'Batwara 1947' sees drop; India gross yet to cross ₹50cr
What's the story
Sunny Deol's historical drama Batwara 1947 has seen a significant drop in its box office earnings on the second Friday. The film's collection fell below the ₹1cr mark on Day 8, with an estimated India net of ₹75L. This marks a 44.4% decline from the previous day's earnings of ₹1.35cr, per Sacnilk. The movie was screened across 3,211 shows on its second Friday and now stands at a worldwide gross close to ₹50cr after eight days of release.
Collection details
Looking at the film in numbers
With the latest earnings, Batwara 1947's India net total now stands at ₹34.35cr. Its India gross collection is currently at ₹40.77cr.
The film also continued its overseas run with another ₹50L on Day 8, taking its total overseas gross to ₹8.25cr after eight days of release.
Combined with its India gross collection, the movie's worldwide gross stands at ₹49.02cr after eight days in theaters.
Audience turnout
Overall occupancy on Day 8
On Day 8, Batwara 1947 recorded an overall occupancy of 9% across its Hindi 2D shows.
The morning shows had the lowest turnout with an occupancy of just 3.46%.
The afternoon and evening shows saw a slight increase at 8.15% and 7.92%, respectively, while the night shows performed better than the other time slots at 18.23%.
Film details
More about 'Batwara 1947'
Set against the backdrop of India's partition, Batwara 1947 stars Deol alongside Shabana Azmi, Preity Zinta, Karan Deol, and Abhimanyu Singh.
The film is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Aamir Khan.
Released on August 14, it clashed with Emraan Hashmi and Disha Patani-starrer Awarapan 2.