The multi-starrer 'Total Dhamaal', which opened to mixed response, earned Rs. 16.50 crore on the first day of its release.

Indian film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter handle to share the box office collection of the film.

He wrote, `#TotalDhamaal - non-holiday release - creates dhamaal on Day 1... Biz multiplies as day progresses... Mass circuits rocking... Metros/plexes witness upward trend... Biz should grow on Day 2 and contribute to a big total over the weekend... Fri ₹ 16.50 cr. India biz.`

#TotalDhamaal - non-holiday release - creates dhamaal on Day 1... Biz multiplies as day progresses... Mass circuits rocking... Metros/plexes witness upward trend... Biz should grow on Day 2 and contribute to a big total over the weekend... Fri ₹ 16.50 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 23, 2019

'Total Dhamaal' is the third film in the 'Dhamaal' franchise. It features Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Boman Irani, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey, Sanjay Mishra, and Johnny Lever.

'Total Dhamaal' also brings back the magical duo of Anil and Madhuri after a hiatus of 19 years and the fans can't get enough of them.

The film became the second highest opener of the year after the last week's 'Gully Boy'.

The promos and songs of the film were not received well by the audiences and the movie opened to mixed reviews by the critics.

The film is the third sequel to the 2007 'Dhamaal' and much like its first part, 'Total Dhamaal' follows a group of people, who are trying to outrun each other in their quest for hidden treasure.

The film is helmed by Indra Kumar and hit the big screens on February 22.