Kanagna Ranuat’s much awaited movie Manikarnika: the Queen of Jhansi has hit the theatre on Friday. It clashed with the Nawazuddin’s Thackeray which is a biopic on the life of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray. Manikarnika is a historical biopic on warrior queen Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi played by Kangana Ranaut.

Thackeray and Manikarnika both films have garnered mixed reviews from the critics, however, Kangana starrer has managed to sweep Nawazuddin's film with a huge margin on the first day of its release.Manikarnika has been released across over 3,000 screens in India and has witnessed 35-40 per cent occupancy across the country. The movie has managed to earn Rs 10.5 crore (approximately) on day 1. The exact collection of both films will be out soon. Manikarnika received mixed response from the critics. However, Kangana's performance was appreciated a lot, other actors like Ankita Lokhande, Atul Kulkarni and Danny Denzongpa also have done their job very well.

Talking about Thackrey, the movie witnessed almost 10-15 per cent occupancy. It has managed to rake in Rs 3.5 crore (approximately) on day 1 becoming the highest opener for Nawazuddin.