Bollywood’s action Khiladi is back at the theatres to win the hearts of the audience with yet another real-life epic saga. The film has been doing very well critically. Fans love the intriguing storyline, stellar performances, and impactful film. The reviews for Akshay Kumar starrer Mission Raniganj are rave. Now, let’s look at the box office collection report of the film.
The critics have loved the film, but it is important for the movie to make big numbers at the box office for an actual success. Often these type of biopics are well received, but it doesn’t desire the masses. As for the day one collection, ‘Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue’ is off to a slow start. For the unversed, the film was released on 6th October 2023 along with several other anticipated films. Mission Raniganj is competing at the box office with Bhumi Pednekar starrer ‘Thank You For Coming’, Sunny Deol’s son Rajveer Deol starrer, ‘Dono’, and the Hollywood film, ‘Exorcist: The Believer’.
Akshay Kumar starrer gets a slow start:
‘Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue’ first-day collection reveals one of the weakest openings for any Akshay Kumar films. The movie generated only a single-digit number opening on its first day. According to Sacnilk, the film made ?2.8 crore on its first day. Making the movie one of the weakest openings for any Akshay Kumar starrer film. His last Hindi film OMG 2, minted a double-digit number on the first day by collecting ?10.26 crore. This number was made despite the tough competition of Sunny Deol’s blockbuster Gadar 2.
The film features an excellent ensemble. The cast includes Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Kumud Mishra, Pavan Malhotra, Ravi Kishan, Varun Badola, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Rajesh Sharma, Virendra Saxena, Shishir Sharma, Ananth Mahadevan, Jameel Khan, Sudhir Pandey, Bachan Pachera, Mukesh Bhatt and Omkar Das Manikpuri.
Mission Raniganj is helmed by the ace director Tinu Desai. The movie tells the untold real-life saga of Jaswant Singh Gill, who saved 65 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine in West Bengal’s Raniganj in 1989. It is an intriguing story filled with bravery and courage.
