FIGHTER is coming to the end of its run and has so far collected 343.50 crore worldwide with not much more to come. The film is an underperformer with overseas doing better. But the numbers do not compare well with DUNKI which did 418 crore worldwide and TIGER 3 which collected 440 crore worldwide. All three films got open runs and had holiday benefits also.

Eventually, the worldwide numbers look pretty much respectable and none of the films are major duds but there are scary circuit numbers in India especially considering the names involved in the film. If these type of big films are going to do the sort of numbers they have done in Rajasthan, Gujarat, East Punjab, CI and  Maharashtra, then there is little hope for the others at the moment unless content is excellent. DUNKI maybe has an excuse due to the genre in some of these circuits but East Punjab, where the subject has huge relatability, has not performed.

The plus for all three is overseas though despite DUNKI getting the best numbers, in reality that would be the worst overseas performer due to the expectations from Shah Rukh Khan overseas and that fact that the period was huge this year there was no SPIDER-MAN or AVATAR from Hollywood which gives screening issues in key properties in the West. For FIGHTER, it can be said it lost around 25 crore in overseas due to no Gulf release. So, fair value could be around 370 crore for its worldwide finish.

The worldwide numbers of FIGHTER till date are as follows.

India - 239.50 Crore (199.50 nett)

Overseas - 104 crore ($12.50 million)

FIGHTER collected 2.75 crore nett in its fifth week which mainly came due to the weekend which was bumped up by Cinema Lovers Day. The collections of the came down heavily on the weekdays and the film stands at a little over 198 crore nett after five weeks.

A slightly better performance has come in Mumbai and Mysore but this is comparative to other circuits. The Mumbai business has come without a good Gujarat and although that's not enough for FIGHTER, it can be good news for the film industry as a whole as this Mumbai belt has been a let down post pandemic on the whole. The Mumbai circuit collections of TERI BAATON MEIN ULJHA JIYA further consolidates this trend but more time is probably needed to say Mumbai/Maharashtra is somewhere close to what it used to be.

The plus for the film is that it managed to get to 200 crore nett after a struggle post the weekend thanks to the metros but that is not enough for a film like FIGHTER. The overseas business is better if we allow for the fact that it did not release in Gulf. It will close at around 345 crore GROSS worldwide.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Week One - 1,35,48,00,000

Week Two - 38,37,00,000

Week Three - 14,68,00,000

Week Four  - 6,90,00,000

Fifth Week - 2,75,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER collected 2 crore nett plus in its fifth weekend helped by good numbers on the Friday due to discounted rates by the multiplexes. The film stayed at a similar level for the next days for a steady weekend. The Friday probably added 30-35 lakhs nett extra to the weekend total as the film would have been half on Friday and doubled on Saturday.

This now takes the film to 197.50 crore nett and its heading to be the 29th outright Hindi film to hit the 200 crore nett mark. It will just get there over the next 2 weeks or so. DUNKI finished with a little over 201 crore nett and it looks this will probably finish in the same range.

The film has crossed the 60 crore nett mark in Mumbai and 40 crore nett mark in Delhi/UP but the latter will stay below DUNKI despite it being an action film and DUNKI being a social drama. Delhi/UP is traditionally best for action films.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Week One - 1,35,48,00,000

Week Two - 38,37,00,000

Week Three - 14,68,00,000

Week Four  - 6,90,00,000

Friday - 70,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 65,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 70,00,000 apprx

Fifth Weekend - 2,05,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER had a steady fourth week as it held up well collecting almost 7 crore nett which was a 55% drop from the previous week. The film held better over the Mon - Thu period this week compared to the previous weeks probably because the collections are at much lower levels and now mainly coming from the bigger multiplexes.

This takes the film to 195 crore nett and it will end at around 200 crore nett which will be the same number as DUNKI. The film will score over DUNKI in Mumbai and South but going by genre, it should have scored better than the Shah Rukh Khan starrer outside Mumbai and South. DUNKI scored less than SALAAR in many of the mass circuits which shows how less FIGHTER is there but the collections of DUNKI and SALAAR have to be taken with a pinch of salt as there was feeding in both films while FIGHTER is clean.

