Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt starrer Brahmastra sees decent growth on Day 2, still needs massive figures to cover Rs 400 crore budget

The Brahmastra box office numbers remain wondrous despite Ranbir-Alia’s controversial statements triggering a boycott of their film. The sci-fi fantasy drama has managed to rake in numbers for its VFX and performances. On the second day of release, it collected Rs 37 crore in the Hindi belt, while 5 crores in regional languages took earnings to Rs 42 crore nett.

The much-anticipated film opened to mixed to negative reviews from the critics. Some said the film has a poor script and loose editing. While some liked the special effects and claimed that Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s cameos are the major highlights of the film. However, going by the opening day number, the footfalls have been impressive as it raised ₹75 crores in gross box office collection worldwide.

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Directed by Ayan Mukerjee, Brahmastra is mounted on a massive budget of over ₹400 crores, one of the most expensive films made in India. The film revolves around a DJ named Shiva(Ranbir), who sets out on a journey to find the origins of his special powers with Isha (Alia ), a woman he falls in love with at first sight. The film also features Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, and Mouni Roy in pivotal roles.

Earlier, the massive opening collection posed doubt in industry insiders’ minds who claimed that the box office figures are being manipulated by the film producers. However, the film witnessed considerably little growth on Saturday keeping in mind its huge budget and scale of release. According to experts, the film needs to maintain a stronghold on weekdays as weekends in the coming days to prove itself a commercial success. Meanwhile, so far it has positioned itself as the highest opening grosser in the post-pandemic era after KGF: Chapter 2. The film, which took more than 5 years in making, arrived in theatres on September 9 worldwide.