Sikandar Box Office: 9-Day Worldwide Collections
Superstar Salman Khan’s Sikandar continues to perform strongly at the box office. Despite facing initial negative responses and trolling upon its release, the film delivered excellent earnings in its first week, followed by a strong start to its second week. Sikandar has already surpassed its budget in worldwide collections, having earned more than its ₹200 crore budget globally.
The film’s detailed collections show that Sikandar made an India net collection of over ₹30 crore on its first day. Within the first seven days (first week), the total All India net collection reached ₹114 crore 83 lakh. On its second Sunday, the eighth day, the film earned ₹5 crore 62 lakh in the Indian market.
For its ninth day, a Monday, the film’s occupancy has seen a significant drop, with morning shows down by 60% compared to the previous day. Afternoon, evening, and night show bookings are also considerably lower. Based on current reports, Sikandar is estimated to collect approximately ₹2 crore 50 lakh as its India net collection on its ninth day.
With these figures, Sikandar’s total All India net collection over the first nine days stands at ₹122 crore 95 lakh. The India gross collection for the same period is ₹146 crore 31 lakh. In the overseas market, the film has accumulated a total of ₹54 crore 15 lakh. Consequently, Sikandar’s total worldwide box office collection over its first nine days has reached ₹200 crore 46 lakh. The film has earned ₹200 crore 46 lakh globally in nine days, matching its budget in worldwide collection.
Empuraan Box Office: 12-Day Worldwide Performance
Mohanlal’s Empuraan, also known as Lucifer 2, has completed 12 days in cinemas. The film, made on a budget of ₹150 crore, was released in five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. While its collections have slowed down in most South Indian languages, the film continues to perform exceptionally well in its original language, Malayalam, with impressive day-on-day earnings. Empuraan had already crossed the ₹250 crore mark at the box office and continues to show strong collections.
In its initial ten days, Empuraan recorded an India net collection of ₹96 crore 14 lakh. On its second Sunday, the eleventh day, the film collected ₹4 crore 78 lakh. For its twelfth day, the film experienced a 40-45% drop in occupancy compared to the previous day and is estimated to earn approximately ₹2 crore 60 lakh in the Indian market.
This brings Empuraan’s total India net collection over the first 12 days to ₹103 crore 52 lakh. The India gross collection for the 12-day period is ₹123 crore 18 lakh. The film has performed very well overseas, with an overseas gross collection of ₹140 crore 11 lakh to date. Overall, Empuraan’s worldwide box office collection for its first 12 days stands at ₹263 crore 29 lakh. With a budget of ₹150 crore and earnings exceeding ₹263 crore, Empuraan has emerged as a major blockbuster at the box office.
Good Bad Ugly Advance Booking Collections: Weekend Figures
Ajith Kumar’s Good Bad Ugly, an action-drama-thriller, has generated an impressive response in its advance bookings. The film’s advance bookings, which began three to four days prior to its April 10th release, have been excellent. India’s day one bookings are strong, and the film has secured significant earnings from advance bookings for the weekend in India. It has also received a tremendous response overseas.
Good Bad Ugly’s opening day (first day) advance booking across India has reached ₹12 crore 34 lakh. The total All India advance booking for the first four days (the weekend) stands at ₹23 crore 61 lakh. For overseas bookings, the film has garnered ₹11 crore 52 lakh for the weekend. Consequently, the total worldwide advance booking collection for the weekend for Good Bad Ugly is ₹35 crore 13 lakh. The film has crossed the ₹35 crore mark in worldwide advance bookings alone.
Jaat Advance Booking Collections: Early Trends and Worldwide Figures
Sunny Deol’s upcoming action film Jaat, set to release on April 10th, has commenced its advance bookings in both India and international markets, receiving a decent response. It is notable that the film’s makers have not yet fully opened the total advance bookings across India; bookings have started in some regions, but many more are yet to open.
Despite this, Jaat’s advance booking for April 10th (first day) in India has reached ₹1 crore 78 lakh. The All India advance booking for the first four days (the weekend) is ₹3 crore 37 lakh. Overseas, the total advance booking for the first four days has amounted to ₹2 crore 82 lakh. Therefore, Jaat’s total worldwide advance booking for the weekend stands at ₹6 crore 19 lakh. Jaat has earned over ₹6 crore in advance bookings, even with its All India bookings not yet fully open.