Box office: 'Kabir Singh' rakes in great numbers in opening weekend

Shahid Kapoor's latest release 'Kabir Singh' has opened to great numbers at the box office. The intense love story has crossed the Rs 50 crore mark in its opening week.

Mumbai: Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani starrer 'Kabir Singh' has registered business of over Rs 70 crore in its opening weekend at the box office.

The film minted Rs 20.21 crore on day one, Rs 22.71 crore on day two and Rs 27.91 crore on day three, taking the total business to Rs 70.83 crore.

'Kabir Singh' is a remake of the popular Telugu hit film 'Arjun Reddy' that originally starred Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey.

Ever since the trailer release, 'Kabir Singh' has been garnering attention for its mass appeal.

The teaser was launched almost 10 weeks before the release, which was followed by the trailer and songs launch. The starcast also appeared on the semi finals of IPL to launch their poster. Adding to the buzz was the live concert in Pune and frequent college visits by the lead pair.

Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar and Ashwin Varde, the film opened on June 21.

'Kabir Singh' is written and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. It is a T-Series and Cine1 Studios presentation.

With inputs from IANS.