Ground Zero Box Office Collection Day 3: Emraan Hashmi's film shows slight improvement, makes Rs 5 cr; earns 50 percent less than his last release

Indian Express

28-04-2025

Ground Zero Box Office Collection Day 3: Emraan Hashmi 's military drama Ground Zero had a slow start at the box office. However, the current situation in the valley and strong word of mouth seem to have given a push to the film at the box office. On Sunday, the film earned Rs 2.15 crores at the box office, performing better than its first two days. On Friday, the film earned Rs 1.15 crore, and on Saturday, it collected Rs 1.9 crore. After three days, Ground Zero's net India collection stands at Rs 5.20 crores.
Worldwide, the Emraan Hashmi starrer has earned Rs 3.65 crores in the first two days and its third-day collection is awaited. While Emraan's last film, Tiger 3, starring Salman Khan in the lead, had earned in double digits, Rs 43.5 crores on its third day, his film Selfiee, before that, had collected Rs 3.95 crores on its third day and over Rs 10 crore in the first weekend. His 2021 film, Mumbai Saga, had also performed better than Ground Zero and earned Rs 3.5 crores on day 3 and a shade over Rs 8 cr in the first weekend. Considering how films have been underperforming at the box office of late, Ground Zero has had quite a decent and promising start. But compared to Emraan's past box office trajectory, the film has failed to surpass his last few releases. However, the buzz for the film has only grown, which has led to an increase in its occupancy. On Sunday, the overall occupancy for Ground Zero was 17.25 percent with a total of 1669 shows.
Chennai had the highest occupancy of 67.25 percent with just 7 shows. The occupancy for the Emraan Hashmi starrer was also high in Kolkata, with 23 percent and 99 shows. In Delhi -NCR, the film has 422 shows, and its occupancy was 14.75 percent. In Mumbai, the film's occupancy was 18.75 percent with 274 shows. Earlier this month, Ground Zero had its premiere at a theater in Srinagar after 38 years.
Other than Emraan Hashmi, the film also stars Sai Tamhankar. Directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar and produced by Excel Entertainment, Dreamzkrraft Entertainment, and Talisman Films, Ground Zero had its theatrical release on 25th April.