The Vvaan: Force of the Forest, the fantasy mythological drama starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia, is no longer fighting for a breakout. It is now managing its landing.
On its second Monday, the film collected Rs 75-85 lakh, a 75% drop from its second Friday, according to trade estimates. That takes the running cume to Rs 58.80 crore nett at the Indian box office.
A 75% Friday-to-Monday correction is a steep second-week signal. Weekday declines are normal, but a fall of this size usually means the film is not finding new audiences beyond its opening base. The trade note points to the blockbuster run of Drishyam: The Conclusion as the spoiler that dented the second week.
The final range has tightened
Trade tracking now projects that The Vvaan will close its theatrical run around Rs 65-70 crore nett in India. Pinkvilla describes that as “a decent total.” The same estimate settles the bigger question: the film will not be a clean hit, even though it has delivered a serviceable number.
For streaming and satellite buyers, final India nett is the number that shapes post-theatrical pricing. A Rs 65-70 crore finish makes The Vvaan a useful catalogue asset and a mid-priority licensing title, rather than a premium event that platforms chase.
The release-window lesson
The note says a clean second-week run would have given The Vvaan a shot at the clean-hit label. Instead, a franchise title occupied the audience’s attention. For release strategists, that’s the real takeaway: the gap between “decent” and “clean hit” is often made in the release calendar before the first ticket is sold.
Entertainment marketers can use this as a simple planning filter. If a title is expected to depend on word-of-mouth, don’t open it where a blockbuster’s second weekend will compress its breathing room. The second week, not just the opening day, is where holds get built.
- Second Monday: Rs 75-85 lakh
- Friday-to-Monday fall: 75%
- Running cume: Rs 58.80 crore nett
- Estimated final: Rs 65-70 crore nett
Directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, the film follows Rishi, an engineer who returns to his ancestral Bihar village and gets pulled into a centuries-old mystery around a sacred forest. That mythological setup was built for a family audience, and the box-office question was always whether that audience would repeat.
The next update to watch is whether the final cume lands at the top or bottom of the Rs 65-70 crore band. For licensing teams, that small swing can shift the tone of a deal conversation without changing the headline.
Source: PINKVILLA
