Vicky Kaushal’s latest film, Bad Newz, continues to climb the box office charts with a steady increase in collections. Released on July 19, 2024, the romantic comedy directed by Anand Tiwari features Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk in leading roles. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the movie has managed to maintain a solid performance through its opening weekend.
Bad Newz box office collection worldwide day 3: How much did Vicky Kaushal’s latest movie earn?
Bad Newz opened with a strong start, grossing $1 million on Friday. This debut surpasses Vicky Kaushal’s 2019 release, Uri: The Surgical Strike. On its first Saturday, the film witnessed a significant growth of over 23%, adding $239 thousand to its opening day collection.
By Sunday, the film’s earnings grew by another 7.32%, reaching $1.3 million for the day. This brought the film’s total India net collection to $3.5 million over the weekend, according to early estimates by industry tracker Sacnilk. Furthermore, the worldwide box office collection for Bad Newz now stands at an impressive $5.8 million.
The strong box office performance of Bad Newz has placed it as the sixth-largest first-weekend earner of the year for a Hindi film. On its first Sunday, Vicky Kaushal’s latest movie enjoyed a 28.78% Hindi occupancy rate. Afternoon and evening shows were particularly popular, with 34.64% and 41% occupancy respectively. Chennai contributed significantly to the film’s earnings, accounting for 60.25% of the Sunday collection, followed by Jaipur (39.75%), Bhopal (37.25%), Bengaluru (34%), and Delhi-NCR (32.50%).
For those unfamiliar with the plot, the movie follows Saloni Bagga (Triptii Dimri) as she finds herself in a unique predicament: she’s pregnant but unsure of who the father is. The potential fathers, Akhil Chadha (Vicky Kaushal) and Gurbir Punnu (Ammy Virk), are two men with contrasting personalities. The twist reveals that both men are the father due to a rare medical condition known as Heteropaternal Superfecundation.
