Mirzapur: The Movie opens with ₹11.97 crore India net on Day 1

Mirzapur: The Movie collected ₹11.97 crore net and ₹14.12 crore gross in India on its opening day, playing across 6,482 shows at 29.8% overall occupancy. Hindi accounted for ₹11.89 crore of net collections, while advance sales had reached ₹9.19 crore.

— Source publishedFri, 4 Sept, 2026, 18:49 IST·First seen Fri, 4 Sept, 2026, 19:55 IST·Source NDTV Profit

What happened

Mirzapur: The Movie generated Rs 11.97 crore India net on its first day across 6,482 shows, with 29.8% occupancy. Advance bookings totaled Rs 9.19 crore from

Key facts

  • Day 1 India net collection: Rs 11.97 crore
  • Day 1 India gross: Rs 14.12 crore
  • 6,482 shows
  • Overall occupancy: 29.8%
  • Hindi net collection: Rs 11.89 crore
  • Hindi shows: 6,380
  • Hindi occupancy: 32.0%
  • Telugu net collection: Rs 0.08 crore
  • Telugu shows: 102
  • Telugu occupancy: 20.0%
  • Advance-booking gross: Rs 9.19 crore
  • Advance tickets sold: 3,28,127
  • Advance-booking shows: 11,537
  • Hindi 2D advance gross: Rs 9.15 crore
  • Hindi 2D tickets: 3,25,635
  • Hindi 2D shows: 11,401
  • Hindi 2D average ticket price: Rs 240
  • Telugu 2D advance gross: Rs 3.84 lakh
  • Telugu 2D tickets: 2,492
  • Telugu 2D shows: 136
  • Telugu 2D average ticket price: Rs 170
  • Advance gross including block seats: Rs 12.55 crore

Why this matters

The film’s opening validates Mirzapur as a monetisable screen-to-theatre IP, strengthening the case for franchise extensions, cinema-window partnerships and cross-platform entertainment deals.

What to watch

  • Saturday and Sunday occupancy versus the 29.8% Day 1 baseline
  • Day 2-3 collection trajectory and weekend India net total
  • Monday hold relative to opening day, indicating word-of-mouth durability
  • City-level performance in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and other Hindi-belt markets
  • Share of premium-format and late-night screenings, which carries higher F&B and parking spend
  • Competing film releases, cricket/sports programming, and local holiday calendars that may redirect discretionary outings
  • Increase weekend staffing and inventory for beverages, popcorn-compatible snacks, quick-service meals, and parking operations at cinema-led malls.
  • Target Hindi-market loyalty members with same-day movie-ticket bundles, post-show dining offers, and late-evening redemption windows.
  • Monitor showtime-level occupancy by city and daypart; shift promotional spend toward locations where evening and weekend utilization accelerates.
  • Prepare weekday conversion offers for Monday-Thursday, such as ticket-stub discounts at food, gaming, beauty, and family-entertainment tenants.