Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone's Fighter continues to fly high at domestic box office

Till Saturday, the movie touched 93.40 crores at the Box Office, marking the third day of its run on the silverscreen.

Releasing on a working Thursday, the movie cashed well on the extended Republic Day weekend.

Film Critic Taran Adarsh posted on X: "#Fighter packs a strong total on Day 3 [Sat] post the national holiday [#RepublicDay]… Major centres - dominated by multiplexes - continue to dominate, adding weight to its biz… Thu 24.60 cr, Fri 41.20 cr, Sat 27.60 cr. Total: ₹ 93.40 cr. #India biz. #Boxoffice."

"#Fighter needs to go past Sat numbers on the decisive Sun, the final day of *extended weekend*… This will be possible if mass pockets witness a spike, complimenting the biz from urban centres," he said.

Fighter, which has garnered positive reviews, has references to the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, where 40 Indian soldiers were martyred, and the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s air strike which was a counter-response to the militants based in India's hostile neighbour Pakistan. 

The action-packed film features Hrithik, Deepika and Anil Kapoor as the Indian Air Force (IAF) officers.

Apart from the bonding as IAF officers, Hrithik and Deepika are shown as romancing in the film, which has not been allowed to release in all Gulf countries except UAE.

Fighter is the first film where Hrithik and Deepika, two enormously popular actors of the country, shared screen space together.

Siddharth had previously directed Hrithik in two of his films, Bang Bang and War while Deepika in Bachna Ae Haseeno and Pathaan.