The film Ikkis, starring Agastya Nanda, late Dharmendra, Jaideep Ahlawat and debutant Simar Bhatia, is finally hitting the big screens in just a few hours. Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal PVC’s biographical film directed by critically acclaimed Sriram Raghavan has registered good sales on the first day. According to estimates, Ikkis sold around 35,000 tickets across the top two national chains, PVR Inox and Cinepolis, for the first day, which coincided with New Year 2026.
This is an impressive progress considering the new faces of Agastya Nanda and Simar Bhatia. It is better than many star-studded films like Son of Sardaar 2, Kesari Chapter 2, Param Sundari, De De Pyar De 2 and others. Compared to the holdover releases, Twenty One managed to run shoulder to shoulder with Avatar: Fire and Ash, which recorded fairly similar pre-sales across national chains for New Year’s Day.
Based on its pre-bookings, the film has a good chance of earning over Rs 1 crore. 5 crores on its opening day, it depends on how the film gets spot-bookings and walk-in audience. Furthermore, word-of-mouth will play an important role in determining how well the film can perform at the box office. If the film succeeds in making a record of Rs. With a collection of over Rs 5 crore on the first day, it will be an encouraging start, which will set the stage for it in the long run.
Surprisingly, the film has performed well in the opening week, which is a positive sign for its performance at the box office. However, it will still have to face a wave of backlash that shows no signs of slowing down. Let’s see whether twenty-one can stand in front of Ranveer Singh’s film or not.
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Disclaimer: Box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. Figures may be approximate, and Pinkvilla makes no claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequate indicators of the box-office performance of the respective films.
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