Maalik box office collection day 5: Rajkummar Rao’s latest trails Stree 2 by Rs 160 crore at the same stage

Maalik has turned out to be the preferred Bollywood pick for Hindi moviegoers. Santosh Singh’s romantic comedy Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan, starring Vikrant Massey and marking the debut of Shanaya Kapoor, has earned only Rs 1.56 crore in five days at the domestic box office, which is still lower than Maalik’s lowest-single day collection on Monday (Rs 1.75 crore).

However, Maalik is facing stiff competition from its Hollywood counterpart from last week — James Gunn’s Superman reboot, starring David Corenswet as the titular superhero. That film has collected Rs 31.6 crore at the Indian box office in five days, which is over Rs 13 crore more than that of Maalik. While the lion’s share in Superman’s India collection still comes from the native English version, the Hindi dubbed version also makes for a significant share at Rs 6.85 crore.

Maalik is also performing poorly, as compared to previous Rajkummar Rao films. Last year, his horror comedy Stree 2 became the first Hindi film to earn Rs 600 crore at the domestic box office. That film had earned over Rs 175 crore in the first five days. Even Rao’s last release, Karan Sharma’s romantic comedy Bhool Chuk Maaf, had made Rs 38.25 crore in the first five, much more than what Maalik has made so far.

Also Read — Maalik movie review: Rajkummar Rao film is predictable to a fault

Rajkummar Rao showcases a fierce new avatar in Maalik. Produced by Kumar Taurani under Tips Films and Jay Shewakramani’s Northern Lights Films, Maalik is directed by Pulkit, best known for helming Bhumi Pednekar-starrer Netflix India film Bhakshak. Pulkit has previously collaborated with Rao on the period mystery show Bose: Dead/Alive, which released on ALTBalaji in 2017. Also starring Manushi Chhillar, Maalik has Rao play a ruthless gangster who appears to stop at nothing to fulfil his ambition of political power and fame.