The film will be the second highest grosser for Hrithik Roshan after WAR and his second 200 crore nett film but that is probably down to lack of films in the last five years. At the end of the day, these type of films be it TIGER 3, DUNKI or FIGHTER should be going to higher numbers especially considering their release periods and ticket pricing.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Week One - 1,35,48,00,000

Week Two - 38,37,00,000

Week Three - 14,68,00,000

Week Four  - 6,75,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER collected 65 lakhs nett on its fourth Monday which is only 12% less than its fourth Friday but it was because of a holiday in Maharashtra and the contribution from Mumbai City, Thane and Pune is around 20% for the film and these places were up compared to the Friday.

The film has done well in the three big centres of Maharashtra especially Mumbai city and Pune which has enabled the film to put up a good number in Mumbai circuit especially compared to Delhi/UP. Mumbai is 50% more than Delhi/UP which was the normal trend before the pandemic but collections have come much closer post pandemic in the two big circuits. It could be that January period due to the cold has kept Delhi/UP down a little.

The issue for the film are markets like CI which is yet to beat a rom com film like TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR. It should eventually beat it but being just 5% better than a film like TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR is well short of the desired result.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Friday - 75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 1,60,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 2,10,00,000 apprx

Monday - 65,00,000 apprx

Fourth Weekend - 5,10,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER did well its fourth weekend as it collected around 4.50 crore nett which takes the film to 193 crore nett till date and it is looking at a finish of around 200 crore nett or very close if it can continue at this rate. The film continues to do well in the metros especially Bangalore where collections are very good.

The film has done well to get this far as this 200 crore nett total looked impossible after its first weekend. But the film has managed to find its audience in the metros to get this far although a better response outside these bigger centres would have made a huge difference to the film as the initial numbers would have been much better.

FIGHTER is like a double edged sword in that the pilot and fighter angle is a plus for the urban audiences but for the core mass audiences, this plus becomes a minus and this gets reflected in the final result of the film.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Friday - 75,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 1,60,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 2,10,00,000 apprx

Fourth Weekend - 4,45,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER managed another fair weekend as it picked up well on Saturday and Sunday to collect almost 9.50 crore nett which takes the film to an overall total of 183 crore nett. The trend of the film doing well over the weekend continues. There was limited growth again on Sunday but that is because it all comes on Saturday and also, there is little mass support.

The film is scoring well in cities like Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore with the latter being the best of the lot. These cities don't normally lead when its a patriotic film with a big star as its the northern areas which lead. So, it means that its something outside the patriotic side of the film that the audience in the above cities is coming for.

Mysore will now comfortably cross the 20 crore nett mark making it the seventh highest grosser in this circuit. Mysore and USA go hand in hand normally and its a repeat here with both doing very good numbers. Mumbai has also done pretty well as it has gone to 55 crore nett and its a good 55% ahead of Delhi/UP while post pandemic many films have been getting numbers which are similar in both circuits. 

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows.

Friday 5,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 11,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 2,60,00,000 apprcx

Thursday - 2,40,00,000 appex

Friday - 1,65,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 3,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

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FIGHTER got the benefit of Valentines Day on its third Wednesday as it collected over 1.50 crore nett which now takes the total of the film to almost 187 crore nett. It will be a decent third week and it will be higher than the third week of DUNKI. But overall collections are still 14 crore nett less than that film and that will be hard to cover.

No doubt the film will be showing higher collections than DUNKI from here on but there will not be much coming as post Valentines Day, it will be back down to under 1 crore nett. But its still important to hold over the next two weeks as then it may reach the average status. The problem for FIGHTER or DUNKI for that matter is the expectations were of blockbuster collections and they ended with average/below average verdict and its all down to not reaching the wider audience.

