After earning Rs 10.43 crore on the day of its release, Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam-starrer film Kaabil showed a marked improvement and earned Rs 18.67 crore on the second day of its release. The fact that Thursday was a public holiday on account of Republic Day also added to the film's success at the BO. The revenge drama released on Wednesday when it went head-to-head with Shah Rukh Khan's Raees. Despite lagging behind SRK's film in terms of numbers (Raees earned over Rs 20 crore on day one), Kaabil did better business than Hrithik's last release, Mohenjo Daro. Watch | Audience review of Hrithik Roshan's Kaabil Hrithik's Kaabil was expected to earn about Rs 16 crore on day 2 but managed to pleasantly surprise the trade. The film is expected to take a flight towards doing extremely competitive business during the long weekend ahead. Despite the fact that the film has lesser numbers of screen and occupancy, Kaabil is expected to give good competition to Raees. While Raees released on 2700 screens, Kaabil got about 2200. On day one, Raees had a clear advantage but Kaabil managed to bridge the gap on day 2 but it still made appreciably less than Shah Rukh Khan's film that earned over Rs 26 crore. Also read | Kaabil audience reaction: Hrithik Roshan impresses viewers Despite mixed reviews, the film got glowing appreciation from celebs and the audience is also applauding Hrithik's prowess as an actor. In fact, a lot have really expressed that without the powerful antagonist of the film, Ronit Roy and Rohit Roy, Hrithik's character might not have been able to leave such an impact. Also read | I’ll visit every small town in the country for my next film: Hrithik Roshan Hrithik in an interview with indianexpress.com expressed his joy over getting such a great response across the nation, “My upbringing is such that we make small films with a big heart. And with the love that I have received, and the film has received, I want to thank each and every one of you. And for the love I promise, for my next film, I’ll visit every small town in the country to thank you all.” Kaabil is among Hrithik's top five openers. Here's a list. Bang Bang – Rs. 27.54 crore Agneepath – Rs. 23 crore Krrish 3 – Rs. 19 crore Kaabil – Rs. 10.43 crore Kites – Rs. 10 crore
