Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, headlined by Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff, earned Rs 36.33 crore in worldwide gross on the opening day, the makers announced on Friday.
The Hindi-language action film, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar of "Sultan" and "Bharat" fame, was released in theatres on Thursday on the occasion of Eid.
Production banner Pooja Entertainment, which has backed the movie in association with AAZ, shared the film's day one box numbers in a press note and also through a poster on its social media handles.
Actor Prithiviraj Sukumaran plays the role of the antagonist Kabir in the movie.
The film also features Manushi Chhillar, Alaya F and Sonakshi Sinha.
The film, which was also released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, is produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh, Jackky Bhagnani, Himanshu Kishan Mehra and Zafar.