Race 3 and Salman Khan are that magical commodity known as critic-proof. No amount of negative reviews of the film could stop audiences from thronging the theatres over the Eid weekend, making Race 3 the second highest weekend opener of 2018 at the box office. The film has collected Rs 106.47 crore within three days of the release and is now looking at another open week to strengthen its position. Starring Jacqueline Fernandez, Anil Kapoor, Saqib Saleem and Bobby Deol alongside Salman, Race 3 is the third film in the Race franchise and opened to poor reviews on June 15. The film is also Salman’s fourth one to cross the Rs 100-crore-mark in three days, after Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai. Deepika Padukone’s Padmaavat continues to top the list of highest weekend openers for the year with Rs 114 crore. However, the film that also starred Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, had a five-day weekend as opposed to Race 3’s regular weekend. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the Race 3 box office figures: “And #Race3 scores a CENTURY... Crosses 💯 cr… Fourth Salman starrer to collect ₹ 100 cr mark in *3 days* [#BajrangiBhaijaan, #Sultan, #TigerZindaHai]... Fri 29.17 cr, Sat 38.14 cr, Sun 39.16 cr. Total: ₹ 106.47 cr. India biz.” And #Race3 scores a CENTURY... Crosses 💯 cr… Fourth Salman starrer to collect ₹ 100 cr mark in *3 days* [#BajrangiBhaijaan, #Sultan, #TigerZindaHai]... Fri 29.17 cr, Sat 38.14 cr, Sun 39.16 cr. Total: ₹ 106.47 cr. India biz. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 18, 2018 Race 3 also toppled Tiger Shroff’s Baaghi 2 and Deepika Padukone’s Padmaavat from the top slots for the opening collection in 2018. While Padmaavat had an opening collection of Rs 19 crore (excluding previews), Baaghi 2 earned Rs 25.10 crore on day one. Race 3 managed to collect Rs 29.17 crore on the first day of the release. Race 3 is now the sixth film to cross Rs 100-crore mark in 2018. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat, Ajay Devgn’s Raid, Kartik Aaryan’s Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Tiger Shroff’s Baaghi 2 and Alia Bhatt’s Raazi were the other movies to cross the coveted mark. As #Race3 speeds towards ₹ 100 cr, let’s have a look at the list of HINDI FILMS that stormed ₹ 100 cr Club in 2018... 1. #Padmaavat [Jan] 2. #SonuKeTituKiSweety [Feb] 3. #Raid [March] 4. #Baaghi2 [March] 5. #Raazi [May] 6. #Race3 [June] India biz. [Hollywood films not included] — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 17, 2018 Salman has ruled the box office during Eid for quite some time now. Race 3, which released on around 4200 cinemas in India, has also become Salman’s second highest weekend opener in the last eight years - Sultan earned Rs 180.36 crore in three days of the release. However, trade experts believe the collections are likely to see a dip from Monday onwards. Bets are still on whether the Salman Khan starrer can cross the Rs 300-crore mark. The real test begins today [Mon]... Now that the euphoria surrounding #Race3 has settled down, the word of mouth will come into play on weekdays... What will be its lifetime biz? ₹ 200 cr? ₹ 250 cr? ₹ 300 cr? Or will it cruise past ₹ 300 cr? Only time will tell. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 18, 2018 While the previous two films were directed by Abbas-Mustan, Remo D’Souza has helmed the latest flick. Race 3 is about a feud within a family of notorious arms dealers. Here are the top five weekend openers of 2018... 1. Padmavaat: Rs 114 crore during five-day extended weekend 2. Race 3: Rs 106.47 cr 3. Baaghi 2: Rs 73.10 cr 4. Raid: Rs 41.01 cr 5. PadMan: Rs 40.05 cr Follow @htshowbiz for more ott:10<doc-sep>Read Also I thank every 1 who has gone to see #Race3 in the theaters n each n every 1 individually for watching race n glad t… https://t.co/fSCyUE4ExO — Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) 1529647295000 Going against all the critical acclaims, Remo D'souza 's ' Race 3 ' starring Salman Khan is doing good at the ticket window and has already crossed 100 crore business within a week.Salman Khan took to his Twitter account to thank one and all for watching the movie in theatres and also for appreciating the good work. He captioned the tweet as, "I thank every 1 who has gone to see #Race3 in the theaters n each n every 1 individually for watching race n glad that u have liked n appreciated every 1s effort that was put in the movie. God bless sukhi raho n keep watching means a lot. "Along with this warm message to his fans, Salman also shared a video link of ' Race 3 ' mash up song .Here's the tweet:<doc-sep>Read AlsoRace 3 Movie Review Remo D'Souza's Eid release ' Race 3 ' which stars Salman Khan has been dominating the ticket windows ever since its release not only in India but also overseas. 