Salman Khan’s Race 3 on the cusp of crossing ₹150 crore at India box office

Salman Khan’s Race is on the brink of making ₹150 crore at the domestic box office, within one week of release.

In just one week of release, Salman Khan’s Race 3 has minted close to ₹150 crore at the domestic box office. The exact figures stand at ₹148.05 crore, according to Indian Express. Apart from that, the film also entered the ₹100-crore-club in the domestic market, in the first weekend.

Indian Bollywood actor Salman Khan sings during the music launch of the upcoming action thriller Hindi film Race 3 in Mumbai. (AFP)

The action-thriller also earned the tag of ‘highest opener of 2018’ (so far) by minting ₹29.17 crore on day 1.

Race 3 is a stand-alone sequel to the hit franchise Race. With the third installment, Salman has replaced Saif Ali Khan who played the lead in first two films.

Watch the Race 3 trailer here

On Friday, Salman took to Twitter to thank his fans for turning out for the film. “I thank every 1 who has gone to see #Race3 in the theaters n each n every 1 individually for watching race n glad that u have liked n appreciated every 1s effort that was put in the movie. God bless sukhi raho n keep watching means a lot,” he wrote.

Starring an ensemble cast of Salman, Jacqueline, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Freddy Daruwala, Saqib Saleem, and Daisy Shah, the action thriller is one of the most awaited films.

Produced by Salman Khan Films and Ramesh Taurani under the banner of Tips Films, Race 3 is directed by Remo D’souza. The film hit the theatres on June 15.

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