Abhishek Sharma’s Ram Setu and Indra Kumar’s Thank God released a day after Diwali, often considered to be a risky choice for film releases as most people are still wrapping up Diwali festivities
But Ram Setu proved the industry traders wrong as it went on to become Bollywood’s fourth-highest opening day grosser of 2022
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The Akshay Kumar, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Jacqueline Fernandez-starrer Ram Setu earned Rs 15.25 crore worldwide on Day 1
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Ram Setu was termed ‘mediocre' by film critic Taran Adarsh. In spite of such reviews, the film’s domestic net earning was around Rs 12 crore-Rs 14 crore on Day 1
Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh-starrer Thank God earned just Rs 8.10 crore at the domestic BO on Day 1
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Even though Taran Adarsh described Thank God as 'a well written and executed movie', the movie remained a dampener at the box office
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Ram Setu had taken a pre-release lead versus Thank God, as Akshay Kumar’s film took a 35% lead in advance ticket sales
Ram Setu portrays a quest to find if the ancient bridge by the same name is a man-made structure or not, while Thank God, a remake of Danish film Sorte Kugler, is a comedy-drama