Emergency, Azaad Struggle At Box Office

2025
started
with
a
major
box
office
disaster
in

Game
Changer.

The
next
week’s
releases
haven’t
been
huge
either.
While

Emergency
has
managed
some
sort
of
traction,

Azaad
is
absolutely
dull.

Kangana
Ranaut’s

Emergency
finally
released
after
going
through
a
lot
of
hurdles.

The
film
had
some
advantage
that
it
arrived
on
Cinema
Lovers
Day,
which
saw
reduced
ticket
prices.

But
these
kind
of
events
with
reduced
ticket
prices
have
become
so
frequent
that
the
charm
is
lost.
Moreover,
such
kind
of
offers
generally
help
a
hardcore
commercial
film
more
because
there
is
some
ready
audience
waiting
to
catch
it
in
theatres.

Emergency
is
a
kind
of
film
which
is
for
a
multiplex
audience
who
can
anyway
afford
the
ticket
prices,
with
or
without
any
offer.

The
film
took
a
start
of
over
Rs
2
crore
(Rs
20
million)
and
that’s
better
than
many
other
Kangana
Ranaut-starrers
on
their
first
day
of
release.

The
weekend
total
has
now
gone
to
Rs
9
crore
(Rs
90
million).

Azaad
has
been
struggling
at
the
box
office.

The
film
took
a
low
opening
of
Rs
1.50
crore
(Rs
15
million)
even
though
there
was
good
publicity
surrounding
the
launch
of
Amaan
Devgn
and
Rasha
Thadani.

But
the
idea
of
basing
the
film
on
a
horse
named

Azaad
didn’t
find
resonance
amongst
audiences
and
that
reflected
in
the
lack
of
footfalls.

The
weekend
collections
stands
at
a
mere
Rs
4
crore
(Rs
40
million).
Despite
a
special
appearance
by
Ajay
Devgn,
the
film
may
not
even
earn
a
double
digit
lifetime
for
itself.

*Estimates.
Final
numbers
awaited.

Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.