A still from Animal. (courtesy: YouTube)
Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal is setting new records at the box office. In its first three days of release, the movie raked in ₹201.76 crore. And now, according to a Sacnilk report, on day 4, the film starring Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles added ₹39.90 crore to its kitty across all languages, bringing the total to ₹241.66 crore. Animal also boasts of a strong ensemble cast including Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Shakti Kapoor and Triptii Dimri. It would not be wrong to say that Animal is giving tough competition to Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Bahadur, headlined by Vicky Kaushal. Both films hit the big screens on December 1. FYI: Sam Bahadur has accumulated ₹25.55 crore in three days.
Sharing the day 3 collection of Animal on X (formerly known as Twitter), Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, “Tsunami – Hurricane – Typhoon… Animal has a historic weekend… Animal packs a blockbuster total in its opening weekend, despite ‘A’ certification…” The film critic mentioned that on Sunday, Animal collected a total of ₹70.69 crore, with ₹63.46 crore from the Hindi version and ₹7.23 crore contributed by South-Indian languages.
TSUNAMI – HURRICANE – TYPHOON… ‘ANIMAL’ HAS HISTORIC WEEKEND…#Animal packs a BLOCKBUSTER TOTAL in its opening weekend, despite ‘A’ certification… Fri 54.75 cr, Sat 58.37 cr, Sun 63.46 cr. Total: ₹ 176.58 cr. #Hindi version. Nett BOC. #Boxoffice#Pathaan vs #Jawan vs #Animal… pic.twitter.com/mj4Sh91hh6
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 4, 2023
Writing for NDTV, film critic Saibal Chatterjee gave Animal 1.5 stars and said, “Animal is the kind of film that would have us believe that it is no big deal for a loving son to go berserk when it comes to tackling those who threaten the well-being of his dad and his two sisters. Since danger seems to lurk over the family at every corner, he has the licence to be as boorish as he wants to be. The protagonist (Ranbir Kapoor) goes hell for leather, spills tons of blood, kills tens of people and blows hot and hotter when he figures out that a conspiracy is indeed afoot to eliminate the patriarch and rob his family of the steel plant that it owns. Even in love, there is no room for niceties for this my-way-or-the-highway guy. He does not so much as fall in love as make a grab for it. He does not propose marriage. He literally demands it.”
Animal has been produced by T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios.
