Animal vs Sam Bahadur Box Office Collection Day 5: After the success of 'Arjun Reddy' and 'Kabir Singh', director Sandeep Reddy Vanga has churned another hit film titled 'Animal' starring Ranbir Kapoor. The action-crime hit theatres on Friday, December 1, and is set to enter the Rs 500 crore club worldwide.

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With its official release, the film clashed with Bollywood's other release, 'Sam Bahadur' starring Vicky Kaushal. And it looks like 'Animal' has beaten 'Sam Bahadur' fair and square by a margin of more than Rs 250 crore at the domestic box office (till now).

The action drama film 'Animal' earned Rs 37.47 crore at the domestic box office on Tuesday (December 5), taking its overall collection to Rs 282.96 crore (India Net), according to the data shared by Sacnilk.

Meanwhile, 'Sam Bahadur' only earned Rs 3.5 crore at the domestic box office on its Day 5 (Tuesday, December 5). With this, the overall collection of the biographical-drama film reached Rs 32.55 crore, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.

However, individually, the film 'Animal' witnessed a decline at the box office on the fifth day as compared to its fourth-day collection. The movie's collection on Monday (4th day) stood at Rs 43.96 crore, which was Rs 6.49 crore more than its Day 5 collection.

Animal inches closer to Rs 500 crore mark

Five days into the release, Kapoor's action-drama film has earned Rs 481 crore gross at the worldwide box office, the makers of the movie said on Wednesday. Production house T-Series shared the collection update for "Animal" on X. With this, the film is inching closer to enter the Rs 500 crore club.

"He is the Box Office #Animal #AnimalHuntBegins," the banner captioned the post, which read that the film had smashed "box office records 5-day worldwide gross" by earning Rs 481 crore.

Animal OTT Release Details

Ranbir Kapoor, Bobby Deol, and Anil Kapoor starrer action thriller film 'Animal' is now set for OTT release. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, it will be released on Netflix.

As far as the OTT release date for 'Animal' is concerned, there's no confirmation yet. However, the common trend is that movies land on streaming platforms 45 to 60 days after their theatrical premiere.

As the movie was released on December 1, it is expected to make its OTT debut in January. Netflix has already secured the official streaming rights for this high-octane film.

About Animal

The film is an action drama that is about a son's love for his father. Often away due to work, the father is unable to comprehend the intensity of his son's love. Ironically, this fervent love and admiration for his father and family creates conflict between the father and son. The IMDb rating of the film is 7.3.

About Sam Bahadur

The film is a biographical drama that revolves around the highs and lows of Sam Manekshaw, who became the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. The IMDb rating of the film is 8.4.