Mission Raniganj box office collection: Akshay Kumar’s latest release had an average opening weekend. The film had opened low at ₹2.8 crore on Friday but went on to collect ₹4.85 crore on Sunday as per early estimates shared by Sacnilk.com. Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, Mission Raniganj also stars Parineeti Chopra. Also read: Akshay Kumar on those asking about Mission Raniganj’s box office numbers:

Akshay portrays the role of Jaswant Singh Gill in this true story which revolves around how the mining engineer from IIT Dhanbad rescued 65 trapped miners at the Raniganj Coalfields in 1989. It also stars Kumud Mishra, Pavan Malhotra, Ravi Kishan, Varun Badola and Dibyendu Bhattacharya.

The film has mostly received positive reviews from the critics. The Hindustan Times review of the film read: “While Akshay Kumar is perfect as the leader of the pack, other characters and their stories do get sidelined in this rescue thriller.” However, it also read: “While Kumar delivers a sincere performance showing immense conviction portraying Gill’s part, it’s the storytelling that doesn’t do full justice to the plot.