Udta Teer added Rs 4 crore on its second Saturday, a 45% jump over the previous day, and has now reached Rs 36.75 crore in India, according to Pinkvilla trade estimates. The Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan spy comedy is likely to close the weekend near Rs 40 crore, but the trade still counts it as an underperformer.
Second-weekend shape
The two-day second-weekend cume stands at Rs 6.75 crore. The film is expected to end the weekend around Rs 9-10 crore, which would leave it at roughly Rs 40 crore before the next big release takes over screens.
- 2nd Saturday: Rs 4 crore, up 45% from the previous day
- Second weekend, two days: Rs 6.75 crore
- Total cume: Rs 36.75 crore
- Projected lifetime: under Rs 45 crore
Why a 45% spike is not a trend
A single-day spike can look like recovery in a box-office report. Here, the percentage jump is being read against a low Friday base, and Pinkvilla notes that the film has turned out to be an underperformer. Had the reception been wholeheartedly positive, the trade would have expected a much stronger surge in collections.
The comp that matters
For distribution and exhibition teams, the useful benchmark is the star’s own previous release. Udta Teer is expected to finish below Ayushmann Khurrana’s last release, Pati Patni Aur Woh Do. That comparison makes the underperformance concrete: the film is not just behind a generic target, it is behind the actor’s last outing.
The screen squeeze
Udta Teer has only a couple of days left before Ramayana arrives and grabs the screens. Its lifetime is therefore largely decided already. From a planning standpoint, media buyers and exhibitors should read the second-weekend number as a closing window, not as a new leg of demand.
The next reliable data point is the final weekend total. If the film lands near Rs 40 crore as projected, the under-Rs 45 crore lifetime estimate remains the working range. With Ramayana arriving soon after, there is little time for a late turnaround.
Source: PINKVILLA
