Thugs of Hindostan Box Office Collection Day 8: Aamir Khan, Big B’s film continues to suffer, earns 140.40 cr

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With each passing day, the box-office numbers for Thugs of Hindostan has been witnessing huge drops. The period drama, which is Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan's big Diwali release, has earned over Rs 140 crore, trade analyst Taran Adarsh reports. 

TOH hit the screens eight days ago to poor reviews, but on the opening day, it scored a half-century at the box office. On Thursday, Thugs Of Hindostan collected Rs. 2.60 crore, the lowest till now. The earning of the Hindi version is as follows #ThugsOfHindostan - #Hindi: Thu 50.75 cr, Fri 28.25 cr, Sat 22.75 cr, Sun 17.25 cr, Mon 5.50 cr, Tue 4.35 cr, Wed 3.50 cr, Thu 2.60 cr. Total: ₹ 134.95 cr. India biz... #Hindi + #Tamil + #Telugu total: ₹ 140.40 cr." Taran Adarsh announced on Instagram. 

Adding the collection of Tamil and Telugu versions, Thugs Of Hindostan, in total, has made Rs 140.40 crore. 

“#ThugsOfHindostan is a DEBACLE... Did 37.61% of its *extended Week 1 biz* on Day 1 itself, while the remainder 62.39% was done from Day 2 to Day 8 [seven days]... Weekend 2 will give an idea of its *lifetime biz*, but the *Hindi version* will fold up around ₹ 150 cr”, he further added.

Despite the poor performance of the movie, Yash Raj Films would have recovered part of the movie's cost before the release by selling digital and music rights, reports Forbes India. Thugs of Hindostan's digital rights were transferred to Amazon Prime for an undisclosed amount, and satellite rights went to Sony Pictures Networks. Yash Raj Films kept the distribution and music rights for itself.

The film opened across 7,000 screens globally; 5,000 in the Indian market and 2,000 overseas. The movie is an epic action-adventure which narrates the story of India's fight for independence and focusses on an Indian princess whose parents were murdered by a British officer. She takes revenge with the help of Khudabaksh played by Amitabh Bachchan. Firangi Mallah portrayed by Aamir Khan, is a small-time informer to the East India Company. Parts of the film were shot in Malta and Thailand.

Aamir Khan, who usually makes profit-sharing agreements with producers, has had a series of successful movies, including PK, 3 Idiots, Secret Superstar, Dangal.