Satyagraha opens well at the box office: a super hit movie

Prakash Jha's political thriller starring Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Manoj Bajpai, Amrita Rao has collected approx Rs. 11 cr on its first day. The collections are showing upward trend thanks to the positive word of mouth, according to trade website 

 Koimoi.com. "The film had an above average occupancy on its opening day at the Domestic Box Office. The film’s screen count was approx 2400-2500 and made a business of around 11 crores on 1st Friday i.e. Day 1 at the India Box Office," reported the trade website.

The film's opening day collection is apparently the highest for a Prakash Jha film. "Satyagraha grew steadfastly and robustly in evening/night shows. Collects Rs. 11.21 cr on Friday. Prakash Jha's biggest opener thus far," wrote Trade analyst Taran Adarsh on Twitter.
The movie picked up towards the evening.
"Satyagraha’s box office performance remained stable in the morning and afternoon shows. However, it showed massive pickup in the evening and night shows resulting a good Day 1 collections.  The movie will surely pick up today and tomorrow, as the word of mouth publicity is strong and growing stronger!" Said Koimoi.