Sikandar Box Office Collection Day 1

Sikandar Box Office Collection Day 1: A detailed analysis by us (Box Officewala) reveals that movie advance bookings of Rs 5-7 crore, with the expected walk-in audience, keep up a first-day collection of Rs 25-30 crore.

Keeping in mind Salman Khan’s star power and the director’s track record, Our analysis is leaning towards Rs 27 crore, though competition and mixed trailer response add to the uncertainty.

Despite the high expectations, Advance bookings are lower than some of Salman Khan’s previous films, such as “Tiger 3” which earned advance sales of Rs 15-16 crore.

Update on 30 March 11 pm: As we have predicted Rs 27 crore for Sikandar Box Office Collection Day 1 and actual collection is Rs 26 crore, which is almost Close.

Detailed Analysis of Sikandar Box Office Collection Day 1

Several elements will shape Sikandar Day 1 Box Office performance.

Star Power and Cast: Bollywood megastar Salman Khan has a stellar film career with releases like “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” (2015) and “Sultan (2016). The success of “Pashu, “Pushpa 2”, and “Tshwa” has made Rashmika Mandanna very popular among the young audience.

Director’s Life: A.R. Murugadoss has proved his ability to make commercially viable action thrillers, delivering hits like Ghajini (a local club gross of Rs 10 crore) and Thuppakki (gross of Rs 18 crore), etc. His Hindi film Ghajini was a groundbreaker, becoming the first Bollywood film that earned more than Rs 100 crore domestically.

Genre and appeal: Action-thriller “Alexander” aims at a wider audience and describes its promotional material as a mix of action, drama and thrill. The 2-hour, 16-minute film is rated U/A, indicating family-friendly content suitable for holiday viewing.

Boost due to release date and holidays: “Sikandar” benefited from increasing theater attendance due to major celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr and Sunday release According to historical data, films like “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” (released on Gandhi Jayanti national holiday) earned Rs 40.35 crore on day one, Films like “Tiger 3” (released on Diwali Sunday) earned Rs 44.5 crore.

Bookings and screen count: Early reports as of Friday night suggest that around 70,000 tickets have been sold in multiplexes across the country, with a booking cost of around Rs 50-70 crore. According to Pinkvilla, the film will be released on about 5,000 screens in India and 1,800 screens overseas. This massive track count, the largest to date, supports a strong start.

Competition: Other films like Snow White (March 21, 2025) and The Lady of the Yard (March 28, 2025) are in theaters, but due to their different genre (family and thriller), there is little direct competition.

Advertisement: According to IMDb News, the recently released trailer received mixed reactions. While there is anticipation of Salman’s grand avatar, there are also concerns over the plot reveal. According to IMDb, songs like “Zohra Jabeen”, composed by Pritam, further fueled the interest. But a look at advance bookings suggests that expectations may be lower than for previous films at Cannes.

To predict “Sikandar’s” day 1 collection, we analyzed Salman Khan’s recent first-day performances:

Accordingly, films like Tiger 3 and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, which were released on holidays or Sundays, collected more than Rs 40 crore, while the total collection was less than Rs 15.81 crore on Friday due to mixed reviews.

The production is expected to be higher than on Friday. However, the pre-booking (Rs 50-70 crore) is less than Rs 1.5-1.6 crore for Tiger 3, which indicates that the initial response may be weak. Assuming that instant audience can triple the number of pre-bookings, the total revenue from another instant audience could be Rs 15,000-21,000 crore.

However, as per past data, Tiger 3’s average per screen collection from 5,500 screens during the festive period was Rs 8,090. For the Alexander, which has 5,000 panels, if each screen generates Rs 5,000-6,000 (net revenue), the net revenue will be Rs 2.5-3 crore (net revenue).

Considering the star-studded line-up of the festival and the estimates of The Indian Express (Rs 2.3 billion) and Koimoi (around Rs 3 billion), the figure comes close to Rs 2.7 billion.

An unexpected detail is that despite the large number of screens and festive release, the advance bookings (Rs 50-70 crore) are comparatively low compared to Salman Khan’s previous film, Tiger 3. According to Source, this suggests that the initial hype may not be as strong as the trailer response was mixed.

Conclusion –

Sikandar is set for a solid opening day, likely collecting around Rs 27 crore net in India, driven by Salman Khan’s star power, the holiday release, and extensive screen count. However, advance bookings indicate it may not match the record-breaking starts of franchise films, setting the stage for its performance over the weekend and beyond.