Akshay Kumar is on a juggernaut run at the box office and it looks like he is all set to take the momentum with him in 2020 as well. With a set of interesting projects lined up to release this year as well, the Khiladi Kumar of Bollywood will be facing off with the likes of Salman Khan and Aamir Khan at the box office. But talking about 2019, Akshay is near to create a new record by surpassing the Rs 1000 crore mark worldwide and become the first Bollywood actor to do so.

According to the latest Box Office India report, Akshay, who had four releases in 2019: ‘Kesari’, ‘Mission Mangal’, ‘Housefull 4’ and ‘Good Newwz’ has joined the likes of Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan to give FOUR blockbusters in a year. While three hits are common nowadays as an actor spends nearly 50-60 days shooting for a film but with four releases in a year and all managing to hit the bull’s eye at the box office is a rarity.

Check out the box office collections of Akshay’s films in domestic as well as worldwide circuits:
India
‘Kesari’ – Rs 151.87 crore
‘Mission Mangal’ – Rs 192.67 crore
‘Housefull 4’ – Rs 205.60 crore
‘Good Newwz’ – Rs 200 crore (expected)
Expected TOTAL – Rs 750.14 crore (The previous best was Rs 510 crore by Salman Khan in 2015)
Worldwide
‘Kesari’ – Rs 203 crore
‘Mission Mangal’ – Rs 277 crore
‘Housefull 4’ – Rs 293 crore
‘Good Newwz’ – Rs 305 crore (expected)
Expected TOTAL – Rs 1078 crore (The previous best was Rs 968 crore by Salman Khan in 2015)
With no actors close to Akshay in terms of 2019 box office collections and his latest release ‘Good Newwz’ still continuing to do good business at the ticket counters, it won’t be long before he achieves the milestone.
Meanwhile, talking about his successful run in the domestic circuit this year, Akshay in an exclusive interview with ETimes, he said, “I always think that my four films are releasing and I just hope that at least one film does well then I’ll get work in the next year. It’s not about giving hits in the industry; it’s about surviving in the industry. Survival is the most important thing. I always pray that I can survive in the industry and that is what I want. Someone was asking me now, ‘You are on which rank?’ I was like, ‘Mahalaxmi ka ghoda thodhi hu’. For me, if I’m working, it is more than enough.”
On the professional front, Akshay also looks all set to dominate the box office once again in 2020 as he has his kitty full with amazing projects like ‘Bachchan Pandey’, ‘Sooryavanshi’, ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ and ‘Bell Bottom’.

source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com