Alia Bhatt-starrer 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' earns over Rs 39 cr in 3 days, crosses over Rs 15 cr in North America

Film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus 'Gangubai Kathiawadi', featuring Alia Bhatt in the lead role, has minted a total of Rs 39.12 crore in the box office during the weekend since its release on Friday (February 25).

The official handle of Bhansali Productions shared the numbers from Day 3, and thanked everyone for 'all the love'.



The movie made Rs 10.5 crore on Day 1 (Friday) and Rs 13.32 crore on Day 2 (Saturday). On Sunday, the film witnessed a jump of Rs 15.3 crore.

According to new agency PTI, many in the trade have dubbed the film's performance at the box office as impressive since it has managed to bring in the numbers despite a 50 per cent occupancy cap in Maharashtra, a key state for Hindi films.

Movie critic and film analyst Taran Adarsh said that Bhansali's latest directorial venture brought cheer and confidence back in cinegoers' lives. He confirmed that the big gains were mostly seen coming from Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Gujarat, Delhi, and key parts of South India.


Adarsh also said that the movie's collection overseas during the weekend. While the collection in the UK has been around Rs 2.46 crore, the North America collection has crossed $1 million (approximately Rs 15.9 crore).

Australia did a business of nearly Rs 2.04 cr, and New Zealand earned Rs 31.63 lakh. The movie made Rs 18.44 lakh in Germany.


The film is based on a chapter from writer S Hussain Zaidi's book 'Mafia Queens of Mumbai'. It features Bhatt as Gangubai, one of the most powerful, loved and respected madams from Kamathipura during the 1960s.

'Gangubai Kathiawadi' also stars Ajay Devgn, Vijay Raaz, Seema Pahwa and Shantanu Maheshwari. It is co-produced by Bhansali Productions and Jayantilal Gada's Pen India Limited.