FIGHTER will beat the box office numbers of DUNKI in Mumbai and South with the latter happening as DUNKI clashed with a South film, SALAAR. Traditionally, its the opposite as when an action and a social drama have similar collections, the social drama will be leading in Mumbai and South.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Friday - 1,65,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 3,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 4,00,00,000 apprx

Monday -  1,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 90,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 1,60,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER saw a fall in collections as it collected in the 1.65 crore nett range which is around a 30% drop from Thursday. This looked on the cards as there was a new release which got its better collections in the same places as Fighter.

If the film could have got a 2 crore nett third Friday or better, then that would have probably kept it on track for a 200 crore nett lifetime total. But this drop means it will probably fall a little short though there is not much competition in February and next week there is no release of a note which can hold it up.

The film has done well in Overseas and is a HIT film there as it hits the $11 million mark at the end of its second week. The film collected $8.67 million in week one (8 days) and picked up another $2.35 million in week two.

The film is probably looking at a lifetime business of $12.50 million plus and that is without Gulf. Fair value would be around $15-16 million as you take $2.5 million Gulf at the very least. The film also crossed the 300 crore gross mark on its third Friday as it stands at 302 crore after 16 days.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows.

Friday 0 5,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 11,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 2,60,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 2,40,00,000 apprx

Friday - 1,65,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER collected 2.75 crore nett apprx on its second Tuesday and is heading for a second week total of around 37.5-38 crore nett which is a reasonable second week figure though it will be less than DUNKI (holiday week) and OMG 2.

The collections of the film stand at around 169 crore nett till date and will be around the 174 crore nett mark. Although the 200 crore nett mark looks far from here, there is a possibility if the can show a hold this Friday with the new release. This is because if it can get past this week, then it can collect well through February inching towards the 200 crore nett mark.

The best performing circuit for the film will be Mysore as it heads for a total around 19-20 crore nett and among the top ten highest grossing films in the circuit beating the likes of DUNKI and TIGER 3. It could become the 8th film to hit 20 crore nett in this circuit. Generally, the numbers are best in the South.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Friday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 11,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

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FIGHTER did pretty well in its second week collecting 38 crore nett which takes the film to almost 174 crore nett. The second week collections are actually good considering the film was written of on the first Monday after the huge fall.

The film held well again over the weekdays in the second week. It has basically done well to get here and if the film can hold on the third Friday, similar to last week, it actually means the film is having a very good trend. The film has competition and there has been a drop in the morning but its all about the evening when these holdovers run fast.

The problem for the film was the initial and that first Monday drop especially the latter and a 25-30% higher level of collections with this trend would have painted a far better picture. The plus point is that the film has got here and it remains to be seen if it can stretch out towards that 200 crore nett mark.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Friday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 11,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 2,60,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 2,40,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER collected 3 crore nett on its second Monday where again the drop is a little more than it should have been. But that seems to be the trend for the film where weekends collections are at a higher level than the weekdays. The film has collected 165 crore nett so far till date in 12 days.

The second week is heading for a fair 37-38 crore nett as weekdays should remain steady on these low collections and the third weekend is crucial if the film is to get around that 200 crore nett mark. It will not be a good total for the film as it should have done more. Nevertheless, the film has got some sort of run and it has found some audience.

The film opened well below expectations which was where the film got hurt but it has to be said that on the other side is that the second week will do far better than anyone's expectations. With with a new film coming, it must show further sustaining power in week three because if not, then the second week hardly matters. Also more importantly getting past the third week will give the film a run through February.

This is where the box office has changed post pandemic and a lack of releases allow films to go on for longer if they can trend well.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Friday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 11,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER has done pretty well in its second weekend collecting over 27 crore nett and these collections can be called good considering the collections on Monday which was a huge drop and only a little above 7 crore nett. This has now taken the film to 163 crore nett and it is sustaining well.

