Aamir's 'Sitaare Zameen Par' falls sharp; collects ₹126cr
What's the story
Aamir Khan and Genelia D'Souza's Sitaare Zameen Par continues its strong run at the box office, inching closer to the ₹130cr mark after 11 days. Despite new releases, the film has maintained a steady performance, outperforming Kajol's Maa on its fourth day. The movie collected ₹3.75cr on its second Monday, a sharp fall from Sunday's ₹14.5cr haul.
Box office performance
'Sitaare Zameen Par' is now nearing ₹130cr mark
After raking in nearly ₹90cr in its first week, the film saw a massive jump in its second weekend. It earned over ₹30cr but then witnessed a huge drop on the second Monday (Day 11). With around a 70% decline, it collected ₹3.75cr on its second Monday, taking the total to ₹126.4cr net in India across all languages.
Daily earnings
Day-wise collection of the film in Week 1
The film's day-wise collection shows a steady performance. On its first day (Friday), it earned ₹10.7cr, followed by ₹20.2cr on Saturday and ₹27.25cr on Sunday. The film's earnings dropped to ₹8.5cr on its first Monday and Tuesday, further declining to ₹7.25cr and ₹6.5cr on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, in the first week!
Comparison
'Sitaare Zameen Par' outperformed Kajol's 'Maa'
Despite a major drop in earnings, Sitaare Zameen Par outperformed Kajol's horror thriller Maa. The latter, which was released on June 27, collected only ₹2.25cr on its fourth day (June 30). Khan's film saw an overall occupancy of 14.36% in the Hindi language on Monday. The day started with moderate footfall but witnessed a spike during afternoon and evening shows. It tells the story of a rude basketball coach who is forced to coach a team of specially abled youth.