Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s latest release Brahmastra Part One: Shiva witnessed a dip in its collections at the box office. Directed by Ayan Mukerji and backed by Karan Johar, Brahmastra’s Hindi version managed to earn ₹14 crore nett range on Monday, in comparison to around ₹41-42 crore on Sunday (day 3).
The film released in theatres on September 9 in Hindi, and four other languages–Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada. Apart from Ranbir and Alia, Brahmastra also features Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna and Mouni Roy. The film also has cameos by Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.
As per a Box Office India report, the drop for the Hindi version of Brahmastra was around 55%. Different places showed fall in the 50-60 percent range. As per the report, the regional collections is ‘pretty good’ at around ₹2 crore nett driven by the Telugu version. The three-day collections of the Hindi version of Brahmastra is around ₹124 crore nett.
According to another Box Office India report on Monday evening, Brahmastra collected ₹30.25 crore nett in the southern part of the country as both Telugu and Tamil versions fared well. It also added that the collection in the south was ‘in fact a little ahead’ of the Mumbai circuit.
On day 1 of its release, Brahmastra had a great opening with collections coming in the range of around ₹35-36 crore. It earned ₹37 crore on day 2 and around ₹41-42 crore on day 3, taking the weekend total to ₹110 crore worldwide.
On Monday, Ayan Mukerji gave a collection update on Instagram saying that Brahmastra has raised ₹225 crore in gross box office collection worldwide on its opening weekend. The film is reportedly produced on a mammoth budget of over ₹400 crore.
Produced by Star Studios and Dharma Productions, Brahmastra follows Shiva (Ranbir), a man with special powers who ventures on a journey with Isha (Alia) to stop evil forces from destroying the world. Director S S Rajamouli presents Brahmastra in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.