The film is on the lines of a Hollywood action films where the weekend does well and the weekdays settle at lower numbers. So, it will be no surprise to see a drop on Monday which is little more than normal. The film has also settled in the mass pockets on low numbers as the smaller centres fade out of the picture. A CI collected 40 lakh nett on day one and the second Sunday was just 25% less with 30 lakhs nett. The biggest centres of the circuit Indore had collections pretty much similar to day one. The Sunday growth gets curtailed as a low ratio of business is coming from places which grow big on Sunday.

FIGHTER is going to do business which will be lower than expectations due to the initial but the film has not crashed and is running well now. The expectations were huge and these results would have looked better before those 500 crore nett films came last year. But now, the test will be when the new release comes this week. If it manages to get through this week, it will continue to run through February which could mean a 200 crore nett or close total for the film.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows.

Friday 5,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 11,75,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER saw a good hold on its second Friday as the film did not drop from the Thursday collections. The film is now actually trending well with this second Friday collection especially as if we consider where the film landed on Monday. The film collected a little over 7 crore nett on Monday and it has done 5.50 crore nett on Friday which is only 25% down.

The fall on Monday always looked excessive as the holdover movies had also fallen a lot for some reason which they should not have and because of that, there was always a chance that the film could hold out better than the Monday number suggested which has happened.

Also, the mass areas are slowly going out of the equation and the film is now getting a higher ratio of business where it is doing better. The national chains will probably be around 65% of the films collections today (Saturday) which is the sort of ratio of business that the urban films do. It is more than a film like DUNKI had in its second weekend.

The film now has collections of 145 crore nett and if it consolidates on Saturday, it should comfortably do 30 crore nett plus week. If there is huge Saturday growth, the film will have chances of respectable lifetime numbers despite rejection from the mass audiences.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Thursday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 38,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

Friday 5,50,00,000 apprx

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FIGHTER did well on its second Saturday as it picked up 10 crore nett collections to take its total to 155 crore nett. It is probably too late in the day for the film but it was huge growth on the second Saturday and the film getting a double digit number again post its huge Monday drop was pretty much unthinkable. However, Sunday will probably be limited growth.

The film seems to be trending like an Hollywood film as it shows strength on the weekend especially the Saturday. This trend will probably remain for the film till its run. The second weekend numbers say the film has found some audience liking but such a huge film and being liked by a 12TH FAIL type of audience will not get you far. Actually this is the wrong way to put it as its found an audience in the same CENTRES as 12TH FAIL but this will probably be a different audience in terms of demographics.

The failure of the film across Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar, Gujarat etc means the patriotic side of the film has not worked at all and this seals the fate of the film. Thee other side that there is something that the urban audience in bigger multiplexes is coming for but that will not be enough for the film.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Thursday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 38,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

Friday 5,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER collected 139.75 crore nett in its first week which is low number for the film although it remained steady on weekdays post the big Monday drop. But the weekday collections are at low levels. The killer for the film was the first day collection in mass pockets and although the national holiday meant some recovery, it was not really good enough as many circuits still remained lower than they should be.

This mean that the best the film could have hoped for was AVERAGE status but then there was the big Monday drop which hit hard. There has been a little recovery from this drop as collections have not capitulated like some other big films. That will not change the overall picture unless the film shows a good jump on second Friday.

The film has done a little better in Mysore, NCR and a couple of other big cities but the business in the likes of MP, Rajasthan and Gujarat is pretty similar to the likes of TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR and GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI.

The last 3 months of last year saw poor results and this continues with the first big release of 2024. This looks set to continue for sometime unless something surprises as there is nothing holding appeal for the circuits which is a must for big numbers. 

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Thursday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 38,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

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FIGHTER has done better in overseas with $8.5 million in eight days driven by a solid $5 million plus total in US/Canada. The $8.5 million is better than it looks as there is nothing from the Gulf region and that can be given around $1.5 million at the very least total which would mean a $10 million over eight days at a minimum.

The worldwide number is 238 crore which despite a good overseas performance is well short of a WAR which was 296 crore (7 day total). Here a comparable total would be 229 crore which is the seven day worldwide number for FIGHTER. It is better than BANG BANG and KRRISH 3 which had done 200 and 197 crore respectively.

The film should go and do a 300 crore worldwide number but not much more than that and it would be lower than a film like ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHAANI which was also driven by a strong overseas but a few levels above FIGHTER as it was a BLOCKBUSTER overseas.

The worldwide numbers of FIGHTER after the first weekend are as follows.

India - 168 Crore (139.75 nett)

Overseas - 70.50 crore ($8.50 million)

FIGHTER managed another hold on Wednesday with another 10% drop but collections remain at low levels for the size of the film. The film has collected 134 crore nett so far and will finish at around 139 crore nett for the week which is a number it should really be covering over the first four days and even that would not be called great.

The film has no competition over the weekend. So, if the next two days hold, it could come out with a 30 crore nett second week which would be not too bad considering the Monday numbers. Still, it would not be going anywhere due to the initial business.

A lifetime numbers will also be dependent on the second weekend of the film and if it gets 20 crore nett up on the board, it could be looking at a total of around 180 crore nett which would be lower than DUNKI and not much better than SALAAR. But those films were boosted by helping hands from outside.

The huge success of a few films last year have made expectations go very high for each big film which can easily lead to big disappointment when a public does not like a film much be it TIGER 3, DUNKI and now FIGHTER.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Thursday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 38,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 6,00,00,000 apprx

FIGHTER held up well on Tuesday but this hold was likely as it was not just this film that took a hit on Monday but generally the box office had fallen heavily post the holiday weekend. When this happens, there is a chance the drop next day will not be much. Basically there is a bit of a recovery the next day.

The film collected 6.50 crore nett on Tuesday and the drops were around 10% across the board with the mass pockets doing a little better as they are at lower levels. This takes the film to 128 crore nett and the business remains at low levels despite the fair hold on Tuesday as that Monday drop was heavy.

After a drop like Monday, its difficult to recover but the idea is not to totally fizzle out totally like many films do when they drop heavy on Monday. If the film can continue this trend for the next few days, it can set itself up for some fair second weekend collections. A better way to put it is far better collections than most would have expected after that big Monday fall.

The film again has illustrated the problem films have with mass centre penetration and this has been there for many years even before the pandemic. But earlier, the bigger centres covered the cracks which is not happening anymore as seen with DUNKI and now FIGHTER.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Thursday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 38,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 6,50,00,000 apprx

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FIGHTER continued to do better in overseas as it picked up another $725k taking its total to around $7.8 million. The film saw a pick up in US/Canada on Tuesday as there are offers there but the pick up was probably a little more than many films before as collections more than doubled.

There are dropping collections in United Kingdom which means this market will fade out leaving the film depending on US/ Canada and Australia/New Zealand mainly. There was a hope of a UAE release but that will not happen now.

The film is going to finish with good results in overseas and if it gets to $12 million plus without Gulf release, this will actually look better than the $21 million of DUNKI which came over the huge Christmas/New Year period and that too in a year when Hollywood did not offer much in this bumper period.

But this means little for the overall performance for the film as when its a big budget Hindi film, its about getting it right with the core audience. The problem for the film are the numbers of all the core circuits across India. Markets like Rajasthan and CI are looking to finish with numbers in the same range as TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR and this is basically the failure of the film.

FIGHTER did reasonable business on Saturday as it collected 26 crore nett which takes the film to 87 crore nett over the first three days. The trend is also normal post a big national holiday and its pretty much the same as an established hit HANUMAN (Hindi) which has shown a similar drop with far lesser screens.

The issue the film faces are the collections in the Hindi mass circuits which jumped well on the big national holiday on Friday but have dropped more on Saturday, bringing them back down to lower levels. A circuit like CI is yet to reach the GADAR 2 day one total in 3 days and that too with a national holiday being one of these days.

