Sikandar Box Office Day 9: Salman Khan's Action Flim Struggles on Monday

Salman Khan's highly anticipated Eid release Sikandar has been underwhelming at the so far. The film's momentum has been hampered despite the huge fan base of the superstar and its release during the festive season. Sikandar's first eight days saw an estimated net Sikandar box office collection total of Rs102.50 crore. The film's earnings continued to slow down on its ninth day.

According to industry tracking website Sacnilk, the action-packed entertainment, which had a debut of Rs26 crores on its first Sunday saw a promising collection of Rs29 crores on Monday, but experienced a steep drop in the subsequent days.

Sikandar: Occupancy

Sikandar, starring Rashmika Mandanna, registered a Hindi occupancy of 7.02% on Monday.

Mumbai had the highest rate of occupancy in terms of region on its ninth day. This was a total rate 9.0% across 580 showings. The film's national numbers were still sluggish despite this. Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai were all close behind with occupancy rates of 9.50%. Chennai had the highest rate at 10.50%. NCR, another major market, was behind with 6.75%. Ahmedabad (5,50%) and Surat (4.00%) had even lower numbers.

Salman Khan's Sikandar – Movie review

Sikandar was directed by AR Murugadoss. The film also features Kajal Agarwal, Suneil Shetty, Sathyaraj and Prateik Bbar in key roles. Salman Khan, Rashmika Manna and Suneil Shetty are the leads.

The film was released on 30 March. Sikandar leaked online hours before its official theatrical launch. It was not well received by critics, but it did poorly with Salman Khan fans.

In an excerpt of the Hindustan Times film review, it was stated that "Salman is still the master of action scenes." When he stands on a battlefield, you know he is serious. Murugadoss’ direction is so sub-par, it makes Salman look even weaker than he is. Rashmika's dialogue delivery issues persist. She is unconvincing and there are few scenes that allow her to redeem herself.