According to box-office reports, the recently released Salman-Kareena starrer has successfully managed to gross around 21 crore on the opening day and nearly 16 crore plus on the second day, thereby taking the nett collection to 37 crore plus in just two days.

Speaking about the ‘Bodyguard’ fever, Rachit Malhotra, owner of Agra's Jwala cinema, a single-screen theatre, said, "For the audience, Salman is the film. Everything else is secondary. They aren't just whistling when he bares his chest. They are even dancing outside the hall. They know a Sallu bhai movie is always tension-free, with entertainment guaranteed.”

Apparently, Trade Analysts are expecting the romance-filled, action-packed entertainer to garner around 85 crore in the first nine days.

Editor, Film Information, Komal Nahta said, "The movie could cross Rs 85 crore in the first nine days. Overall, it could end up netting around Rs 125 crore.”

‘Bodyguard’s success saga overseas
According to Trade Analyst Komal Nahta, Salman’s ‘Bodyguard’ has not only charmed the Indian masses, but it faring well overseas also.

On its opening day in Dubai that is on Tuesday, the film minted 11 lakh dirham (about Rs 1.36 crore).

And in UK, it grossed around £60,000 on the opening day.

Salman not convinced about ‘Bodyguard’s success
The ‘Bodyguard’ star Salman Khan, who is currently undergoing treatment in U.S. for a painful nerve disorder, is apparently not convinced about his latest venture’s rocking outcome at the box-office.

The film’s producer and Sallu’s brother-in-law, Atul Agnihotri, in a recent exclusive conversation with IANS, disclosed that his film’s hero is unable to believe that his movie has broken all records at the box-office.

"He (Salman) is not totally convinced. He is thinking that we are saying this to cheer him up. This is because he is totally cut off from his regular sources. If he had been in Mumbai, he would have had more interaction, seen more TV and read editorials. There he is totally depending on what we are saying," Atul told IANS.