The film is very lopsided to the bigger multiplexes and this can be due to the 3D version too. The best circuits are Delhi/UP (due to NCR) and Mysore and when the latter is leading for an HINDI action film, then it does make things harder. Also the mass pockets which are not behaving well may not have seen this as action film as its about planes and pilots which is probably what they don't regard as action.

The film did whatever it had to do on Saturday but the tougher fight is Sunday as here, you need support for the mass circuits which have underperformed till date.

The three day numbers of FIGHTER are as follows. 

Thursday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 38,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

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FIGHTER managed to do decent business over its extended first weekend of around 114 crore nett but it was mainly thanks to national holiday on Friday which propelled the collections while the other days stayed at modest levels as against the expectations for the film. If these numbers had come over a three period even with a national holiday, then they would be good.

The film has put up good numbers in the NCR belt and South but it was a dull performance across the mass belts be it Rajasthan, Gujarat, CI or Bihar. This is why Sunday behaved like it would for a more niche film and showed limited growth. East Punjab and Mysore had similar collections at a bit under 10 crore nett which is low number for East Punjab especially considering its a border terrorism film which should do better in North.

The crucial day was the Sunday and if it could have got a 20% jump, it would have been a different story as despite the average numbers it would have been a stronger trend giving hope for the Monday after that. But the Sunday fell flat.

The industry needs the big films that score in the mass circuits if they are going to get the expected or better numbers and this is where FIGHTER has failed as did DUNKI and even TIGER 3 to an extent.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows.

Thursday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 38,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

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FIGHTER did well in Overseas as it collected $6.75 million in overseas without a release in any of the Gulf countries which means a fair value of $8 million at least taking a low number for Gulf potential due to the subject of the film.

The best performance was US/Canada with $4.1 million coming over the four days. The big three circuits (US/Canada, UK and Australia) gave a solid combined total of around $5.5 million. The United Kingdom collected £600k which is a good collection also as it got a 15 certification and its a country with a heavy Pakistan Muslim contribution who would have kept away from this film.

The worldwide number for the film in four days is 193 crore and if we take three days, then it challenges WAR for the highest worldwide opening as that was 150 crore. This is in the similar range but with a possible 10 crore at least from Gulf.

The worldwide numbers of FIGHTER after the first weekend are as follows.

India - 137.50 Crore (114.50 nett)

Overseas - 56 crore ($6.75 million)

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FIGHTER took a hit on Monday as it collected 7.25 crore nett and this was on the cards as business was pretty much flat on Sunday and a film like this with such a wide release like cannot have a flat on Sunday. This takes the numbers to 122 crore nett apprx in five days.

The film has faced rejection in the Hindi belts and that was apparent on day one as some circuits were unbelievably low. The hope was they could do better post the big holiday as then at least that audience would give it a go but it was not be. The film has a huge ratio of business coming from the national chains (PVR Inox, Cinepolis) and this ratio is more like a content film or a rom com rather than an action film which means its only really been the urban audience interested in this film.

Normally with such a big drop on Monday, it would be totally lights out with the film fizzling out in the second week. But post pandemic, there is very little competition and so, it could put up some numbers up over the second weekend. Also an accepted film to an extent like HANUMAN has seen a bigger drop than FIGHTER on Monday. So, this big drop for FIGHTER could be a little down to the box office scenario post a holiday weekend because at least HANUMAN should not have dropped this much being a film which has worked well and running in less shows.

The rejection is there for FIGHTER especially with the masses but if the film can hold better over the next few days, there is still a chance it can get a 30 crore nett week two which is somewhat respectable though hardly alters its fate.

The box office collections of FIGHTER till date are as follows. 

Thursday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 38,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 7,25,00,000 apprx

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FIGHTER has seen a drop in collections on Monday in overseas but its not too bad. The film will show far better results in overseas with a comfortable $10 million plus number which could even go to $12 million depending on the next two weekends which would be a fair result for a film which will be seen as anti Pak by the Muslim audience. Also, these collections would be coming without the Gulf market.

