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Hindustan Times
an hour ago
- Hindustan Times
Is Sitaare Zameen Par a hit or flop? As Aamir Khan film crosses ₹200 crore, we decode its box office performance
Aamir Khan seems to have slayed the demons haunting his films at the box office. Over the last seven years, the actor has been seen in only two films - Thugs of Hindostan and Laal Singh Chaddha. Both were monumental box office failures. That is why his most recent release, Sitaare Zameen Par, was crucial for the superstar's future. Now that the film has crossed ₹200 crore worldwide, people are calling it a success. We decode if it really is so. Sitaare Zameen Par box office performance decoded: Is the Aamir Khan film a hit or a flop? Sitaare Zameen Par box office collection The RS Prasanna directorial has earned ₹137.80 crore net ( ₹164.80 crore gross) in India in 15 days since it released in theatres. Add to it over $6 million gross from overseas, and Sitaare Zameen Par's worldwide gross stands at an impressive ₹217.50 crore. This makes it the fourth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 2025, behind only Chhaava, Housefull 5, and Raid 2. It is almost certain to enter the top 3 by the end of its run, and if the word of mouth sustains, it might just pip Housefull 5 to take the second spot, too. Interestingly, Sitaare Zameen Par has already surpassed the lifetime India collections of Laal Singh Chaddha and Ghajini and will surpass Thugs of Hindostan this Sunday (July 6). Then, only four Aamir films remain in front of it - Dangal, PK, Dhoom 3, and 3 Idiots. Is Sitaare Zameen Par a hit? But does just being in the company of Aamir's biggest hits mean that Sitaare Zameen Par is a hit itself? After all, Adipurush earned over ₹300 crore worldwide and yet was a massive flop. Fortunately, for Sitaare Zameen Par, that is not the case. The film, produced by Aamir Khan Productions, has a production budget of just ₹90 crore. According to trade sources, after adding the marketing and publicity budget, the film's landing cost is under ₹150 crore. It has already earned more than that through its domestic collections alone. Sitaare is still going strong, earning an estimated ₹7 crore worldwide on Saturday, the 16th day of its release. It showed a jump of over 140% on its third Saturday. These strong legs imply that the film won't die down for two more weeks, at least. Sitaare Zameen Par is already a hit, but it can just about be a superhit or even a blockbuster if it continues its run. Will the absent streaming rights hurt Aamir Khan? Sitaare Zameen Par is notable for being the only major Indian film in recent years to not sell its streaming rights for several crores. Aamir Khan made it clear that he does not intend to release the film on OTT, ever. So, the film has recovered some amount from music rights and satellite rights, but a big chunk of pre-release revenue is missing in the form of streaming rights. However, trade pundits argue that it may have worked in Aamir's favour. Aamir Khan was felicitated by exhibitors for Sitaare Zameen Par's success. Sitaare Zameen Par has shown jumps of 90-140% on each of the three Saturdays it has spent in the theatres. Clearly, the audience wants to see the film in theatres, partly because of the good reviews, and partly because they know it won't be on OTT once it leaves the theatres. That exclusivity has certainly bumped up the film's collections by a few crores, hopefully offsetting whatever Aamir stood to gain had he sold the rights. But clearly, for Aamir, the non-release of Sitaare Zameen Par is not about money. It is about allowing the film a clean, distraction-free theatrical run. In that, he is succeeding. The glee of the exhibitors, who recently felicitated him as 'box office ka baap' is proof enough.
Mint
5 hours ago
- Mint
Sitaare Zameen Par Box Office Collection Day 16: Aamir Khan's film sees jump on third week, inching close to ₹150 cr
Sitaare Zameen Par Box Office Collection Day 16: Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par has entered its third week in cinemas. While the film had a slow yet steady run earlier, it has now seen nearly 100% growth in earnings, thanks to increased footfall in theatres over the weekend. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the early estimates show that Sitaare Zameen Par has raked in ₹ 4.75 crore on day 16. The film saw approximately 97.92% growth from Friday to Saturday earnings. With this, the total business made by the film is ₹ 142.55 crore. It is set to hit the ₹ 150 crore mark soon. Sitaare Zameen Par had an overall 27.56% occupancy on Saturday in Hindi format. The occupancy was as follows: Delhi NCR and Mumbai continue to lead with the highest number of screenings and audience turnout for the film. The maximum occupancy for the film was – Mumbai (33.75%), Delhi NCR (25.75%), Pune (34.50%), Bengaluru (44.75%), Hyderabad (48%) and Kolkata (23.25%). On day 15, Sitaare Zameen Par's India Net Collection was ₹ 137.80 crore. Its Worldwide Collection was ₹ 217.50 crore, while the Overseas Collection was ₹ 52.70 crore on day 15. The India Gross Collection was ₹ 164.80 for the same day. Sitaare Zameen Par is directed by RS Prasanna. It also stars Genelia D'Souza alongside 10 neurodivergent actors--Aroush Datta as Satbir, Gopi Krishnan Varma as Guddu, Vedant Sharmaa as Bantu, Naman Misra as Hargovind, Rishi Shahani as Sharmaji, Rishabh Jain as Raju, Ashish Pendse as Sunil Gupta, Samvit Desai as Karim Qureshi, Simran Mangeshkar as Golu Khan and Aayush Bhansali as Lotus. Sitaare Zameen Par is the spiritual sequel to the hit movie Taare Zameen Par.
Pink Villa
7 hours ago
- Pink Villa
F1 Day 9 India Box Office: Brad Pitt's film races its way to an excellent 2nd Saturday; Nets a raging Rs 5.50 crore
F1, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Brad Pitt, Kerry Condon, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem and others, grew remarkably in collections on 2nd Saturday, adding a raging Rs 5.50 crore net to its tally. With this, the 9 day net of the movie in India, stands at Rs 43.25 crore and by the end of 2nd Sunday, it shall be at Rs 49 crore. It's needless to say that F1 is a bonafied hit in India, with lifetime expectations now in the Rs 70-80 crore net range. The Day Wise Net India Box Office Collections Of F1 Are As Under F1 Is Seeing Extraordinary Holds In India, Despite New Competition And Lesser Than Deserving Showcasing The collections that F1 is generating in its 2nd weekend is despite stiff new competition in the form of Jurassic World: Rebirth and Dino. The occupancies for F1 in top national chains is terrific, especially the premium versions like ICE, 4Dx and IMAX. It shall lose IMAX screens to Superman next week, and that shall adversely impact its business. However, one would hope that it gets back IMAX screens eventually, so it can cater to its evergrowing demand in metros across India. F1 Is Doing Well Worldwide F1 is also doing well at the global box office. It crossed USD 230 million through 2nd Friday and it aims to leg to USD 500 million worldwide, despite stiff competition. There are no two questions that F1 will become Brad Pitt's highest grossing post-pandemic movie, beating Bullet Train. What's Next For Brad Pitt? After F1, Brad Pitt moves onto his film with David Fincher, confirmed to release directly on Netflix. The film written by Quentin Tarantino is said to be an episode focusing on the character of Cliff Booth, from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. No other project of Brad Pitt is officially announced. F1 Plays In Theatres F1 plays in theatres. Stay tuned to Pinkviilla for updates on Brad Pitt and F1.
