'Prahaar' grosses Rs 7.98 crore worldwide after Saturday box-office jump

Saturday lift pushes ‘Prahaar’ worldwide gross to Rs 7.98 crore

‘Prahaar - The Ujjwal Nikam Story’ recorded a stronger second day at the box office, earning an estimated Rs 3.15 crore net in India on Saturday, October 17. That was up 34% from the Rs 2.35 crore collected on its opening day, according to figures reported by The Times of India, citing Sacnilk.

After two days in theatres, the film’s India net collection stood at Rs 5.50 crore. Its India gross was reported at Rs 6.48 crore, while overseas earnings added Rs 1.50 crore, taking the worldwide gross to Rs 7.98 crore.

Fewer shows, higher occupancy

The film played across 3,908 shows on Saturday, down from 4,133 on Friday, but its reported overall occupancy improved from 13% to 17%. Saturday footfalls were put at 132,632, bringing the two-day total to 235,179.

Hindi 2D screenings registered 26.24% overall occupancy on Saturday. Night shows led at 31.38%, followed by evening screenings at 30.54%, afternoon shows at 26.77% and morning shows at 9.77%.

Rajkummar Rao leads the courtroom drama

Directed by Avinash Arun, the film centres on public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and legal cases including the 1993 Bombay bombings and the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Rajkummar Rao plays Nikam, with Wamiqa Gabbi as his wife, Jyoti Nikam. Lalit Prabhakar appears as Ajmal Kasab and Jaideep Ahlawat as Chaudhary Zulfiqar Ali. The supporting cast includes Ashish Vidyarthi as Justice M.L. Tahaliyani and Sikandar Kher as Abbas Kazmi.

The reported figures are compiled from public and industry sources and may be revised as further data becomes available.