As per the official statement released by Red Chillies Entertainments the Hindi edition of the movie earned Rs. 104.10 Crs whereas its Telgu and Tamil editions earned Rs. 2.92 Crs Rs. 1.84 Crs respectively.
This directorial venture of Farah Khan starring Deepika, Sonu Sood, Vivaan, Jackie Shroff et al received a bumper opening on its release and garnered a whooping amount of Rs 44.97 crore on day one, followed by an earning of Rs. 63.89 crore in next two days.
So with this mind boggling success of "Happy New Year" at BO despite a sound bashing by critics it's once again proved that just like Sallu even SRK movies are critic-proof and in showbiz it's only SRK and sex sells.
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With this massive success of "Happy New Year" SRK has not only outmaneuvered all his rivals, but has also proved it that he is the true Baadshah of Bollywood. And to believe what we are saying have a look at the first weekend collections of some of the biggest grossers of the recent times.
1. Happy New Year: 108.86 Cr
2. Dhoom 3: Rs. 107.61 cr
3. Chennai Express: 100.42 cr
4. Ek Tha Tiger: 100.16 cr
5. Bang Bang!: 94.13 cr