Fighter Film: 2024’s Biggest Bollywood Opener
Superstar Hrithik Roshan’s Fighter film made a blast at the box office upon its release, securing the biggest opening for a Bollywood film in 2024 on its first day. The film was released on Thursday, January 25th.
Fighter Box Office Collection Day 1
Fighter recorded an all-India net collection of ₹26 crore on its first day. The first day India gross collection for the film reached ₹33 crore. Globally, where the film was released on approximately 1500 screens, it earned roughly ₹17 crore on its opening day. This brings Fighter’s first-day worldwide box office collection to approximately ₹50 crore. This is considered a decent opening, especially given its Thursday release.
Fighter Film Budget and Pre-Release Recovery
The total budget for the Fighter film is ₹250 crore. Before its cinematic release, the film’s makers had already recovered a significant portion of its budget. The digital rights for the film, including OTT streaming rights, were sold for ₹126 crore to Netflix. Satellite rights fetched ₹55 crore, and music rights contributed ₹24 crore. In total, the makers recovered ₹205 crore from digital, satellite, and music rights before the film hit theaters.
Screen Count and Release Details
Fighter was exclusively released in Hindi, unlike previous Hrithik Roshan films that were also released in Tamil and Telugu. The film premiered on 3500 screens across India and approximately 1500 screens in the overseas market, totaling around 5000 screens worldwide.
Weekend Box Office Outlook for Fighter
The film is poised for a strong performance beyond its opening day. It is expected to see significant earnings on its second day, Friday, January 26th, which is a full holiday. Collections are also anticipated to be remarkable on Saturday (Day 3) and Sunday (Day 4). Fighter benefits from a long four-day weekend at the box office. Projections suggest that the movie could easily recover its budget within these four days in the worldwide market. If trends hold, Fighter could potentially achieve a worldwide collection of approximately ₹250 crore within its initial four-day weekend. Expectations for the film’s lifetime collection suggest it could reach ₹400 or ₹500 crore, or even more.