India, Jan. 2 -- Ikkis box office collection day 1: Sriram Raghavan's war drama, Ikkis, defied trade expectations, projections, and the continuing rampage of Dhurandhar to post a respectable total on its opening day. The film, starring Agastya Nanda, managed to earn Rs.7 crore net in India on its opening day, almost thrice what early trade predictions had projected.

Ikkis opened across 4,000 screens in India on January 1, having been delayed from December 25, just a week before its release. The continuing good run of Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar meant it had stiff competition in India. But Ikkis persisted and salvaged its day via very strong word of mouth. Sacnilk reported that the film had around 12% occupancy in the morning shows across ...