Box Office Collection of Fighter on Day 2: The film registers a “Massive Growth”

Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone’s film Fighter saw a significant increase in box office collection on its second day, after underperforming on its opening day, minting over ₹41 crore. According to Industry Analyst Taran Adarsh, this growth is attributed to 2 factors: positive word-of-mouth reviews and the Republic Day holiday. The mass pockets contributed significantly to raising the number higher on Friday. Analyst Taran Adarsh predicts the film has a strong chance of performing well if it maintains this speed over the weekend. Fighter minted ₹ 41.20 crore on its day 2 of release and the total stands at ₹ 65.80 crore. Industry analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, “Fighter sets BO on fire, is EXTRAORDINARY on Day 2, benefits largely due to two factors: [i] Excellent feedback from the audience and [ii] Republic Day holiday… Mass pockets – which underperformed on Day 1 – witness massive growth on Day 2, thus contributing to the impressive total.“

He also stated, “The tremendous growth on Day 2 gives the film a solid chance to march forward… If Sat and Sun maintain the speed, a massive total is certainly on the cards… Frankly, it’s too early to guesstimate a figure for the 4-day extended weekend, since mass belt and spot bookings can elevate the situation on Sat and Sun multifold… So let’s wait and watch.“

Film critic Saibal Chatterjee, In his review for NDTV, stated that he gives  Fighter 2.5 stars and wrote, “Scripted by Ramon Chibb with Siddharth Anand, Fighter works best when it decides to slow down a tad in the second half. Its emotional high point occurs when Samsher meets Minal’s father (Ashutosh Rana) and mother (Geeta Agrawal) by accident and proceeds to impress upon them the enormity of their daughter’s achievements. Among the pilots in the Air Dragons team formed after the early 2019 terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama is Basheer Khan (Akshay Oberoi). He gets to spout what are by far the most patriotic lines in the film – a repeat of a poignant and patriotically pointed couplet that Shamsher recites early in the film.“

The film Fighter is directed by Siddharth Anand and features Hrithik and Deepika, Anil Kapoor. They are an elite team that is called upon to respond to a threat from across the border. The film also stars Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi, Rishabh Sawhney, and Sanjeeda Sheikh.

Fighter’s box office performance has shown a positive turnaround after an underperformed start. Its future success will depend on how well it continues to perform over the coming days.