Aamir Khan’s new film ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ has managed to cross the Rs 130 crore mark, showing that fans are still turning up at cinemas to watch this heartwarming story. Released on 20 June 2025, the film had a strong start and kept up steady numbers in its first 12 days. But on day 13, which was its second Wednesday, the movie saw a clear drop in earnings, marking its lowest day so far.
Sitaare Zameen Par Movie Review'Sitaare Zameen Par' Box Office collection day 13According to early estimates by Sacnilk, ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ earned about Rs 2.75 crore net across India on its thirteenth day, marking a major drop compared to its earlier collections.
On Wednesday, 2 July 2025, the film recorded an overall 10.69% Hindi occupancy. Breaking it down, the morning shows had 8.51% occupancy, which slightly improved to 10.19% in the afternoon, climbed to 11.70% in the evening, and reached 12.34% during the night shows. While such a dip is quite normal for a weekday, it has turned out to be one of the film’s lowest single-day earnings so far.
Here’s how ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ performed so farThe film had a healthy first week and a decent second weekend. Here’s the full day-wise break-up of the box office figures:
- Day 1 (Friday): Rs 10.7 crore
- Day 2 (Saturday): Rs 20.2 crore
- Day 3 (Sunday): Rs 27.25 crore
- Day 4 (Monday): Rs 8.5 crore
- Day 5 (Tuesday): Rs 8.5 crore
- Day 6 (Wednesday): Rs 7.25 crore
- Day 7 (Thursday): Rs 6.5 crore
Week 1 Total: Rs 88.9 croreIn its second week:
- Day 8 (Friday): Rs 6.65 crore
- Day 9 (Saturday): Rs 12.6 crore
- Day 10 (Sunday): Rs 14.50 crore
- Day 11 (Monday): Rs 3.75 crore
- Day 12 (Tuesday): Rs 3.75 crore
- Day 13 (Wednesday): Rs 2.75 crore (early estimate)
This means the film’s total collection stands at roughly Rs 132.90 crore, which is still a strong figure.
Aamir Khan delighted by fans’ response‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is being called the spiritual sequel to Aamir Khan’s much-loved 2007 film ‘Taare Zameen Par’. It looks like the audience has embraced this new chapter too. Speaking about how happy he is with the reaction to the film, Aamir Khan told NDTV, "I am thrilled with the response. Itne khush cheezein dikh rahe hai. The film is touching a deep chord with people, and that is making me and the entire team very happy."
In a chat with Pinkvilla, Aamir shared why he feels it’s important for people to back different kinds of films, especially since ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ had just hit cinemas. He pointed out that if audiences only watch action movies, then even filmmakers will start focusing just on those.
Aamir explained that people love stories of all sorts, and if they only supported action films, then that’s all directors would end up making. He felt that viewers would then be left with no choice but to keep watching the same kind of action-packed stories at the cinema. According to him, if people enjoy all kinds of films and want more variety, they should go out and watch them in theatres. He believed that their support gives creators the freedom to bring different stories to the big screen.
About the filmDirected by RS Prasanna, ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ follows the story of a suspended basketball coach, played by Aamir Khan, who is ordered to do community service. He starts training a team of neurodivergent players and slowly undergoes a big change himself.
The film also stars Genelia D’Souza, who brings her own warmth and charm to the story. Adding to the film’s special touch are ten new faces – Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra and Simran Mangeshkar. These young actors have poured heart into their roles and made the story even more touching.
Ready to face new competition‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is set to face competition from Anurag Basu’s ‘Metro In Dino’, which releases on Friday, 4 July. It will be interesting to see how Aamir Khan’s film holds its ground at the box office when audiences have a new big release to watch.
'Sitaare Zameen Par' Box Office collection day 14: Aamir Khan and Genelia D’Souza starrer maintains a steady pace on its second Thursday; mints over Rs 135 crore in IndiaThe TOI Entertainment Desk is a dynamic and dedicated team of jou...
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