MS Dhoni: The Untold Story becomes the second highest grosser of 2016

‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ has become the second highest grosser of 2016 with a total domestic business of 129.50 crores. The biopic, which is now into its third week, has continued to rake in good collections, after a record-breaking start at the box office in the first weekend. The collections of the third week are – Monday- Rs. 63 lakhs, Tuesday- Rs. 61 lakhs, Wednesday- Rs. 60 lakhs, Thursday – Rs. 54 lakhs.

The Sushant Singh Rajput starrer, which was released on 4500 screens, opened as second highest grossing movie of the year, registering 21.30 crores on day one of its release on September 30. The movie continued attracting the crowd in huge numbers collecting 20.60 crores and 24.10 crores which totalled to 66 cores in the first weekend.

MS Dhoni – The Untold Story, a film on the life of cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has minted over Rs 112 crore since its release on September 30, becoming the biggest earning biopic in Indian cinema, claim its makers. Produced by Fox Star Studios and Arun Pandey of Inspired Entertainment, the film, directed by Neeraj Pandey, narrates Dhoni’s journey from the lanes of Ranchi to his becoming the captain of the Indian cricket team. It collected Rs 3.40 crore on Monday (October 10), taking the total to Rs 112.70 crore.  It was believed that the collections might slow down after releases like “Mirzya” and “Tutak Tutak Tutiya” in the second week. However, the movies failed to compete and the demand for the shows kept increasing.

Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios, said in a statement: “MS Dhoni – The Untold Story’ is now the highest earning biopic ever made (in Indian cinema). This goes to show the love people have for Mahi and how they have been discovered, adopted and promoted the film. We are truly humbled by the response from his fans, cricket lovers and movie audiences alike.” According to the statement, issued on behalf of the film’s makers.

The film takes the spectators through different episodes of MS Dhoni ’s life, right from his childhood days to the moment he hit the famous six against Sri Lanka in the World Cup final. The performance of the actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who plays Dhoni in the movie, was hugely appreciated. Many rated this as his best performance so far.