When Two Superstars Aren’t Enough: “Haiwaan” Suffers a Rare Box Office Freefall

Star power usually buys a film some cushion, at least for an opening weekend. “Haiwaan,” starring both Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, hasn’t gotten that grace period — instead, it’s delivered one of the more unusual box office patterns of the year: a weak start that kept getting weaker, day after day.

Haiwaan: A Weekend That Never Recovered

The psychological action thriller opened to Rs. 2.50 crore on Day 1, already a soft number for a film with two major stars attached. Instead of the typical weekend bump, though, collections slid further — Rs. 2.25 crore on Day 2, and just Rs. 2 crore on Day 3. That’s a rare trend even for a poorly received film; most weak openers at least see a small Saturday-Sunday lift before dropping. “Haiwaan” skipped that lift entirely.

Day-by-Day Collections

For context, past Akshay Kumar films that also opened weak — including “Selfiee,” “Mission Raniganj,” “Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha,” and “Maidaan” — still managed some upward movement over their opening weekends. “Haiwaan” going the opposite direction suggests audience word-of-mouth turned negative almost instantly.

What “Haiwaan” Is About

The film follows Shyam Rane, a visually impaired building maintenance head whose sharpened senses and reflexes become his only defense when a mysterious figure named Parshuram Gokhale starts targeting people tied to his past. As Shyam is wrongly implicated in a friend’s death, he races to protect a child at the center of the danger while trying to clear his own name.

Directed by Priyadarshan, “Haiwaan” also stars Boman Irani, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Saiyami Kher, Rajpal Yadav, Sharib Hashmi, and Rajesh Sharma, with Mohanlal appearing in a cameo role. You can check detailed cast and crew information on IMDb.

For more box office trackers, film reviews, and entertainment updates, follow TechnoSports for the latest coverage.

FAQs