Why Cheat India box office day 1: Emraan Hashmi gets his lowest opener in 6 years as Uri dominates

As Uri stays strong at the box office, Emraan Hashmi’s Why Cheat India opened at ₹1.71 crore. Vicky Kaushal’s film is expected to enter ₹100 crore club soon.

Vicky Kaushal’s Uri: The Surgical Strike is steady at the box office as it eyes the ₹100 crore club, easily overcoming the challenge posed by the new release this week, Why Cheat India. The Emraan Hashmi film opened amid average reviews to a box office collection of just ₹1.71 on its first day. This is the lowest opening that an Emraan Hashmi film has received in the last six years with Baadshaho, Azhar, Raaz Reboot and others getting a much better reception.

Why Cheat India box office collection was ₹1.71 crore on the day of its release as Vicky Kaushal’s Uri earned ₹8 crore.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the opening figures of Why Cheat India on Twitter. He tweeted, “#WhyCheatIndia is a non-starter... Needs miraculous growth over the weekend to post a decent total... Fri ₹ 1.71 cr. India biz.”

Meanwhile, Uri: The Surgical Strike collected ₹70 crore in its first week. According to Boxofficeindia.com, it collected ₹8 crore on its second Friday, which is almost as much as its opening collections of ₹8.20 crore. This takes its total to around ₹78 crore. The film is already a hit and has surpassed the first week collections of breakout hits such as Raazi, Stree, Badhaai Ho and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.

Taran confirmed the same in his tweet, “#UriTheSurgicalStrike hits the jackpot... Collects higher than #SKTKS, #Raazi, #Stree and #BadhaaiHo in Week 1... #SKTKS ₹45.94 cr #Raazi ₹56.59 cr #Stree ₹60.39 cr #BadhaaiHo ₹66.10 cr [8 days; released on Thu] #UriTheSurgicalStrike ₹70.94 cr India biz.”

The film is Vicky’s biggest solo blockbuster and will soon cross the ₹100 crore mark. A success party was held a few days ago to celebrate the performance of the film. Based on the 2016 historical surgical strikes, the film has been directed by Aditya Dhar and also stars Mohit Raina, Yami Gautam, Kirti Kulhari and Paresh Rawal.

Vicky Kaushal’s Raazi co-star Alia Bhatt also shared her praise for Uri on social media. “What a film! @vickykaushal09 I literally have no words for you! You are just something else! Congratulations @AdityaDharFilms & @RonnieScrewvala for putting this film together!! What an experience!!! Fabulous performances!!Fabulous Film,” she wrote.

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