Raid box office collection by day 3: Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz and Saurabh Shukla starrer earns Rs 41 cr

Raid box office collection have been quietly effocient in rising steadily and before anyone knew it, this Ajay Devgn starrer is all set to hit the Rs 50 crore mark by Monday or Tuesday. Also starring Ileana D'Cruz and Saurabh Shukla, this down to earth story about an income tax department officer in Lucknow has grabbed people's attention. That can be said about most Ajay Devgn movies too! He has a knack of essaying roles that are standout and his movies are continuously successful akin to Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan or even Shah Rukh Khan. And like these superstars, Akshay too has had a long career. So, Raid collection has soared steadily and is on the verge of reaching the covetted Rs 50 cr mark. Raid collection by day 3 has hit the Rs 41.01 cr mark! This is courtesy primarily a huge boost on day 3, which is Sunday, during which the movie earned as much as Rs 17.11 cr! Looks like an honest officer targetting wrongdoers and black money hoarders is still something that can get people streaming in huge numbers to the cinemas! The best part is that the rush of viewes has cpome in after 2 days of stagnant box office collections.

Raid box office collection in opening weekend:

Source: Bollywood Hungama

And what should we expect from the rest of its run? More of the same! Yes, Raid collections are bound to keep rising and it may even add up to Rs 100 cr, but what is crucial is one apect. That condition is word of mouth boost. So far, Ajay Devgn has received good reviews from most critics. Thereafter, he has got some great word of mouth boost too and this is evident from Sunday's collection. This is expected to hold good for the rest of its run and the filmmakers must be hoping and praying for the same to keep happening. 

For Ajay Devgn, Raid has become one of the more popular ones on his all-time list of top grossers. It has been reported that Raid is now the 6th highest opening weekend grosser of the actor. His films that Raid collection has beaten include Satyagraha, Golmaal 3, Himmatwala and even Singham.

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