John Abraham’s political thriller The Diplomat took a hit at the box office on its first Monday. The film released on the occasion of Holi scored a stable run in ticket counters in its first weekend. But, from its Monday earnings, a difficult pass for the film seems to be a difficult pass in the week days.

According to the industry tracker SacnilkThe diplomat could earn only Rs 1.50 crore on its first Monday. The film had a total of 8.35 percent of Hindi occupants, in which the maximum footfall was coming during the night show. It was a big dip from a collection of Rs 4.65 crore on Sunday.

After four days, the total net box office collection of diplomat is Rs 14.80 crore.

The Diplomat Day-War Box Office Collection (Source: Sacnilk)

• Day 1: 4 crores
• Day 2: 4.65 crores
• Day 3: 4.65 crores
• Day 4: 1.50 crores
• Total Collection: 14.80 crores

Despite the decline, John Abraham-led film was better on Mondays than many of the 2025 mid-judges Bollywood release. Khushi Kapoor and Junaid Khan could have earned only Rs 0.55 crore, while Himesh Reshammiya’s crook Ravikumar collected Rs 0.6 crore on his first Monday. Arjun Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar’s only husband’s wife also failed to cross the 1 crore mark on his first Monday.

During this time, Historical drama of Vicky Kaushal, Based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the cinema hall managed to attract more audiences in the cinema hall than diplomat. On its fifth Monday, the film earned Rs 2.65 crore at the box office. After 32 days, the total net box office collection of the film in India is Rs 565.3 crore.

Due to no big Bollywood release on this Friday, both diplomat and Chhawa have a chance to move forward at the box office.