Saiyaara box office: Ahaan Panday-Aneet Padda starrer trumps Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan, Yash's KGF 2 & Aamir Khan's PK to achieve this feat

Despite the arrival of Marvel biggie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and the animated movie Mahavatar Narsimha, Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda starrer Saiyaara remained rock steady on its 2nd Friday. The romantic drama earned around Rs 18 crore and currently stands with a grand total of around Rs 193.25 crore.

While the film is set to enter the Rs 200 crore club today and emerge as the 2nd highest grosser of the year after Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava (Rs 600.10 crore), beating Akshay Kumar and Abhishek Bachchan starrer Housefull 5 (Rs 198.41 crore), it has become one of the highest 2nd Friday grossers of all time.

Highest 2nd Friday grossers

Pushpa 2 (Hindi): Rs 27.50 crore
Chhaava: Rs 24.03 crore
Animal: Rs 23.53 crore
Gadar 2: Rs 20.50 crore
Baahubali 2 (Hindi): Rs 19.75 crore
Stree 2: Rs 19.30 crore
Jawan: Rs 19.10 crore
Dangal: Rs 18.59 crore
Saiyaara: Rs 18 crore*
PK: Rs 14.48 crore
Pathaan: Rs 14 crore
KGF 2 (Hindi): Rs 11.56 crore

While Saiyaara is expected to cross the Rs 240 crore mark by the end of its 2nd weekend, the film will have to remain steady on the weekdays to achieve the benchmark of Rs 300 crore.

Before the release of the movie, director Mohit Suri spoke about Saiyaara’s comparison with Aashiqui 2 in an interview with Firstpost. He said, “When I made Zeher, they said it looked like Murder. When I made Ek Villain, they said it looked like Murder 2. When I made Malang, they said it looked like Ek Villain. When I made Aashiqui 2, they said it looked like Woh Lamhe and Rockstar. So I think when I go ahead and make my next film, they’ll say it looks like Saiyaara. I think when they’re comparing it to my own work rather than somebody else’s, it’s good.”