Selfiee box office collection Day 2: Akshay Kumar film shows barely any improvement, earns Rs 6.35 crore

#Selfiee struggles on Day 2… The big jump – so essential after a disastrous start – is clearly missing… The poor biz continues to shock, sadden and demoralise the industry… Fri 2.55 cr, Sat 3.80 cr. Total: ₹ 6.35 cr+. #India biz. pic.twitter.com/1UDpVMbHsd

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 26, 2023

Akshay Kumar’s recent flop comes as a surprise to trade experts, who had predicted at least an opening of Rs 4-5 crore for Selfiee. Selfiee is a remake of the Malayalam drama Driving License. It starred actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramoodu in the lead roles and was a commercial hit.

Moreover, Selfiee was panned by critics. The Indian Express’ Shalini Langer wrote in her review of Selfiee, “This film has an interesting premise but it is never allowed to overshadow its larger-than-life hero Akshay Kumar himself.” Selfiee marks Akshay Kumar’s fifth flop in a row, after Bachchhan Paandey, Samrat Prithviraj, Raksha Bandhan and Ram Setu. Last year, Bollywood had suffered numerous flops, with only a handful of hits, and it seems as if the pattern would be repeated once again. Akshay Kumar’s last hit was Rohit Shetty’s Sooryavanshi, which featured Katrina Kaif, and Ajay Devgn, and Ranveer Singh in extended cameos. The actor had seemed almost invincible prior to the pandemic, with a string of successes, mostly in the patriotic drama genre.