'Sitaare Zameen Par' Box Office Collection Day 17: Aamir Khan and Genelia D'Souza starrer performs impressively on Sunday, inches closer to 150 crores in India after its third weekend
and Genelia D'Souza's film 'Sitaare Zameen Par' has once again proven that it is here to stay! Despite new releases in Bollywood and competition from regional and international cinema, the movie continues to maintain a stronghold at the box office.
According to the latest updates, on its third Sunday, the heartwarming drama managed to earn over Rs. 6 crore, bringing the total of 'Sitaare Zameen Par' closer to the Rs. 150 crore mark in India across all languages.
'Sitaare Zameen Par'
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According to the trade analyst Sacnilk's report, 'Sitaare Zameen Par', after witnessing a drop during the second week, picked up pace on its third Saturday. The collection on Saturday was Rs. 4.75 crores, which was more than a 90 percent increase from the Friday business.
Then on Sunday, the business further soared, as the movie minted Rs. 6.25 crore. With these numbers, the box office collection of 'Sitaare Zameen Par' stands at Rs 148.80 Cr net in the domestic market.
Day-wise collection of 'Sitaare Zameen Par'
Day 1 (Friday): Rs 10.7 crore
Day 2 (Saturday): Rs 20.2 crore
Day 3 (Sunday): Rs 27.25 crore
Day 4 (Monday): Rs 8.5 crore
Day 5 (Tuesday): Rs 8.5 crore
Day 6 (Wednesday): Rs 7.25 crore
Day 7 (Thursday): Rs 6.5 crore
Week 1 Total: Rs 88.9 crore
Day 8 (2nd Friday): Rs 6.65 crore
Day 9 (2nd Saturday): Rs 12.6 crore
Day 10 (2nd Sunday): Rs 14.50 crore
Day 11 (2nd Monday): Rs 3.75 crore
Day 12 (2nd Tuesday): Rs 3.75 crore
Day 13 ( 2nd Wednesday): Rs 2.75 crore
Day 14 ( 2nd Thursday): Rs 2.5 crore
Week 2 Total: Rs 46.5 crore
Day 15 (3rd Friday): Rs. 2.4 crore
Day 16 (3rd Saturday): Rs. 4.75 crore
Day 17 (3rd Sunday): Rs. 6.25 crore
Total: Rs 148.80 crore
Occupancy rate on day 17
On Sunday, the movie benefited from the weekend surge, recording an overall occupancy of 37.10%.
Breaking it down, it was a strong start with 23.03% occupancy in the morning shows, and as the day progressed, the numbers rose. In the afternoon shows, the occupancy increased to 40.62%, and in the evening it was 55.74% (the highest). However, a drop in the occupancy was noted in the night shows that recorded only 28.99%.
About 'Sitaare Zameen Par'
'Sitaare Zameen Par' is yet another masterpiece given by Mr. Perfectionist. The story sees a brash basketball coach who faces suspension for hiting the head coach.
Not just this, he has other legal woes as well, and as an alternative to jail time, he is asked to serve community service. This service entailed the task of coaching a team of neurodivergent athletes, and from there, the real magic began.
Directed by RS Prasanna, the film sees Genelia D'Souza alongside Aamir Khan. Further, there are 10 new faces that made their debut in the movie: Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Samvit Desai, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra, and Simran Mangeshkar.
'Sitaare Zameen Par' review
With a rating of 3 stars, an excerpt from the TOI review reads - 'Despite a sensitive and layered subject, R S Prasanna's directorial venture, written by Divy Nidhi Sharma, remains a wholesome, feel-good watch. It strikes a commendable balance between delivering a message and educating viewers about ID, all with a lighthearted touch. At its core is a message of inclusivity—conveying that people with ID are employable, independent, full of life, and deeply empathetic.
The film sensitively portrays the characteristic traits of the players' conditions without reducing them to labels—Bantu's (Vedant Sharma) stimming through ear-scratching, Guddu's (GopiKrishnan K Verma) aquaphobia, Sharmaji's (Rishi Shahani) speech impairment, and the less-recognised invisible autism in high-functioning Hargovind (Naman Misra). These are presented as facets of their personalities, not just symptoms.'
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