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After months of anticipation, Fighter finally arrived in cinema halls yesterday, and to be honest, the start wasn’t up to the mark. It’s not an ordinary film but one of the costliest affairs in the history of Bollywood, and one expected it to register a bumper opening. Sadly, that hasn’t happened, and the effect of the ban in some overseas territories was clearly visible. Let’s find out how much the biggie earned on its day 1 at the worldwide box office!
Fighter’s failure to generate hype
Last year, director Siddharth Anand gave Bollywood a much-needed booster in the form of Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan. The film was a record-smasher from the word go, and everyone expected a similar reception from his latest magnum opus. However, since the film was lagging behind right from its pre-release phase due to a lack of proper promotion, it failed to generate the kind of hype it was expected to enjoy.
Performance at the Indian box office
At the Indian box office, Fighter clocked a decent start of 24.60 crores, which equals a gross of 29.02 crores. In isolation, this number looks good enough, but since the Hrithik Roshan starrer is riding on a high budget, a much bigger start was expected. In the overseas market, too, the opening wasn’t up to the mark, and the mark of $1 million was just crossed.
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