Tanu, Manu and Datto Rake it in With 38 Cr in 3 Days. IPL? Whats That?

Just when Piku and Gabbar Is Back appeared to have ended Bollywood’s box office drought, Bombay Velvet released to empty cash registers. But never mind, because there is redemption in the form of Tanu Weds Manu which Returned with not just praise from critics but also box office crores – 38 crores, to be precise.

Kangana Ranaut’s film pulled in a staggering opening weekend collection, despite the IPL final on Sunday. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted:

#TanuWedsManuReturns does MASSIVE biz on Day 3, despite IPL finals. Fri 8.85 cr, Sat 13.20 cr, Sun 16.10 cr. Total: ? 38.10 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 25, 2015

The film collected over Rs 16 crores on Sunday, when Mumbai Indians played Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premiere League finale match. Despite the attractions of cricket, collections for the film were almost twice that on Friday:

The jump in the biz of #TanuWedsManuReturns is an eye-opener. Almost doubled the biz on Sun [16.10] vis–vis Fri [8.85]. Achhe din aa gaye!

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 25, 2015

The Aanand L Rai-directed film has charmed audiences abroad as well:

#TanuWedsManuReturns doubles in Overseas:

AUS: Fri A$ 40,168, Sat A$ 79,349

NZ: Fri NZ$ 7,671, Sat NZ$ 15,411

UK: Fri £ 34,607, Sat £ 64,110

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 24, 2015

#TanuWedsManuReturns day 1 in UAE: 1.1 million dirhams. Lovely!!

— Komal Nahta (@KomalNahta) May 23, 2015

Tanu Weds Manu Returns, with Kangana in a double role and R Madhavan as the hapless Manu, also stars Deepak Dobriyal, Jimmy Sheirgill and Swara Bhaskar and opened to fantastic reviews on May 22.