Tiger Shroff and Sanjay Dutt’s actioner Baaghi 4 couldn’t pass the Monday test. As per Sacnilk.com, the film’s box office collection dropped to Rs 4.25 crore from Sunday’s Rs 10 crore. In its first weekend, the A. Harsha directorial made Rs 31.25 crore (Rs 12 crore on Friday, Rs 9.25 crore on Saturday and Rs 10 crore on Sunday). With Monday’s collection, the film’s total four-day haul stands at Rs 35.5 crore.
The film also features Harnaaz Sandhu and Sonam Bajwa.
On Monday, Baaghi 4 had the most takers in Jaipur with theatrical occupancy of 25 per cent, followed by Chennai at 21.5 per cent, Lucknow at 20.25 per cent and Chandigarh at 19.75 per cent. Mumbai and National Capital Region (NCR) had theatres occupied to the extent of 18.75 per cent and 18.5 per cent, respectively.
Night shows on Monday had most takers at 24.05 per cent, followed by evening shows at 16.68 per cent, afternoon shows were at 13.92 per cent and morning shows at 7.59 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.”
