‘Ground Zero’ box office collection Day 6: Emraan Hashmi starrer sees numbers fall below Rs 50 lakh | Hindi Movie News
‘Ground Zero’ is all set to clock week 1 at the box office, and going by early estimates, the film is already slowing down. The Emraan Hashmi starrer saw its numbers hit a new low, clocking in under Rs 50 lakh.
According to reports on sacnilk.com, the film inspired by a true story, sees Hashmi play the role of a BSF officer, Narendra Nath Dubey. The action thriller that also features Zoya Hussain and Sai Tamhankar in important roles, is based on a real-life operation in which terrorist Ghazi Baba was killed.
From First day journey
The film kickstarted its journey on Friday with an opening of Rs 1.15 crore. Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar‘s helmer collected Rs 1.9 crore on Saturday, followed by Rs 2.25 crore on Sunday as mentioned by Sacnilk.com.
On Monday, the film saw its numbers fall under the Rs 1 crore mark. Sadly, it couldn’t recover, and ended up earning an estimated Rs 70 lakh on Monday and Rs 80 lakh on Tuesday. Wednesday saw its first major dip in numbers, bringing its total earnings to approximately Rs 7.17 crore.
The film will complete its first week in theatres tomorrow. On the same day, it will face fresh competition from new releases like ‘Raid 2’ and ‘The Bhootnii’. Currently, the film is already competing with the re-release of ‘Andaz Apna Apna’, as well as ‘Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh’ and ‘Jaat’.
It is also going up against the Hollywood superhero film ‘Thunderbolts’, which will also be released today, May 1.
About the makers
Helmed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, ‘Ground Zero’ is inspired by the real-life 2003 counter-terrorism operation that resulted in the killing of Ghazi Baba, the mastermind behind the 2001 Parliament and Akshardham attacks. Emraan Hashmi plays the lead role and has received praise from both critics and audiences for his powerful performance.
