Airlift Storms Box Office, Mints 44.30 Crore over Opening Weekend

NEW DELHI: Akshay Kumar has defeated latest sex comedy at the box office with almost double the numbers: While Airlift collected 44.30 crore over the opening weekend, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 earned a mere 20.15 crore in the first three days.

Considering Akshay Kumar-Nimrat Kaur-starrer Airlift was made on an estimated budget of 30 crore, it is set to have a decent run at the ticket windows.

Airlift tells how the Indian government evacuation of 1,70,000 people of Indian origin and also of other nationalities through 488 flights during the Iraq-Kuwait war. Airlift also stars Feryna Wazheir and Purab Kohli.

Meanwhile, Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 had a rather dull opening. While the movie made an opening collec tion of 8.15 crore, the earnings took a dip on Saturday. “#KyaaKoolHainHum3 Fri 8.15 cr, Sat 5.50 cr, Sun 6.50 cr. Total: ? 20.15 cr. India biz,” Taran Adarsh tweeted.

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