Sky Force box office collection day 3: Akshay Kumar, Veer Pahariya film on an upward climb, sees ₹61 cr opening weekend

Sky Force box office collection day 3: The Akshay Kumar aerial actioner has continued to go from strength to strength.

Updated on: Jan 27, 2025, 07:41:26 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Sky Force box office collection day 3: After a relatively lukewarm opening, Akshay Kumar and debutant Veer Pahariya's aerial actioner Sky Force breached the stratosphere. The film saw surprisingly good growth on Saturday and maintained it on Sunday, ending its first weekend on a very promising note. If Sky Force can pass the Monday test, it has a good chance of a healthy lifetime run. (Also read: Sky Force box office collection day 2: Akshay Kumar-Veer Pahariya's film witnesses 75% jump, earns over ₹33 cr so far)

Sky Force box office collection day 3

Sky Force earned ₹12.25 crore on day 1, slightly below par for a film of that scale. But it more than made up for that lag with an astonishing 80% growth on Saturday, minting ₹22 crore. According to Sacnilk, on Sunday, the film earned a further ₹27.50 crore, ending the opening weekend with a strong domestic nett haul of ₹61.75 crore. The film's makers claimed that Sky Force earned over ₹40 crore in its first two days, so the final opening weekend figure could be closer to ₹70 crore.

Sky Force has done fairly well overseas, too, earning $600K in its first two days, which has added over ₹5 crore to its haul. But it must be noted that, like most Akshay Kumar films, Sky Force is expected to do most of its business in India.

The film's growth has been due to positive word of mouth and glowing reviews from critics. If Sky Force can avoid a steep drop on its first Monday, it can sustain well over the first week. This all-important Monday test will determine its lifetime haul.

All about Sky Force

Directed by Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani, Sky Force is loosely based on the Sargodha airbase attack of Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965. Apart from Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahariya, it also stars Sara Ali Khan and Sharad Kelkar in pivotal roles and includes a cameo from Nimrat Kaur.

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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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