War box office day 1: Hrithik-Tiger set a new benchmark

War is setting the box office on fire. Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff-starrer action drama is apparently on a roll to smash records and create new benchmarks. Read on to find out War box office collection.

Mumbai: Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's War has set the box office on fire. The action drama has registered a humungous business on its opening day.

According to trade reports, Hirthik-Tiger's maiden collaboration has created history at the box office and has set a new benchmark for the Hindi film industry. The film which was released on Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, has surpassed the opening day business of Thugs Of Hindustan (₹ 50 cr) despite lower screen count.

War, which is being screened on 5350 screens worldwide, has registered ₹ 53.35 cr which is the highest Day 1 business for a Hindi film. The film is also Hrithik and Tiger's career-best opener so far.

The numbers are fantastic for a film that did not have a solo release. War had to share screens with Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's ambitious film Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy. In major metros, Hollywood biggie Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix is also giving tough competition to Hindi releases. In such a scenario, War box office collection has kickstarted on a very positive note.

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With the business of ₹ 53.35cr, War is on the number one position for the top 5 biggest openers of 2019. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the figures on social media which also lists Bharat, Mission Mangal, Saaho and Kalank.

In the film, Hrithik and Tiger are pitted against each other. The two will be seen doing some death defining stunts in the film where the two stars will be seen having a showdown.

With Siddharth Anand in the director's chair, War is bankrolled by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner.