The Year of Kangana? Tanu Weds Manu Returns May Deliver First 100 Cr in India of 2015

Tanu Trivedi and Manu Sharma may be fed up of each other four years on but the box office, at least, can’t get enough of them. Aanand L Rai’s laugh riot, starring Kangana Ranaut and R Madhavan, has already made Rs 55 crore worldwide since releasing last Friday and may just hand Bollywood’s its first 100 crore film at the Indian box office this year. (Also Read: The Year of Kangana? Tanu Weds Manu Returns May Deliver First 100 Cr in India of 2015)

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted:



 

#TanuWedsManuReturns is eyeing 100 cr mark in India. If it reaches there [has the merits], it will be the FIRST 100 CR FILM OF 2015.

taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 26, 2015

 

Unlike most Hindi films that crash/dip on Mon, #TanuWedsManuReturns continues its winning streak on weekdays. Mon biz was rock-solid. WOW!

taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 26, 2015

 

#TanuWedsManuReturns Overseas total [weekend]: 17 cr. Worldwide total [India Overseas]: 55 cr. AWESOME!

taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 25, 2015

It looks like 2015 will be the year of Kangana Ranaut again, after she owned 2014 with Queen. Tanu Weds Manu Returns is ratcheting up business abroad as well and had the biggest opening weekend of this year’s Bollywood films overseas.

The film’s collections are already double of what Bombay Velvet has made in two weeks.



 

#BombayVelvet collected 1.40 cr in Weekend 2. Grand total: 23.67 cr. India biz.

taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 25, 2015

Good times are here again for the film industry after a lean first quarter. Piku, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan, has already crossed the Rs 100 crore mark worldwide.

The future looks promising as well with a slew of big banner films lined up for release. Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do releases in June and Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan in July. October has Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Jazbaa, Salman returns with Prem Ratan Dhan Payo in November which also has Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor starring in Tamasha. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani will hit theatres in December while Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol will close the year with Dilwale which releases on Christmas.