Farhan Akhtar's highly anticipated war drama '120 Bahadur' is approaching the end of its opening week in theaters with mixed results at the box office. The film, directed by Razneesh Ghai, showed promising momentum during the first weekend but has experienced a significant decline during weekday screenings according to the latest industry figures.
Box Office Performance Breakdown
The latest statistics reveal that '120 Bahadur' collected only ₹1 crore on its sixth day of release, which was Wednesday. This represents a noticeable drop from Tuesday's collection of ₹1.50 crore, indicating that the film is struggling to maintain audience interest beyond the initial weekend rush.
The day-wise collection pattern shows an interesting trajectory for the war drama. The film opened with ₹2.25 crore on its first Friday, followed by a strong jump to ₹3.85 crore on Saturday. Sunday saw the highest single-day collection at ₹4 crore, suggesting positive word-of-mouth initially. However, Monday witnessed a sharp decline to ₹1.4 crore, though Tuesday showed a slight recovery to ₹1.50 crore before Wednesday's drop to ₹1 crore.
The current total domestic collection for '120 Bahadur' now stands at approximately ₹14 crore as the film completes its sixth day in theaters.
Occupancy Rates Tell The Story
The declining audience interest becomes even more evident when examining the theater occupancy rates. On Tuesday, the film recorded a 13.43% overall occupancy in Hindi-speaking regions. However, this figure plummeted to just 6.4% on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
The morning shows began with a particularly slow start, managing only 3.99% occupancy. The afternoon sessions showed marginal improvement at 5.93%, while evening and night performances recorded 6.89% and 8.81% occupancy respectively. These numbers clearly indicate that the film is failing to attract substantial audiences during weekdays.
Competition from Mastiii 4
Adding to the challenges facing '120 Bahadur' is the consistent performance of the comedy sequel 'Mastiii 4'. While Farhan Akhtar's war drama has a higher cumulative total of ₹14 crore compared to Mastiii 4's ₹12.85 crore, the weekday performance tells a different story.
On Wednesday, 'Mastiii 4' starring Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh, and Aftab Shivdasani managed to collect ₹1.15 crore, slightly outperforming '120 Bahadur's ₹1 crore. This indicates that the comedy film is maintaining better holding capacity during weekdays despite its slower opening weekend.
The critical reception of '120 Bahadur' has been mixed, with the Times of India review awarding the film 3 out of 5 stars. The review praised the action sequences as the film's strongest element, particularly highlighting the gripping sniper scenes and close-range firefights. However, critics noted that the storytelling failed to build adequate tension and emotional stakes, with the psychological strain on soldiers not landing with the intended impact.
As '120 Bahadur' completes its first week in theaters, the focus now shifts to whether the film can stabilize its collections in the coming days or if the downward trend will continue through the second weekend.
