Sky Force Box Office Collection Day 1: Opens Better Than Akshay Kumar's These 5 Movies In Last 2 Years

Sky Force Box Office Collection Day 1: Akshay Kumar and Veer Pahariya starrer aerial action film Sky Force is off to a good start at the box office. The movie which had a solo released during the Independence Day weekend has managed to score opening day collections of over ₹10 crore. While a little on the lower side, the film's performance is better than some of Akshay's movies in the past two years.

Sky Force box office run begins on a good note

Akshay Kumar's Sky Force collected ₹11 crore on its opening day according to early estimates from Sacnilk. The film is expected to do well in the coming days as the word of mouth surrounding it is good. However, the movie managed to draw in the audience also because the tickets were priced at a lower rate due to Cinema Lovers Day. It will be interesting to witness how it performs in the coming days, especially on Republic Day.

Sky Force has managed to do better day 1 collections than Khen Khel Mein, Sarfira, Mission Raniganj, OMG 2 and    Selfiee. Among these five movies, only OMG 2 turned out to be an average hit while others were big disasters at the box office.

Sky Force inspired by true events

According to the makers, Sky Force is the untold story of India's first and deadliest airstrike ever. Sandeep Kelwani and Abhishek Kapur have co-directed the film, which also marks the acting debut of Veer Pahariya. The film revolves around IAF officer T Vijaya (Veer) who goes missing in action during the 1965 India-Pakistan War. Akshay plays his fellow IAF officer KO Ahuja who embarks on a mission to find Vijaya. Sky Force also features Nimrat Kaur and Sara Ali Khan in pivotal roles.