Sam Bahadur box office collection Day 1 early reports: Vicky Kaushal film steady at Rs 6 cr, earns 10 times less than Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal

Sam Bahadur box office collection Day 1 early reports: Helmed by Meghana Gulzar, Sam Bahadur also stars Sanya Malhotra, and Fatima Sana Shaikh in key roles.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2023 04:26 PM IST

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Vicky Kaushal's Sam Bahadur mints Rs 6 cr at box office on opening day.

Sam Bahadur Box Office Prediction: Vicky Kaushal plays Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in the Meghna Gulzar film. (Pic: Vicky/ X)

Sam Bahadur Box Office Collection, Day 1: Vicky Kaushal-starrer Sam Bahadur has released in theatres today. The film is based on the real-life story of Sam Manekshaw, former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. Sam Bahadur clashed with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal at the box-office. According to early reports by industry tracker Sacnilk, Sam Bahadur has managed to mint Rs 6 crores on the opening day. The film had an overall 15.88% Hindi occupancy on Friday.

In Hindi, approximately 1,03,192 tickets were pre-sold, contributing Rs 3.05 crore to the total collection. The morning occupancy was highest in Jaipur with 41 percent, followed by Chennai with 39 percent. Kolkata recorded the lowest morning occupancy with 9 percent. This film is helmed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. Sam Bahadur also stars Sanya Malhotra, and Fatima Sana Shaikh in key roles.

However, Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film Animal is off to a strong start at the box office. Initial estimates indicate that it might earn Rs 60 crores on its opening day, which is ten times more than the expected Rs 6 crores for Vicky Kaushal’s Sam Bahadur. Animal also stars Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandanna in pivotal roles.

Vicky had earlier opened up about the clash in an interview with Indian Express. He said, “When two opening batsmen come to the crease, playing for the same team, you won’t say that the two batsmen are clashing with each other, they are playing for a single team, so we are playing for Hindi cinema.”

Also read | Sam Bahadur movie review: Vicky Kaushal is spot on in an excessively declamatory film

Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta gave the film 2.5 stars. A part of the review read, “But the film suffers from being excessively declamatory, with the background music overpowering the momentous events and the towering individuals on screen: the only one who escapes this, and keeps standing tall right through the film is Vicky Kaushal In and As Mankeshaw. This is Kaushal’s most challenging role, and he plays it to perfection.”

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