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Salman Khan's Eid release, Sikandar, has experienced a significant decline at the box office in just its third week. The film that has been struggling to cross the Rs 110 crore mark, saw its collections dip to a new low on Wednesday.
According to early estimates on Sacnilk.com, the film earned an estimated Rs 14 lakh net across all languages on its 18th day at the box office. After a promising start with an opening day collection of Rs 26 crore, and earned its highest single day collection of Rs 29 crore on the Eid holiday. However, as the trade reports suggest, the film's momentum steadily declines in the days that followed, enabling the film to clock just Rs 90 crore in its first week at the box office. Week 2 saw the numbers decline to an estimated Rs 17 crore. By the end of its 17th day, Sikandar had accumulated approximately Rs 109.60 crore net in India.
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However, the film's dry spell at the box office is expected to continue in the upcoming weekend with new film releases, including Akshay Kumar's Kesari 2.
Directed by AR Murugadoss and featuring Rashmika Mandanna alongside Salman Khan, Sikandar was released on March 30, 2025, coinciding with Eid al-Fitr. Despite the festive release and a substantial production budget of Rs 200 crore, the film has struggled to maintain its initial traction.
Critics have pointed to a weak script and lacklustre storytelling as contributing factors to its underperformance.
The film has now become one of Salman's lowest-performing films. It's poor box office performance comes after Vicky Kaushal's triumphant success with his film 'Chhaava' that earned over Rs 600 crore and became the first hit of 2025.
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