Sam Bahadur clocks in Rs 5.50 crore on day 1

The long-awaited film depicting the real-life story of Sam Manekshawthe formeField Marshal of India, hit theaters on December 1, 2023. Starring Vicky Kaushal as Sam Bahadur and directed by Meghna Gulzar, the movie faces competition from Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal. While it has had a slow start, there are expectations that the film’s box office performance may gain momentum over the weekend.

As per industry tracker Sacnilk, the film is expected to earn about Rs 5.5 crore as per early estimates with night shows showing a tremendous improvement occupancy wise.While morning shows showed about 15% occupancy by night the number reached nearly 50%. As far as advance booking goes Sam Bahadur has sold about 1 lakh tickets and clocked in about Rs 3 crore before the first shows of the film began across the country. In terms of stat wise distribution, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Chennai and Hyderabad showed highest occupancy.
Sam Bahadur is a biographical war drama in Hindi, centered on the life of India’s first Field Marshal, Sam Manekshaw. Directed and written by Meghna Gulzar and written by Bhavani Iyer and Shantanu Srivastava, the film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala. . The cast includes Vicky Kaushal, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Sanya MalhotraNeeraj Kabi, and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub.