Priyanka Chopra starrer “Mary Kom” has surprised everyone by collecting Rs.17.25 crores in two days since it was released on September 5, 2014.
Giving a serious tackle to last week’s release “Raja Natwarlal”, this movie based on the life of five-time World boxing champion Mary Kom has raked in good money.
The screen count of “Mary Kom” is close to 1800, which is decent for a women-centric film with no notable stars except Priyanka Chopra.
Critics have praised Chopra for her amazing performance as Mary Kom, while screenplay and direction also have got decent marks.
Most critics have praised debutant director Omung Kumar for keeping the story close to Mary’s own story.
Priyanka thanked hers fans on Twitter for the overwhelming response. “Thank you for the incredible response to #MaryKom. I guess this film was such a heart wrenching experience that the love is just overwhelming (sic),” she posted.
The movie also stars newcomer Darshan Kumar and features actor Sunil Thapa in supporting roles. “Mary Kom” has been produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
So far, fans and people in the industry have given thumbs up to the Priyanka starrer, which should translate in a decent figure for the weekend.
However, keeping the coming week’s releases in mind, “Mary Kom” may have tough competition ahead. While it is likely to make the basic money within this week for being the solo release, it will have to compete with “Creature 3D” and “Finding Fanny”.
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