Pushkar Ojha and Sagar Ambre’s Yodha — a gripping hijack thriller backed by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions — lastly hit the screens final week, after quite a few delays. The movie revolves round a high-stakes hijack operation and securing peaceable diplomatic relations with Pakistan and is helmed by Sidharth Malhotra and Disha Patani. The first weekend noticed a group of Rs. 16.85 crore, in accordance with Sacnilk Entertainment. While these usually are not large numbers, they point out the movie is discovering its viewers. Yodha is Malhotra’s first theatrical launch since 2019 and his final hit movie was Shershaah, which was launched straight on OTT. According to Amazon, Shershaah was probably the most watched movie on Prime Video in India.
In its opening weekend assortment, Yodha collected Rs. 4.1 crore on Friday; Rs. 5.75 crore on Saturday, and witnessed a notable surge of 21.74% on Sunday, amounting to Rs. 7 crore. Released alongside the movie had been Kung Fu Panda 4, which has made Rs. 11.25 crores, and Bastar: The Naxal Story, which collected Rs 2.05 crores on their opening weekends respectively. Meanwhile, Shaitaan continues to get pleasure from packed theatres, crossing the coveted Rs. 100 crore mark this week, with the second Sunday incomes being Rs. 9.75 crore.
