Laila Majnu box office collection: Sajid Ali's 2018 romantic drama, starring Triptii Dimri and Avinash Tiwary , may have tanked back then at the domestic box office, but it's found a new lease of life now. After the Imtiaz Ali-produced film re-released in cinemas this past Friday, it has already surpassed the original box office run by Monday, as per a report by Pinkvilla . (Also Read – Laila Majnu to Raja Babu: 8 movies you can watch which are re-releasing in theatres ) Laila Majnu surpases original run The film had earned only ₹ 2.
18 crore in its 2018 theatrical run. Upon its re-release last Friday, it opened to a decent ₹ 30 lakh, also thanks to low ticket prices because of National Cinema Lovers Day. It also didn't have any new Bollywood release competing with it.
Laila Majnu then scored ₹ 75 lakh on Saturday, and then finally hit the ₹ 1 crore mark on Sunday. It passed the Monday test by flying colours by earning more than it did on Friday. It garnered ₹ 60 lakh on day 4 of re-release, bringing its total collection upon re-release to ₹ 2.
65 crore, far ahead of its original theatrical run earnings. Laila Majnu isn't the only Imtiaz Ali film to perform well after re-release. His 2011 musical Rockstar has been maintaining its stronghold for weeks now.
His 2009 directorial Love Aaj Kal is also playing in cinemas. Laila Majnu developed a cult of lovers post its streaming release on ZEE5 in 2018. Its lead actors – Triptii Dimri and Avinash Tiwary – not only e.