Total Dhamaal box office collection: Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit starrer dominates silver screen, eyes Rs 150 crore

Total Dhamaal box office collection: Although Anil Kapoor-Madhuri Dixit starrer movife did not open to good reviews, it has dominated the box office despite new releases, and so far, has earned over Rs 120 crore. The Mahashivrati festival after the second weekend has given another push to Total Dhamaal's earnings, and it now eyes Rs 150 crore if we believe the film trade analyst and critic Taran Adarsh. 

Talking positive about Total Dhamaal, Taran Adarsh today tweeted, "#TotalDhamaal shows excellent hold on [second] Mon... Partial holiday [#Mahashivratri] helps it surpass [second] Fri biz... Will cross ₹ 125 cr today... Eyes ₹ 150 cr... [Week 2] Fri 4.75 cr, Sat 7.02 cr, Sun 11.45 cr, Mon 6.03 cr. Total: ₹ 123.80 cr. India biz."

#TotalDhamaal shows excellent hold on [second] Mon... Partial holiday [#Mahashivratri] helps it surpass [second] Fri biz... Will cross ₹ 125 cr today... Eyes ₹ 150 cr... [Week 2] Fri 4.75 cr, Sat 7.02 cr, Sun 11.45 cr, Mon 6.03 cr. Total: ₹ 123.80 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 5, 2019

In the second weekend, the film has shown a jump in its earning as it earned a total collection of Rs 117.77 crore. Taran Adarsh had stated that the Indra Kumar directorial will retain its performance on Monday, due to holiday on Maha Shivratri.

Elated over reviews, Indra Kumar told PTI, “My films right from Beta to Dil to Ishq and Masti and Dhamaal have not got good reviews. Today people say Beta is a cult film but the review then was not good, similar was the case with Dil. I don’t think I will ever get good reviews for my films. In my case it is not just about commercial comedy films but the other ones too haven’t been liked by the critics. There is fault in my stars.”

The success of Total Dhamaal, which hit screens on February 22, has added another feather in the cap of director Indra Kumar, who has delivered a string of hits in his career including Dil, Beta, Ishq, Masti, Dhamaal and Grand Masti. Indra Kumar has established comedy as his strong suit.

The film is also stated to be doing good business in overseas market, Taran Adarsh has earlier tweeted, "#TotalDhamaal nears $ 5.5 mn in international arena... An impressive number, since the genre, generally, meets with extreme reactions #Overseas... Total after Wknd 2: $ 5.41 mn [₹ 38.38 cr]...
USA+Canada: $ 1.74 mn
UAE+GCC: $ 1.64 mn
UK: $ 555k
Australia: $ 428k
RoW: $ 1.01 mn"

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Notably, the film's plot revolves around 10 people who risk their lives for a jackpot worth Rs 50 crore, and the starcast includes Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Javed Jaffrey, Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Mishra in key oles.