Weekend Glory, Monday Blues: ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ Faces Box Office Reality Check

Aamir Khan's highly-hyped come-back movie, Sitaare Zameen Par, has seen its box office collection drop on Day 25, after a strong fourth weekend. After a strong opening and exciting weekend bounces, the collections of the movie are now its lowest daily total after launch, showing a loss of momentum as it goes further in its run.

 

Key Highlights

Lowest Day Till Date: On its 25th day (4th Monday), Sitaare Zamene Par earned about ₹0.33 crore (India net), the lowest single-day collection of the film to date.

 

Weekend Boost Fizzles: The movie recorded an enormous 177.78% hike on the fourth Saturday and made ₹2.84–3 crore on Sunday, but this did not carry forward to the next week.

 

Total Collection: The Indian net collection of the movie currently is approximately ₹160 crore, and the worldwide collection is more than ₹242 crore, and it is the fifth highest-grossing movie of Aamir Khan till date.

 

Occupancy Patterns: Weekend peaks in occupancy (reached 55% for Sunday matinee performances) subsided to Monday which plummeted with occupancy dipping below 10% in most of the circuits.

 

Critical and Audience Reaction: Though the film had mixed reactions upon release, its emotional content and acting by Aamir Khan and Genelia Deshmukh have been praised by the majority, and this has kept the film going strong despite competition and waning interest post-weekend.

 

Comparison with Recent Hits: The movie is now ₹50 crore short of surpassing Aamir Khan's record 3 Idiots lifetime gross, but it has already surpassed a huge number of his recent hits.

 

Industry Buzz: Experts weigh in on the film's sharp Monday drop being par for the course for long-run films, especially after a successful weekend, but the overall numbers still make it a 2025 box office hit.

 

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What's Next?

As its box office run winds down, everyone is waiting to see whether Sitaare Zameen Par can maintain enough steam to keep shattering records or whether its run will fall short of Aamir Khan's record highs. 

 

Source: AddaToday, Sacnilk, Financial Express, Gulf News