‘Bazaar’ Earns Low at Box Office; ‘Badhaai Ho’ Still Strong

The film stars Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte.

Saif Ali Khan’s latest film Baazaar, which released on 26 October, saw a lukewarm response at the box office on Day 1. According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the total collections amounted to Rs 3.07 crore on the first day. However, he also noted that the film has “fared much better than recent Saif Ali Khan starrers”.

#Baazaar had an extremely poor start in the morning shows, but picked up pace during the course of the day... Has fared much better than the recent Saif Ali Khan starrers... Mumbai circuit is driving the biz... Fri ₹ 3.07 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 27, 2018

In the meanwhile, Ayushmann Khurrana’s Badhaai Ho is still going strong and, according to Adarsh, “remains unaffected by the plethora of new releases”. It’s box office collections currently stand at Rs 69.5 crore, a figure that is expected to grow over the weekend, observed the analyst.

#BadhaaiHo remains unaffected by the plethora of new releases... Remains the first choice of moviegoers... North circuits are contributing enormously to its super score... Expected to grow on second Sat and Sun... [Week 2] Fri 3.40 cr. Total: ₹ 69.50 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 27, 2018

Badhaai Ho seems to be having a good run in international markets as well.

#BadhaaiHo is having a DREAM RUN in the international markets... Total after Week 1: $ 3.15 million [₹ 23.11 cr]... Breakup of key markets:
USA-Canada: $ 1.22 mn
UAE-GCC: $ 815k
UK: $ 195k
Pakistan: $ 166k
Australia: $ 279k
New Zealand: $ 81k

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 26, 2018