Chhaava box office Day 9: Vicky Kaushal gets highest-grossing film of his career

Chhaava, based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj', continues to perform well at the box office, collecting Rs 286.75 crore so far. The film has overtaken Uri's lifetime collection.

In Short

• Chhaava maintains strong box office performance in its second week
• The film's occupancy rates increased throughout the day, showing no signs of slowing down
• Chhaava collected more on its second Saturday than its first Saturday

Vicky Kaushal now has the new highest-grossing film of his career, and it is none other than his latest release, Chhaava. Directed by Laxman Utekar, the film has beaten the lifetime collection of Aditya Dhar's Uri: The Surgical Strike in just nine days. What's more - on its second Saturday, the film registered a higher collection than its first Saturday.

Chhaava was just Rs 2 crore short of overtaking Uri after Day 8. Uri's lifetime collection was Rs 244.14 crore. On Day 9, i.e. the second Saturday, the film outdid its first Saturday collection. According to early estimates, Chhaava registered Rs 44 crore at the box office as compared to Rs 37 crore on Day 2. The total collection of the film now stands at Rs 286.75 crore. The occupancy was also good - at 56 percent.

Here is the trailer of Chhaava:

Check box office breakup of Chhaava after 8 days in India - nett collection (Source: Sacnilk)

• Friday: Rs 31 crore
• Saturday: Rs 37 crore
• Sunday: Rs 48.5 crore
• Monday: Rs 24 crore
• Tuesday: Rs 25.25 crore
• Wednesday: Rs 32 crore
• Thursday: Rs 21.50 crore
• Week 1 Total: Rs 219.25 crore
• Friday (Day 8): Rs 23.5 crore
• Saturday (Day 9)- Rs 44 crore (early estimate)
• Total: Rs 286.75 crore

Director Laxman Utekar's Chhaava features Vicky Kaushal as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. It also stars Rashmika Mandanna as Maharani Yesubai Bhonsale. Akshaye Khanna plays Aurangzeb in the film, which has been produced by Dinesh Vijan.