lakh in Tamil, Rs 9 lakh in Kannada, and Rs 1 lakh in Malayalam]. On the second day, ‘Animal’ made almost Rs 66 crore nett in India across all languages. The data given indicates that the movie made Rs 131 crore by Saturday.
Trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh shared the recent number and wrote, ” ‘ANIMAL’ IS A BOXOFFICE MONSTER… #Animal goes WILD on Day 2 [Sat]… Metros, non-metros, mass pockets – the response is OUTSTANDING, takes the 2-day total to over ₹ cr… Day 3 [Sun] biz will place it amongst the biggest *opening weekend* scorers of all time… Fri 54.75 cr, Sat 58.37 cr. Total: ₹ 113.12 cr. #Hindi version. Nett BOC. #Boxoffice. #Animal [South Indian languages] Fri 9.05 cr, Sat 8.90 cr. Total: ₹ 17.95 cr. Nett BOC. #Boxoffice ALL LANGUAGES TOTAL: ₹ 131.07 cr Nett BOC.”
‘ANIMAL’ IS A BOXOFFICE MONSTER…#Animal goes WILD on Day 2 [Sat]… Metros, non-metros, mass pockets – the response is OUTSTANDING, takes the 2-day total to over ₹ 💯 cr… Day 3 [Sun] biz will place it amongst the biggest *opening weekend* scorers of all time… Fri 54.75 cr,… pic.twitter.com/xtUzgzSjMn
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 3, 2023
The ABP Live review of the film read: At its heart, Ranbir Kapoor starrer is a family drama, but it is also a parenting lesson above all things. The filmmaker draws a compelling connection between Ranvijay’s actions and his father Balbir Singh’s workaholicism and his mistreatment of him. During one of the scenes, Ranvijay, a schoolboy, brings a gun into his sister’s college to avenge those who have assaulted her. He gets a string of hard slaps across his face from his father as punishment, but he is also moved to a US boarding school. As he is gradually pushed away by his father—the one person he fiercely and obsessively loves—the caring and protective kid turns into a reckless adult. This may be taking things too far, but instead of being furious at Ranvijay for being so menacing owing to his ‘high testosterone’, one feels empathy for the character. It seems to be more of a cry for help and affection, but he turns that into fury, firing on every little inconvenience in his life.
The movie, which premiered in theaters on Friday, also stars Triptii Dimri and Shakti Kapoor. Anil and Ranbir Kapoor portray a father-son bond in the story. When it comes to his father’s devotion, Ranbir’s character is fiercely possessive and obsessed, and he is shown as threatening everyone who stands in his path.
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