MS Dhoni The Untold Story vs Mirzya box office: MSD biopic stumps Harshvardhan Kapoor film

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, the very film which is hitting headlines for Sushant Singh Rajput's performance, is going strong at the box office even in the second week of the release. The film stands as the highest grosser in the category of biopics. This MS Dhoni film got a strong word of mouth for Sushant's style of putting together all we wanted to know about the early life of the Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Meanwhile, the other film that landed this week is Harshvardhan Kapoor, Saiyami Kher-starrer Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s film Mirzya. But this debut film of Anil Kapoor's son failed to impress the audience and had a shockingly low start at the box office. MS Dhoni opened at a collection of Rs 21.3 crore while Mirzya's opening collection was of Rs. 2.20 crore only. This figure is enough to state the performances of the films. Scroll to know more.

In a week's time, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story has earned a total of Rs 98.20 crore and is all set to enter to Rs 100 crore club with its Saturday collection. Thus the film MS Dhoni: The Untold Story turns out to be a profitable venture as it has already covered the cost of its making and that too within one week. It also earned a prestigious amount through pre-release sale of rights and in-film spots.

On the other hand, on the very day of Mirzya's release, the morning-afternoon trends were very weak and it needed a miraculous jump in evening and night shows, but it failed there as well. Thus the film recorded dismal figures.

MS Dhoni film got a massive global release that went way beyond 5000 screens.The film is produced by Fox Star Studios and it is a sure hit as even though they spent Rs 84 crore (not including the cost of marketing) into making the film, they also ensured that there was good ground covered even outside revenues expected from theatrical sales. So, beyond the spectacular box office returns, the film has earned money through some smart marketing initiatives.

While, Mirzya got a release at a screen count of 1700. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#Mirzya has a SHOCKINGLY LOW start… Records DISMAL figures on Day 1… Fri ₹ 2.20 cr. India biz."

Taran shared MS Dhoni's latest collection too and wrote, "#MSDhoniTheUntoldStory is UNAFFECTED by new releases... [Week 2] Fri 4.07 cr. Total: ₹ 98.20 cr. India biz. Hindi+Tamil+Telugu versions."