Kabir Singh Becomes Shahid Kapoor’s Biggest Opener Ever

Sandeep Reddy Vagga’s film Kabir Singh, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani, had a fantastic first-day collection and became Shahid’s biggest opener till date. The film earned ₹ 20.21 crores on its releasing day opened with positive reviews from critics and audience.

Kabir Singh first day collection surpassed Gully Boy opening day earning and it has become the biggest non-holiday opener of 2019. It is also the fourth biggest opener of this year after Bharat, Kalank, and Kesari.

Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the first-day box office figures of the film on Twitter.

#KabirSingh is terrific on Day 1… Emerges Shahid Kapoor’s biggest opener [surpasses *Day 1* biz of #Padmaavat: ₹ 19 cr]… Biggest *non-holiday* opening day of 2019 [surpasses #TotalDhamaal: ₹ 16.50 cr]… Is a craze amongst the youth… Fri ₹ 20.21 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 22, 2019

Taran also shared the list of top 5 biggest openers of 2019. He mentioned that “Kabir Singh is the *only* film in this list to have the traditional Friday release.”

Top 5 *Day 1* biz… 2019 releases…
1. #Bharat ₹ 42.30 cr [Wed]
2. #Kalank ₹ 21.60 cr [Wed]
3. #Kesari ₹ 21.06 cr [Thu]
4. #KabirSingh ₹ 20.21 cr [Fri]
5. #GullyBoy ₹ 19.40 cr [Thu]
NOTE: #KabirSingh is the *only* film in this list to have the traditional Friday release.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 22, 2019

Kabir Singh is the Hindi remake of Telugu blockbuster movie Arjun Reddy.