SAIYAARA maintained its superb run on the last day of the week as it recorded collections of 19 crore nett. This gives the film a total of 172 crore nett in the first week which already makes it the second highest grosser of the year as it beats the numbers of RAID 2. This 172 crore nett itself is a crazy number for the film and there is much more to come.

The Thursday of the film has landed just 10% less than the first day showing phenomenal trending over the weekdays and there is a possibility that the film could go a little higher on its second Friday which will mean that the first day is pretty much similar to the day. This strength is not coming on collections at levels of 3-4 crore nett but at 20 crore nett levels which shows the appreciation the film has found.

As its a non cast film, you would expect the bigger centres to lead but its not the case here as its mass areas leading with stronger collections be it UP, Bihar, Rajasthan and MP. The collections in Bihar could beat the likes of ANIMAL and BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONLCUSION, which is unthinkable for a film like this in this single screen dominated circuit.

The collections of SAIYAARA till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 23,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

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SAIYAARA recorded phenomenal collection overseas over the weekdays as it collected $2 million apprx on the weekend and added $3 million over the weekdays. The Sunday growth in overseas signalled that the weekdays were going to see some strong holds and that is what happened. The film is now on a huge run overseas where Day 8 will be far bigger than day 1.

The film has collected $1.75 million in US/Canada and $1.8 million in Gulf. United Kingdom is also outstanding at £540k. Australia had started lower compared to the other circuits but has done very well post Monday.  The film looks on course for an easy $10 million total in Overseas and its the second week that will define how much further it will go.

The worldwide numbers of the film are now 250 crore plus in one week at 251.50 crore and the film looks set to cross the 600 crore mark worldwide.

The worldwide total numbers of the film are as follows.

India -  208.50 crore (172 crore nett)

Overseas - 43 crore ($5 million)

SAIYAARA remained above the 20 crore nett mark as it picked up 21.50 crore nett which is pretty much similar to the first day. There are circuits that remain above the first day like Mumbai, CP Berar and Mysore. Basically the circuits which were a little less comparatively. The film stands at a phenomenal 153 crore nett and its looking like a 172-173 crore nett first week.

The film was coming off those discounted rates on Tuesday and could have fallen more like the other holdovers have but this film is a on a run and is just unstoppable at the moment. The trend is such that it would be no surprise if the second Friday is similar to the first Friday as there is a chance that the film will go up on the Friday compared to Thursday due to no competition. There is THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS but that will be South and metros and the run in of SAIYAARA in Hindi circuits will be unaffected. In South, there is another big film anyway hitting collections in Nizam.

This second week will be challenging the biggest film South there. Maybe the numbers of of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE or CHHAAVA are a step too far but the rest it is for sure to challenge.

The collections of SAIYAARA till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 23,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

SAIYAARA recorded another phenomenal day with collections being better than Monday in many places especially North India. There were discounted rates which also helped but that pretty much become irrelevant the way this film is going. The film collected a huge 24.50 crore nett which now takes the film to 131.50 crore nett. There will be a drop today but the craze is such that it will be no surprise if the film gets another day in that 20 crore nett range

The film has created history as it will be among the biggest hits of Hindi cinema featuring newcomers but the next three days will give some idea where the film is going. The 300 crore nett number, which looked a realistic target after the weekend, seems done as it will easily hit that mark. Now its about can the film go towards for 400 crore nett or even go higher.

This film has done extraordinary business everywhere except maybe Tamil Nadu and Kerala but these markets are pretty much irrelevant in the bigger scheme of things as if these out perform then its likely you have a problem in the bigger markets. Despite numbers being extraordinary across the board it is Delhi/UP which is the standout as centres in UP record numbers which no one can even imagine. The numbers here are comparable to biggest films of the state be it PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE or GADAR 2.

The film is probably targeting a 170 crore nett first week which means lifetime collections of RAID 2, HOUSEFULL 5 and SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR all covered in one week flat.

