‘Hate Story 3’, the third installment of the popular erotic franchise ‘Hate Story’, which released on Friday (December 4), has taken off to a fantastic start on its opening day at the box office. (Hate Story 3 movie review) ‘Hate Story 3’, which was made with a budget of Rs. 13.2 cr, has earned Rs. 9.72 cr on the first day of its release. It has also surpassed the collections of its previous franchises box office collections ‘Hate Story 2’, which had earned Rs. 5.46 cr on its opening day.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to twitter to share the numbers of the movie’s box office collections.

Despite an ordinary star cast, #HateStory3 takes a FANTASTIC start. Fri ₹ 9.72 cr. Should recover costs in opening weekend itself!

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 5, 2015

#HateStory3 has cost ₹ 6.5 cr make. Plus, ₹ 6.7 cr for print + advertising. Total cost: ₹ 13.2 cr... SUPER HIT in terms of economics.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 5, 2015