India, Jan. 30 -- Mardaani 3 box office collection day 1: Rani Mukerji returned with her much-awaited film Mardaani 3, in which she plays a bold and fearless cop Shivani Shivaji Roy. As per Sacnilk.com, the film has opened well in India but couldn't cross the day one collection of her 2019 film Mardaani 2.

On day one, the film earned Rs.3.48 crore nett in India as per early estimates. Mardaani 3 is currently running with 2,299 shows across multiple regions. The average occupancy is 13.6%, as per the report. The film earned far less than Rani's second franchise film, Mardaani 2. The 2019 film earned Rs.3.80 crore on its first day of release.

The Hindustan Times review of the film read, "Mardaani 3 may not reinvent the franchise, but it r...