The collections of SAIYAARA till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 23,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

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SAIYAARA recorded the ninth highest first Tuesday of all time and if we take non holiday, then its actually the third highest ever with only PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and ANIMAL managing better numbers when Tuesday did not fall on some sort of holiday. It is the highest first Tuesday of the year also beating CHHAAVA. The Tuesday of CHHAAVA was a day before a while holiday though that is probably compensated by the discounted tickets of SAIYAARA.

In the Delhi/UP circuit, the collections on Tuesday are more than double of CHHAAVA . It will also edge past the Delhi/UP numbers of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE on the first Tuesday which is a phenomenal achievement. SAIYAARA also scored a higher Tuesday over some of biggest budget Hindi films post pandemic like JAWAN and PATHAAN.

The industry puts a lot of importance to the national numbers but again SAIYAARA is a reminder that the lower the ratio goes when a film is a collecting good numbers, then the bigger hit it will be. A film like SAIYAARA has gone down to 46% ratio on some of the days so far which even films like JAWAN and ANIMAL were not able to do despite the action factor in those films.

The top first Tuesday collections of all time are below 

1. Gadar 2 - 55,23,00,000  (Holiday)

2. Pushpa 2 - The Rule - 34,12,00,000

3. Animal - 33,17,00,000

4. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi) - 29,78,00,000

5. Simmba - 27,93,00,000 (Holiday)

6. War - 27,13,00,000 (Holiday)

7. Kick - 26,82,00,000 (Holiday)

8. Stree 2 - 25,00,00,000 apprx (Partial Holiday)

10. Chhaava - 24,38,00,000

11. Housefull 4 - 24,07,00,000 (Partial Holiday)

12. Jawan - 23,08,00,000

13. Dangal - 22,39,00,000

14. Sanju - 21,62,00,000

15. Tiger Zinda Hai- 21,60,00,000

SAIYAARA hit an insane Monday as it collects the highest Monday of the year with collections in the 23.50-24 crore nett range. The film has beaten the numbers of CHHAAVA on Monday which itself had a huge hold on Monday. The film is showing a 10% jump on Monday as collections in Mumbai circuit go up by a margin and other circuits which were slightly lesser like CP Berar and Nizam/Andhra also show jumps.

The circuits which were extraordinary on day one like Delhi/UP, Bihar and Rajasthan are also outstanding as they hold collections very close to Monday levels. A Bihar doing a 1 crore nett plus number on Monday is simply unthinkable for a film like this. The collections on Monday in this single screen dominated circuit are more than ANIMAL, JAWAN and PATHAAN.

This is a very rare Monday as collections don't go up due to the drop in tickets but here admits have probably gone up by around 20% compared to Friday to give it this growth. The film is standing at 107 crore nett so far in four days and collections are set to go up again on Tuesday due to the discounted rates. The rates have not gone down to the level of cheap Tuesday but are less than a regular Tuesday as makers are tagetting that youth college growing crowd as much as possible.

The film could be looking at a 170 crore nett first week though now its about how the film holds on the Wednesday after the Tuesday which is going to get heavy footfalls. If the Wednesday comes out with another 20 crore nett number then the film could be looking to cover around 300 crore nett in just two weeks flat.

The industry will be getting the notebooks out discussing the learnings from this film and will come out with hundreds of reasons but in reality there are no explanations when this happens to a film. Even the director or producers will not have a clue what has happened. It is the same before SAIYAARA and the same after SAIYAARA.

The idea was and always will be when you tell a story, whatever that maybe, you tell it in a way that it has the widest reach possible. Now if its a flop or hit, that will only be known on release but at least the attempt should be to REACH the widest audience possible. This has not been happening in the Hindi film industry for many years as 70-80% of the major releases don't have reach. Maybe this can change now with results of SAIYAARA as without REACH, box office numbers will always be hard to come by. 

The collections of SAIYAARA till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 26,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,75,00,000 apprx

Monday - 23,75,00,000 apprx

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The SAIYAARA wave has also hit overseas as the collections on Monday are not only more than Friday but also Saturday which has not been seen before or at least for a very long time. This was on the cards when Sunday collections jumped 30% when normally you are flat on a best case scenario.

