'Sitaare Zameen Par' Box Office collection day 18: Aamir Khan and Genelia Deshmukh’s film crosses Rs 150 crore mark; mints Rs 1.35 crore on third Monday

Aamir Khan and Genelia D’Souza’s emotional sports drama ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is still having a good run at the Box Office. Even with new films in cinemas, the film held strong on Day 18 and crossed the Rs 150 crore mark in India.Day 18 update: A decent hold on MondayAs per early estimates by Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 1.35 crore on Day 18 (third Monday). With this, the total box office collection now stands at Rs 150.05 crore.Even though it's the third week, the film is still managing to pull audiences, especially in big cities. The average occupancy on Monday was 10.39%, with the highest turnout of 13.02% during night shows, followed by 12.59% in the evening, 9.54% in the afternoon, and 6.40% in the morning.Box office journey so far‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ started strong on its opening weekend and continued to perform well through the second week. Here's a quick look at the day-wise earnings:Week 1 collectionDay 1 (Friday): Rs 10.7 croreDay 2 (Saturday): Rs 20.2 croreDay 3 (Sunday): Rs 27.25 croreDay 4 (Monday): Rs 8.5 croreDay 5 (Tuesday): Rs 8.5 croreDay 6 (Wednesday): Rs 7.25 croreDay 7 (Thursday): Rs 6.5 croreTotal Week 1: Rs 88.9 croreWeek 2 collectionDay 8 (Friday): Rs 6.65 croreDay 9 (Saturday): Rs 12.6 croreDay 10 (Sunday): Rs 14.50 croreDay 11 (Monday): Rs 3.75 croreDay 12 (Tuesday): Rs 3.75 croreDay 13 (Wednesday): Rs 2.75 croreDay 14 (Thursday): Rs 2.5 croreTotal Week 2: Rs 46.5 croreWeek 3 collectionDay 15 (Friday): Rs 2.4 croreDay 16 (Saturday): Rs 4.75 croreDay 17 (Sunday): Rs 6.25 croreDay 18 (Monday): Rs 1.35 crore (early estimate)Total so far: Rs 150.05 croreFacing competition in cinemasWhile the film continues to do well in metro cities, it is now facing tough competition from Anurag Basu’s ‘Metro In Dino’, which is aimed at a similar audience. Hollywood releases like ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ and Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ are also affecting the film’s performance in big cities, taking away some viewers.

What ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is all aboutAamir Khan plays a short-tempered basketball coach who gets suspended after hitting the head coach. With more legal trouble coming his way, he’s given a chance to avoid jail by doing community service. His job? Coaching a team of neurodivergent athletes. And from this point, the story takes a touching turn. The film is directed by RS Prasanna and stars Genelia D’Souza alongside Aamir Khan.

It also introduces ten fresh talents: Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Samvit Desai, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra, and Simran Mangeshkar.‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ reviewThe Times of India gave the film 3 stars and praised its balance of emotion and message. Here’s an excerpt from their review, “Despite a sensitive and layered subject, R S Prasanna's directorial venture, written by Divy Nidhi Sharma, remains a wholesome, feel-good watch.

It strikes a commendable balance between delivering a message and educating viewers about ID, all with a lighthearted touch. At its core is a message of inclusivity—conveying that people with ID are employable, independent, full of life, and deeply empathetic.

”The review also praised how the characters’ traits were shown with sensitivity, “The film sensitively portrays the characteristic traits of the players' conditions without reducing them to labels—Bantu’s (Vedant Sharma) stimming through ear-scratching, Guddu’s (GopiKrishnan K Verma) aquaphobia, Sharmaji’s (Rishi Shahani) speech impairment, and the less-recognised invisible autism in high-functioning Hargovind (Naman Misra).

These are presented as facets of their personalities, not just symptoms.”