The Indian devotional movie Hanuman Ansh, directed by Vishal Chaturvedi and based on the life of Neem Karoli Baba, has broken several box-office records following its slow start and historic late surge. Here is everything you need to know.
Made on a micro-budget of just ₹1.8 to ₹2 crore, the film opened to a meager ₹10 lakh on its first day but leveraged explosive word-of-mouth to cross over ₹428 crore worldwide.
Historical ROI of Hanuman Ansh
| Record Broken | Achievement | Previous Record |
| Highest ROI in Hindi Cinema | ROI exceeding 17,982% (Net profit of ~₹323.68 cr) | Smashed 51-year-old record held byJai Santoshi Maa |
| Smallest Budget Film to Enter ₹100 Crore Club | Entered the domestic ₹100 crore club | Outperformed big-budget mainstream blockbusters |
| First Hindi Film to Cross ₹100 Cr After Sub-₹1 Cr Opening | Crossed ₹100 crores after starting with an opening day collection of just ₹10 lakh. | Historically unprecedented trajectory |
| Youngest World Record Producer Achievement | Anupriya Nagar became the youngest producer to hit the ₹300Cr milestone at age 21. | A new milestone in global cinematic history |
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Hanuman Ansh: Week-Wise & Day-Wise Box Office Records
| Timeframe Milestone | Record Achieved by Hanuman Ansh | Comparative Records Broken |
| Biggest 5th Friday | ₹9 crore to ₹10 crore net single-day collection | Dethroned Dhurandhar and Stree 2. |
| Biggest 5th Weekend | ₹49.25 crore net across the three-day weekend | Shattered Dhurandhar (₹33.25 cr) and Dhurandhar 2 (₹12.55 cr) |
| Biggest 5th Weekend | ₹90.25 crore net weekly aggregate | Highest fifth-week haul in history of Hindi cinema |
| Biggest 5th Weekend | ₹18.50 crore net single-day surge | Nearly 3.5 times the previous all-time record for 6th Saturday |
| All-Time Bollywood Day 55 Record | ₹2.35 crore net collection on its 55th day of release | Beat previous milestone held by Stree 2 (₹0.50 cr) by 370% |
| Biggest 7th Week Total | Highest grossing 7th week of all time in Hindi cinema | Outgrossed the first four weeks of its own theatrical run combined |
| Biggest 9th Week in Indian Cinema | ₹10.60 crore net weekly | Smashed the all-time record held by Kantara (₹2.55 cr) |
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About the movie: Hanuman Ansh has been written, directed and co-produced by Vishal Chaturvedi. The film is inspired by the early life and spiritual journey of the revered saint Neem Karoli Baba (Lakshman Das / young Lakshmi Narayan) and is based on the director’s memoir Divine Detour: That Changed My Life.
FAQs
When will Hanuman Ansh stream on OTT?
No official OTT release date or streaming platform has been announced yet for Hanuman Ansh.
What is the official ROI milestone for Hanuman Ansh?
The film crossed a monumental 18,000% ROI milestone during its theatrical run.