- Karan Johar praised Alia Bhatt and Sharvari for Alpha's solid box office start despite low footfalls
- Alpha earned Rs 9.25 crore net in India and Rs 5 crore overseas on its opening day
- The film recorded a 20.4 percent overall occupancy rate on Day 1 across 7,534 shows
Filmmaker Karan Johar took to his Instagram Stories earlier today to praise Alia Bhatt and Sharvari's Alpha, which has recorded a "solid start" at the box office. He lauded Alia Bhatt's "unquestionable talent" and her stardom, and highlighted how Alpha has performed despite low footfalls being a challenge.
He wrote, "When footfalls are a challenge, ALPHA takes a solid start! It emphasises many things...the audience is way above online negativity and they are the true warriors..."
He continued, "The stardom and theatrical pull and unquestionable talent of Alia Bhatt and the impact of a big-screen spectacle is undebatable, and YRF has a continuing franchise and an endeavour to create theatrical tentpole experiences that need our applause and not any toxicity!"
"Please relax and celebrate that the cinemas are breathing! Go watch Alpha and stop doomscrolling!" concluded Karan Johar.
Alpha Day 1 Collection
Alia Bhatt's much-awaited YRF Spy Universe film Alpha finally hit theatres on July 2. The film has been grabbing attention ever since its trailer was released, and it has now opened with an impressive box office collection.
According to a Sacnilk report, Alpha earned Rs 9.25 crore net in India on Day 1 across 7,534 shows. Meanwhile, its total India gross collection reached Rs 11.1 crore. In the overseas market, the film opened with Rs 5 crore, pushing its total worldwide gross collection to Rs 16.1 crore on Day 1.
Alpha recorded an overall occupancy rate of 20.4 percent on Day 1. The morning shows witnessed decent footfall with 9.92 percent occupancy, which later rose to 17.85 per cent in the afternoon. The occupancy rate continued to rise as the day progressed, with the evening shows recording 19.69 percent footfall and the night shows registering the highest occupancy at 34.15 percent.
About Alpha
Directed by Shiv Rawail, Alpha stars Alia Bhatt and Sharvari in the lead and is the first female-led film in the YRF Spy Universe. The cast also includes Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor in prominent roles. Adding to the excitement for fans, Hrithik Roshan makes a special appearance as Kabir, reprising his popular character from the War film franchise.
The film follows a highly trained assassin raised in isolation as a super-soldier by a rogue commander. When she discovers the dark truth about her family and her stolen childhood, she teams up with her long-lost sister to take down the commander and his illicit military programme.
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