'Rowdy Rathore' rakes in Rs 48.5 crore in three days

New Delhi: Akshay Kumar's 'Rowdy Rathore' is all set to take the world by storm. The film collected Rs 48.5 crore in first three days, a record for any Hindi film in a non holiday weekend. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets, "RowdyRathore has a M-A-S-S-I-V-E Sunday. Emerges the biggest non-holiday opener ever in Bollywood history."

He further tweets, "RowdyRathore has smashed previous records by a big margin. Collects a colossal Rs 48.3 cr + nett in its first 3 days."

Adarsh gives the business break ups, "RowdyRathore Breakup:- Fri 15.1 cr, Sat 14.7 cr, Sun 18.5 cr +. Total: Rs 48.5 cr + nett. Biggest non-holiday weekend. Fantabulous!"

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  Director Prabhu Deva's action thriller 'Rowdy Rathore' will hit the screens on June 1, 2012.

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  After making a debut with Salman Khan's 'Dabangg', Sonakshi Sinha is back with 'Rowdy Rathore'.

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  Akshay and Sonakshi are busy promoting their film these days.

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  Directed by Prabhu Deva, the film has some popular dance numbers as well.

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  'Khiladi Kumar' Akshay will be seen in an action packed avatar in the film.

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  With no competition from any other Bollywood film, 'Rowdy Rathore' has a bright chances of scoring well at the box office.

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  The film has been composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala.

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  Sajid-Wajid have composed the music of 'Rowdy Rathore'.

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  Tamil actor Vijay has done a guest appearance in the film.

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  Kareena Kapoor has also done an item number in the film.

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  Vijayendra Prasad has written the story of 'Rowdy Rathore'.

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  Sonakshi Sinha was alleged of copying Kareena's 'Chammak Challo' look in the film.

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  Sonakshi Sinha will be seen with Akshay Kumar again in 'Joker'.

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  Akshay Kumar will be seen playing a double role in the film.

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  The trailer of 'Rowdy Rathore' looked very similar to Salman Khan's 'Dabangg'.

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  Trailer of 'Rowdy Rathore' failed to impress a large number of people.

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  However, Akshay and Sonakshi's promotions have succeeded in generating some excitement for the film.

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  After the success of 'Housefull 2', will Akshay get lucky again?

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  Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha's 'Rowdy Rathore' is being released on June 1, 2012.

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  So, watch out for 'Rowdy' this Friday.

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Apart from entertaining audiences with raw action, Akshay Kumar is seen romancing Sonakshi Sinha in the film.

'Rowdy Rathore' is Akshay's widest release so far on 2,800 screens in the country, said a statement. Made on a budget of Rs 45 crore, the film released Friday and grossed Rs 15.10 crore on the opening day.

Directed by Prabhu Deva and co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala, the film marked Akshay's return to a full-fledged action role after seven years.

Apart from entertaining audiences with raw action, Akshay is seen romancing Sonakshi Sinha in the film.

Akshay Kumar's last film 'Housefull 2' had also gathered more than Rs 100 crore at the ticket window. The grand opening of 'Rowdy Rathore' has ensured its inclusion in the 100 crore movie club.

Akshay Kumar's next film is 'Joker' in which he will again be seen with Sonakshi Sinha.(With additional inputs from IANS)

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