On its second Monday (Day 9), the Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer Sikandar saw a major drop in box office collection.
The action drama raked in an estimated ₹1.75 crore net on Monday, following Sunday’s haul of ₹4.75 crore.
This brought its total collection to ₹104.25 crore net in India, according to figures by Sacnilk.
‘Sikandar’ vs ‘L2: Empuraan’: Close race at the box office
Box office competition
Meanwhile, the Malayalam film L2: Empuraan, which was released on March 27, proved to be unexpected competition for Sikandar.
L2: Empuraan also made an estimated ₹1.75 crore on Monday, taking its total to ₹100.1 crore net in India.
This means it’s almost neck-and-neck with Sikandar in terms of box office earnings. While the Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer was likely to do well in regional sectors, its pan-India success has been a welcome change.
‘Sikandar’ performed strongly at the box office
Box office success
Sikandar opened to ₹26 crore on Day 1 (March 30), and by its first Friday, it had made ₹93.75 crore.
Over the weekend, the film earned ₹4 crore and ₹4.75 crore, crossing the ₹100 crore barrier in India on Day 8.
The film is set to cross ₹200 crore worldwide soon, further solidifying its status as one of the highest-grossers of the year.
However, ‘Sikandar’ collections aren’t on level with expectations
High expectations
Expectations are always sky-high when it comes to Khan’s Eid releases. His last film Tiger 3 had raked in mind-boggling ₹464 crore globally, and we wonder if Sikandar will live up to that.
The film’s current box office performance speaks volumes, but it still has to surpass L2: Empuraan’s worldwide collections before it can head up the ladder.