‘Welcome Back’ hits a bullseye

Filmmaker Anees Bazmee’s comedy film “Welcome Back”, which is a sequel to the 2007 movie “Welcome” has collected almost Rs.15 crore on the opening day.

The film, which features John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal and Dimple Kapadia, minted Rs.14.35 crore on its opening day, said a source from the production house. (Read: Welcome Back Review)

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted about the opening day figures.

#WelcomeBack has an EXCELLENT Day 1… Fri ₹ 14.35 cr. India biz… Biz should MULTIPLY further over the weekend. SUPER!
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 5, 2015

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js“Welcome Back”, which did not have any other big films clashing at the box office, is expected to have a good week. The sequel to the 2007 film is the comeback film for actor Shiney Ahuja, who faded into obscurity after he was accused of rape by his former domestic help and was last seen on the silver screen in 2012. Welcome Back is also going strong at the overseas box office.

#BajrangiBhaijaan – Overseas – total after 7 weeks: $ 29 million [₹ 193.39 cr]. ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER.