Materialists Day 3 Box Office Collection in India: Steady Growth for Dakota Johnson’s Romantic Comedy
June 16, 2025 – The romantic comedy Materialists, directed by Celine Song and starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal, continued its promising run at the Indian box office on its third day. According to Sacnilk, the film earned an estimated ₹1.09 crore net on Sunday, June 15, 2025, bringing its three-day India net total to ₹2.62 crore.
The film, which opened with ₹0.59 crore on Friday and grew to ₹0.94 crore on Saturday, saw a significant uptick in collections, driven by positive word-of-mouth and a 41.21% English occupancy rate on Sunday. Theater occupancy peaked at 53.28% for evening shows, reflecting strong urban audience interest, particularly in cities like Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.
Despite competition from Hollywood releases like How to Train Your Dragon and Ballerina, Materialists doubled its shows on Saturday due to high demand, per Bollywood Hungama. Posts on X praise its performance, with one user noting, “#Materialists looking at ₹3 crore+ ($350K) weekend in India. Not bad. Million-dollar-plus final likely here.” The film’s nuanced storytelling and star power have fueled its appeal, with critics giving it an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score.
With a budget of ₹175 crore ($20 million), Materialists is projected to close its opening weekend with around ₹3 crore net in India, per industry estimates. Its global performance is stronger, with $12 million in the U.S. alone, marking A24’s third-highest opening. The film’s trajectory suggests a potential ₹5 crore+ lifetime total in India.