The film could have a UAE release soon but it will be token gesture and not much can be expected as weekend is gone and reports from India will be have filtered through. The film did around $215k in US/Canada on Monday while UK was £45 and Australia a decent A$80k. Basically, the overseas business seems BRAHMASTRA level on fair value at the moment and could turn out a little better.

The Monday overseas numbers were close to $400k which takes the film over $7 million to around  $7.1 million. The first week will be around $8 million and then its down to the second weekend and maybe some added business from UAE as well.

Overseas has to be excellent to make a real difference to the overall picture but at least it has some fair results. Considering the zone of the film, it could have easily done worse than India but surprisingly it has fared better in Overseas.

FIGHTER has seen a decent first day at the box office of around 23 crore nett but this is well short of expectations for a film starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone and directed by Siddharth Anand whose last film was PATHAAN. The film should have done 30 crore nett at least and even that would be lower than the expectations from the industry mainly due to the numbers some films got.

On the other hand, considering the start in the morning, the film has done well to get over 20 crore nett as it got better momentum post the afternoon which was due to the big holiday today.  Now the film will have some momentum for the next three days as far as the big centres go.

The better collections of the film are in South and metros like Mumbai, NCR and Kolkata while mass pockets have not performed and ratios are far too less for an action film; its only Gujarat which is better than a social film like DUNKI. Despite South having the better collections, they are also short of DUNKI levels.

The film should have been released on Friday so it could have benefited form the Republic Day holiday but that is easier to say post release when the required numbers have not come. The film is behaving like an urban action film and although today there is a big jump in mass circuits this jump is coming from low levels.

The film should have been released on Friday so that it could have benefited form the Republic Day holiday. But that is easier to say post release when the required numbers have not come. The film is behaving like an urban action film and although today there is a big jump in mass circuits, this jump is coming from low levels.

The film needs to average out 30-35 crore nett over the next three days which will give it a pretty good four day total but that wont be easy as it needs strong holds over the weekend.

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FIGHTER has had a pretty good opening day in overseas considering its a Thursday release and a ban in many countries. The film has collected around $1-1.1 million with a working day Thursday release and no collections from Gulf.

The film should be looking to cross $5 million from this start which would be a good total with Gulf missing if it gets there. Hrithik Roshan only has two films above the $10 million mark which are WAR and BANG BANG and $5 million in four days would give it a chance of a $10 million lifetime total.

The zone of the film also limits the overseas business of the film as much of the Muslim audience avoids the film especially Muslims from Pakistan which form a major chunk of the audience in some circuits.

The collections from major circuits are as follows.

United Kingdom - £100k apprx

USA / Canada - $600k apprx

Australia - A$265k apprx

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FIGHTER did very good business on its second day which was the Republic Day national holiday as it collected 38.50 crore nett approx giving it a huge jump of 70% from the first day. This now takes the film to a solid 61.50 crore nett and that 100 crore nett Fri-Sun weekend looks possible for the film.

The collections of the second day are the second highest ever for Hrithik Roshan in a single day after the first day of WAR which was also a big national holiday. It means if the film had released on Friday, it could have probably challenged the WAR number.

The numbers were propelled up by the doubling up of mass circuits be it Gujarat, Rajasthan or CI but despite this doubling, the collections remain on the lower side in these belts due to the low opening numbers. So. there will be potential of these going to a higher level on Sunday.

FIGHTER suffered with a Thursday release. The hype and curiosity was not there among the public to get a good number up on a odd day release. However, day two has put the film in the picture and the next few days will tell if its about the holiday or whether the film also has some staying power. 

The film is doing better in the bigger multiplexes so that should mean Saturday can hold well enough and the crucial part will probably be the growth on Sunday as then the mass pockets have to score if the film is to sustain in the long run. The film also saw a good jump overseas and it will be a comfortable $5 million plus extended weekend total and maybe towards $6 and this is without Gulf.

The two day numbers of FIGHTER are as follows. 

Thursday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 38,50,00,000 apprx