It is estimated that twenty one will be around Rs. Earning 6.50 crores on the first day. Agastya Nanda’s film got the benefit of New Year holidays. This is indeed a good start considering the first dramatic venture of a lead role. These days whenever a film performs better than expected, there are always murmurs of external factors that are helping the figures and the same may be the case here. However, it is not as obvious or in-your-face as it was with Dhurandhar and Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, which caught on.
Apart from Agastya Nanda, Twenty One also marks the acting debut of Akshay Kumar’s niece Simar Bhatia. Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the military drama received positive reviews from audiences and critics. This means that the film has every possibility of doing well at the box office.
Now, it only needs an upward trend over the weekend, followed by a strong hold during the weekdays. If the biographical drama on Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal PVC continues to perform well, it will emerge as the first success of 2026.
Twenty One is the last film of the great Dharmendra Deol, who passed away last year. Although this sentiment may also have contributed in the beginning, it would be fair to see the legend, perhaps the actor with the most hits in Indian cinema, sign off with a hit or better.
Box Office Collection of Twenty One at Indian Box Office:
| Day | box office |
| 1 | Rupee. 6.50 crores |
| Total | Rupee. 6.50 crores (estimated) |
For those unaware, Maddock Films’ production venture was previously scheduled to release on December 25, 2025. However, it was pushed forward by a week to avoid clash with Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, which is still performing well at the box office. This decision proved useful considering the initial day’s data.
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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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