Hrithik Roshan-starrer Fighter crosses Rs 337 crore mark worldwide, actor says ‘Never seen a movie put up a fight like this one’

Fighter, released a day before Republic Day, on January 25, was made on a budget of Rs 250 crore. On day 1, the film earned Rs 24.60 crore and recorded an overall 21.17 per cent occupancy in Hindi. It faced challenges at the box office over the last few weeks.

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As per the trade website Sacnilk, Fighter has earned Rs 0.76 crore (early estimates) on February 12, bringing its total domestic earnings to Rs 197.66 crore.

Fighter centers around the Balakot airstrike carried out by the Indian Armed Forces near the town of Balakot in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This retaliatory airstrike aimed at the purported largest camp of the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was in response to a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which led to the tragic deaths of nearly 40 CRPF soldiers.

Anil Kapoor, who plays Group captain Rakesh Rocky Jai Singh in Fighter, took to his X (Formerly Twitter) account to share the news. “Flying past Rs 337 crore gross box office worldwide. India 243+ crore GBOC, Overseas 94+ crore,” read the poster shared by the actor. He captioned it: “Fighter Forever (Indian flag emoji).”