‘Saiyaara’ box office collection Day 3: Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda starrer records historic Rs 83 crore debut weekend; among highest-earning Bollywood films of 2025

1. 'Saiyaara', the Mohit Suri-directed romantic drama, has delivered a historic opening weekend at the Indian box office, collecting over Rs 80 crore (India net) over its first three days. Featuring newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in lead roles, the film has defied expectations and emerged not only as a standout success in 2025, but has also set a new benchmark for collections by films starring debutante actors.

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Box Office Performance

The film, which marks the big-screen debut of Ahaan alongside Aneet, beat all expectations and early box office predictions to score this impressive feat. According to reports on sacnilk, the film earned an estimated Rs 21 crore on day 1 and saw good growth at the box office on day 2, earning an estimated Rs 25 crore. The film then went on to score its highest collection at the ticket windows on Sunday, earning an estimated Rs 37 crore, according to early estimates.

Sunday's collection helped the film earn a total collection of Rs 83 crore India net.

Highest Earning Films Of 2025

According to box office reports, the film has surpassed all predictions to take its place among the highest-earning Bollywood films of 2025. 'Saiyaara' not only outperformed Suri’s previous opening records like 'Ek Villain' which earned Rs 16 crore and 'Aashiqui 2', which earned Rs 6.1 crore, but also positioned itself among the top 5 highest opening weekends of 2025. It is now trailing behind only big-ticket films like, Vicky Kaushal's 'Chhaava' which earned Rs 121.43 crore, 'Housefull 5' which has an estimated net total of Rs 91.83 crore and 'Sikandar' which earned Rs 86.44 crore net.

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Occupancy Rate

Saiyaara recorded an overall 71.18% Hindi occupancy on Sunday in Hindi-speaking regions. The film performed particularly well during its evening shots, with the highest footfalls recorded to be around 79.32% and 88.15%.

Trade analysts are crediting the film’s success to a combination of fresh casting, music, and Suri’s emotional storytelling, which seems to have struck a chord with younger audiences. This impressive Rs 80+ crore debut for Panday, comes at a time when several other star kids, the latest being Shanaya Kapoor, failed to rake in even Rs 2 crore at the box office in the first week of the release of her debut film 'Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan'.

Highest Earning Film by a Debutant

The film stormed the box office with the biggest-ever opening day collection and biggest weekend collection for a movie starring two debutantes in lead roles. In just three days, the film has surpassed the lifetime collections of other Bollywood releases featuring newcomers. This includes surpassing the benchmarks set by Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor's 'Dhadak' and the Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra starrer 'Student of the Year'. While the film has beat the 'SOTY' lifetime India net collection of Rs 70 crore, the film is just inches away from overtaking 'Dhadak', which earned Rs 95.12 crore net during its lifetime run in theatres.

Director Suri credits the film’s authenticity and emotional truth. In interviews, he’s spoken candidly about his desire to push past the rose-tinted portrayal of romance in Bollywood:
“In love, there will be pain… If love is not real, it’s not felt. I believe in it more than I fantasise about it,” he told PTI.

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Bollywood vs Hollywood

'Saiyaara' has also beaten the likes of Hollywood films like 'Superman' and 'Jurassic World Rebirth'. The new release has comfortably shot past the collections of James Gunn's Superman, and is just a few crore shy of beating the Scarlett Johansson starrer dino film, which has a two-week total collection of Rs 86.6 crore.
This film is expected to continue its upward trend at the box office and record a strong opening weekend. All eyes will now turn to Monday's numbers to see if the film can maintain its momentum and set a new box office record.




'Saiyaara' box office collection day 4 (LIVE): The Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda film expected to remain steady on Monday after making Rs 83 crore on opening weekend