New Delhi: Akshay Kumar starrer “Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty”, which focuses on terrorism and sleeper cells, has earned over Rs.100 crore in three weeks at the domestic box office.
The A.R. Murugadoss directorial hit the screens June 6.
“#Holiday [Week 3] Fri 1.02 cr, Sat 1.87 cr. Grand total: (Rs.) 102.62 cr nett. India biz. HIT,†trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted Sunday.
Akshay’s action sequences were promoted as real along with the shoot locations. Sonakshi Sinha also got a chance to display her sporty side in the film even if it was for a short time.
The movie has been presented by Reliance Entertainment and produced by Vipul Shah, with whom Akshay has given hit films like “Namastey London” and “Waqt: The Race Against Time”.
Producer Vipul Shah feels ecstatic as his alliance with Hindi movie star Akshay Kumar has once again struck the gold.
Shah-Akshay’s team has delivered four hits – “Aankhenâ€, “Waqt – Race Against Timeâ€, “Namastey London†and “Singh Is Kinngâ€. Their only fiasco so far has been “Action Replayyâ€.
Talking about his partnership with Akshay, Shah said: “It has been a fantastic journey with Akshay. ‘Holiday’ is our sixth film together and four out of five films were successful. What is very important is that all films got a lot of credibility from the audience.â€
The filmmaker said the successes have helped them in winning a “good reputationâ€.
“My relationship with Akshay has reached that stage where we constantly want to do better work together. It has become stronger by the day,†Shah told IANS.