The film opened to ₹40 crore. Within a week, it crossed ₹300 crore.

However, ironically, OTT has created a new collection part— But the raw thrill of the ₹100 crore opening day is becoming rarer.

Post-pandemic, audiences have become selective. Only "event films" ( Pathaan, Jawan, Animal, Dunki ) qualify for collection part entertainment. Mid-budget films are ignored, no matter how good the story. "Collection part entertainment" is not merely a metric; it is a cultural artifact of modern India. It reflects the aspirational, competitive, and celebratory spirit of a nation obsessed with "numbers" as a validation of success. In a country where cricket statistics (batting averages, strike rates) are quoted like scripture, it was only a matter of time before cinema embraced the same statistical worship.