Bandar Box Office Collection Day 6: Bobby Deol and Anurag Kashyap’s Film Holds Steady Midweek, Adds ₹10 Lakh to Its Total

The highly anticipated gritty drama Bandar, which marked an intriguing collaboration between critically acclaimed director Anurag Kashyap and actor Bobby Deol, has hit a major roadblock at the domestic box office. Despite generating significant curiosity before its release due to its raw tone and intense star cast, the film has found it incredibly difficult to attract audiences to the theaters during the working week. According to early trade reports coming in for its sixth day, the crime thriller completely failed to find any momentum or pick-up on Wednesday. The lack of footfalls across major multiplexes and single screens has left its single-day earnings at a worrying low, with the film remaining stuck at just ₹10 lakh for its day six haul.

The movie’s box office trajectory has been highly underwhelming right from its opening day, showcasing a steep downhill trend with no signs of recovery. Bandar opened to muted responses on its first Friday, collecting barely ₹30 lakh, a figure that failed to pick up even over the weekend when audiences usually flock to theaters. Saturday and Sunday witnessed almost flat lines with earnings of ₹35 lakh and ₹40 lakh respectively, bringing the total opening weekend collection to just over ₹1 crore. The weekday collapse was even more severe as Monday numbers dropped below the ₹15 lakh mark, followed by a slight dip on Tuesday, culminating in Wednesday’s abysmal ₹10 lakh business. This stagnant trend brings the overall domestic net total to a meager ₹1.45 crore over its six-day run, signaling an almost impossible path to recovery.

Trade experts point out that several factors contributed to this cold theatrical response, primarily the overwhelming competition from big-budget commercial blockbusters. Bandar had to share screen space with Ram Charan’s massive action-entertainer Peddi and Varun Dhawan’s family comedy Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, both of which dominated the prime showtimes and pulled away the majority of the movie-going crowd. Furthermore, the film’s niche appeal, dark themes, and mixed reviews from critics restricted its word-of-mouth growth, failing to convince casual viewers to buy tickets. This lack of audience interest led to exhibitors heavily slashing the film’s show counts across the country, dropping from an initial 2,500 screens on Friday to fewer than 600 screens by midweek. With the second weekend approaching, theater owners are likely to replace it entirely with stronger running titles, sealing a highly disappointing commercial fate for this Anurag Kashyap directorial.