Bharat box office day 9: Salman Khan film yet to cross ₹200 cr mark, earns estimated ₹179.6 cr

Bharat box office day 9: Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif film has slowed down after a fantastic opening and first week. With the World Cup as one of the reasons, the film is expecting to cross this Rubicon in the coming weekend.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-starrer Bharat’s box office collection saw a further decline on Thursday as the film collected ₹5.25 crore on the ninth day of the release.The Ali Abbas Zafar film saw a fantastic opening -- making a few records in the process -- but slowed down during the week with the ICC World Cup as one of the contributors to its slow growth.

Bharat box office collection: The Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif film is yet to enter the ₹200 crore club.

According to a Boxofficeindia report, Bharat earned ₹5.25 crore on Thursday, making a total of ₹179.6 crore since its release. The film had a grand opening collection of ₹42.30 crore, making it to the top Bollywood opener of the year.

Bharat had to face two working days after the festive release -- it collected ₹31 crore and ₹22.20 crore respectively on second and third day of the release. The decline could be blamed on working weekdays as Bharat earnings rose again at the box office, making ₹26.70 and ₹27.90 crore on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Nonetheless, Bharat has made a few records - It is Salman Khan’s biggest opener, second biggest opener of 2019 and the biggest Bollywood opener of 2019.

Thanking fans for the box office success, Salman shared a video where he is seen checking out audience reactions on a tablet after hosting a special screening for the families of those affected by India-Pakistan Partition in 1947. He tweeted, “Thank you so much for all the love and support you have shown towards Bharat #BharatAudienceReactions.”

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