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Box Office Report: Padmaavat rides towards the 100-crore mark

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's worries have all turned into an endless celebration as the numbers keep increasing. After countless delays and protests, the highly controversial film Padmaavat finally released on January 25th and hasn't taken a rain check ever since. The film garnered over Rs 5 crore alone on Wednesday during paid previews.

On Thursday the film collected about Rs 18 crore while on Friday it collected up to Rs 31 crore. With Saturday's collection of over Rs 28 crore, the film has garnered a grand total of Rs 81 crore approx and is likely to enter the 100-crore club today.

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Despite being banned in several states, the film has had smashing numbers at the box office and not just in India! The movie beat Tiger Zinda Hai and Dangal in US, New Zealand and Germany, while Baahubali in Australia. Winning hearts all around the world, in Australia it earned Rs 7 crore while in the UK and Ireland, it earned about Rs 5 crore.

The magnum opus came under a lot of fire by the fringe groups for alleged "misrepresentation" and "distortion of facts". Padmaavat is based on 16th-century poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi's PadmaavatThe film, produced by Sudhanshu Vats, Ajit Andhare and Bhansali.

Just like the saying goes "After hitting rock bottom, there is only one way to go, up." This magnum opus hasn't looked back ever since!

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