Sky Force box office Day 1: Decent opening for Akshay Kumar, Veer Pahariya’s film

Actor Akshay Kumar’s first film of the year, Sky Force, took off on a good note. Releasing on the Republic Day window, the film earned over Rs 11 crore on the first day. Sky Force is expected to perform well at the box office. It marks Veer Pahariya’s debut.

Sky Force performed better than the box office predictions on Thursday. The film earned Rs 11.25 crore, as reported by Sacnilk. It saw an overall occupancy of 20.93 percent in the Hindi belt. The film saw no major competition from Bollywood and South. However, the confirmed figures are yet to arrive.

The film has only been receiving a thumbs up from critics and fans alike. Going by word-of-mouth, the chances of the film performing even better takes off from here. Sky Force will also gain heavily from the holiday window and the weekend. This does mark a positive start for Hindi films in 2025.

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India Today Digital, in its review for Sky Force, rated the film with 3/5 stars. A part of our review read: “The jingoism in the film is limited to saying ‘Hindustaan, tera baap‘ when Pakistan asks ‘kaun janab‘. There are no chest-thumping dialogues, or in-your-face celebrations after defeating Pakistan. The neighbours are just that – the neighbours. And the animosity is not forever. The ray of change is welcomed, and respect for the uniform is mutual. A few brief scenes featuring Sharad Kelkar as a Pakistani air force officer are used to justify that mutual respect.”

Sky Force is helmed by Abhishek Anil Kapur and Sandeep Kewlani. It also features Sara Ali Khan and Nimrat Kaur in pivotal roles.