Akshay, Sidharth’s ‘Brothers’ packs a punch with Rs 52.08 cr in three days

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— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 17, 2015

Also, ‘Brothers’ is now the highest opener for both Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra.

With a 52.08 cr opening weekend, @Brothers2015 gives the highest opening for @akshaykumar and @S1dharthM . Let the fight continue we say :)

— Fox Star Hindi (@foxstarhindi) August 17, 2015

The action packed emotional saga opened to full houses on Friday (August 14) with collections of around Rs 15.20 cr. The next day was a National Holiday and it helped the film to amass Rs 21.43 crore.

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On Sunday (August 16), ‘Brothers’ witnessed a slight dip in the collections and earnd Rs 15.45 cr bringing the total to Rs 52.08 cr in just three days.

‘Brothers’ starring Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra and supported by Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff is the official remake of the Hollywood blockbuster ‘Warrior’ and hence, says the story of ‘blood against blood’.

Akshay and Sidharth play the titular ‘brothers’ – David and Monty – respectively, while Jacqueline plays Akshay’s wife in the movie.

‘Brothers’ opened to mixed reviews from the critics and audiences, whereas most of the Bollywood stars seem to have liked the movie and are seen heaping on praises and good wishes for the whole team on Twitter.

Jointly produced by Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios, the movie is directed by Karan Malhotra, who earlier directed the remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Agneepath’ starring Hrithik Roshan and is now all set to helm Karan Johar’s magnum opus ‘Shuddhi’ starring Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.