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Maalik Box Office Collection Day 4: Rajkummar Rao’s film is still Rs 40 crore short of recovering its budget

Maalik Box Office Collection Day 4: Rajkummar Rao's gangster film is facing stiff competition from films like Superman and Metro... In Dino

Maalik Box Office Collection Day 4: The film is struggling at the box office and seems unlikely to cross its reported budget of Rs 54 crore.

Rajkummar Rao’s foray into the gangster genre, Maalik, opened to a lukewarm response from audiences on its first day. However, the film witnessed modest growth over the weekend, earning an estimated Rs 14.25 crore in India. And now, according to industry tracker Sacnilk, Maalik has collected around Rs 1.65 crore on its fourth day (Monday), bringing its total domestic collection to approximately Rs 15.90 crore.

Day	India Net Collection
Day 1	Rs 3.75 Cr
Day 2	Rs 5.25 Cr
Day 3	Rs 5.25 Cr
Day 4	Rs 1.65 Cr
Total	Rs 15.90 Cr

The film recorded an overall 9.54% Hindi occupancy on day four. It began on a disappointing note, with only 5.12% occupancy in the morning shows. The trend remained relatively flat throughout the day, with afternoon and evening shows recording 9.54% and 10.01% respectively. The night shows peaked slightly at 13.49%. Interestingly, Tier-2 cities like Jaipur and Lucknow were among the strongest markets for the film, registering occupancies of 15.25% and 13.25% respectively. In contrast, traditionally strong territories such as Delhi-NCR and Mumbai lagged behind with 9.75% and 12.00% respectively.

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Maalik has, however, outperformed other new Hindi releases of the week, most notably Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan, starring Vikrant Massey and debutante Shanaya Kapoor. That film has managed to earn only around Rs 20 lakh on day four, with its four-day total hovering near Rs 1.35 crore, a major blow for a project reportedly made on a budget of Rs 50 crore.

Despite this edge, Maalik is trailing behind Rajkummar Rao’s previous releases. His recent sports drama Mr & Mrs Mahi had crossed Rs 19 crore in its first four days, while Bhool Chuk Maaf earned over Rs 30 crore in the same time frame. Maalik is also contending with stiff competition from Superman, which remains the top choice among moviegoers and has raked in over Rs 28.25 crore in just four days. Other releases still holding ground in their second week, like Metro… In Dino, are also posing a challenge, with collections inching closer to the Rs 40 crore mark.

With minimal word-of-mouth buzz and largely negative reviews from critics, Maalik faces an uphill climb to recover its reported budget of Rs 54 crore.

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