'Fighter' Day 2 Collection: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone-Starrer Witnesses Massive Surge, Nears Rs 75 Crore Mark
Siddharth Anand's 'Fighter', starring Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor, has crossed the Rs 50 crore mark at the domestic box office.
It looks like positive word of mouth has finally come into play for Siddharth Anand's 'Fighter', starring Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover, and Akshay Oberoi. For the unversed, the new Hindi film was released in theatres on Thursday (January 25), and it opened to a collection of Rs 24.60 crore. In the latest entertainment news, 'Fighter' saw a massive hike in collections on the second day of its release, which was a national holiday on the occasion of Republic Day.
As per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, 'Fighter' collected Rs 41.20 crore on Friday, across all versions, and the total nett domestic collection now stands at Rs 65.80 crore.
#Fighter sets #BO on , is EXTRAORDINARY on Day 2, benefits largely due to two factors: [i] Excellent feedback from audience and [ii] #RepublicDay holiday… Mass pockets - which underperformed on Day 1 - witness massive growth on Day 2, thus contributing to the impressive… pic.twitter.com/X0lCWS0AXs
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 27, 2024
'Fighter' is estimated to have jumped by over 70 per cent on Day 2. As per Sacnilk, the film reported a 41 per cent occupancy for the 2D version and 42 per cent occupancy for the 3D version on Friday.
The film will now be looking to enter the Rs 100 crore club by Sunday. It is looking like that 'Fighter' will register a domestic opening weekend of almost Rs 120-150 crore.
The Siddharth Anand-directorial has recorded a good advance booking for the third day of its release. As per Sacnilk, the new Hindi film 'Fighter' has sold 2,90,796 tickets for Day 3, grossing Rs 9.28 crore.
For the uninitiated, 'Fighter' which was released in cinemas on Thursday, opened to favourable reviews from both critics and audiences. Special praise has been coming in for Siddharth's direction and the acting performances of Hrithik, Deepika, and Anil Kapoor.
‘Fighter’, presented by Viacom18 Studios in association with Marflix Pictures, is the third collaboration between Hrithik Roshan and Siddharth Anand after ‘Bang Bang’ and ‘War’. The new Hindi movie is also the third collaboration between Deepika Padukone and Siddharth Anand after ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ and ‘Pathaan’.
Earlier, Siddharth Anand admitted that the success of ‘Pathaan’, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham, has set the bar too high for him and he is indeed feeling the “pressure of the expectations” from his audience.
Hrithik Roshan's 'Vikram Vedha' had a lifetime collection of around Rs 80 crore, and 'Fighter' will fly past this amount by the end of the opening weekend.
