Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi in a nonetheless from the movie.

New Delhi:

Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas, starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, minted Rs 2.30 crore on its opening day. According to commerce analyst Taran Adarsh, the night reveals pushed the numbers. Taran Adarsh predicted that robust “word of mouth” might be wanted to maneuver the numbers upward. He additionally talked about in his tweet that Saturday morning reveals fared higher than that of Fridays. Taran Adarsh wrote in his tweet, “MerryChristmas opens similar to SriramRaghavan’s last release AndhaDhun [₹ 2.70 cr]… Dependent on word of mouth to take it forward, MerryChristmas witnessed substantial growth towards evening shows on Day 1… Fri ₹ 2.30 cr.” He added, “An upward trend on Sat and Sun is definitely on the cards… In fact, Sat morning shows have opened better than Fri.”

#MerryChristmas opens much like #SriramRaghavan‘s final launch #AndhaDhun [₹ 2.70 cr]… Dependent on phrase of mouth to take it ahead, #MerryChristmas witnessed substantial development in direction of night reveals on Day 1… Fri ₹ 2.30 cr. #India biz. Note: #Hindi model.

An upward… pic.twitter.com/ryrMNrQwCS

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 13, 2024

After Merry Christmas launched, Vicky Kaushal wrote an appreciation submit for spouse Katrina Kaif. He wrote, “Merry Christmas everyone! So freaking proud of you love for how beautifully you have surrendered yourself to Sriram Sir’s masterful storytelling and to the complexities of ‘Maria’…Her rawness, her mystery, her magic… All done with such honesty and nuance! And that dance… uff! This one’s truly your best work till date.” About Vijay Sethupathi’s efficiency within the movie, Vicky Kaushal wrote in his word, “Vijay Sethupati Sir… don’t know how you bring that childlike innocence in your characters but it’s pure joy to watch you bring Albert alive.”

Vicky tagged the movie’s director Sriram Raghavan together with the opposite actors who’re part of Merry Christmas, together with Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak and Radhika Apte. “How you guys are going to make people jingle all the way when they watch the Film… especially that end! Go enjoy this thrilling fun ride in theatres near you! Merry Christmas in cinemas now,” learn an excerpt from Vicky Kaushal’s submit. Take a glance:

Merry Christmas opened to constructive opinions. In his evaluate for NDTV, movie critic Saibal Chatterjee wrote, “Merry Christmas is a delightfully inventive cinematic ride that employs a very 1980s Hindi cinema soundscape and an evocative and transportive colour palette to generate a sense of bewilderment as the spectre of loneliness and the repercussions of lost love – both Maria and Albert have back stories that have brought them where they are at the outset of the film before the duo travels through the film’s two-and-a-half-hour runtime in quest of a semblance of deliverance.”