John Abraham's Batla House has taken off to a really good start at the box office. Releasing on August 15, 2019, Batla House, directed by Nikkhil Advani, opened to the collections of Rs 14.59 Crore. It was clashing with Mission Mangal, that starred Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha and Taapsee Pannu in the lead. Mission Mangal got a bigger opening with collections of Rs 29 crore, becoming the highest opening day grosser for Akshay Kumar. Mission Mangal also did eat into Batla House's collections, but still the figures garnered by the John Abraham starrer is among his best. Batla House Box Office Collection Day 1: John Abraham's Action Thriller Fares Well Despite Competition From Mission Mangal, Mints Rs 14.59 Crore.

But is it his highest day opener? Well, no. In fact, Batla House got John Abraham's third-highest opening day collections. So which is the highest? That milestone was achieved last year on this very day. Satyameva Jayate that released on August 15, 2018, earned about Rs 19.50 crore on Day 1. Interestingly this movie has clashed with Akshay Kumar's Gold on the same day.

Akshay Kumar and John Abraham have not let these clashes affect their friendship, which is a really cool thing. 'Cos, whether John Abraham fans want to believe it or not, Akshay Kumar has been a lucky charm for him. And we have proof too! Akshay Kumar Piggybacks on John Abraham for an Adorable Pic, Says ‘Together We Are a Riot’.

Just look at some of the highest opening day grossers for John Abraham. Two of them, Satyameva Jayate and Batla House, clashed with an Akshay Kumar film and got off to great starts. In the case of Satyameva Jayate, it became a big hit later.

John Abraham in Satyameva Jayate; Akshay Kumar in Gold

John Abraham's fourth-highest opening day grosser is Welcome Back (Rs 14.35 crore), which is a sequel to Welcome, that had Akshay Kumar in the lead.

Welcome Back and Welcome Posters

Housefull 2 (Rs 14 crore), John Abraham's fifth-highest opening grosser, had Akshay Kumar as his co-star.

John Abraham and Akshay Kumar in Housefull 2

Going further down, Dishoom, which starred John with Varun Dhawan in the lead and had collected Rs 11 crore on opening day. Interestingly Akshay had a cameo in the film. Desi Boyz (Rs 8 crore on opening day) also had Akshay Kumar as John's co-star and was a hit.

Only Race 2, which is John's second-highest opening day grosser with Rs 15.12 crore, is bereft of an Akshay Kumar presence in any way. Otherwise, Akshay Kumar has been proving himself to be a lucky charm for John time and again. What say?

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