New Delhi [India], May 26 (NT): The patriotic release of this week, 'Parmanu- The Story of Pokhran' starring John Abraham and Diana Penty hit the Hindi cinema box office. The movie has received positive reviews from the critics as well as the audience.

Helmed by Abhishek Sharma, Parmanu is based on the series of underground nuclear tests carried out by India in 1988 at Indian Army's test range.

Bollywood Film critic and trade analyst, Taran Adarsh exposed the first-day collection of the movie on Twitter as saying, "Limited promotions and IPL semi-final hits the biz of #Parmanu on Day 1... Yet, the wonderful word of mouth should help recover lost ground on Sat and Sun... Fri ? 4.82 cr [1935 screens]. India biz."

On the other hand, ‘Dhak Dhak Girl’ Madhuri Dixit's debut Marathi film, 'Bucket List' also entered silver screen box office this Friday. The movie has started off with great power and content.

The movie received the collection Rs. 96 lakhs as Taran Adarsh wrote, "Riding on Madhuri Dixit-Nene's star power and content, #BucketList [Marathi] starts off VERY WELL... Fri ? 96 lakhs [409 screens]. India biz... This is Madhuri's debut film in Marathi."

Directed by Tejas Vijay Deoskar, the movie succeeded to make an impact on critics and viewers with its story-line. (NT)