Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Mirzapur: The Movie Opens Strongly, Beats Recent Bollywood Hits
Mirzapur: The Movie opened in cinemas with a strong first day.
Reports said it earned about ₹25 crore after expenses in India.
Its total gross collection was reported as roughly ₹30 crore.
The movie played in Hindi and Telugu across 11,135 shows.
About 43 out of every 100 seats were occupied overall.
The audience grew larger as the day continued, with the busiest shows at night.
The film earned more on its first day than Saiyaara and Awarapan 2.
It is based on the popular Mirzapur streaming series and follows a fight for control of the Mirzapur throne.
Mirzapur: The Movie earned a reported ₹25.15 crore nett in India on opening day, while another report cited ₹24.75 crore.
Sacnilk-based reports put the film’s first-day gross between ₹29.70 crore and ₹30.18 crore.
The film recorded roughly 42.7–42.81% overall occupancy across 11,135 shows.
It surpassed the opening-day nett collections of Saiyaara at ₹22 crore and Awarapan 2 at ₹21.5 crore.
The film ranked as the fourth-highest Hindi opening of 2026, behind Dhurandhar 2, Toxic and Border 2.
- Who
- Mirzapur: The Movie, starring Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal and Divyenndu, among others.
- What
- The film recorded a strong opening day at the Indian box office and surpassed the first-day collections of Saiyaara and Awarapan 2.
- When
- It released in cinemas on September 4 and reported its opening-day figures on Friday.
- Where
- Across cinemas in India, in Hindi and Telugu; Delhi-NCR reported 54.3% occupancy and Mumbai 30.8%.
- Why
- The film benefited from interest in the popular Mirzapur web series and received positive reviews from critics and audiences.
- Opening-day nett
- ₹25.15 crore according to one Sacnilk-based report; another reported ₹24.75 crore.
- Opening-day gross
- Reported at ₹30.18 crore by one source and ₹29.70 crore by another.
- Shows
- 11,135 shows across India.
- Overall occupancy
- Approximately 42.7% to 42.81%.
- Release languages
- Hindi and Telugu.
- 2026 ranking
- Fourth-highest Hindi opening of the year, behind Dhurandhar 2, Toxic and Border 2.
- Director
- Gurmmeet Singh.
- Production
- Presented by Amazon MGM Studios and Excel Entertainment; produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar.
Sources
Mirzapur The Movie Box Office Collection Day 1: Pankaj Tripathi-Ali Fazal-Divyenndu Starrer Beats Saiyaara, Earns ₹25.15 Crore
‘Mirzapur The Movie’ beats Day 1 collections of ‘Saiyaara’ and ‘Awarapan 2’ - Telegraph India
