Fighter Box Office Collection Day 18: Hrithik Roshan's movie gains momentum, crosses ₹325 crore mark worldwide
₹250 crore gained momentum over the weekend. Siddharth Anand directorial and film managed to collect ₹197 crore net in India within its 18-day run in theatres, according to industry tracker Sacnilk. On Day 18, February 11, the film raked in ₹4.1 crore, as per Sacnilk estimates.
The film collected ₹3.65 crore on Saturday i.e. on Day 17 bringing its weekend collection to ₹7.75 crore. The film managed to rake in ₹231.5 crore gross collection in India with overseas collection totalling to ₹93.5 crore and taking the worldwide collection to ₹325 crore.
Considering week 2, the film's collection during second week totals to ₹41 crore. The movie attained an overall 30.05 percent occupancy for its Hindi version on Sunday, February 11. On Republic Day, the film had amassed the highest collection, ₹39.5 crore which was significantly higher than its release day numbers when the collection stood at ₹22.5 crore.
During its first week, the movie managed to mint ₹146.5 crore. The protagonist, Hrithik Roshan, is portrayed as Squadron Leader Shamsher Pathania, also known as Patty. Deepika Padukone takes on the role of Squadron Leader Minal Rathore, aka Minni, and Anil Kapoor appears as Group Captain Rakesh Jai Singh, known as Rocky.
The story revolves around the Balakot airstrike conducted by the Indian Armed Forces near the town of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This counter-airstrike targeted the alleged largest camp of the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). This was in response to a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir that resulted in the deaths of nearly 40 CRPF soldiers.
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