Anubhav Sinha directorial social drama Thappad fared well on its first weekend as the film made a total of Rs 14.66 crore. The film made Rs 3.07 crore on the release day (Friday); Rs 5.05 crore on Saturday; and Rs 6.54 crore on Sunday while it collected 5 crores on Monday. The Taapsee Pannu-starrer drama on violence in marriages has recorded a decent footfall across Delhi-NCR and Mumbai circuits. Experts believe that the film needs to maintain the stride on weekdays to be able to reach respectable numbers. Thappad is the third women-centric film after Deepika Padukone-starrer Chhapaak and Kangana Ranaut`s sports drama Panga. Opening weekend business of all these three films showed decent earnings. Chhapaak minted a total of Rs 19.02 crore whereas Panga made Rs 14.91 crore on their opening weekend. With Thappad, Taapsee is collaborating with Anubhav Sinha for the second time. The duo had earlier worked together in the 2018 film Mulk. Thappad features Taapsee in the role of Amrita, who is an educated and an upper middle-class woman. Debutant Pavail Gulati portrays the role of Taapsee`s husband Vikram. The film also features actors such as Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak Shah, Tanvi Azmi and Dia Mirza in significant roles.