October box office collection day 3: Varun Dhawan film earns ₹20.25cr in 3 days

Varun Dhawan’s October has earned over ₹20 crore within three days at the box office. The Shoojit Sircar film started slow but has gathered steam with good word of mouth.

Varun Dhawan’s October may have been a slow starter at the box office but it has been gradually gathering steam as positive word of mouth flows in. The film which began its run with about ₹5 crore on Friday ended the first weekend with a collection of ₹20.25 crore. Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the film stars Banita Sandhu opposite Varun. For the film to post a healthy box office number, it would have to continue earning money on the weekdays now.

October box office collection day 3: The Varun Dhawan starrer, despite not being a typical masala entertainer, has received love from the audience.

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Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the figures: “#October witnessed ample growth on Sat and Sun, after a slow start on Fri morning/noon... While the trending is healthy, it’s all about maintaining the pace on weekdays now... Fri 5.04 cr, Sat 7.47 cr, Sun 7.74 cr. Total: ₹ 20.25 cr. India biz.”

Varun has emerged as the most bankable stars of his generation at the ticket windows -- of the his five release, four have crossed ₹100-crore-mark at the BO. He has also not given a single flop in is career till date.

Talking about his role, Varun had earlier said: “October comes from an extremely special place from my heart because as my career forwarded, I just felt that I started becoming more selfish and I wanted to do a selfless character like Dan.”

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