Akshay Kumar's latest film Sarfira released last week on Friday without much fanfare and has been having a tough time at the box office. The film has become Akshay's lowest opener in recent times. The box office fate of Sarfira hinges on its performance on Monday.
Directed by Sudha Kongara, the film witnessed a 70% increase on its second day (Saturday), collecting Rs 4.25 crore. On its third day (Sunday), it grew by another 20%, earning Rs 5.
1 crore. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the total first weekend collection of Sarfira stands at Rs 11.85 crore India net.
Among Akshay Kumar's recent films, only Selfiee had a lower opening weekend, with Rs 10.3 crore. Sarfira, inspired by the life of Capt.
Gopinath — founder of Deccan Airlines — had an overall occupancy of 26.46% in the Hindi belt on Sunday. The evening shows saw the highest turnout with 41.
55% occupancy, compared to the morning and night shows. The film performed relatively well in cities like Chennai (40.75%), Pune (33.
50%), Ahmedabad (32.25%), Bengaluru (29%), Mumbai (28.25%), Lucknow (28%), and Jaipur (27.
25%). Sarfira, the official Hindi remake of the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru (2020), delivered the lowest opening day of Akshay Kumar's career in the last 15 years, opening at just Rs 2.5 crore.
This is less than his previous releases such as Mission Raniganj (Rs 2.8 crore), Selfiee (Rs 2.55 crore), and Raksha Bandhan (Rs 8.
2 crore). Since the pandemic, only Sooryavanshi (2021) and OMG 2 (2023) have been p.
