Raazi Box Office Collection Day 7: Alia Bhatt's Film Emerges As 'Winner' At The End Of Week 1

New Delhi: Meghna Gulzar's Raazi has earned over Rs 56.95 crore in the first week of its release, reports trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Raazi emerges a winner, does remarkable business in Week #1. It emerged as the fifth highest *Week 1* of 2018," tweeted Taran Adarsh on Friday. Raazi, which is the story of a Indian spy married to an Pakistani army officer, has not only managed to earn huge profits on weekends but also on weekdays. The film garnered over 5.25 crore from Monday to Thursday. Taran Adarsh tweeted it indicates "the word of mouth has translated into box office numbers." Raazi, starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal, opened in theatres on May 11 to decent reviews.

Take a look at Raazi's week #1 report card:
 

#Raazi emerges a WINNER... Does REMARKABLE biz in Week 1... Emerges 5th HIGHEST *Week 1* of 2018... Fri 7.53 cr, Sat 11.30 cr, Sun 14.11 cr, Mon 6.30 cr, Tue 6.10 cr, Wed 5.90 cr, Thu 5.35 cr. Total: 56.59 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 18, 2018

 

What's noteworthy is the fact that #Raazi put up SUPERB numbers on weekdays, following an EXCELLENT opening weekend... The biz remained consistently above 5.25 cr from Mon to Thu, which indicates the word of mouth has translated into BO numbers.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 18, 2018

In the international arena, Raazi, has been performing well and had earned over 18 crore till Thursday. According to Taran Adarsh, the movie's biggest markets comprise North America, UK, UAE, Ireland and Australia. Here's the tweet.
 

#Raazi economics...
CoP + P&A: 37 cr
Approx 90% of investment recouped through non-theatrical sales [Music, Satellite, Digital, Overseas].
India and Overseas theatrical biz is SUPERB...
Week 1:
India: 56.59 cr
Overseas: $ 2.66 mn [6 days; 18.08 cr]
HUGELY PROFITABLE!

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 18, 2018

Film critic Raja Sen in his review for NDTV, gave Raazi 3 stars out of five and wrote: "Coming from Meghna Gulzar - the director of Talvar, this delicacy isn't surprising."

Raazi is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka's novel Calling Sehmat, which is set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. Alia Bhatt plays the role of a spy in the movie. The movie also features Vicky Kaushal, Soni Razdan, Rajit Kapoor and Shishir Sharma.