Despite hitting the screens at a time when it had no notable competitors, except for Vikas Bahl’s Ajay Devgn-starrer Shaitaan, Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha’s actioner Yodha, featuring Sidharth Malhotra in the lead role, has not managed to deliver outstanding performance since its release on Friday. Nonetheless, Yodha recorded its highest single-day total so far on Sunday, providing the long-delayed film some respite.

In spite of generating buzz since its  Yodha managed to accumulate only Rs 4.1 crore on its opening day, significantly less than the first-day domestic nett of other top-grossing Hindi films this year such as Fighter (Rs 22.5 crore), Shaitaan (Rs 14.75 crore) and Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (Rs 6.7 crore).

Nevertheless, Yodha showed improvement over the weekend and ended up earning an India nett collection of Rs 7 crore, as per early estimates by industry tracker Sacnilk, compared to Rs 5.75 crore on Saturday, marking a 21.75 per cent increase.

This brings its total India nett collection to Rs 16.85 crore. However, on Sunday, which marked its 10th day in theatres, Shaitaan earned Rs 9.75 crore, highlighting Yodha’s struggle to compete.

On Sunday, Yodha saw an overall occupancy of 23.29 per cent in the Hindi market. While the morning shows had just 12.74 per cent occupancy, the figure witnessed an upward trend as the day progressed, rising to 24.62 per cent in the afternoon and peaking at 32.57 per cent during the evening shows. The rate, however, witnessed a major dip during the night screenings and stood at 23.22 per cent.