Despite hitting the screens at a time when it had no notable competitors, except for Vikas Bahl’s Ajay Devgn-starrer Shaitaan, Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha’s actioner Yodha, featuring Sidharth Malhotra in the lead role, has not managed to deliver outstanding performance since its release on Friday. Nonetheless, Yodha recorded its highest single-day total so far on Sunday, providing the long-delayed film some respite.
In spite of generating buzz since its filming commenced in November 2021, Yodha managed to accumulate only Rs 4.1 crore on its opening day, significantly less than the first-day domestic nett of other top-grossing Hindi films this year such as Fighter (Rs 22.5 crore), Shaitaan (Rs 14.75 crore) and Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (Rs 6.7 crore).
Nevertheless, Yodha showed improvement over the weekend and ended up earning an India nett collection of Rs 7 crore, as per early estimates by industry tracker Sacnilk, compared to Rs 5.75 crore on Saturday, marking a 21.75 per cent increase.
This brings its total India nett collection to Rs 16.85 crore. However, on Sunday, which marked its 10th day in theatres, Shaitaan earned Rs 9.75 crore, highlighting Yodha’s struggle to compete.
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On Sunday, Yodha saw an overall occupancy of 23.29 per cent in the Hindi market. While the morning shows had just 12.74 per cent occupancy, the figure witnessed an upward trend as the day progressed, rising to 24.62 per cent in the afternoon and peaking at 32.57 per cent during the evening shows. The rate, however, witnessed a major dip during the night screenings and stood at 23.22 per cent.
Considering that Fighter, the highest-grossing Indian film of 2024 so far, earned Rs 29 crore on its first Sunday in theatres and Shaitaan and Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya recorded Rs 20.5 crore and Rs 10.75 crore, respectively, Yodha’s performance was underwhelming. It remains to be seen if the actioner will pass the Monday test with flair.
Also starring Raashii Khanna, Disha Patani and Ronit Roy in key roles, Yodha was bankrolled by Dharma Productions and was originally scheduled for release in July 2023 but faced delays. Despite being postponed to December 2023, the film did not hit screens until March 15, 2024.
In her review of Yodha, The Indian Express’ Shubhra Gupta wrote, “Things plummet soon enough as Sidharth Malhotra goes full tilt at the rescue operation that ends with a pacifist note in the heart of our neighbouring country.”
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