'Race 3' has broken several records in the domestic circuit in a span of just eleven days and has impressed on the worldwide level too.The high octane action flick has minted a phenomenal amount of Rs 280 crore and is currently on the second spot in the year's highest grossing films worldwide with only Sanjay Leela Bhansali 's magnum opus 'Padmaavat' ahead of it with a collection of Rs 546 crore.As per the experts, 'Race 3' would soon cross the Rs 300 crore mark but sadly won't be able to surpass Bhansali's film to top the chart.D'Souza's film not only stars Salman but the inclusion of Anil Kapoor , Bobby Deol, Jacqueline Fernandez , Daisy Shah and Saqib Saleem enhanced the star power of the film.In spite of the mixed reviews from fans and critics, 'Race 3' has been doing exceptionally well and Salman, who is currently in the United States would soon start with his upcoming projects ' Bharat ' and ' Dabangg 3 '.<doc-sep>Going by the reviews, Race 3 is one of Salman Khan's worst films ever, but the 52-year-old actor is unfazed by the verdict. Because all that matters to him is the love of his fans and the box-office story. The action thriller, which released this Eid, has crossed the Rs 100-crore mark within its opening weekend, thus making it one of the biggest grossers of 2018 so far. And this very success at the box office has left Salman more than pleased. According to a report in a leading daily, Salman is planning to put Dabangg 3 at the backburner for a while, and shoot for Race 4 prior to that. Earlier, Salman was expected to shoot for Dabangg 3 along with Ali Abbas Zafar's Bharat. But going by this latest piece of information, it seems that's not happening anytime soon. For anyone who has seen Race 3, the makers hint at a sequel towards the end of the film. And it seems Salman is keen to encash on the roaring success of Race 3. "The team is already planning Race 4 which could get priority over the family film, Dabangg 3, which Prabhudheva is to direct for Salman Khans production house. But, Prabhu has to clear the decks in the South before he gets down to Dabangg 3 which wont be happening until the end of 2019. Race 4 may happen before that," a close friend of Salman told the daily. The report suggests that Race 4 will have the same star cast. However, the makers might have to look for a new director as Remo D'Souza has other commitments. "Remo D'Souza, who directed Race 3, may not direct Race 4 as he is committed to direct a Varun Dhawan-Katrina Kaif starrer," added the source. MOVIE REVIEW | Race 3 ALSO READ | Race 3 success proves Salman Khan is undisputed king of box office<doc-sep>
Race 3 box office collection: The Salman Khan starrer, which collected Rs 68.09 crore overseas is now the second highest overseas grosser of 2018 behind Padmavat. Notably, according to Box Office Details website, 'Race 3' did a business of Rs 2.25 crore on its opening day in Pakistan. It beat popular movies like Avengers Infinity War' and the top Pakistani release, '7 Din Mohabbat Kay'. The film, directed by Remo D'Souza, released eight days late in Pakistan after the government imposed a ban on the screening of Indian films two days before and one week after the Eid holiday period. Race 3 release date coincided with Eid festival, which was as expected one of the patterns that Salman Khan follows for his many movies. Race 3 current collection now takes on Baaghi 2 which has managed to the highest collector so far in 2018. With Rs 154 crore collection, Salman Khan's Race 3 is nearing Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani starrer Baaghi 2 which has managed to earmark up to Rs 158.60 crore. However, both Race 3 and Baaghi 2 are still far away from Hollywood's Avengers 3 collection which was massive at Rs 224.08 crore in India. Watch this Zee Business video here: For now, Race 3 has crossed the lifetime collection of Salman Khan's big hit Bodyguard (Rs 149 crore) and Dabang 2 (Rs 156 crore). Both the movies were released seven years ago so, the value perspective is much higher compared to now. Race 3 had a budget of 100 Crores and has now become a hit by crossing over Rs 150 Crores.