'Krrish 3' going strong, collects Rs.23 cr on 2nd day

It's a double celebrations for Hrithik Roshan and the "Krrish 3" team as the Diwali release is going strong at the box office and has collected Rs.23 crore on the second day of its release.

"'Krrish 3' is fabulous on day two, despite pre-Diwali festivities at its peak. Collects Rs.23 crore (Hindi+Tamil+Telugu) on Saturday. Outstanding," tweeted trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

Directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan, the superhero sci-fi drama, made on a budget of about Rs.100-Rs.150 crore, got a grand opening when it came out Friday. The film earned Rs.25 crore on the first day, informed Adarsh through his tweet.

Another trade pundit Komal Nahta is confident that "Krrish 3" will move up on the success ladder.

"Rock-steady! That's the only way to describe 'Krrish 3', given that Saturday was last day of dull pre-Diwali... Historic!" Nahta tweeted Sunday.

Red Chillies VFX, a subdivision of Shah Rukh Khan's motion picture production banner Red Chillies Entertainment, worked on the special effects for "Krrish 3".

While the movie has attracted a lot of children to the theatres, R.K. Mehrotra, general manager, Delite cinemas informed that the film is houseful till Wednesday.

The film's success is a good news for rest of the cast that includes Vivek Oberoi, Kangana Ranaut and Priyanka Chopra.