New Delhi:
After super successful
Bajrangi Bhaijaan, director Kabir Khan's
Phantom started on a low note, by making mere Rs 8 crores on the first day of its release, on August 28.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted:
Kabir's
Bajrani Bhaijaan starring Salman Khan made a whopping Rs 27.25 crores on the first day.
Phantom, starring Katrina Kaif and Saif Ali Khan in lead roles, opened to mixed reviews. The film revolves around a plot conceived by an Indian soldier (Saif) to assassinate Pakistani militants behind the 2008 Mumbai bombings. (Also Read:
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In his review for NDTV, Saibal Chatterjee said: "Kabir Khan is on a roll after
Bajrangi Bhaijaan, a film that reveled in celebrating the idea of peace in the region.
Phantom goes to other end of the spectrum and harps on an eye-for-an-eye philosophy. The question the film poses is: if the US can do it, why can't India? We cannot because Bollywood does not have either a Daniel Craig or a Tom Cruise to add heft to fanciful actioners. But to Khan's credit, his narrative eschews jingoism and stops short of painting the whole of Pakistan with the same brush." (
Movie Review: Phantom)
Meanwhile, previous week's release
Manjhi - The Mountain Man, still has a long way to go:
The collections of Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra's
Brothers is also dwindling: