Sky Force box office Day 1 prediction: Akshay's film to take off on a good note

Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahariya's Sky Force is the big Republic Day release this year. The film is already getting positive word-of-mouth on social media, which will benefit its opening day collections.

In Short

• Sky Force is expected to do well at the box office
• The film might just end Akshay Kumar's slew of box office flops
• It is already getting positive reviews from critics on social media

It seems like actor Akshay Kumar will finally be able to end his box office struggle with the release of Sky Force. The film is ready to hit the screens as the big Republic Day release this year, and has already started getting positive reviews. An emotional war drama produced by Dinesh Vijay's Maddock Films, it also marks the Bollywood debut of Veer Pahariya.

The film's advance booking opened on a slow note, but gained momentum as positive word-of-mouth spread on social media. As of 6 pm on Thursday, Sky Force sold around 86,905 tickets, grossing around Rs 2.1 crore for its opening day, reported the trade website Sacnilk. The total amount so far, including block seats, stands at Rs 3.44 crore gross.

With the growth in advance booking from Thursday evening, the film might just end up collecting in the range of Rs 7-9 crore nett on Friday. The collections could also go up to Rs 10 crore considering the tickets for Friday are being sold for a price as low as Rs 30-70.

After the press screening that took place early on Thursday, many critics gave a thumbs up to the film on social media. The word-of-mouth is only expected to grow from here, which will further strengthen the film's performance at the box office. Not to forget, it is going to gain heavily from the Republic Day weekend at the ticket window, which means the collections on Saturday and Sunday could just beat our expectations. Much like the film itself.

Sky Force is directed by Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani, it also features Sara Ali Khan and Nimrat Kaur in important roles.