Prahaar: The Ujjwal Nikam Story has reached Rs 22.94 crore in worldwide gross after seven days, but the topline is masking a cooling daily trend. Thursday’s India net was Rs 1.20 crore, down 20% from Rs 1.50 crore on Wednesday. The Hindi legal drama ran across 3,091 shows, well below the 4,133 it opened with on October 16.
Directed by Avinash Arun, the film stars Rajkummar Rao as public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and Wamiqa Gabbi as Jyoti Nikam. It follows courtroom battles tied to the 1993 Bombay bombings and the prosecution of Ajmal Kasab after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Early trade estimates for the first week come from Sacnilk.
First-week India net, day by day
- Friday: Rs 2.35 cr from 4,133 shows; 13% occupancy
- Saturday: Rs 3.15 cr from 3,908 shows
- Sunday: Rs 3.65 cr from 3,730 shows; 22% occupancy
- Monday: Rs 2 cr from 3,281 shows
- Tuesday: Rs 3.30 cr from 3,294 shows; 24% occupancy
- Wednesday: Rs 1.50 cr from 3,231 shows
- Thursday: Rs 1.20 cr from 3,091 shows
The seven-day India net total stands at Rs 17.15 crore. Domestic gross is Rs 20.44 crore, while overseas gross has contributed Rs 2.50 crore, giving the worldwide figure of Rs 22.94 crore.
Who is showing up, and when
The film’s audience is concentrated in late shows. Thursday’s Hindi 2D occupancy was 11.46% overall: 5.38% in the morning, 10.62% in the afternoon, 12.38% in the evening and 15.92% at night. That night-first pattern matters for scheduling. If the film holds in week two, it is likely to survive as a late-evening title rather than as a matinee driver.
Footfalls tell the same story at a per-viewer level. Day seven brought 62,147 admissions, taking the cumulative total to 780,800. The average collection per show on Thursday was Rs 3,882.
Why the weekday curve matters
For entertainment marketers and media planners, this is a useful case in reading a release’s health. The Monday-to-Tuesday jump from Rs 2 crore to Rs 3.30 crore shows that a mid-week lift is possible, but the 20% Thursday drop means the film enters its second Friday without much cushion. The key number to watch now is the second-weekend hold: if Friday and Saturday do not stabilise, expect exhibitors to keep trimming screens.
These are early estimates, compiled from public and industry sources, and they can change when studio data is updated or more international market reports are finalised.
Source: The Times of India
