Excel Entertainment's Gold has taken a headstart this Independence Day and is all set to emerge as Akshay Kumar's highest opening day ever.

The early response to the film has been phenomenal, with Gold witnessing a strong run in major mass centres.

The film is being touted by far as the highest for an Akshay Kumar starrer surpassing films like Housefull 3, Rustom and Toilet Ek Prem Katha.

Early estimates suggest that Gold will become the 11th all time highest opening day.

Gold shared its release date with Satyamev Jayate, however, the Akshay Kumar starrer is leading ahead of the John Abraham starrer.

The film is experiencing a strong trend in Delhi / UP, East Punjab, Mumbai, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ludhiana and Patna where it is far ahead of Satyamev Jayate.

In centres like CP Berar, Nizam / Andhra, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Bokaro, Ratlam and Sangli, Gold is recording a healthy trend at the cash counters.

The high on content film which released on the Independence Day weekend has been receiving accolades from film critics and audience alike.

Owing to the exceptional word of mouth and power packed performances by Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Sunny Kaushal and Vineet Kumar Singh.

Hitting the right notes, the first collaboration between producers Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar with Akshay Kumar is witnessing a successful run at the box office.

With such a superior trend, Reema Kagti directorial Gold is all set to become Akshay Kumar's highest Independence day opener.