Viacom18 and Marflix’s Bollywood actioner “Fighter” was the highest grossing film of the weekend at the global box office, with box office revenues of $25.1 million, according to data from ComScore.The film, directed by Siddharth Anand, whose previous film, Shah Rukh Khan starrer “Pathaan,” was one of the biggest Indian hits of 2023, stars Bollywood A-listers Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor.
“Fighter” revolves around the Indian Air Force and released on Thursday, Jan.
25, ahead of the Jan.
26 Republic Day Indian public holiday.
The film depicts Indian conflicts with Pakistan and was banned across the Middle East where there is a large Pakistani migrant worker population.“Fighter” released across 23 territories and recorded a $24.5 million worldwide weekend, with $20.8 million of that total earned in international territories, i.e.
outside North America.
Including the Thursday numbers, it had worldwide cumulative collections of $25.1 million.In North America, “Fighter” collected $3.7 million over the…