Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Zero' is failing to catch up with other releases at the box office. Zero has raked in around Rs 50 lakh in its third week, pegging the total collection since the Aanand L Rai-helmed film hit the screens at Rs 88.58 crore. Zero, which also stars actors Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in lead roles, has not been able to cross the Rs 100 crore mark, whereas, Rohit Shetty's film Simmba, starring Ranveer Singh, is already on its way to enter the Rs 200 crore club. Simmba was released a week after Zero. It seems Zero, which was billed as the 2018's biggest film, could not live up to the expectations of the moviegoers. Zero that released on December 21 received negative reviews from critics and had to face the onslaught of negative word of mouth. In the film, Shah Rukh Khan plays the role of a vertically challenged man, who takes a liking to a scientist with cerebral palsy played by Anushka Sharma. Zero began its journey at the box office, minting only Rs 19.35 crore on its first day. It then went on to collect Rs 54.60 crore in the first weekend. Zero failed to improve its collections at the box office. While the first week collection was pegged at Rs 82.60 crore, Zero could add only a few crores to its overall collection of Rs 88.85 crore till the third week.<doc-sep>Zero box office prediction: Shah Rukh Khan film is expected to do good business at the ticket counters. Zero box office prediction: Shah Rukh Khan film is expected to do good business at the ticket counters. The most anticipated film of the year, Zero, starring Bollywood’s Badshah Shah Rukh Khan, releases on Friday. Directed by Aanand L Rai, the movie also stars Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. With Shah Rukh in the lead, trade analysts have high expectations from the film. Talking to indianexpress.com, trade analyst Girish Johar said, “Zero is making the right amount of noise among cinephiles. It is being waited with bated breath and looks positive. From trailer to the songs, all have been promoted well and there has been a fantastic pre-release buzz.” He added, “Being a non-holiday Friday, the film is expected to earn something between Rs 25-27 crore. Clocking around 3500 screens, everything is going well for SRK. His character Bauaa Singh has become a household name because of a well-crafted promotion strategy.” However, the last couple of years have not been good ones for Shah Rukh Khan in terms of box office collection. His last release Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017) suffered losses and collected a total amount of only Rs 64.33 crore in India. Rahul Dholakia’s Raees did enter the Rs 100-crore club with a collection of Rs 137.51 crore but failed to match up to the success of SRK’s earlier films. So, we asked Girish what other than the stardom of Shah Rukh will pull people to the theaters for Zero. He said, “Filmmaker Aanand L Rai will act as an important factor in pulling people to the theaters to watch Zero. He is a fantastic director who has a knack of connecting with his audience. He is known for convincing the audience with his story and characters. Now, if he has played the emotional card right just like Rajkummar Hirani and succeeds in convincing people of Shah Rukh’s dwarfism, then there is no stopping Zero at the box office.” This year, Aamir Khan-Amitabh Bachchan starrer Thugs of Hindostan had the biggest opening at the box office, earning Rs 52.25 crore on its first day. Ranbir Kapoor’s Sanju opened with Rs 34.75 crore and Salman Khan’s Race 3 followed with an opening collection of Rs 29.17 crore. Now, if Shah Rukh will reclaim his position of King of the box office with Zero or not will be known soon.<doc-sep>
The film which marks the only major release of Shah Rukh Khan in the year 2018 did not come up with good numbers in week one. The film also witnessed a huge fall on its second Friday. The movie sees Shah Rukh Khan essaying the role of a dwarf man for the first time, who romances a differently abled scientist played by Anushka Sharma and is love-struck by a popular heroine played by Katrina Kaif.According to the latest report by BoxofficeIndia.com, on New Year's day, the film has managed to collect Rs 1.25 crore on its twelfth day at the box office. The film has now managed to collect a total of Rs 89.25 crore. The film is not going anywhere with the second-weekend collections and it remains to be seen whether the film can go over Rs 100 crore which seems very difficult as of now.The plot of the film revolves around Bauua Singh (Shah Rukh Khan), a vertically challenged man who squanders his father's money and is besotted by superstar Babita Kumar (Katrina Kaif). He falls in love with a scientist, Aafia (Anushka Sharma) who is affected by cerebral palsy . Their love story travels from India to the US and all the way to the outer space.Directed by Aanand L. Rai, 'Zero' stars Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles. The film also stars Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub , Tigmanshu Dhulia, Sheeba Chaddha, Jaipreet Singh and Brijendra Kala in supporting roles. The film also sees a range of Bollywood stars making their cameo appearances during the whole film.