History has been created. Saiyaara has defied all box office predictions and taken an excellent start. It was predicted in this column that the film would take an opening of Rs. 15-18 crores. In fact, even that was an afterthought because till a week before, it seemed like Rs. 6-8 crores start was on the anvil and even that would have been quite good. Then came Rs. 10-12 crores when the advance booking opened. By the time it started gathering place, Rs. 15-18 crores seemed on the cards. However, what has happened is totally unthinkable, totally unbelievable, as some of the biggest releases of 2025 have been challenged by this romantic musical.
The film has started at Rs. 21.25 crores and that puts all pre-release calculations to rest. North-South-West-East, single screens or multiplexes, urban centres or interiors, the film has opened well wherever it has found a screen for itself. In fact, it has been released at just around 2000 screens and that reflects the kind of capacity that the film has been enjoying from the very first show.
Ever since the inception of the Rs. 100 Crore Club, never before has a film with newcomers taken even a double digit start as Student Of The Year (Rs. 7.48 crores), Heropanti (Rs. 6.85 crores) and Hero (Rs. 6.63 crores) were good but below Rs. 10 crores mark. However his Ahaan Pandya and Ameer Padda film has done almost triple the business of the biggest so far, which goes on to show how brand Mohit Suri, melodious music and backing by YRF has made this one such a biggie. While Rs. 100 Crore Club would be reached by the film in the first week itself, even Rs. 200 crores would be a cakewalk for Saiyaara.
Note: All collections as per various box office sources
