Thugs of Hindostan box office collection day 5: Aamir Khan’s movie sinks deeper

After reigning on the first day (Thursday) at Box office with the whopping collection of Rs 52.25 crore, Aamir Khan’s Thugs Of Hindostan witnessed a massive fall. In the first four days of its theatrical run, the most awaited movie of this year starring Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan fetched Rs 123 crore (approximately).

However, Thugs Of Hindustan has turned out to be one of the biggest disasters of 2018 as director Vijay Krishna Acharya’s period drama nose-dived on Monday. It is to be noted that on Monday, Aamir Khan’s movie managed to earn merely Rs 7 crore (approximately) at the box office.

After collecting a humongous Rs 52.25 crore on day 1 (Thursday), Thugs Of Hindostan witnessed almost 50 percent drop in its collections and earned merely Rs 28 crore (approximately) on day 2 (Friday). On day 3 (Saturday), the movie’s collection declined further and collected Rs 23 crore (approximately). On day 4 (Sunday), it further witnessed 24.18 percent decline in its collections and earned Rs 17.25 at the domestic market.

Produced with an estimated budget of Rs 300 crore, Thugs Of Hindostan was released across 7000 screens worldwide. However, it many Bollywood pundits predict that the film will wrap under Rs 150 crore.

The film is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya. Its story revolves around the ‘thugs’ led by the fierce Khudabaksh (Amitabh Bachchan), who poses a threat to the John Clive-led East India Company in 1795 Hindostan. The British recruit Firangi Mallah (Aamir Khan) infiltrates the band of rebels and get them the leader of the thugs.

The bad word of mouth from both audience and critics affected Thugs Of Hindostan’s box office collections to such an extent that after taking a record-breaking start at the domestic market, the film came crumbling down with each passing day witnessing a considerable amount of drop in its business.

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