Brahmastra box office collection push to multiplex stocks; Inox, PVR share price up around 5%

Shares of Inox Leisure and PVR gained between around five per cent in early trade as Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt led Brahmastra box office collection showed stellar numbers over the weekend.  

Amid strong occupancy and hopes of reviving Bollywood, Inox share price jumped umped a little over five per cent to Rs 521 per share in BSE intraday trade on the BSE.

Likewise, shares of PVR rose around four and half per cent to Rs 1917 per share on the BSE as Hindi version of Brahmastra box office collection stood at around Rs 35 crore on the opening day. It is estimated that the weekend collection would be around Rs 100 crore.  

As per movie critic Taran Adarsh, the first two-day collection of mythical sci-fi movies was around Rs 70 crore.  

Brahmāstra is SENSATIONAL at the #BO... *#Hindi* version... *#Nett* BOC...
Day 1: ₹ 31.5 cr - ₹ 32.5 cr
Day 2: ₹ 37.5 cr - ₹ 38.5 cr
Final total could be higher... #India biz.
National chains are seeing extraordinary numbers...
Day 1: ₹ 17.08 cr est
Day 2: ₹ 20.67 cr est pic.twitter.com/iO9X0eiE9v

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 11, 2022

Earlier, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva crossed the Rs 150 crore-mark in gross box office collection worldwide in the first two days of its release, PTI said quoting makers said Sunday. 

Released on September 9, the first installment of the big-budget fantasy adventure epic starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Amitabh Bachchan had collected Rs 75 crore on its opening day. 

According to production banners Star Studios and Dharma Productions, the second day figures of "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva" stood at Rs 85, bringing up the total collection to Rs 160 crores. 

Directed by Ayan Mukerji, the film is reportedly mounted on a massive budget of over Rs 400 crore.  An overwhelmed Mukerji also shared the day two collections on his official Instagram page.  "Pyaar se bada koi Brahmastra nahin hai duniya mein (Love is the biggest Brahmastra in the world).  "Thank you to all our audiences, for spreading Love and Light in Cinemas this weekend," he wrote. 

"Brahmastra Part One: Shiva" follows a deejay named Shiva, who sets out on a journey to find the origins of his special powers with Isha (Bhatt), a woman he falls in love with at first sight. Bachchan features as Guru, Shiva's mentor.  

"RRR" director S S Rajamouli presents "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva" in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.