From Rani in ‘Queen’ to Jhansi Ki Rani in ‘Manikarnika,’ Kangana Ranaut has repeatedly taken characters that challenge an actor. This time she took the character of India’s former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, as she made it to the big screen with her latest film ‘Emergency’. She not only acted in the movie but donned the director’s hat. It is her first solo directorial, which chronicles the events of India’s emergency era – one of the most controversial times in the nation’s political landscape. The movie is close to completing its two-week run at the box office, and according to a Sacnilk report, on its second Thursday, the movie minted Rs. 0.17 crore (early estimates). With this, the film stands at a total net India collection of Rs. 17.47 crore.
Released on January 17, 2025, after a lot of delays, the movie had a decent opening of Rs.2 crore. In the following days, it saw a rise in the business and was even able to beat her competitors – ‘Azaad’ starring Ajay Devgn and introducing Rasha Thandani and Aman Devgan, and ‘Game Changer’ featuring Ram Charan and Kiara Advani. In the first week, the movie made more than Rs.14 crore, but in the second week, the business went slow. It did benefit from the Republic Day weekend, but a few days later has witnessed a slight dip.
Here’s the day-wise India net collection of ‘Emergency’
Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 2.5 Cr
Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 3.6 Cr
Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 4.25 Cr
Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 1.05 Cr
Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 1 Cr
Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 1 Cr
Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 0.9 Cr
Week 1 Collection ₹ 14.3 Cr
Day 8 [2nd Friday] ₹ 0.4 Cr
Day 9 [2nd Saturday] ₹ 0.85 Cr
Day 10 [2nd Sunday] ₹ 1.15 Cr
Day 11 [2nd Monday] ₹ 0.2 Cr
Day 12 [2nd Tuesday] ₹ 0.20 Cr
Day 13 [2nd Wednesday] ₹ 0.20 Cr
Day 14 [2nd Thursday] ₹ 0.17 Cr (early estimates)
Total ₹ 17.47Cr
It would be interesting to see the performance of the movie over the weekend, as today Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Deva’ is making it to the theatres. With this, there are multiple options for the audience to choose from, as last week, ‘Sky Force’ also entered the race.