Chandu Champion continues to enthral audiences in theatres with its inspiring storyline based on the life of Murlikant Petkar. Directed by Kabir Khan, the film showcases Petkar’s struggle from his physical disability to achieving his dreams. As the film nears its first week’s end, movie lovers eagerly await figures for its fifth-day box office performance.
Chandu Champion highlights Murlikant’s early life, including his sporting achievements and an unexpected event that changed his life completely. He became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Paralympics and set a record of 37.33 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle swimming event. Additionally, he served as an Indian Army jawan in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME).
During the Indo-Pak war in 1965, he was badly injured, which left him with a severe disability. But, he crushed his disability and became a role model for many athletes.
To depict his powerful life journey, the film stars Kartik Aaryan as Murlikant Petkar and Vijay Raaz as his coach. Additionally, the star cast includes Bhuvan Arora, Yashpal Sharma, Rajpal Yadav, Aniruddh Dave, Shreyas Talpade, and others.
Chandu Champion box office collection day 5: How much has Kartik Aaryan’s film earned so far?
Chandu Champion has had a notable run at the box office since its release. On its opening day, the film collected an impressive $569,720. The second day showed a significant positive jump, earning around $839,516.
Its momentum continued on the third day with a collection of $1.1 million, marking a positive percentage change of 39.29%. However, the fourth day saw a decline, with earnings amounting to $599,642.
For the fifth day, early estimates from sacnilk suggest the film might earn around $172,706. This brings Chandu Champion’s box office collection to approximately $3.3 million in India’s net collection.
Notably, these figures are based on early estimates and might change by the end of the day. In terms of occupancy, the film had an overall 11.43% occupancy in the Hindi belt on June 18, 2024.
As Chandu Champion continues its theatrical run, it will be interesting to see how much the movie will earn by the end of its first week.