Mission Mangal box office collection: The Akshay Kumar movie is now close to the lifetime earnings of his other film, 2.0. Earlier, the Jagan Shakti directorial venture surpassed the collection of another Akshay Kumar-starrer film Kesari. Mission Mangal may become Akshay Kumar's highest-grossing film. With the collection of Rs 3.05 crore, the movie has so far made Rs 178.11 crore in India business.  

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According to Bollywood Hungama statistics, 2.0 had netted Rs 189.55 crore, while Kesari grossed Rs 150 crore in lifetime collection in India. After earning over 29 crore, the second-highest collection of the year, the earnings have been consistent. It entered the Rs 100 crore club in less than a week. By the first week itself, the movie grossed Rs 128 crore in India business.

"#MissionMangal inches closer to *lifetime biz* of #2Point0 and emerge Akshay Kumar’s highest-grossing film... [Week 2] Fri 7.83 cr, Sat 13.32 cr, Sun 15.30 cr, Mon 3.87 cr, Tue 3.43 cr, Wed 3.15 cr, Thu 3.05 cr. Total: ₹ 178.11 cr. India biz," film trade analyst and critic Taran Adarsh tweeted today.

"#MissionMangal biz at a glance... Week 1: ₹ 128.16 cr [8 days] ... Week 2: ₹ 49.95 cr ...Total: ₹ 178.11 cr India biz. SUPER-HIT."

In the second week, the movie has so far collected Rs 49.95 crore. The film has been well-received by the audience. A major chunk of its audience made up of children. Being a pure space science movie, it has created curiosity among the young bunch. The movie is based on ISRO's Mangal orbiter mission. Besides Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan, the film also stars actors such as Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Sharman Joshi, Nithya Menen, Kirti Kulhari, H. G. Dattatreya, and Vikram Gokhale.