Ajay Devgn's Raid garners great response at the Box Office in the opening week

Mumbai: Ajay Devgn's latest release - Raid - has received the second best response in the opening week after Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat this year. The Raj Kumar Gupta directorial, which also features Saurabh Shukla and Ileana D'Cruz has minted over Rs 63 crores.

Trade analyst and movie critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the film's Box Office performance report.

He tweeted: "#Raid has an EXCELLENT Week 1... SECOND HIGHEST Week 1 of 2018... Weekend 2 will give an idea of its lifetime biz... Fri 10.04 cr, Sat 13.86 cr, Sun 17.11 cr, Mon 6.26 cr, Tue 5.76 cr, Wed 5.36 cr, Thu 4.66 cr. Total: ₹ 63.05 cr. India biz." (sic)."

#Raid has an EXCELLENT Week 1... SECOND HIGHEST Week 1 of 2018... Weekend 2 will give an idea of its lifetime biz... Fri 10.04 cr, Sat 13.86 cr, Sun 17.11 cr, Mon 6.26 cr, Tue 5.76 cr, Wed 5.36 cr, Thu 4.66 cr. Total: ₹ 63.05 cr. India biz. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 23 March 2018

TOP 5 - 2018
Opening Week biz...
1. #Padmavaat ₹ 166.50 cr [9 days; select previews on Wed, released on Thu]... Note: Hindi + Tamil + Telugu.
2. #Raid ₹ 63.05 cr
3. #PadMan ₹ 62.87 cr
4. #SonuKeTituKiSweety #SKTKS ₹ 45.94 cr
5. #Pari ₹ 22.75 cr
India biz.

TOP 5 - 2018
Opening Week biz...
1. #Padmavaat ₹ 166.50 cr [9 days; select previews on Wed, released on Thu]... Note: Hindi + Tamil + Telugu.
2. #Raid ₹ 63.05 cr
3. #PadMan ₹ 62.87 cr
4. #SonuKeTituKiSweety #SKTKS ₹ 45.94 cr
5. #Pari ₹ 22.75 cr
India biz. — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 23 March 2018

Ajay Devgn's realistic drama which released on Friday last week has garnered rave reviews from critics. The non-masala film is set in the backdrop of India in the 1980s and based on one of the most high profile raids the country has ever seen.

As Amay Patnaik, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, in Lucknow, Ajay will impress you. The actor has proved his versatility time and again and his performance in Raid will add a new feather in his cap.

It showcases the bravery and courage of a fearless Income Tax officer who is put on a mission to confront a very powerful man addressed as Tauji in Lucknow.