Sitaare Zameen Par box office collection day 4: Aamir Khan's sports comedy has already beaten his notorious Rs 180 crore flop, hits Rs 60 crore mark
Aamir Khan's decision to publicly announce that his new film Sitaare Zameen Par will not be made available on a streaming platform in the near future has reaped good returns at the box office. The coming-of-age sports comedy, directed by RS Prasanna, has crossed the Rs 60 crore mark in four days at the domestic box office. On Monday, its fourth day of release, Sitaare Zameen Par dropped to single digits for the first time, after exceeded expectations in its debut weekend. It earned Rs 8.5 crore, which is slightly lower than its opening day collection of Rs 10.7 crore. Over the weekend, the film earned Rs 20.2 crore on Saturday, and Rs 27.25 crore on Saturday.
Its opening weekend collection stood at Rs 58.15, comfortably crossing the Rs 50 crore mark in three days. Despite the significant drop on Monday, Sitaare Zameen Par has managed to not only cross the crucial Monday test, but also breached the lifetime domestic box office collection of Aamir's last film, Advait Chandan's Laal Singh Chaddha, which released in 2022.
With no streaming premiere in sight and three more days sans any major competition, Sitaare Zameen Par should be able to take its haul past the Rs 100 crore mark this weekend. This Friday, on June 27, it'll begin competing with Vishal Furia's mythological horror film Maa, starring Kajol, which comes from the world of her husband Ajay Devgn's hit Shaitaan last year.
'Right now, it's a famine or feast situation at the box office. Either the films are not doing any business at all, or the one or two that people are loving are going through the roof, earning more than Rs 500 crore. The whole middle chunk has vanished. Why? Because I'm watching them on Netflix or Amazon,' Aamir told SCREEN in an interview before the film's release. 'Which is why I've come up with the decision to release Sitaare Zameen Par only in theatres. It'll premiere on television or streaming only after one year. My loyalty is with the theatres and my trust in my audience,' he added.
The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) lauded Aamir's decision to release Sitaare Zameen Par exclusively in theatres. Taking to their X handle, the MAI shared an appreciation letter for Aamir, calling the actor's decision a 'significant moment' for all the cinema operators in India.
In the letter shared on Thursday, MAI wrote, 'Multiplex Association of India (MAI) proudly applauds Mr. Aamir Khan for his visionary and resolute decision to release his film, Sitaare Zameen Par, exclusively in theatres on 20 June 2025. In an era wherein media and distribution platforms have become increasingly fragmented, Aamir Khan's choice to back the theatrical format reaffirms the enduring power of the big-screen experience.'
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Sitaare Zameen Par is the official Hindi adaptation of 2018 Spanish film Campeones. It's also the spiritual sequel to Aamir's 2007 directorial debut Taare Zameen Par. The film also stars Genelia D'Souza, Dolly Ahluwalia, and Brijendra Kala, and also launches 10 new actors. It's produced by Aamir and Aparna Purohit under Aamir Khan Productions.
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