Overview
- Meghna Gulzar’s Daayra, which opened in India on September 18, logged a Sacnilk-reported opening weekend of ₹4.50 crore net (₹5.40 crore gross) with daily splits of ₹1.00 crore on Friday and ₹1.75 crore on both Saturday and Sunday.
- Kunal Kemmu’s Vibe outpaced Daayra over the same weekend, reaching a Sacnilk-reported ₹7.45 crore net and showing a stronger single-day jump on Sunday.
- Critics gave Daayra generally positive notices, with most reviews around 3 to 3.5 stars that praised the film’s handling of its true-event–inspired subject without revealing plot details.
- Trade-reported occupancy trends showed both films gaining through the weekend—Daayra rising roughly from 12% to 20% and Vibe from about 14% to 23%—signaling improving word of mouth and short-term momentum.
- Early box-office reporting varied, with Bollywood Hungama publishing a lower ₹3.77 crore weekend total, and an unconfirmed industry estimate of a ~₹55 crore production budget raising questions about Daayra’s path to profitability as weekday ticket sales become critical.