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Business Standard
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Standard
Sitaare Zameen Par box office collection day 10: Aamir's film sets record
Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par wrapped up its second weekend on a high, continuing its impressive run at the box office. Now ranked as the sixth highest-grossing film in India this year, the movie marks a major comeback for Bollywood's 'Mr Perfectionist'. Released on June 20, the film was promoted as a spiritual sequel to the acclaimed 2007 classic Taare Zameen Par. After surpassing the lifetime earnings of "Ghajini" (2008), the RS Prasanna-directed film is now aiming to beat "Thugs of Hindostan" (Rs 151.3 crore) in its second week of release. On its second Sunday, Sitaare Zameen Par's box office collection was almost Rs 14.50 crore nett, bringing its 10-day total to Rs 122.65 crore. Sitaare Zameen Par box office collection day 10 (Source: Sacnilk) • Week 1: Rs 88.9 crore • Friday: Rs 6.65 crore • Saturday: Rs 12.6 crore • Sunday: Rs 14.50 crore Total: Rs 122.65 crore. As Day 10 approaches, Aamir Khan 's Sitaare Zameen Par is expected to bring in an estimated Rs 14.50 crore (in all languages), bringing its total Indian box office collection to around Rs 122.65 crore. At the domestic box office, the emotional drama recently surpassed the Rs 100 crore club. Sacnilk claims that Sitaare Zameen Par made an astounding Rs 12.75 crore on its second Saturday, up from Rs 6.65 crore on Friday. It is interesting to note that Saturday's revenue even exceeded the movie's first-day collection. This increase has brought the movie's total Indian box office to Rs 108.30 crore. Sitaare Zameen Par box office 'occupancy' The movie's overall Hindi occupancy on Sunday, June 29, 2025, was 42.89%. A gradual rise increased throughout the day, peaking at 64.32% in the evening, 34.32% at night, morning shows at 22.87%, and afternoon shows at 50.05%. Growing curiosity and positive word-of-mouth have kept the movie moving on into its second week. Sitaare Zameen Par: About the film Aamir Khan's 2007 masterpiece 'Taare Zameen Par' is seen as having a spiritual sequel in 'Sitaare Zameen Par'. The lead role of Darsheel Safary's portrayal of Ishaan, a 'dyslexic' boy, was the subject of the first part, which moved viewers nationwide with its sensitive depiction of learning disabilities. Vipin Sharma and Tisca Chopra were also featured. In contrast, Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit created the sports comedic drama, Sitaare Zameen Par. It chronicles the experiences of 10 people with disabilities who are mentored by a basketball coach (Aamir). The film was released on June 20, 2025. Sitaare Zameen Par Cast Lead roles: • Aamir Khan, • Genelia D Souza, • Aroush Datta, • Gopi Krishna Varma, • Samvit Desai, • Vedant Sharma, • Ayush Bhansali, • Ashish Pendse, • Rishi Shahani, • Rishabh Jain, • Naman Mishra and • Simran Mangeshkar made their Hindi cinema debut with the film. Supporting cast: • Dolly Ahluwalia, • Gurpal Singh, Brijendra Kala, and • Ankita Sehgal.
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Business Standard
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Standard
'Exclusively in theatres': Bollywood tests new methods to release movies
Bollywood is trying out various scripts to lure audiences back to the big screen. This comes as the rising dominance of over-the-top (OTT) platforms makes it difficult for movies to run for long periods on the silver screen, thus hurting the cinema industry. The latest attempt is by Aamir Khan, who decided to release his film, Sitaare Zameen Par, exclusively in theatres. On Thursday, Multiplex Association of India (MAI) applauded Aamir Khan's decision to release the film exclusively in theatres. This comes after some media reports said that the much-awaited movie is expected to be released on YouTube through a pay-per-view model after its theatre release, and not on OTT platforms. According to a film trade analyst, it is still not confirmed if the RS Prasanna-directed sequel to Taare Zameen Par will be released on YouTube. On the other hand, Girish Wankhede, film trade analyst, said it is highly unlikely for any other movie to be released on YouTube. Selling the rights of movies to streaming platforms helps producers recover a certain amount of their invested budget on the film. Through YouTube, the chances of recovering this money are unlikely. He further noted that Sitaare Zameen Par isn't a mass-audience film like Dangal or PK. These had the possibility of working well on a popular platform like YouTube. While select movies like Chhaava and Raid 2 performed well at the box office (BO), some high-profile ones like Salman Khan's Sikandar, Akshay Kumar's Sky Force, and the latest being Sajid Nadiadwala-produced Housefull 5 have failed to attract the desired footfalls and BO numbers. 'Housefull 5 was not successful because the cost of production was too high (around ₹250 crore). It will, at the most, make around ₹170 crore…Still, the film is in loss,' said Wankhede. After the opening weekend, the movie has seen a spike in its BO collection due to the ticket price offers on Tuesdays. In May, the producers (Maddock Films) of Rajkummar Rao-starrer Bhool Chuk Maaf had suddenly decided to release the movie directly on Amazon Prime Video, which was later released in theatres due to a court order. This order came after PVR INOX took Maddock Films to court for changing its decision to release the movie in theatres. The cumulative BO collection for January-May was up by 27 per cent to ₹4,812 crore compared to the same period last year, according to an Ormax Media report. These attempts by the industry come at a time when film producers are still in a 'wait-and-watch' mode and are thinking twice before starting to work on movies. This comes as several films have not made money at the BO. Some have not even recovered their costs.
