MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Box office collection: MS Dhoni: The Untold Story emerges as 2nd highest grossing in opening weekend in 2016. Pictured: MS Dhoni: The Untold Story

MS Dhoni: The Untold Story has collected Rs 66 crore nett at the Indian box office in three days. The biopic is now second on the list of highest grossing Hindi films in opening weekend in 2016.

Before its release, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story had huge hype for being the biopic of Captain Cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The makers had organised massive promotions, which helped the movie register good advance booking. Experts from the industry had predicted that the film would start with a bang, but they never imagined the kind of response it would get on its opening day.

MS Dhoni: The Untold Story made superb collection and went on to become the second biggest opener, beating the records of Housefull 3, Fan and Rustom. The Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer impressed audience and critics and the word-of-mouth boosted its collection over the weekend. The film surprised everyone in the industry by crossing Rs 50 crore mark in the domestic market in three days.

MS Dhoni: The Untold Story has collected Rs 66 crore nett at the Indian box office in the first weekend. The inspiring story of Dhoni, Neeraj Pandey's direction and Sushant Singh Rajput's performance contributed in making the movie such a huge success.

Here is the list of top 20 highest grossing Bollywood movies in opening weekend in this year: The numbers may vary from the actual figures as they are based on various reports.

Rank Movie Release Collection in Cr
1 Sultan 6 July 180.36
2 MS Dhoni: The Untold Story 30 September 66
3 Housefull 3 3 June 53.31
4 Fan 15 April 52.35
5 Rustom  12 August 50.42
6 Airlift  22 January 44.30
7 Baaghi  29 April 38.58
8 Dishoom  29 July 37.32
9 Mohenjo Daro 12 August 30.54
10 UdtaPunjab 17 June 33.80
11 Kapoor And Sons 18 March 26.35
12 Ki And Ka 1 April 25.23
13 A Flying Jatt 25 August 36.85
14 Ghayal Once Again 5 February 23.25
15 Neerja 19 February 22.01
16 Baar Baar Dekho 9 September 21.16
17 Pink 16 September 21.51
18 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 22 January 20.15
19 Azhar  13 May 20.80
20 Jai Gangaajal 4 March 19.25