The weakest market Australia saw huge improvement on Monday while even the strongest markets like US/Canada and Gulf saw big jumps. Gulf was almost $250k which is the highest Monday number in the circuit this year. The total collections in Overseas were $700k on Monday giving the film an overall total of $2.65 million.

The $10 million mark may look far but with this genre and the craze building in overseas with each passing it day, it will be very much possible and in a month or so time we could be looking at a film which is the top grosser in Overseas in 2025. It would be a huge run to turn a $2 million weekend in $10 million lifetime but it is very much on.

The collections of the film in overseas till date are as follows.

Friday - $425,000

Saturday - $650,000

Sunday - $875,000

Monday - $700,000

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SAIYAARA recorded the sixteenth highest Monday collection on record though if we take out the holiday factor, it goes into the top ten and becomes the ninth highest Monday ever. The film has beaten Monday figures of films like CHHAAVA, SIMMBA and WAR

If we look the films in the top twenty then only SAIYAARA and GADAR 2 are films with a cost of under 100 crore. SAIYAARA is also the only love story as well on the list as it easily beats the 17 crore nett plus Monday number of KABIR SINGH. It will get even better for SAIYAARA on Tuesday as its will be among the top ten and it will be among the biggest non holiday first Tuesdays of all time.

The weekdays are set for the film and now its about where it can land on Friday and where it stands among the big grossers. PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE, CHHAAVA and ANIMAL are the only films to see a Friday over 20 crore nett. Although that maybe too much of an ask for SAIYAARA, its not totally out of the question especially if Wednesday manages a 20 crore nett number.

The top first Mondays of all time are as follows.

1. Tiger 3 - 56.08 crore (Holiday, Day Two)

2. Pushpa 2 - The Rule - 40.74 crore 

3. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion - 39.81 crore (Partial Holiday)

4. Gadar 2 - 38.36 crore

5. Animal (Hindi) - 37.68 crore 

6. Stree 2 - 36.87 crore (Holiday)

7. Tiger Zinda Hai - 36.53 crore (Holiday)

8. Housfull 4 - 34.12 crore (Holiday)

9. Krrish 3 - 29.64 crore (Holiday)

10. Jawan (Hindi) - 28.61 crore

11. Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 26.78 crore (Holiday)

12. KGF - Chapter 2 - 25.24 crore

13. Dangal - 24.98 crore 

14. Sanju - 24.63 crore 

15. Pathaan - 24.51 crore

17. Chhaava - 23.12 crore

18. Simmba - 21.19 crore 

19. PK - 21.15 crore 

20. War - 20,18,00,000  (Partial holiday)

SAIYAARA went crazy on Sunday as it collected an insane 34.75-35 crore nett taking the weekend total to around 82 crore nett. The film was always going to be do a huge number on Sunday as those mass crowds that came Friday were going to come back but this number is still much higher than expected. Its basically an endorsement from the family crowd which films directed by Mohit Suri will not have seen in the past and what an endorsement that is.

The Sunday number means the film is now unstoppable and could go anywhere. The whole demographic is on board from masses to family crowd, that too across all circuits. Mumbai circuit, which has been less over the first two days, will finally be close to what it should be on Sunday and on Monday, this circuit is it sure to be similar to its Friday number if not more. Gujarat saw a bonkers jump on Sunday and this will be because families have taken to it.

The Sunday has seen crazy jumps of 50% more. A circuit like CP Berar has gone up 60% and this is coming from huge number itself on Saturday. The biggest craze of the film is in Delhi/UP and Bihar as certain cinemas here will break records of the likes of GADAR 2 and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE.

Delhi/UP is just out of this world and will be looking at a total of 21 crore nett over the weekend. To put that number in perspective, CHHAAVA was 24 crore nett over the WEEK and HOUSEFULL 5 was 26 crore nett. This means that SAIYAARA will cover the week totals of these films in just four days despite being released on far lesser cinemas. The film is now going to go on an insane run and records are bound to fall.

The collections of SAIYAARA till date areas follows. 

