TIGER 3 has collected 42.25 crore nett on the first day and this a crazy number for Diwali Day where collections come to a standstill in the evening. The difference here though seems a huge ratio of business from South and East which don't have this slowing down on Diwali.

East India outside Bihar is just phenomenal as no Salman Khan starrer has seen these numbers in West Bengal, Assam and Odisha. In fact they are very close to films like PATHAAN and JAWAN. Bihar is affected due to Laxmi Puja and so, the collections there are less.

Delhi/UP is also outstanding considering its Laxmi Puja as many centres in UP record fantastic collections. Gujarat also for Puja day at around 4 crore nett is pretty extraordinary. Gujarat and UP are the crucial areas for Diwali period and these have started on a very good note even with the restrictions of Diwali Day.

There are two places where collections have not come and that is East Punjab and CI. The former can be expected as its generally a circuit problem though you would still expect better. CI must do better as both PATHAAN and JAWAN underperformed here. But then Shah Rukh Khan films have never been driven by this circuit. Its a different story for Salman Khan who is the biggest star in this circuit by a distance and not just today but he's one of the biggest stars ever in Madhya Pradesh (which forms CI circuit).

The opening day is the biggest ever for a Salman Khan starrer driven by business in the South and East. This South and East block has contributed around 17 crore nett which is insane as its 40% of the all India business. It could be the Sunday release which has pushed the numbers in these pockets. It also means the film is going to behave differently to other films as that normal jump of 70-90% from Diwali Day to the big national holiday will not happen as 40% of the business will not record much growth. 

The fact that the national holiday is over two days will also mean the film will behave differently as to other films that came on Diwali. It remain to be seen which circuits have their best day on Monday and which circuits are best on Tuesday. The film also collected around 1.50 crore nett apprx in Tamil and Telugu with most of the business coming in Telugu. 

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TIGER 3 recorded the sixth highest opening day of all time and due to its release day it was never expected to be in the top ten let alone be the sixth highest ever. Also if we go back to Thursday and Friday it hardly looked like getting here due to the slow pace of advances. The situation changed on Saturday and there was no looking back.

The opening day is also the highest for a Salman Khan starrer edging out BHARAT. The numbers have got higher post pandemic with films like JAWAN, PATHAAN and KGF - CHAPTER 2 and if TIGER 3 was released on a normal day or a holiday, then there would have up there with these three films for sure. By higher numbers we mean for the better films with cinematic value as for the regular stuff, the business is down as most will be aware.

Its an extraordinary result on Diwali Day but it can be due to changing box office dynamics as contributions from certain circuits get higher when there are big action films. Maybe back to a comedy film on Diwali, those Diwali restrictions maybe reflected in the collections which is less of a case here with TIGER 3. There are now 5 films in the list post pandemic.

The top ten highest openings of all time are as follows.

1. Jawan  - 63,87,00,000

2. Pathaan - 55,72,00,000

3. KGF - Chapter 2 - 52,39,00,000

4. War - 50,61,00,000

5. Thugs Of Hindostan - 48,27,00,000

7. Bharat - 41,62,00,000

8. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion - 40,73,00,000

9. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - 39,32,00,000

10. Gadar 2 - 38,96,00,000