It`s a Rs.33.18 crore opening weekend for `Phantom`

By - IANS

SEPTEMBER 01,2015

Filmmaker Kabir Khan39s espionage drama "Phantom", based on events post-26/11 Mumbai terror attack, has minted Rs.33.18 crore in its opening weekend.The Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif-starrer released on Friday and minted Rs.8.46 crore on its opening day. The film witnessed a good growth on Saturday and Sunday by collecting Rs.12.78 crore and Rs.11.94 crore, respectively, thus taking its cumulative total to Rs.33.18 crore, read a statement from the production house.With no big release along with it, 'Phantom' is expected to have a good week ahead due to the buzz around the movie.'Phantom', which revolves around global terrorism, is an adaptation of the novel "Mumbai Avengers". The film was banned in Pakistan following a petition by Jamaat-ud Dawa JuD chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the mastermind behind the Mumbai mayhem. The Mumbai terror attack saw terrorists from Pakistan sneak into Mumbai in November 2008 and launch a killing spree, leaving at least 166 people dead.