Friday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 25,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 34,75,00,000 apprx

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SAIYAARA has scored in overseas as well with a total of $2 million apprx which puts it ahead of films like KESARI CHAPTER 2 and RAID 2. The film opened well enough with a $425 total but like India, it was Sunday which told the story as Sunday collected around $850k which was much higher than Saturday which is rare in Overseas. If you get a Sunday similar to Saturday, that is great in Overseas. Here, the film has gone $200k higher meaning it is going to go on a run here as well.

The film is less in Australia but the other circuits are excellent led by an outstanding $700k in Gulf. US/Canada is around $625k while United Kingdom will be around £200k. This Sunday means the film is going to go on a run in these markets too. The $2 million total may not look much but for a film with no face value, it is insane as face value is even more important in Overseas than India. The film has a craze in India and that spills over to the audience in Overseas as it creates a curiosity to watch the film.

The worldwide numbers of the film are a huge 116 crore and there is not much to say as the number says it all.

The worldwide total numbers of the film are as follows.

India -  99.50 crore (82 crore nett)

Overseas - 16.75 crore ($2 million)

SAIYAARA had a fantastic second day as it collected 25 crore nett showing growth of around 20%. There were some centres which were flat but this itself is a huge achievement considering how the film had opened. The film had basically done unthinkable business on day one in mass centres of North, Bihar, West Bengal and Rajasthan and CI especially for a non star cast film. Hence, growth was going to be difficult in these parts but it will be a different story on Sunday as these areas go to another level.

The bulk of the growth will have come in the Maharashtra/Gujarat pocket which was a little less on Friday and is playing catch up. Although the growth is there in this circuit, it is still behind the others but Sunday can change that. The two day numbers of the film are 46 crore nett and looking at the early figures on Sunday, it will be a 75 crore nett plus weekend for the film for sure.

The film has mass acceptance across the country and now its just about where the Monday lands. No doubt its going to be huge hold on Monday but it will be about how good is the hold and looking at the craze of the film the numbers of films like RAID 2, HOUSEFULL 5 and SITAARE ZAMEEN PAR are sitting ducks for this film and will be done in no time.

The film is a BLOCKBUSTER and the Monday numbers will confirm that. The film is also scoring in Overseas as Gulf, US and United Kingdom all opened very well for a non cast film and the craze in India filtering through to overseas will ensure very good run in overseas also. The first day was $425k apprx.

The collections of SAIYAARA till date areas follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

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SAIYAARA recorded the highest opening day collections ever for a film in the LOVE STORY genre as it edged past the numbers of KABIR SINGH. It is a genre which which does not have many films as rom coms have been the flavour of the industry over the last decade or so.

Both films had mass acceptance but it is SAIYAARA which actually opened better in the heavily populated mass circuits while KABIR SINGH was better in Mumbai and South. The phenomenal numbers for SAIYAARA came in Delhi/UP and Bihar more so in UP and Bihar where smaller centres and single screens rocked from the first show.

It was the Delhi/UP number which took the film to 21 crore nett as usually you would expect better numbers in the NCR belt for a film like this with newcomers but it was the opposite here with UP going crazy. It is rare for a film to be 5 crore nett in Mumbai and 6 crore nett in Delhi/UP unless there is a distinct regional flavour but this was not showing up in the trailer. SAIYAARA and KABIR SINGH are the only Love Story genre films to go over 20 crore nett. They are slightly different as KABIR SINGH is what you would call a violent love story and it has a feel of action while SAIYAARA is more in traditional love story zone. But eventually both fall in the same genre.  

KABIR SINGH will be the comparison going forward as well because it looks a ditto weekend for both films and lifetime could also fallow a similar pattern depending on whether SAIYAARA can get a similar Monday.

The first day circuit figures of SAIYAARA and KABIR SINGH are as follows. 

Saiyaara - 5,11,00,000

Kabir Singh - 4,32,00,000

Kabir Singh - 1,72,00,000

Kabir Singh - 1,06,00,000

Saiyaara - 92,00,000

Kabir Singh - 80,00,000

Saiyaara - 1,06,00,000

Saiyaara - 91,00,000

Saiyaara - 17,00,000

Kabir Singh - 93,00,000

Kabir Singh - 61,00,000

Saiyaara - 25,00,000

Kabir Singh - 34,00,000