'Sitaare Zameen Par' box office collection day 1: Aamir Khan starrer takes the reins by minting Rs.11.7 crore across all languages on Friday; beats Akshay Kumar's 'Housefull 5' by a huge margin

One of 2025’s highly anticipated films, ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, finally made its way to the theatres on June 20. The film, headlined by Aamir Khan and Genelia D’Souza, opened to positive reviews from critics and the audience alike, has been able to make a decent mark at the box office as well. According to industry tracker Sacnilk’s early estimates, Sitaare Zameen Par made Rs. 11.7 crore across all languages on its opening day.

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With these numbers, the movie has outperformed its successor ‘Taare Zameen Par,’ which made an opening of Rs 2.62 crore back in 2017.

Sitaare Zameen Par box office update
According to rough data, the major earnings of the movie came from the Hindi version, which minted Rs. 11.50 crore. Further, the collections from Tamil and Telugu were Rs. 0.05 crore and 0.15 crore, respectively.

Sitaare Zameen Par vs Housefull 5
The Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, and Abhishek Bachchan starrer ‘Housefull 5,’ which was enjoying the reins at the box office, saw a huge dip in the business as ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ made it to the theatres. The multi-starrer comedy-drama only made Rs. 1.85 crore on Friday. The movie has entered its third week and is gradually inching towards the Rs 200 crore mark.

Sitaare Zameen Par plotThe story revolves around Gulshan Arora (Aamir Khan), a brash basketball coach, who is suspended for punching the head coach. He is also facing a jail term for drunk driving. However, instead of putting him behind bars, he is sentenced to community service, where he is supposed to — train a team of players with intellectual disabilities to compete in a national basketball tournament. The journey begins with its fair share of hiccups but then follows a path of personal growth and valuable life lessons.

Alongside Aamir and Genelia, the movie introduces ten new faces, and each one of them is being praised for their stellar performance.

Sitaare Zameen Par movie reviewWith a 3.5-star rating, an excerpt from TOI's review of the movie reads - "If Taare Zameen Par had the soul, Sitaare Zameen Par brings the spirit. It’s a heartwarming family watch that blends comedy, compassion, and charm, and is definitely worth a trip to the theatre."