Alpha box office collection day 1: Alia Bhatt and Sharvari's film registers YRF Spy Universe's lowest opening day haul

Alpha box office collection day 1: Alia Bhatt and Sharvari's spy thriller registers a slow start amid mixed reviews.

Alpha box office collection day 1: YRF Spy Universe's first female-led film, Alpha, finally hit theatres on July 3. Starring Alia Bhatt and Sharvari in the lead roles, the spy thriller opened to mixed-to-negative reviews from both critics and audiences. The underwhelming response was reflected at the box office as well, with Alpha registering the lowest opening-day collection of any film in the YRF Spy Universe.

Alpha box office collection day 1: Alia Bhatt plays the lead in the YRF spy film.

Alpha box office collection

According to the trade website Sacnilk, Alpha has earned ₹9 crore in net at the Indian box office on its opening day. Released across 7534 shows nationwide, Alpha has a wide theatrical release, giving it a strong presence at cinemas across the country.

The last Yash Raj Films spy universe release, War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, opened to a massive ₹52 crore net at the Indian box office on Day 1 across 19,455 shows, even though the film received bad reviews. Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan boasts of the highest opening in the franchise with a ₹57 crore net haul on day 1. Alpha has scored the lowest opening in the YRF spy universe films.

How does it compare to Jigra?

Alpha has already edged close to the opening-day numbers of Alia Bhatt's last theatrical release, Jigra. Released in 2024, the film marked Alia's previous big-screen outing, making Alpha her return to cinemas after nearly two years.

Jigra had collected ₹4.55 crore net while playing across 5,779 shows. The YRF spy film has surpassed Jigra's day 1 numbers.

About Alpha

Directed by Shiv Rawail, Alpha features Alia Bhatt and Sharvari in the lead and is the first female-led film in the YRF Spy Universe. The cast also includes Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor in pivotal roles. Adding to the excitement for fans, Hrithik Roshan makes a special appearance as Kabir, reprising his popular character from the War films. For Sharvari, Alpha is her second film to hit theatres within a month. Interestingly, her previous release, Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga, is still running in cinemas, giving the actor two films at the box office simultaneously.

According to an NDTV report, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) cleared the Hindi version of the film with English subtitles on June 29, 2026. The Alia Bhatt and Sharvari-led film has been awarded a UA 16+ certificate and has a final approved runtime of 2 hours, 20 minutes and 48 seconds.

An excerpt from Hindustan Times review of Alpha reads, “Alpha is neither the disaster naysayers had predicted nor the reinvention the SpyVerse needed after the disappointing War 2. It is a competently mounted but emotionally underwhelming film that delivers very few highs, largely courtesy Hrithik Roshan, but never finds a compelling pulse of its own. Sometimes, that's more disappointing than watching an outright bad film.”