India, April 10 -- Jaat box office collection day 1: Sunny Deol was hoping for another blockbuster but Jaat is no Gadar 2. On opening day, the action film minted Rs.9.50 crore, a respectable figure for sure but it does pale when compared to Sunny's last. The juggernaut that was Gadar 2, it made Rs.40 crore on opening day in India in 2023.

As per Sacnilk.com, Jaat made Rs.9.5 crore on Thursday with an overall 12.89% Hindi occupancy. The best numbers were seen in Jaipur and Chennai.

For more context, the last big Hindi release was Salman Khan's Sikandar. It earned Rs.26 crore on its opening day, March 30. The film was panned for bad story and performances and is being called one of Salman's worst ever.

Gadar 2 was a major success, mintin...