Love Aaj Kal box office collection day 3: Sara Ali Khan-Kartik Aaryan film is rejected, makes Rs 27.8 cr over first weekend

Love Aaj Kal box office collection day 3: Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan’s film is taking a nosedive at the ticket windows.

Actors Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan’s film Love Aaj Kal has suffered a disappointing first weekend. After Saturday’s low haul, the film took another dip in Sunday’s figures.

Love Aaj Kal box office collection day 3: The film stars Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan as leads.

According to Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film managed to make around Rs 8.1 crore on Sunday. This takes Love Aaj Kal’s weekend collection to Rs 27. 8 crore. The film had started off well with Rs 12.40 crore collected on day one. However, it took a major hit on Saturday, collecting only Rs 8 crore, suffering a drop of almost 40%.

Adarsh shared the figures on Twitter and wrote, “#LoveAajKal is rejected... Dips on Day 2, falls flat on Day 3... Advantage #ValentinesDay [Day 1], else *3-day total* would be lower... Tough road ahead [weekdays]... Fri 12.40 cr, Sat 8.01 cr, Sun 8.10 cr. Total: ₹ 28.51 cr. #India biz. #LoveAajKal [2009] weekend: ₹ 27.86 cr.”

Also Watch | Sara Ali Khan on chemistry with Kartik Aaryan, her competition | Love Aaj Kal | Aur Batao

He also compared Kartik’s other releases to Love Aaj Kal. “#KartikAaryan versus #KartikAaryan... *Opening Weekend* biz...2019: #PatiPatniAurWoh ₹ 35.94 cr 2019: #LukaChuppi ₹ 32.13 cr 2020: #LoveAajKal ₹ 28.51 cr 2018: #SonuKeTituKiSweety ₹ 26.57 cr 2015: #PyaarKaPunchnama2 ₹ 22.75 cr 2011: #PyaarKaPunchnama ₹ 3.25 cr #India biz,” he wrote.

Earlier on Sunday, Adarsh had tweeted, “Shocking part is, the decline has come at metros/multiplexes, which is its target audience... Weak at Tier-2 cities as well as mass circuits,” he wrote, adding that the film “Needs a miracle to salvage the show on Day 3.”

Love Aaj Kal is Imtiaz Ali’s eighth film, a modern take on his 2009 original, which starred Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. The film got mostly negative reviews from critics upon its release and was also heavily trolled online for a stale plot and Sara’s performance.

However, Love Aaj Kal is also the second biggest opener of Bollywood in 2020 after Ajay Devgn’s Tanhaji: The Unsung Hero, which earned Rs 15.10 crore on its day one. Kartik expressed love to the fans on Twitter, “Aapke Ladke ki ab tak ki Biggest Opener Thank you for all the love #LoveAajKal.”

Kartik has double roles in film and said playing the dual roles of Raghu and Veer was like undergoing a “litmus test”. “Getting an opportunity to work with Imtiaz Ali sir in itself is a big thing. When he chose me, it felt more like a validation for me. For the first time, I was living the character on and off screen. From little nuances to those big details, I enjoyed it all. It’s like a litmus test for me, something I’ve never done before,” Kartik said in an interview with PTI.

Kartik will next be seen in Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Dostana sequels and his first action stint with Tanhaji director Om Raut. Sara will soon begin work on Anand L Rai’s Atrangi Re.

Follow @htshowbiz for more