Ek Villain
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Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh starrer "Ek Villain" has indeed started on a grand note at the worldwide box office. The action thriller has rocked domestic as well as overseas box office with huge response.

The film directed by Mohit Suri has raked in ₹16.72 crore on day one, making it the second highest opening day collection of 2014. The film failed to beat Salman Khan's
Jai Ho" opening day record of ₹17.55 crore with a slight margin.

But, "Ek Villain" fared better than "Jai Ho" keeping in mind the huge difference between the screen counts of both the films. "Jai Ho" was released in 4500 screens in India, which is said to be one of the widest releases, while "Ek Villain" was released in only 2539 screens in India.

The film produced under Balaji Telefilms banner got a fantastic response on Friday from movie goers across the country. At several theaters there were housefull sign boards from morning shows itself.

Meanwhile, "Ek Villain" started on a thunderous note at the overseas box offices too. The film raked in ₹1.14 crore (AED 700,000) from preview shows from the UAE-GCC market.

From the UK box office, the film fetched in ₹64.33 lakh (£ 62,905) on opening day and from Australia it minted ₹11.08 lakh (A$ 19,592).

Check out the top opening day grosser films of 2014 below:

Film Release Date Day One Earnings in Rs Crore
Jai Ho 24 January 17
Ek Villain 27 June 16.72
Gunday 14 February 16.12
Humshakals 20 June 12.5
Holiday – A Soldier Is Never Off Duty 6 June 12.18
2 States 18 April 12.42
Ragini MMS 2 21 March 8.43
Heropanti 23 May 6.63
Main Tera Hero 4 April 6.60
Yaariyan 10 January 6.30
Shaadi Ke Side Effects 28 February 5.25

Check out the top opening day earnings of the film released on normal and holiday Friday:

Position Film Release Date Earnings in Rs Crore Release Day
1. Dhoom 3 20 December, 2013 36.22 Non-holiday
2. Chennai Express 9 August, 2013 33.12 Holiday
3. Ek Tha Tiger 15August, 2012 32.93 Holiday
4. Krrish 3 1 November, 2013 25.5 Non-holiday
5. Agneepath 26 Januray, 2012 23 Holiday
6. Bodyguard 31 August, 2011 21.60 Holiday
7. Besharam 2 October, 2013 21.56 Holiday
8. Dabangg 2 21 December, 2012 21 Non-Holiday
9. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 31 May, 2013 19.45 Non-Holiday
10. Ra.One 26 October, 2011 18.50 Holiday
11. Jai Ho 24 January, 2014 17.55 Non-Holiday
12. Ek Villain 27 June, 2014 16.72 Non-Holiday
13. Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela 15 November, 2013 16 Non-Holiday
14. Gunday 14 February, 2014 16.12 Non-Holiday
15. Don 2 23 December, 2011 15.30 Non-Holiday