Udta Teer Box Office Collection Day 9: Ayushmann Film Crosses Rs 35 Crore, Eyes Rs 40 Crore Before Ramayana
Udta Teer box office collection day 9 is heading for around Rs 2.8 crore net on Saturday, October 31, 2026, as per the boxofficeindia24 live tracker, which had the film at about Rs 1.69 crore by the morning shows. That would take its 9-day India net total to roughly Rs 35.15 crore — past the Rs 35 crore mark in the second weekend. The setup came from a strong second Friday: day 8 collected Rs 2.72-2.85 crore net, up about 26 percent on Thursday. Here is the day-wise breakup, what the numbers say about the verdict, and why it all comes down to November 5, when Ramayana takes the screens.
Quick answers first
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Film | Udta Teer — spy comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan |
| Director | Aakash Kaushik (directorial debut) |
| Producers | Dharma Productions and Sikhya Entertainment |
| Release date | October 23, 2026 (Day 1 = Friday; Day 9 = Saturday, October 31) |
| Day 8 — 2nd Friday, Oct 30 | Rs 2.72-2.85 crore net — up about 26% on Thursday |
| Day 9 — 2nd Saturday, Oct 31 | About Rs 1.69 crore by morning shows; projected near Rs 2.8 crore for the day (boxofficeindia24 live tracker) |
| 8-day India net total | Rs 32.75-33.75 crore (boxofficeindia24 puts it at Rs 33.46 crore) |
| Projected 9-day India net total | Roughly Rs 35.15 crore |
| 8-day worldwide gross | Rs 50.03 crore (India gross about Rs 40.28 crore; overseas about Rs 9.75 crore) |
| Reported budget | Rs 50-65 crore (trade estimate; not officially confirmed by the makers) |
| Lifetime projection | Rs 38-42 crore net in India (trade) |
| The cutoff | Ramayana releases November 5 and takes screens — the film has five days left to squeeze |
Day 8 first: the second-Friday hold that set up this weekend
Start with Friday. Udta Teer collected Rs 2.72-2.85 crore net on day 8, its second Friday — roughly 26 percent up on Thursday, as the trade reads it. Most films drop on their second Friday; this one grew, which means it is holding its audience instead of losing it. The 8-day India net total now sits at Rs 32.75-33.75 crore (boxofficeindia24 puts it at Rs 33.46 crore). For a film that opened at Rs 4.10-4.16 crore, reaching Rs 33 crore in eight days is a fair recovery — not great, but fair.
Day 9 live: what Saturday is tracking at right now
One warning: day 9 is still in progress, so these are live tracking figures, not final counts. As of the morning shows, boxofficeindia24 had Udta Teer at about Rs 1.69 crore net — roughly 82,000 tickets at 6.6 percent occupancy across 1,074 theatres. The tracker projects the day to close near Rs 2.80 crore net (range Rs 2.72-2.93 crore), which would take the cumulative India net total past Rs 35.15 crore tonight. Maharashtra and Delhi NCR are leading the charts. A Rs 2.8 crore second Saturday would sit roughly in line with the second Friday — flat is fine here; a drop is what the film cannot afford.
Week 1 recap: how the film got to Rs 30-31 crore
Week 1 closed at Rs 30-31 crore net — Pinkvilla's tally says Rs 30 crore, Taran Adarsh's estimate puts it around Rs 31 crore. The path: a soft Rs 4.10-4.16 crore Friday, a sharp Saturday jump to Rs 7.23-7.25 crore, a Rs 8.20-8.23 crore Sunday that remains the film's best day, then a fair Monday at Rs 3.0-3.2 crore. Tuesday stayed flat in the Rs 2.25-3.25 crore band (the trade was split on the figure), Wednesday did Rs 2.36-2.65 crore, and Thursday closed the week at Rs 2.25-2.50 crore. A healthy shape for a mid-size film: the weekend did the heavy lifting, the weekdays held, and the second Friday's growth shows the audience is still around.
Worldwide: Rs 50.03 crore gross after 8 days
Add the rest of the world and Udta Teer has grossed Rs 50.03 crore worldwide after eight days, as per the trade tally — about Rs 40.28 crore India gross and Rs 9.75 crore from overseas. Keep the labels straight: India net (Rs 32.75-33.75 crore) is the after-tax number, India gross is the bigger pre-tax number, and worldwide gross is everything together. Rs 50 crore gross in eight days is a decent headline, but the net number decides the verdict.
The verdict math: what Rs 35 crore means against the budget
The honest math: Udta Teer was reportedly made for Rs 50-65 crore — the makers have not confirmed a figure, so that is a trade estimate too. At roughly Rs 35.15 crore India net after nine days, the film has pulled back about half to two-thirds of the lower end of that budget. The trade's lifetime projection is Rs 38-42 crore net. If it lands there, it finishes fair but below par — no flop, no hit. The old rule still holds: under Rs 40 crore was the flop line, Rs 56 crore the clean-hit mark. This film looks set to finish between the two, in the average zone.
The Ramayana cutoff: why November 5 is the deadline
The run has a hard expiry date. Ramayana releases on November 5 and will take a big chunk of screens. That leaves Udta Teer five days — Sunday, then Monday to Wednesday — to squeeze out what it can. The race: can the second weekend push the total close enough to Rs 40 crore that the weekdays carry it past that line before Ramayana arrives? If Sunday holds at Saturday's level, the film should be near Rs 38 crore by Monday night — then it comes down to how gently the weekdays drop.
My take
Day 9 won't make Udta Teer a hit, but it has quietly made it a respectable runner. A Rs 2.8 crore second Saturday on top of a growing second Friday means the film found its audience late — word of mouth doing the work the opening couldn't. Rs 35 crore by tonight, Rs 38-40 crore lifetime if the weekdays behave: a fair result for a mid-budget spy comedy. The one thing that could spoil it is a steep Monday drop. Watch Monday.