Sky Force, starring Akshay Kumar and debutant Veer Pahariya, opened strongly at the domestic box office, earning Rs 61.75 crore net over its first weekend. Released on Friday, the film capitalized on the Republic Day holiday, showing significant growth in earnings and is poised to surpass the Rs 100 crore mark before competing with Shahid Kapoor's 'Deva'.
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