Alia Bhatt and Sharvari’s action film Alpha has grossed ₹40.88 crore at the end of its opening weekend. Directed by Shiv Rawail and co-starring Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor, the YRF Spy Universe entry registered a steady, if underwhelming, growth in cinemas after releasing on Friday, July 3.
According to tracking website Sacnilk, the film collected an estimated ₹34.07 crore Indian net over its first three days, with occupancy improving each day.
Alpha opened with ₹9.25 crore net on Friday, recording an overall Hindi occupancy of 20 per cent across 1,000+ screens. Collections rose to ₹11.50 crore on Saturday, while occupancy increased to 25 per cent.
The film posted its highest single-day total on Sunday, earning ₹13.25 crore net. That marked a 15.2 per cent increase over Saturday’s figures, with occupancy rising to 29 per cent.
Over its opening weekend, Alpha grossed ₹40.88 crore in India against a domestic net total of ₹34.07 crore. It is, so far, the weakest performing film in its franchise. As most Indian films tend to witness a dip after its first weekend, Alpha’s performance over the weekdays will determine whether it can sustain momentum and draw more audiences.
The first female-led film in the YRF Spy Universe, Alpha tells the story of Sita (Bhatt) and Durga (Sharvari), estranged twins join forces to bring down Fateh, a rogue ex-soldier played by Bobby Deol. The film’s title alludes to a serum developed by Fateh to great human super soldiers, with enhanced healing and hearing abilities. Hrithik Roshan, star of War and War 2, makes a cameo appearance in the film.
Alpha is the seventh overall entry in the interconnected Spyverse. The franchise includes Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, War, War 2, Pathaan and Tiger 3, with several future projects in development at the studio.
In its review of Alpha, The Hollywood Reporter India wrote: “Alpha is stranded somewhere between what it wants to be and what it thinks the country wants to see. It’s a film that hopes to succeed, not one that uses hope as its motif. In doing so, it omits the compassion that seeped through the first few spy outings.”