Saiyaara Box Office Collection: The romantic drama made quite an impact on the big screens on its opening day. A debut for both Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, the Saiyaara box office collection report crossed the Rs 20 crore mark on its opening day. With a long-awaited release, fans rushed to catch the movie in theatres on July 18.

Becoming one of the highest grossing opening days for Bollywood in 2025, the occupancy rates touched nearly 50% on Saiyaara Day 1. With maximum audience in night shows, Saiyaara has a 66.62% occupancy rate with morning shows being the lowest at 33.51%.

Saiyaara occupancy rate

Released across all major states in India, Jaipur and Lucknow had the highest audience of over 76%. Followed by Bengaluru and Delhi NCR, fans received the movie well in the metros. NCR, with the highest number of shows on its opening day left behind Mumbai by a huge margin in both screens and viewers occupied.

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The Mohit Suri directorial marks the entry of both Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in leading roles in Bollywood. The Saiyaara box office collection on its opening day gave fierce competition to big releases this month like Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par, Kajol’s Maa, and Raj Kumar Rao’s Maalik.

Saiyaara: All about the film

This romantic drama also comes as a direct competition to “Metro…In Dino” which made a low-impact box office collection on its opening day despite a heavy star cast. Produced by YRF CEO Akshaye Widhani, after its release, the film’s songs, especially the title track, became a rage on social media.

With a current 8.8 IMDb rating, Saiyaara explores modern love in contrasting worlds. The classic romantic trope takes a modern twist made majorly for young audiences. Netizens have loved the music album of the film as fans draw comparisons to Suri’s previous directorial work, including Aashiqui, whose romantic songs are evergreen even today.

However, multiple mixed reviews float in for the film on social media while even revealing similarities between Saiyaara and a Korean film. However, debut performances from both Ahaan and Aneet have been praised widely.