YRF & Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara records all-time biggest opening weekend ever for a romantic film!
YRF & Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara has a historic weekend for a debutant film collecting 84 crore nett in India, turning Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda to overnight stars and sweethearts of the entire nation!
Fri – ₹ 22.00 Cr
Sat – ₹ 26.25 Cr
Sun – ₹ 35.75 Cr
Total – ₹ 84.00 Cr
G. Total – ₹ 84.00 Cr
Saiyaara also crossed 100 crore GBOC worldwide in just 3 days!
India – ₹ 101.75 Cr GBOC (₹ 84.00 Cr NBOC)
International – ₹ 17.25 Cr GBOC ($ 2.00 M)
Total – ₹ 119.00 Cr / $ 13.80 M GBOC
SAIYAARA – Opening Weekend Accomplishments
1. ₹84 crore net opening weekend in India – Highest worldwide opening weekend ever for a debutant-led Hindi film. Sets a new benchmark for films headlined by first-time actors in domestic & international markets.
2. Saiyaara now holds the record for the biggest romantic film opening weekend in Indian box office history.
3. Career-best opening for director Mohit Suri.
4. Biggest-ever opening for debut producer Akshaye Widhani in the love story genre.
5. ₹35.75 crore nett on Sunday (Day 3). Marks the biggest single-day box office ever for a love story in India.
6. ₹119 crore worldwide opening weekend gross. Becomes the biggest global opening for a romantic film in Indian cinema history.
7. Most advance tickets sold for a debutant film
8. Most advance tickets sold for a love story. Beats previous genre records across platforms.
9. First and only love story to gross ₹100 crore+ worldwide in its opening weekend.
10. Highest ever Day 1 and opening weekend for a pure love story. Sets new industry standards in the romance genre.
11. Highest number of tickets sold for a debut film or love story genre in the history of Indian cinema over:
– Advance Booking.
– Domestic Box Office.
– International Box Office.
12. YRF requested exhibitors not to hike ticket prices, keeping them accessible for youth and audiences eager to experience a fresh-out-of-love story starring debutants — in cinemas.
13. And all this without the actors being opened up to public gaze and without any traditional publicity and marketing approach – so zero interviews, zero city visits, no reels, no influencer content, no visibility. Just the power of strong content marketed to the entire nation.