Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s new Hindi film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani has made nett collections of $16 million in two weeks in the Indian markets. The movie has made worldwide gross collections more than $25 million. Directed by Karan Johar, the film also features veteran actors Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, and Shabana Azmi. The film has been made at an estimated budget of $21 million.

In the second weekend alone, the film made $1.5 million in the US markets. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani made it to the Comscore’s SCOR list of top grossing films in the US for two weekends in a row. Last weekend, it was ranked at the tenth slot. In the weekend ending August 6, the film has been ranked at the ninth slot.

In India, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani made $3.8 million over the second weekend since its release. It maintained an average of $607,000 over the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth days.

The film made an opening of $1.4 million on July 28 in India and the collections rose to $2 million on the second day two. The India collections rose further to $2.3 million on Sunday. Riding high on positive reviews and a good word-of-mouth, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani made a total of $9.5 million worldwide gross in the first weekend.

Johar returned to direction after a gap of seven years with Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. The story, written by Ishita Moitra and Shashank Khaitan, follows the journey of a young couple separated by diverse cultures and traditions, but united by their love and passion for each other. Their families have their own struggles of morals. A typical Johar film, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is brimming with feelings, emotions on lavish and colourful sets. The film has its own flaws, but credit is due for the brilliant performances and great writing in some extremely powerful sequences that challenge norms of the society.

Bhatt, who plays a Bengali journalist in the film, will next be seen in Gal Gadot’s Heart of Stone. Bhatt’s Hollywood debut is set to have a digital premiere on Netflix NFLX on August 11 . Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is her eighth best opener ever. Her top openers are: Brahmastra – Part 1, Kalank, RRR, Gully Boy, Shaandaar, 2 States, and Badrinathi Ki Dulhania (in that order).

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani can also be ranked among the top opening Hindi films of this year. After Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, Salman Khan;s Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan and Prabhas-starrer Adipurush, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is the fourth on the list.

For Singh, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is his eigth top opener in his career. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s romantic saga Padmaavat alongside Deepika Padukone remains his best opener with $2.9 million domestic collection on day one. The other films that made better opening than Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani are Simmba, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Gully Boy, Gunday, and Bajirao Mastani.