'Maalik' Box Office Collection Day 7: Rajkummar Rao starrer crosses Rs 21.14 crore in first week – Check full report

The political thriller 'Maalik', featuring Rajkummar Rao, Manushi Chhillar and Prosenjit Chatterjee, has wrapped its opening week in theatres. The film has been performing decently at the box office, even though reviews have been generally mixed.

Directed by Pulkit, 'Maalik' is a film that explores the web of power, greed and betrayal in Allahabad's political world.

As of initial estimates, 'Maalik' has brought in Rs 21.14 crore its opening week. The film opened decently and enjoyed a healthy weekend, while the weekdays were also respectable, with some expected drops.Day-wise breakdownAccording to the trade analyst Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 2.1 crore on Tuesday (Day 5), followed by Rs 1.75 crore on Wednesday (Day 6).

Thursday (Day 7) saw a further dip, bringing in around Rs 1.29 crore, taking the total first-week tally to Rs 21.14 crore. While the film started strong, its weekday performance indicates a gradual slowdown, which is common for mid-budget dramas.A morning report by Sacnilk also mentioned the film already collecting Rs 1 lakh on Friday. Occupancy trendsOn Thursday, July 17, 2025, 'Maalik' recorded an overall 8.64% Hindi occupancy across India.

The film performed least well for the morning movies, with an occupancy of 5.85%. The occupancy improved slightly by the afternoon to 8.28%. The evening occupancy increased modestly at 8.90%, and the night had an impressive 11.53% occupancy, indicating 'Maalik' to be performing better at evening and night.About the film'Maalik' is a gritty action thriller set in the late 1980s in Allahabad, which tells the violent rise of Deepak, played by Rajkummar Rao, from a humble farmer's son to a ruthless gangster known as 'Maalik'. The film shows a suspended policeman, Prabhu Das played by Prosenjit Chatterjee, whose mission is to catch Malik, which sets up an intense cat-and-mouse game in the story.The movie also stars Saurabh Sachdeva, Saurabh Shukla, Anshumaan Pushkar, Swanand Kirkire, Rajendra Gupta, and Baljinder Kaur.