Singh Is Kinng re-writes box office history by collecting over 8 crore nett on its opening day in India. The box office tornado that is Singh is Kinng is likely to fetch around 28 crore nett over the weekend destroying the 22 crore record of Om Shanti Om and Race.

The big money in terms of distributor shares is made in the first week and Singh of Kinng has taken real advantage of this and despite the high prices the distributors will have recovered costs in six days.

Singh is Kinng will surpass the 32 crore distributor share of the biggest grosser of 2008 Race in 9-10 days while the 26 crore distributor share of the biggest hit of 2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na will be crossed in 6-7 days. It is the fastest money spinner ever.

Singh Is Kinng continued to destroy all records in Mumbai city as it did 1.25 crore nett on Saturday taking its two day total to 2.38 crore.

At Cinemax Versova it has collected a mindboggling 18 lakhs nett in two days. To put this into perspective the collections of the other 25 crore+ budget films released this year for the whole first week at the cinema were as follows.

Jodhaa Akbar-24 lakhs

Race-27 lakhs

Tashan-No Release

Sarkar Raj-23 lakhs

Love Story 2050-10 lakhs

Singh Is Kinng will surpass all the figures above in just 3 days

Reports are in- Singh is Kinng is this year’s biggest blockbuster- making record opening collections at the box office.

The Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer had a record opening in theatres across the country on Friday. The collections totaled Rs 8 crores on day one and the weekend collections are projected to be anywhere between Rs 28 to Rs 30 crores.

Singh is Kinng has had a phenomenal response. “The weekend is sold out,” confirmed Gautam Dutta, chief marketing head, PVR Cinemas. By Sunday, PVR is expected to garner about Rs 4 crore across its Mumbai properties. The Saif Ali Khan and Bipasha Basu starrer Race churned out nearly Rs 2.5 crore in revenues for the multiplex, while Jodha Akbar and Jaane Tu fetched about Rs 2.4 crore and Rs 2.15 crore, respectively.

The highest first week collections for a Hindi film till date is for the Shah Rukh Khan Deepika Padukone starrer Om Shanti Om which earned Rs 37 crores. Modest projections for the first week collections of Singh is Kinng is put at Rs 45 crores, which could be a new box office record.
Studio 18, the worldwide distributors of the movie, has released 1,050 prints (550 physical and 500 digital prints) in India. It has released 300 prints overseas. “Singh is Kinng is estimated to fetch over Rs 40 crore in the first week,” said an executive from Studio18. Rights for the Rs 40-crore film were acquired by the company for a whopping Rs 60 crore from Adlabs Films

Singh is Kinng, starring Akshay Kumar in the lead role, opened to an excellent box office worldwide today but critics are not sure whether the euphoria will last.

The film's producer Vipul Shah said that box office collections on the opening day was a "historical 100 per cent" everywhere. "It is the biggest ever opening for any film so far," he claimed.

Singh is Kinng has been released in 1800 screens worldwide, he added.

When asked about the weekend and second week prospects for the film, Shah replied, "they look record breaking."

Sandeep Bhargava of Indian Films which has the distributed the film worldwide, said according to distributors in India and overseas, the film has got a phenomenal initial opening.

"They say the opening is bigger than Shah Rukh Khan starrer Om Shanti Om. "However, it is too early to provide the comparative figures as the film has been released only today," he added.

The much hyped and well published movie which is co-produced by Akshay Kumar himself was in the news all throughout its making.

The actor's recent movies have raked over Rs 500 crore and trade circles commented that the film's
title suggested Kumar's attempt to replace Shah Rukh Khan as the 'King of Bollywood'.

However, critics and trade analysts are divided on their opinion about the film's fate at the box office.

Some critics are keeping their fingers crossed and feel that the euphoria will not last in the second week.

"Reports about the film's content are mixed. With good publicity and hype, half the battle is won. But, I am not sure if the film will do well at the box office.

The collections are sure to drop from Monday," trade analyst Amod Mehra said. According to Mehra, the script is not exciting enough to sustain through the second week with competition coming from Ranbir Kapoor starrer Bachna Aae Haseeno and Salman Khan's God Tussi Great ho both releasing on August 15.

Meanwhile, another trade analyst Taran Adarsh described the film as a good entertainer.

"Audience should not apply any logic to the film. Just enjoy it. It is fantastic. Singh is Kinng is made on a lavish scale and will re-write box office history."

He said even though the film has its share of flaws and turn of events are not captivating at times, the proceedings move so fast and packs in so much, that there is no time to think and analyse.

Taran said despite the upcoming releases in the weeks to come, Singh is Kinng is set to rule the hearts of audiences, as it is their verdict which matters the most.

Senior film journalist and critic Ajay Brahmatmaj described the film as "completion of director Anees Bazmee's nonsense trilogy -- No Entry, Welcome and now Singh is Kinng. We hope he makes some sensible films in future," he said but admitted that the box office opening of the film has been landmark.

"The good chemistry between Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif continues in this film as well. However, the fact is that script is always the king," he added.

The craze at release will have to be seen to be believed, no doubt it will be the biggest hindi grosser in Pakistan.

Reports also suggest the film is huge craze in places like UK, Canada, UAE and Australia which should translate into big opening figures in these markets.