The release of
Siddharth Anand
's much-awaited film 'Fighter', featuring
Hrithik Roshan
, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor, has come to the end of its first week at the box office, and going by the numbers, the film has seemingly fallen short of expectations.
Despite the director's previous successes with 'War' and the Shah Rukh Khan starrer '
Pathaan
', 'Fighter' began its box office run on a rather slow start. The movie made an estimated Rs 22 crore on Day 1 and saw a small incline in collections over the weekend. However, on Monday, the film saw a considerable drop in numbers and didn't seem to pick up pace on Tuesday.
The box office performance of 'Fighter', prompted audiences to draw comparisons between the film's collections and the director Anand's previous works, particularly the record-breaking 'Pathaan'. 'Fighter' has been lagging behind by a significant margin, falling short by 60-65%.
The film, which boasts of a total collection of Rs 134.25 crore, is expected to round off its first week at the box office with an estimated Rs 140+ crore.
Siddharth Anand's attempt to replicate the success of 'War' and 'Pathaan' have proven challenging, leaving the film staring at a below-par lifetime collection of Rs 180 crore nett in the domestic markets.
The once-promising collaboration of Hrithik Roshan and Siddharth Anand has fallen short of recreating the magic that captivated audiences in their previous ventures.
Meanwhile, at the global box office, the film crossed the Rs 200 crore mark in its first weekend. Monday overseas collections were close to $400k which takes the film's total overseas collection over $7 million.
According to the latest reports, the film may just get its release in the UAE after it was banned over some controversial comments.
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