New Delhi, April 19 -- Jaat Box Office Collection Day 9: Sunny Deol starrer Jaat stood tall against Akshay Kumar's Kesari Chapter 2 at the box office on Friday, April 18. Jaat clashed with Kesari 2 on its ninth day in the theatres.

Kesari 2 earned Rs.7.5 crore on its opening day as it clashed with Jaat at the box office. Despite the buzz around the Akshay Kumar movie and the unexpected controversy Jaat landed into, Sunny Deol's movie earned a little over Rs.4 crore on Friday.

Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh said, "The silver lining is that both films belong to entirely different genres."

The movie had witnessed a major slump on Monday but managed to stabilise its earnings from Wednesday onwards. Overall, Jaat "delivered healthy returns...