Ranbir Kapoor's Animal is at last taking a break after a month of wrecking havoc at the box office and beyond all trade expectations. Before its last run comes to an end, the Sandeep Reddy Vanga action thriller has shattered yet another record, surpassing the Pathaan (starring Shah Rukh Khan) all-India collections. The box office receipts for the animal film have been amazing since its December release. Animal made Rs 51 lakhs on its sixth Tuesday, missing its collections in crores for the first time since its opening on December 1, according to industry tracker Sacnilk. Animal has surpassed Pathaan's record earnings with an all-India gross of Rs 546 cr after 33 days of release. In addition to Deepika Padukone, the film, which was directed by Siddharth Anand, grossed Rs 543 crore in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.
After Jawan, which has made Rs 643 cr., Animal is currently the second-highest Bollywood grosser of the year. With earnings of more than Rs 890 cr, Animal has secured the third position globally. The movie wants to make about Rs 900 crore in its ultimate run. Pathaan (Rs 1050 cr) and Jawan (Rs 1,148 cr) have reserved the top two slots.
Even though Animal received an A certificate, which restricted its audience, and had a runtime of about three and a half hours, which decreased its showcasing, the film still managed to make money at the box office while competing with Vicky Kaushal's Sam Bahadur. The movie also faced stiff competition the final week of December, when two major Christmas releases—Salaar, starring Prabhas, and Dunki, starring Shah Rukh Khan—took over the theaters.
Many critics criticized Sandeep Reddy Vanaga's Animal, saying it was violent, rude, and sexist when it first came out. Even Nevertheless, the movie went on to become one of the most talked about recent releases because people continued to watch it.
