Who managed to draw more audience on the first day of the release, Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees or Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil?

Two major releases Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees and Hrithik Roshan’s Kaabil have released on the same day. There have been a big difference in collections on day one.

Raees has been much awaited because of its strong plot. Shah Rukh Khan is seen in a grey role after a long time. Also, the makers of the film have been engaged in impressive promotional techniques. Promotions on the social networking sites which has kept the recall value on.

On the other hand, Rakesh Roshan has a unique ability to give what will work at the box office. This time, he has come up with a unique romantic story. The film is about two visually impaired people, played by Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam. The film portrays a beautiful world of a blind couple and how their world is plunged into darkness after a shocking incident. Both the films stand strong with their powerful storyline.

But who managed to draw more audience on the first day of the release?

Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees witnessed the opening of around 55-60% in its morning shows. While Hrithik Roshan starrer Kaabil had opened to around 20-25% which is a huge difference. Shah Rukh Khan starrer film has crushed Hrithik Roshan starrer film and how.

Raees on it’s first day collected Rs 21 crore net approx.(210 million) While Kaabil collected Rs 7.85 (78 million) crore net approx. Seems Raees has wiped out Kaabil and how. Kabil needs to pick up big time in this week before it gets washed out.

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Take a look at the overseas collections of Kaabil and Raees on Day 1 (Wednesday):

Australia box office
Kaabil – 26,520 USD [Rs. 18.03 lacs] from 27 screens.
Raees -137,467 USD [Rs. 93.40 lacs] from 28 screen

New Zealand box office
Kaabil – 3,565 USD [Rs. 2.42 lacs] from 9 screens
Raees – 16,069 USD [Rs. 10.93 lacs] from 11 screens

U.K. box office
Kaabil – 26,570 USD [Rs. 18.07 lacs] from 56 screens
Raees – 108,808 USD [Rs. 74.00 lacs] from 62 screens

Today being a holiday for Republic Day, collections should improve in this long 5 day weekend.

It’s a box office clash that has been widely spoken about — but there are high chances that “Kaabil” and “Raees”, releasing on Friday, will do exceedingly well as they are both eminently watchable films.

This time, the level of engagingness in both the films is high. Both are love stories. Intense love stories.

In “Kaabil”, Hrithik Roshan loves his wife to death, whose death you will know soon enough, and HE is ready to go to any lengths to avenge the wrong done to her. The last 20 minutes of “Kaabil” are so heart-in-the-mouth, you would be advised to hold your bursting bladders until the last drop of blood is shed and avenged on screen.

“Kaabil” is by far Sanjay Gupta’s best work, more emotional and dramatic than any of the violent sagas he has narrated in the past. Hrithik gives his finest, most searing and passionate performance since “Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai” and “Guzaarish”. His intensity of emotional expression is disturbing, haunting.

“Raees” is also a love story. And it’s got nothing to do with Mahira Khan. Shah Rukh Khan’s character of a man of ill-gotten power and wealth from Gujarat in the 1980s, is in love. With himself. Since I believe Shah Rukh in real life truly loves himself, the merger of the actor and the character is so brutally complete, it’s like watching mirror images of two identical souls — one off camera, the other on it –dressed in very different clothes.

“Raees” is also about how two heterosexual men can be bonded spiritually even while being on separate sides of the firing line. This is perhaps the first time in his entire career as a leading man that Shah Rukh has found a co-star who is compelling in his own right.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, when pitched against Shah Rukh. truly defines what ‘The Clash Of The Titans’ means. He does with Shah Rukh what a Rishi Kapoor or Vinod Khanna could never do with Amitabh Bachchan.

Tit for tat.

The two actors keep us ruthlessly riveted to the screen. The movement of the plot is almost maniacal, to match the manic energy and mutinous passion of the two men at each other’s throats.

More than anything else, the two films this week prove what Hindi cinema has known all along. Nothing can replace the cult of superstardom. The mysticism, magic and magnetism that Khan and Roshan bring to the screen, have to be seen to be believed.

Don’t pick one between “Raees” and “Kaabil”. Go see both.

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