2.0 (Hindi) released on over 4000 screens in its Hindi format and has taken the 8th best opening of the year in terms of occupancy but this has to be taken with a pinch of salt as the holiday factor makes a huge difference. 2.0 (Hindi) is a non holiday opening and that too on a Thursday. 

 

 

Even in Tamil Nadu its not a holiday so a Thursday releases date is no point but the makers in Chennai go by other things like numerology and its a Rajnikant film so be it Thursday or Friday or Monday it does not matter much in that part of the country..

 

 

The holiday factor makes a huge difference as far as Hindi markets as it even pushes up a film like Badaai Ho which would never get a first day audience without a holiday. Thugs Of Hindostan remains number one due to the bumper start it took on the huge Diwali holiday and will remain top unless Zero or Simbaa are at another level. The top openings of 2018 are as follows

 

1. Thugs Of Hindostan - 65% (4700 screens) (NATIONAL HOLIDAY)

 

 

2. Baaghi 2 - 57.5% (3500 screens) (HOLIDAY)

 

 

3. Sanju - 55% (4200 screens)

 

 

4. Gold - 52.5% (3050 screens) (NATIONAL HOLIDAY)

 

 

5. Race 3 - 50% (4300 screens)

 

 

6. Satyameva Jayate - 45% (2550 screens) (NATIONAL HOLIDAY)

 

 

7. Padmaavat - 42.5% (3750 screens)

 

 

8. 2.0 - 40% (4150 screens)

 

 

9. Veere Di Wedding - 35% (2200 screens)

 

 

10. Badhaai Ho - 30% (2000 screens) (HOLIDAY)

 

 

. Raazi - 30% (1800 screens)

 

 

12. Stree - 27.5% (1950 screens)

 

 

. Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety - 27.5% (1650 screens)