Ikkis box office prediction: Agastya Nanda, Dharmendra film suffers from Dhurandhar rampage, may open at just ₹2 crore

Ikkis box office prediction: Agastya Nanda's war drama, directed by Sriram Raghavan, is hitting the screens on New Year Day 2026.

Updated on: Dec 31, 2025, 14:56:18 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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2026 begins with a new Bollywood film releasing in theatres on the very first day. Sriram Raghavan’s Ikkis arrives in cinemas on January 1, 2026, having been postponed a week from its original Christmas release due to Dhurandhar’s rampage. But it seems that even that week-long delay has not helped the film much. Early trends indicate a lukewarm start for the Agastya Nanda-led war drama.

Ikkis stars Agastya Nanda in the lead role.

Ikkis advance booking

According to trade sources, by 2 PM on Wednesday, on the eve of the film’s release, Ikkis has sold a little over 30k tickets for its opening day, just about crossing the ₹1 crore mark in advance bookings. Given the film’s scale, this is a rather low figure, but trade expects it to pick up over the New Year holiday. Filmy News reported that the occupancy so far is under 5%, with only 3 houseful shows out of 3,600 shows.

Ikkis box office prediction

Given the advance booking trend, trade is expecting a low start for the Agastya Nanda-starrer. Ikkis looks set to open in the ₹2 crore net bracket on Thursday domestically. The film does not have great buzz outside India as well, and anything beyond a ₹3-4 crore worldwide start looks like a bonus for the film.

Even though many single screens have taken away shows from Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar for Ikkis, the film, now in its fourth week at the ticket window, is still expected to outperform Ikkis on its opening day. Trade experts estimate Dhurandhar to have a ₹10+ crore day on January 1, its 28th day in theatres. The five-time haul for Dhurandhar over a new release shows the film’s impeccable hold in the theatres.

All about Ikkis

Ikkis is the story of 2nd Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, the youngest Param Vir Chakra recipient in history. The film stars Agastya as Arun, and also stars Dharmendra in his final performance. The screen legend died last month, a few weeks short of his 90th birthday. Ikkis releases on January 1 across 4000 screens in India.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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