Ranveer Singh – Alia Bhatt’s Gully Boy has to compete with THESE Valentine’s week releases at the box office

Zoya Akhtar directorial, Gully Boy, is set to release tomorrow (February 14, Valentine’s Day). And while everyone is excited to watch the movie, we are keen to see how it performs at the box office. Our trade expert has predicted that the Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt-starrer will open with a bang. But it has some competition! Yes, over the past five years, Valentine’s Day has been very crucial for films. Several movies are released in the Valentine’s week or on the day to capitalise on couples heading out and spending time together. In fact, we’ve seen movies even see a jump on V-Day!

So which movies will Gully Boy have to compete with? Well, it is Gunday (2014), Roy (2015), Sanam Re (2016), Fitoor (2016), Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and PadMan (2018). All the films, except Sanam Re and Fitoor performed well at the box office in the last five years. Looking at the lifetime collection of each movie, Jolly LLB 2 (Rs 120 crore) currently leads the way. PadMan (Rs 85 crore) and Gunday (Rs 80 crore) complete the top three. Roy (Rs 45 crore), Sanam Re (Rs 30 crore) and Fitoor (Rs 20 crore) are the other top grossers of the Valentine’s week. Gully Boy will have to compete with these six films. But will it beat Jolly LLB 2 and come out on top? Well, time will tell!

In the meantime, our trade expert – Akshaye Rathi (exhibitor and distributor) predicts that Ranveer Singh – Alia Bhatt’s Gully Boy will collect Rs 20 crore on day 1. He feels it will go on to rake in Rs 75 crore over the extended 4-day weekend at the box office. Post that, everything depends on the content. If the film is good, it will easily rake in Rs 150 – 200 crore in its lifetime run. And with that, it will beat the other Valentine’s week releases. In the meantime, stay tuned to Cine Blitz as we get you news and gossip about Gully Boy.