Fighter Box Office Collection: Hrithik-Deepika's Film Struggles To Cross ₹200 Crore Mark in India

Director Siddharth Anand's Fighter has been struggling to maintain a stey pace at box office, especially after Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon's Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya released in atres on February 9. Me on an estimated budget on ₹250 crore, Fighter, starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Pukone in le roles, was released a day before Republic Day, on January 25.

In 18 days, how much has Fighter earned in India?

Fighter earned Rs ₹4 crore on its third Sunday (February 11) and ₹3.65 crore on Saturday i.e. Day 17, bringing its two-day collection to ₹7.65 crore. film h an overall 30.05% Hindi Occupancy on Sunday (February 11), as per Sacnilk. third weekend box office collection for Fighter stood at a mere ₹9.4 crore as compared to its massive second weekend collection of ₹28.75 crore. film's total collection in India stands at ₹196.90 crore in 18 days.

While Fighter opened well at box office raking in ₹22.5 crore on first day and amassed an impressive ₹118.5 crore in its first (extended) weekend, in subsequent days, money trickled in slowly.

After 18 days, it is evident that film has been struggling to cross ₹200 crore mark in India, a milestone it was expected to cross easily within first week of its release considering Hrithik and Deepika's star power and positive word-of-mouth for director Siddharth who recently delivered a blockbuster hit with Pathaan.

Has Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya impacted Fighter's box office collection?

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya hasn't h a fantastic first weekend at box office. film opened at ₹6.7 crore and earned ₹10.75 crore on Sunday, ₹18.25 crore less than Fighter's first Sunday collection (₹29 crore). film minted ₹9.65 crore on its first Saturday, bringing Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya's first weekend box office collection to ₹27.1 crore.

While it cannot be said that Shahid's film majorly impacted box office performance of Fighter, allocation of screens to new releases -- in this case TBMAUJ, Eagle and Lal Salaam, inevitably affects box office performance of films released in past weeks.

Coming back to Fighter, in film, Hrithik plays Squron Leer Shamsher Pathania, also known as Patty while Deepika essays role of Squron Leer Minal Rathore, aka Minni. Directed by Siddharth Anand, story revolves around Balakot airstrike conducted by Indian Armed Forces near town of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.