Singham Returns to Shatter Many Box-Office Records

Rohit Shetty's directorial venture Singham Returns, starring Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor, had a strong opening week, boosting its total collections to nearly Rs 112 crore, Bollywood website koimoi.com said in a report.

Singham Returns collection is just shy of the second biggest Bollywood grosser in 2014. Holiday grossed Rs 112.65 crore while the biggest grosser of the year, Kick, has done domestic business of more than Rs 230 crore.

Singham Returns has helped many of its cast or crew set new box-office benchmarks. Singham Returns is Ajay Devgn's fifth Rs 100 crore grosser, says the report. Salman Khan leads the pack with seven Rs 100 crore grossers, it added.

Singham Returns also marks director Rohit Shetty's fifth Rs 100 crore grosser. Rohit Shetty has delivered hits like Golmaal series, Singham, Bol Bachchan and Chennai Express. For Kareena Kapoor, Singham Returns is also her fifth Rs 100 crore grosser, a record she shares with Sonakshi Sinha, says the report.

Singham Returns is co-produced by Ajay Devgn Films, Rohit Shetty Productions and Reliance Entertainment. (With Agency Inputs)