Vedaa box office collection day 3: John Abraham and Sharvari’s film leaves behind Akshay Kumar’s Khel Khel Mein

Vedaa box office collection day 3: This week Bollywood saw three films clashing at the box office and while Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao’s Stree 2 is leading the box office race, competition between Akshay Kumar’s Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham’s Vedaa has been stiff. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, in terms of its day-wise collection, Khel Khel Mein is leading. However, overall Vedaa has taken over at the box office with its total collection. On day 3, early estimates for Vedaa stand at Rs 2.40 crore. And the film’s total collection after three days is Rs 10.50 crore.

Both John and Sharvari are receiving a great response for their performance in Vedaa. The film’s Hindi version opened to decent numbers on day 1 (Thursday), as it collected Rs 6.30 crore. However, it saw a major dip on day 2, but picked pace on day 3 once again. Though Khel Khel Mein earned more than Vedaa on day 3, the film’s total collection stands at Rs 9.95 crore, while Vedaa has crossed the Rs 10 crore mark already.

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In terms of occupancy, Khel Khel Mein has been witnessing better footfalls than Vedaa. On day 3, John Abraham’s film’s occupancy was 17.57 per cent, while the Akshay Kumar starrer saw an occupancy of 25.59 per cent. The night shows for both films see maximum occupancy. Vedaa has the highest occupancy in  Bengaluru followed by Chennai, Pune, and Hyderabad. Overseas Vedaa has collected around Rs 2 crore and its worldwide collection stands at Rs 11.6 crore. Khel Khel Mein leads with its worldwide collection that stands at Rs 12.5 crore.

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While both films are competing with such close margins, at the end of the first weekend we shall know who has the upper hand. Stree 2, meanwhile, has catapulted to an altogether different level. The film has collected more than Rs 135 crore in three days.

Vedaa stars John Abraham, Sharvari, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Abhishek Banerjee in important roles. The film has been directed by Nikkhil Advani.