Tiger 3 Day 1 box office collections: Salman Khan film becomes his biggest opener, earns over Rs 44 crore

Mumbai: Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s film Tiger 3 has recorded great numbers on its opening day. Helmed by Maneesh Sharma, the spy-thriller released on Diwali. As per a report on sacnilk.com, Tiger 3 has minted a gross ₹44.5 crore on day 1 in India. 

Tiger 3 is the third installment of the Tiger franchise and a part of the YRF Spy Universe with the likes of War and Pathaan. Besides Salman and Katrina, the film also has Emraan Hashmi as the prime antagonist. It also has cameo appearances of Shah Rukh as Pathaan and Hrithik Roshan as Kabir.

The film turned out to be Salman’s biggest opener, beating Ali Abbas Zafar’s Bharat in 2019 ( ₹42.30 crore) and Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo in 2015 ( ₹40.35 crore), which also released on Diwali. Similarly for Katrina, Tiger 3 is her third biggest opener after Vijay Krishna Acharya’s Thugs of Hindostan in 2018 ( ₹52.25 crore), and Bharat with Salman.