A Gentleman... mints over Rs 4 crore on opening day

Mumbai Aug 26 (IANS) Actors Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez starrer "A Gentleman - Sundar Susheel Risky" has minted Rs 4.04 crore on its opening day say its makers.

"Certain situations cannot be predicted -- heavy rainfall especially in key revenue pockets of Maharashtra and Rajasthan coupled with theatre closures due to violence in North India held back our collections " Vijay Singh CEO of Fox Star Studios said in a statement.

"However the word of mouth on the film is extremely encouraging and the film will see an upward trend in collections starting today (Saturday) " Singh added.

Made on a budget of Rs. 50 crore including publicity and advertising the film has earned Rs. 30 crore via satellite music and digital media pre-release.

Helmed by director duo Raj and DK the film also features Darshan Kumar and Suniel Shetty.

--IANS
sas/ks/bg