The collections of Tiger Shroff and Sanjay Dutt’s actioner Baaghi 4 dropped by 25 per cent on Day 2 of its release. The A. Harsha directorial opened at Rs 12 crore on Friday and its haul fell to Rs 9 crore on Saturday. The film also features Harnaaz Sandhu and Sonam Bajwa.
When it comes to theatre occupancy, the film had more takers in Tier 2 cities. Jaipur led with 34.25 per cent, followed by Chandigarh at 28.75 per cent, Surat at 28.25 per cent and Lucknow at 28 per cent. Mumbai and National Capital Region (NCR) had 22.50 per cent and 24.50 per cent theatre occupancy respectively. Since Saturday was a weekend, night shows had most number of takers at 38.92 per cent, followed by evening shows at 25.63 per cent, afternoon shows (20.97 per cent) and morning shows (9.64 per cent).
The actioner, however, is faring well in comparison to Tiger’s previous releases since the pandemic. His 2022 film, Ganapath made just Rs 2.5 crore on its opening day with a lifetime collection of Rs 13.02 crore. Even Heropanti 2 earned just over Rs 6.7 crore while Bade Miyan Chote Miyan made Rs 15.65 crore despite its star value.
Baaghi 4 is facing tough competition with The Conjuring: Last Rites, which made Rs 18 crore on its opening day and the Malayalam superhero actioner Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra which has earned Rs 62.45 crore since its release.
Baaghi 4 is the first film in the franchise that is not adapted from a South Indian film. It is based on a screenplay written by Sajid Nadiadwala, who also serves as the producer. It was released in theatres on September 5, clashing with Vivek Agnihotri’s political-drama, The Bengal Files.
Our review of the film read, “Baaghi 4 defies expectations before it can challenge physics. The film begins with a major jolt. There is no pretense of a build-up or an inciting incident. The first time we see Tiger’s Ronny is not through glorious staging and slick camerawork. He is just seen battling for life as his car is banged by a truck. There is no anticipation created for his entry as one would expect from a massy actioner like this. Instead, it is all too nonchalant, all too meh. Violent or not, one thing is clear: the film lacks any sense of rhythm from the get-go.”
