Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha box office collection got off to a slow start on the first day. The film grossed only 2 crores.

Ajay Devgn and Tabu's romantic saga Auron mein kaun dum tha Finally hit the big screen on August 2, 2024. While fans are excited to see both the actors on the big screen once again, the box office results looked completely different from the expectations. According to official industry tracker Sacnilk, the film earned just Rs 2 crore on its first day.

Directed by Neeraj Pandey, the film created a sensation when its trailer was released. Less than 5,000 tickets were sold before the premiere of the film and on the first day till 4 pm only Rs. 38 lakhs collected. This represents a low 6 percent occupancy in morning screenings. However, compared to other Bollywood releases this week, the Ajay Devgan-starrer earned slightly more. Earlier this week, Sudhanshu Saria's spy thriller Ulz starring Janhvi Kapoor and Gulshan Devaiah also hit the big screen and the film collected just Rs. 1.10 crore on the first day.

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha is Tabu and Ajay's 10th film together. To illustrate the rise in opening day box office collections, let's consider Ajay Devgn and Tabu's films. His 2015 crime thriller, Drishyam, directed by Nishikant Kamat, collected Rs. Earned. 5.8 crores.

However, its sequel, Drishyam 2, directed by Abhishek Pathak in 2022, saw a significant rise, trebled its first-day collection. Another example of this upward trend is directed by Rohit Shetty with his 2017 comedy, Golmaal Again. Taking advantage of its Diwali release, the film's opening day earnings more than doubled that of Drishyam 2 and took a significant Rs. Reached up. 30 crores.

About Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha

Apart from the lead actors, the film also stars Jimmy Shergill, Shantanu Maheshwari and Sai Manjrekar in pivotal roles. The film is a romantic saga spanning more than 20 years. Earlier, the film was slated to hit the big screens on July 5, 2024. However, the makers decided to postpone the release “at the request of the exhibitors and distribution fraternity” as it was scheduled to be a week after its release. Nag Ashwin's grand dystopian science fiction epic Kalki 2898 AD.