Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s action film ‘Animal’, starring Ranbir Kapoor, recently entered the ₹800 crore club in style and has grossed ₹862.2 crore worldwide in three weeks since releasing on December 1, the makers announced recently. Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala took to X (Formerly Twitter) to share an update on Animal’s North America (NA) box office – the film is fast approaching $15 million and is already the 4th highest Indian grosser.
Ramesh Bala tweeted, “‘Animal’ is now 4th highest Indian grosser in North America. No. 1 in Canada. Still going strong and racing towards $15 million (approximately ₹125 crore). Salute the champions!” As per a recent report by Sacnilk.com, Baahubali 2 with $22 million, Pathaan with $17.48 million and Jawan with $15.25 million are the top 3 highest grossing Indian films in North America.
Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Animal’ was off to a great start not only in India, but also in North America. As per Ramesh Bala, it became the ‘highest grossing Hindi film on day 1’ in North America. He had taken to X on December 2, and said Animal was ‘setting box office on fire’. “Animal North America gross $2.5 million (approximately ₹20.8 crore) and counting. Setting box office on fire. Highest grossing Hindi film on day 1,” he had tweeted.
The revenge drama released in theatres worldwide on December 1 in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada. Alongside Ranbir, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna are seen in lead roles.
