Day 3 Sarfira Box Office Collection: Weekend Increase Observed in Akshay Kumar’s Film. Akshay Kumar’s most recent film, “Sarfira,” had slightly higher box office receipts over the weekend, under the direction of Sudha Kongara. The Hindi rendition of the National Award-winning Tamil film “Soorarai Pottru” stars Akshay Kumar and Radhikka Madan. Still, the movie’s performance is under discussion, given its slow start.”Sarfira” barely attracted ₹2.5 crore on its first day in India. But it accelerated over the weekend, earning ₹4.25 crore on Saturday—a 70% increase over its release day. The favorable trend was maintained on Sunday; the movie garnered ₹5.1 crore, a 20% rise from the day before. “” had acquired domestic box office receipts of ₹11.85 crore altogether.The film’s occupancy rates varied depending on the location. On Sunday, the general occupancy percentage for “Sarfira” in Hindi-speaking areas was 26.46%; evening programs attracted the largest attendance at 41.55%. Especially notable performances by places like Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Lucknow, and Jaipur contributed to significantly increasing the movie’s revenues.
Even with the weekend surge, “Sarfira” is among Akshay Kumar’s lowest openers of recent years. It ranked the lowest opening day for an Akshay Kumar film in the last 15 years, following “Mission Raniganj,” “Selfiee,” and “Raksha Bandhan.” Since the outbreak, only “Sooryavanshi” and “OMG 2” have been profitable ventures for Kumar among his various releases.Built on a ₹100 crore budget, including print and advertising costs, “Sarfira” competes fiercely at the box office. Starring Kamal Haasan, it debuted opposite S. Shankar’s “Indian 2” with a healthy ₹25.6 crore and maintained excellent performance over the weekend. Industry tracker Sacnilk reports that “Indian 2” has earned ₹58.9 crore throughout its first three days total.Captain GR Gopinath, the founder of Air Deccan, served as the inspiration for “Sarpira.” Among the five National Film Awards, the original Tamil film won Best Actor and Best Feature Film. Produced by Abundantia Entertainment, 2D Entertainment, and Cape of Good Films, the Hindi version stars Paresh Rawal and Seema Biswas among an ensemble cast.Because “Sarfira” starts its first full week, Monday and beyond will be the key tests. We will closely monitor the film’s box office performance to determine whether Akshay Kumar and the producers can maintain the momentum and make a lucrative investment.
