Priyadarshan directorial Haiwaan earned only ₹3 crore net on its opening day.
The film recorded ₹1 crore gross in overseas markets.
Marking the on-screen reunion of Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan after 17 years, the film recorded an 11 per cent occupancy across 7,224 shows.
Haiwaan box office collection: Akshay Kumar-Saif Ali Khan's film hit the screens on September 11 and opened to mixed reactions. It started slow at the box office. The film marked the on-screen reunion of Akshay and Saif after 17 years. It recorded an 11 per cent occupancy across 7,224 shows.
Haiwaan box office collection Day 1
The latest release brought in roughly ₹3 crore net on opening day, Sacnilk reported. The Priyadarshan film generated an estimated ₹3.60 crore gross in the domestic market and reached ₹4.60 crore globally after Day 1.
Sacnilk also reported that the opening still ranks among the top 20 first-day collections for a Hindi film in 2026. Even so, the start is well below expectations for a film led by two major Bollywood stars.
That matters because Akshay and Saif’s on-screen reunion had raised hopes of a stronger launch. The film also opened into a crowded market, with Hanuman Ansh and Mirzapur: The Movie still drawing strong numbers.
Career low comparisons
The opening ranks among the lower Day 1 performers for both stars. That adds to the pressure on the film over the weekend.
The domestic gross of ₹3.60 crore fell below Akshay’s 2007 release Bhool Bhulaiyaa. That film pulled in roughly ₹3.88 crore on its opening day, Box Office India reported.
Saif faces a similar pattern. The first-day collection mirrors his 2007 release Ta Ra Rum Pum, which debuted with nearly ₹3.66 crore. That places Haiwaan among the slowest theatrical launches of his career as well.
Faces competition
Haiwaan is facing competition from Hanuman Ansh and Mirzapur: The Movie.
The devotional film earned ₹10.50 crore on its sixth Friday, taking the total box-office collection to ₹173.63 crore.
Mirzapur: The Movie has entered its second week with strong momentum and reportedly collected ₹9 crore on its second Friday, taking its overall India total to about ₹157.45 crore.
