There is a jump in Assi’s earnings on the second day, but will Taapsee Pannu be able to save the credibility of the film? Know the full report of the collection:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Bollywood’s outspoken actress Taapsee Pannu The much talked about courtroom drama film of ‘Assi’ Two days have passed since it was released in theatres. director Anubhav Sinha There were huge expectations this time too from Taapsee, who gave hit films like ‘Mulk’ and ‘Thappad’. However, the film has had a very cold start at the box office. Despite strong reviews, there has been a slight increase in the film’s collection on Saturday, but the figures are still worrying.

1. Day 2 Collection Report

According to trade analysts and early data from Sacnilk, ‘Assi’ has performed slightly better on its second day (Saturday, 21 February 2026):

Second day collection: About ₹1.60 crore (Net India).

Opening Day (Friday): ₹1 crore.

Total collection for 2 days: ₹2.60 crore.

Growth: The film has seen a jump of around 60% on Saturday, but due to the low base, this figure does not look very impressive.

2. Tough competition from ‘Do Deewane Shehr Mein’

Mrunal Thakur and Siddhant Chaturvedi’s film competes with ‘Assi’ at the box office ‘Two crazy people in the city’ It is happening since.

Interestingly, both the films opened on Saturday around ₹1.60 crore Have done business.

However, in terms of total collection of two days, ‘Do Deewane Shehr Mein’ (₹ 2.85 crore) has gone a little ahead of Taapsee’s film.

3. What is the reason for lack of audience? (Why Audience is Missing)

According to film critics, ‘Assi’ is a serious story of the struggles and legal maneuvers of a rape survivor. Despite this, some of the main reasons for the audience not reaching theaters could be:

Serious Content: In the era of OTT, audiences now prefer to watch such serious films at home rather than going to the theatre.

Promotion method: Director Anubhav Sinha himself has said that he does not want to get carried away by the noise of box office figures, which has affected the commercial hype of the film.

Number of shows: Except for select multiplexes in big cities, there are very few shows of films on single screens.

4. Theater Occupancy Report (Occupancy Stats)

Average Hindi occupancy of the film on Saturday 12.03% Entered:

Morning Shows: 5.18%

Afternoon Shows: 11.28%

Evening Shows: 13.97%

Night Shows: 17.69%