'Haiwaan' sees sharp drop, mints only ₹2.5cr on Day 2
What's the story
The Priyadarshan-directed thriller Haiwaan, starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, experienced a decline in its India net collection on the second day of release. The film earned ₹2.5cr on Saturday, marking a 16.7% drop from Friday's opening-day collection of ₹3cr, reported Sacnilk. Despite this dip, overall occupancy improved from 11% to 14%. The second-day earnings were recorded across 5,759 shows.
Box office performance
'Haiwaan's total gross collection so far
After two days, Haiwaan has earned ₹5.5cr in India net collection.
Its India gross collection stands at ₹6.6cr, while the film also added ₹1cr to its overseas gross on Saturday, taking the total overseas gross to ₹2cr.
The worldwide gross collection now stands at ₹8.6cr.
Show performance
Film's plot and occupancy report
The Hindi 2D version of Haiwaan saw an overall occupancy of 16.02% on Day 2, with morning shows at 6.85%, afternoon shows at 15.46%, evening shows at 16%, and night shows peaking at 25.77%.
The film's plot revolves around Shyam, a blind caretaker who gets entangled in a murder case after being framed for the killing of retired Judge Pradhan.
Cast reunion
Meet the supporting cast
Haiwaan marks the reunion of Khan and Kumar on screen after 18 years. Their pairing has been a major talking point for the film.
The movie also stars Boman Irani, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Sharib Hashmi, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, and Saiyami Kher, among others.
It received mixed to negative reviews from critics.